$750k Recovery Against Corrections Officers Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for Family of Man Murdered By His Cellmate at Macon State Prison
Corrections officers at Macon State Prison were warned for days of problems between Coty Silvers and his cellmate.
Two Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Sue Sheriff Victor Hill for Civil Rights Abuse
We filed two lawsuits against suspended Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill and his abuse of the restraint chair.
Another Transgender Immigrant Sues ICE Detention Center for Cruelty
On Friday, June 11, 2021, Eshman Begnaud, in partnership with the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (“MALDEF”), sued for the cruelty and abuse that the Irwin County Detention Center (“ICDC”) inflicted on a 26-year-old transgender immigrant.
Ex-Investigator Cleared of Giving Contraband to Defendant
In 2019, Georgia correctional officers falsely accused Lily Engleman of smuggling contraband to an inmate– without any evidence.
Trump Administration Sued Over Cruelty at ICE Detention Center
A transgender asylum seeker held in solitary confinement for six months solely because of his gender identity is suing the federal government.
In The News – Lawsuit: Cobb jail guard kept job despite pattern of abuse.
In jailhouse footage, the guard is seen pushing man to the ground, where he lies, screaming in pain, his hip broken, as staff drift in and out, attempting to pull him to his feet and at one point taunting him.
In The News – Cobb settles lawsuit filed by man who was assaulted by deputy.
Cobb County settled a lawsuit this week with a formerly incarcerated individual who was assaulted by a sheriff’s deputy at the jail.