Use of Force

Arrestee claims it was improper to use a K-9 to assist in a cell extraction because as a patrol dog, it was not trained or certified in forced cell extraction

Sergeant found not liable after breaking inmate’s arm with a baton to end a violent struggle with officers

Court ruled a jury could find that punching the inmate in the face and applying pressure to her neck, back and legs after her resistance was controlled was excessive

The temporary approval of such tactics is a sign of increasingly desperate conditions inside Louisiana's aging and understaffed juvenile jails

Alex Banta now faces up to life in prison for actions the jury said led to the death of inmate Larry Earvin

“It is time for the jail culture to stop supporting behaviors that are forbidden by policy," the monitors wrote

Larry Earvin, whose death was ruled a homicide, died five weeks after the 2018 incident

The coroner's office said the inmate suffered apparent blunt force trauma, but it was unclear whether that caused his death

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