'Jail policies and procedures are putting people at the risk of harm,' plaintiffs' lawyer says
The February complaint and subsequent filings include nearly three dozen sworn declarations by incarcerated people and experts in jail policy that describe lapses in care.
Another man described the death of his friend and cellmate, who had collapsed in between a set of bunk beds. Judge Anthony J. Battaglia kept Thursday’s hearing short and appeared unpersuaded by the plaintiffs’ arguments for ordering immediate changes in the jails. “I have been very impressed with [sheriff’s] staff efforts to make jails clean and safe,” Coleman told the judge.
Shawn Mills’ brother, Kevin Mills, died in Sheriff’s Department custody last year. She believes his history of mental illness played a role in his death.
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