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Seventh Circuit Upholds $56.5 Million Jail Murder Verdict

Loaded on Dec. 15, 2005 published in Prison Legal News December, 2005, page 40
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Damages, Municipal Liability. Location: Indiana.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $56.5 million jury verdict against former jail guards who murdered a pretrial detainee. This is the largest verdict for abuses against a single victim in an American jail/prison case that we are aware of.

On October 25, 1997, Christopher Moreland was arrested …

 

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