#in-custody-deaths tag

"Excited Delirium" Is Pseudoscience. Police Often Cite It to Justify Brutality.

Anton Black was 19 years old when police officers chased him, shackled him, and left him face-down on the ground, struggling to breathe. He died from asphyxiation. Despite tireless objections from his family, the Maryland Medical Examiner called his death an accident. Until now. After Maryland's former head medical examiner testified in 2021 that Derek Chauvin was not responsible for George Floyd's death, concerns arose that his pro-law enforcement bias may have affected his office's decisions during his seventeen-year tenure.

Social justice

New York City

fromwww.amny.com

4 days ago

Bronx murder suspect dies on Rikers Island facility's second in-custody death in one week | amNewYork

A Bronx murder suspect, Jimmy Avila, died in custody at Rikers Island after an apparent medical emergency, marking the city's 11th in-custody death this year.

SF parents

fromLos Angeles Times

3 months ago

Stanley Wilson Jr., like too many others, died in custody. His mom ensures his memory with weekend vigil

In-custody deaths in L.A. raise serious concerns, as accountability remains elusive in Stanley Wilson Jr.'s tragic case.

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"Excited Delirium" Is Pseudoscience. Police Often Cite It to Justify Brutality.

Bronx murder suspect dies on Rikers Island facility's second in-custody death in one week | amNewYork

Stanley Wilson Jr., like too many others, died in custody. His mom ensures his memory with weekend vigil

#in-custody-deaths
#in-custody-deaths