Minnesota jail deaths under increased scrutiny following incidents
On Wednesday afternoon demonstrators met outside the Minnesota Department of Corrections to demand answers about the recent increase in jail deaths.
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On Wednesday afternoon demonstrators met outside the Minnesota Department of Corrections to demand answers about the recent increase in jail deaths.
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday against Ramsey County and sheriff’s office correctional officers alleges they failed to report or give treatment to a man who had suffered a “serious and progressively worsening brain hemorrhage” while jailed last year, resulting in his death nearly three weeks later. The 10-page civil rights lawsuit, filed by attorneys Richard Student and Steve Meshbesher on ...
The lawsuit follows a $3 million settlement that was reached in June in a separate lawsuit.
The Minnesota man was sleeping on his mom’s back porch when a neighbor reported a “suspicious person,” according to the federal lawsuit.
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