In-Custody Death

No charges filed in death of Ga. woman who fell from LEOs' patrol car

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"We came to the same conclusion as the GBI, which was there were no criminal acts that occurred,” officials said

Md. to review autopsies tied to 100 in-custody deaths involving physical police restraint

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The audit is in response to concerns about the state's former medical examiner's testimony in the death of George Floyd

This scholarship program helps fund education for first responders' families

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Folds of Honor

What started as a way to honor military personnel has now extended to those in public safety

N.Y. city reaches $12M settlement for family of Daniel Prude

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Prude's death was ruled a homicide caused by “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint” with the drug PCP cited as a contributing factor

Judge throws out $85M award over San Diego custody death

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The judge said the jury may have been influenced by outside factors such as sympathy for Lucky Phounsy's family or anger at the sheriff's department

Report: Deputies forgot to close patrol vehicle's door, leading to woman's death

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Brianna Marie Grier, 28, was placed in the back seat, "handcuffed in the front of her body with no seatbelt"

Grand jury testimony: Ketamine, not police hold, caused Elijah McClain's death

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Medical experts testified that the 500-milligram dose of ketamine administered by an Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic caused McClain's death

Medical attention for people in custody

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Just because a person suddenly reports chest pain or breathing problems doesn’t mean they are faking

Former Colorado deputies get prison for detox van death

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The man died of suffocation because of his positioning in the van, with alcohol and amphetamine as contributing factors

Calif. bill would expand rules on face-down holds

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The California State Sheriffs’ Association said the bill “neglects situations in which a subject creates a threat of death or serious bodily injury”

Report: Police did not have 'reasonable suspicion' sufficient to stop Elijah McClain

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McClain died after being placed in a carotid hold by police and sedated with ketamine by paramedics on Aug. 24, 2019

Reasonable response, even if not perfect, entitles officers to judgement

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The court framed its task as determining not whether officers used best police practices but whether they violated the subject's rights under the Fourth Amendment

More than 100 arrested in Belgium after in-custody death

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An in-custody death over the weekend has set off violent clashes between demonstrators and police

Ex-chief says mayor told him to lie about Daniel Prude death

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Rochester, New York's former police chief says the city's mayor fired him when he refused to lie about her handling of Prude's death

Court approves officers’ use of force to restrain a possibly mentally ill subject who died during the struggle

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Court ruled the officers had probable cause to detain the subject for his own safety and the legal power to use reasonable force to accomplish that detention