Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania County Over Prisoner’s Death in Restraint Chair Settled for $3 Million

Loaded on March 1, 2021 by Matthew Clarke published in Verdict1 March, 2021, page 28

Filed under: Restraints, Settlements, Police--Excessive Force. Location: Pennsylvania.

by Matt Clarke

On September 14, 2020, a federal judge approved a $3 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a Pennsylvania jail prisoner who died after being held in a restraint chair with his face covered by a “spit mask” because guards mistook a seizure for ...

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