$437,500 Settlement for Brutal Beating at Missouri Jail

Loaded on May 8, 2018 published in Verdict1 May, 2018, page 50

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements. Location: Missouri.

A pretrial detainee who was brutally beaten without cause by guards at Missouri’s Jackson County Detention Center (JCDC) accepted $437,500 to settle his civil rights suit.

James J. Ramirez was being held in the medical wing at JCDC after his arrest on a probation violation. He was suffering from alcohol ...

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