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Texas Grand Jury Rules Jail Guards Not Negligent in Prisoner’s Death

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2009 by Gary Hunter published in Prison Legal News November, 2009, page 18
Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Restraints. Location: Texas.
Despite a finding of homicide by the Dallas County Medical Examiner, an Angelina County grand jury ruled that jail guards involved in physically subduing a prisoner were not negligent in causing his death.

In November 2008, Thomas Joseph Kirksey, 28, died while in the custody of the Angelina County Jail. …

 

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