The publisher of Prison Legal News and Criminal Legal News is suing for unspecified damages and an end to the practice
A surprise Marshals Service inspection last month found unsanitary and abusive conditions
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“He has always stated the only reason he used force was to get the young man under control,’’ said an attorney for one of the COs
Their attorneys described the discipline tactics as "torture events"
Jamal Sutherland died in January after deputies repeatedly used stun guns and kneeled on his back to restrain him
The inmate, who is accused of assaulting police officers, has yet to receive treatment for a broken wrist sustained in May
NJDOC's Special Investigation Division installed a hidden camera that captured the abuse
The ACLU and state public defender agency had argued that sheriffs had failed to implement adequate inmate testing, among other precautions
There have been 26 deaths, including 18 homicides, in the state's prisons so far this year
The federal agency also called on the jail to make changes to address these constitutional violations
Ten men who say there were involuntarily committed to a Mass. prison instead of a drug and alcohol treatment facility are suing officials
Officials say they're continuing a path of improvements that will satisfy concerns
Kamilla Denise London is accusing officials of denying her access to hormone therapy, reading her mail and putting her in solitary confinement
The sheriff's office is looking into whether booking photos of two Muslim women arrested were improperly released, showing them without hijabs
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