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$56.5 Million Jury Verdict in Indiana Jail Murder
Loaded on Feb. 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
February, 2003, page 21
On May 9, 2002, a federal jury in Indiana awarded $56.5 million dollars in damages to the estate of a jail detainee who was beaten to death by jail guards. This is believed to be the largest jury verdict in Indiana history. On October 5, 1997, Christopher Moreland, 30, was ...
Filed under:
Crime/Demographics,
Criminal Prosecution,
Prison/Jail Murders,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Pepper Spray/Tear Gas,
Restraints.
Location:
Indiana.
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