Posts Tagged ‘Washingtton State Dept. of Corrections’
Overdose, Taser and Restraint Chair Combine to Kill Washington Prisoner
By Prison Legal News Authorities in Washington State have said no charges will be filed in the death of a 33-year-old diabetic prisoner at the Spokane County Jail, even though his death was ruled a homicide after he was tased twice and placed in a restraint chair as he was suffering from extremely high blood…
Read More$750,000 Settlement for Washington State Prisoner’s Wrongful Death
By Carrie Wilkinson Although Prison Legal News and its parent organization, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), are best known for litigation involving censorship by prison and jail officials, HRDC also co-counsels select other cases, mainly involving wrongful deaths on behalf of prisoners’ surviving family members. As detailed in this issue’s cover story, one of…
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