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Excessive Force Kansas Juvenile Death Case Settled for $185,000

A 17-year-old Kansas prisoner’s estate was paid $185,000 to settle claims related to his death.

Mr. Mapes, a 17-year-old juvenile detainee, had an altercation with a guard, who restrained him by handcuffing him and sitting on his chest. Mapes died of asphyxiation.

His estate sued in state court alleging excessive …

 

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