Police Misconduct throughout the United States

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California Prison Injury

Have You Or A Loved One Suffered Excessive Force, Abuse, Or Neglect While In Custody In California?

California has a dark history of dangerous and overcrowded prisons, where “inmates’ health and safety [are] unconstitutionally compromised,” according to the Supreme Court.
If you or a family member have been incarcerated in California and endured abuse or neglect, you have...

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Have You Or A Family Member Suffered Excessive Force, Abuse, Or Neglect While Incarcerated in Florida?

When jobs were scarce all over the U.S. during the last economic crisis, you could still get a job at a Florida correctional center. The demand is easy to explain: the state ranks third, after Texas and California, in the list of U.S. states with the largest prison population.
Over the last...

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Have You Or A Loved One Been A Victim of Excessive Force, Abuse, Or Neglect While In-Custody in Illinois?

Illinois has a lengthy track record of police brutality and prison abuse. It is one of the US states where the racial bias (especially against Blacks) can be seen more clearly. Abuse by law enforcement is so rampant that Chicago has its own Torture Archive. Recently, a massive exhibit was created...

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Prison Deaths and Abuse in Louisiana

Louisiana Jail Death and Injury Lawyers Expose Abuse, Neglect, and Correctional Misconduct

Louisiana has the highest incarceration rates in the world.
Read that statement again, the Bayou State puts more people in prison per capita than any other state and more than any other country. You are 5 times more likely to go to prison in Louisiana than you are in Iran and 13 times more...

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Have You or A Loved One Been A Victim of Jail Neglect and Abuse in New Jersey?

New Jersey’s jails and prisons have often faced numerous allegations of prisoner mistreatment, and the state’s police officers have a track record of using excessive force, especially in certain districts, including Newark and Camden.
Although New Jersey’s rate of inmate...

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Have You Or A Family Member Suffered Police Brutality, Abuse, Or Neglect While In Custody In The State of New York?

New York State has a lengthy and infamous track record of violating the civil rights of prisoners and arrestees.
If you or a loved one have suffered abuse or neglect by law enforcement officers or prison guards, you can file a lawsuit to secure compensation, hold the culprits accountable, and...

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Filing a Prison Neglect, Abuse, or Inmate Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania prisons have many endemic problems. The Department of Justice itself has signaled Philadelphia as having one of the nation’s highest incidence of guard-on-inmate sexual abuse.
Women are among the most frequent victims of a corrupted system. According to the last available...

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Texas Excessive Force

Have You Or A Loved One Suffered Excessive Force, Abuse, Or Neglect While In Custody In Texas?

Texas has a long history of violating the civil rights of prisoners and arrestees. If you or a family member has been a victim, you can sue for compensation and contribute to reform a faulty jail and prison system.
In the ranking of states with the largest number of police killings over the...

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Have You or a Loved One Suffered Excessive Force, Abuse, or Neglect While in Custody in West Virginia?

West Virginia is no stranger to civil rights violations when it comes to jails and prisons.
If you or a loved one have suffered abuse or neglect while incarcerated in the mountain state, you may have the right to sue for compensation, and to hold the culprits accountable.
West...

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