Judge terminates restrictive order on Lincoln Hills youth prison

A federal judge ended a consent decree that was triggered by excessive use of solitary confinement, pepper spray at the ...
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Family of tased, pepper-sprayed inmate dissatisfied with multiple accounts of jail death

ATLANTA -- The family of 32-year-old Antonio May of Macon said they need answers for why their loved one died while in the custody of the Fulton County jail earlier in September. May was arrested on ...

Evers asks judge to remove restrictions on Lincoln Hills youth prison

Gov. Tony Evers is asking a federal judge to lift restrictions put in place nearly a decade ago because of excessive force at the youth prison complex.
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Cass jail sergeant pepper-sprayed inmate, resigns after report finds he used excessive force

FARGO - The senior sergeant at the Cass County Jail recently resigned after an internal investigation found he used excessive force when he pepper sprayed an inmate in the hand and face while the ...

Voices: Using pepper spray in youth prisons is not a solution – it’s a failure

Using pepper spray in youth prisons is not a solution – it’s an admission of failure - COMMENT: In response to rising ...