Family of man who died after being pepper sprayed in Brooklyn federal prison sues
Jamel Floyd had been detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. The suit was filed Wednesday morning by Jamel Floyd's mother, Donna Mays, who is the administrator of his estate, at federal court in the Eastern District of New York, and names the US and 30 unnamed correctional officers and staff for the federal Bureau of Prisons as defendants. CNN has reached out to the Bureau of Prisons for comment on the suit. "A year has passed since Jamel was taken from me. The pain is as real today as it was on June 3, 2020," Mays said in a statement to CNN. "Jamel was loved by ...
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