Use of Force

The Eighth Amendment controls use of force outside prison walls

The watchdog report came on the same day another report revealed the city spends more than $550K per inmate each year

Robert Garcia, a 12-year law enforcement veteran, said he acted to protect another officer

Nearly 2,000 cases need to be resolved, some of which have been pending for more than three years

The Supreme Court’s Kingsley decision resolved a federal circuit split regarding an “objective reasonableness” standard vs. a “subjective intent” standard

The Supreme Court has ruled that legality of force directed at convicted prisoners by prison officials must include not only an analysis of the nature and degree of the force used, but also a review of the rationale and purpose for the use of force

Jamal Sutherland died in January after deputies repeatedly used stun guns and kneeled on his back to restrain him

"I feel that I handled it the exact way that I was taught to handle situations like this," the officer said; city officials disagreed

The unanimous vote gives the county 60 days to either remediate the violations or remove young people

Thirteen staff were suspended in connection with Tyrone Briggs' 2019 death

These laws will cause every law enforcement and corrections agency and all its officers to reconsider the way they go about their jobs

Solicitor Scarlett Wilson said she could not prove that deputies intended to kill Jamal Sutherland