Staff at the Lincoln Village Juvenile Detention Center used the Aikido restraint on Gynnya McMillen a day before she was found dead, claiming she refused to remove her sweatshirt in order to be searched and photographed for booking.
Alonzo Smith was found unconscious and not breathing on Sunday by the Metropolitan Police Department.
An 18-year-old accused of shoplifting in Indianapolis died in police custody Saturday after twice complaining of breathing problems.
New video surveillance released by the Fairfax County Sherriff’s Office this week give insight to the incident that lead to the death of Natasha McKenna in a jail cell early February. In the disturbing video, officers can be seen attempting to restrain McKenna to a chair so that she could be transported to Alexandra, Virginia. The officers subdued and […]
Armed members of the New Black Panther Party marched outside of the Waller County Jail to protest the arrest and death of Sandra Bland
Sandra Bland's family announced the filing of a lawsuit against officials in Houston involved in her arrest and death.
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