Tag: inmate civil rights
Posted on Thu Dec 18, 2014 at 10:27:35 PM EST
Tags: inmate civil rights (all tags)
Colorado has agreed to a $3 million settlement to the family of a mentally ill inmate who died while having seizures as guards stood around laughing. The event was captured on a six hour video.
Denver civil rights attorney David Lane, who represented the family, had this to say:
"The death of Christopher Lopez was easily preventable and was caused by a mentality that the lives of prisoners are worthless. Hopefully, this settlement sends a message not just to Colorado prison authorities but to prison and jail authorities all over the country that the human beings they incarcerate must be treated like human beings."
Three guards were fired, five were disciplined and the Colorado Department of Corrections said:
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