policies and to ensure the quality of investigations and reviews. Reduce the number of persons confined in prisons and jails who have
Plaintiffs law firm Killmer,
bedding and for a week, between February 11 to February 18, and lay naked on
did not include bread or a spoon. fixed structural or mechanical abnormality Innate or
United Nations
Ibid. parading around naked. door. judgment read in relevant part as follows: The Court reiterates,
ability to work with inmates who have mental health conditions. 31, 2012, p. 16. boxer shorts. (accessed February 9, 2015). to use of force arises from policies and practices that permit use of
Tex. times an inmate could be sprayed with pepper spray, whether an inmate held in
Standard Minimum Rules for The Treatment Of Prisoners, March 20, 2014. enough pain to convince the individual to let himself be handcuffed and removed
case no.
through the food port to the floor outside his cell. Court for the Eastern District of California, case no. But that care often ends upon people's release. a risk anytime officers kneel, sit or stand on a prisoners chest or back
Metzner and Jamie Fellner, Solitary Confinement and Mental Illness in
officials (including prison officials) directly, such as the, Basic Principles on the Use of
[271]
extractions in which pepper spray is used. hospitals. immediately sprayed inmates who made even the slightest move towards self-harm
[241]Taser International, Product
another location. facilities or states: the accuracy of the prevalence data depends greatly on
According to the complaint, Laudman had been stripped of his clothing and
into the circumstances surrounding Laudmans death. hallucinations (hearing or seeing things that are not real), inappropriate
remains concerned about the extensive use by the State partys
[378]
District of Florida, case no 3:13-cv-01352, Complaint and Demand for Jury
of inflicting punishment, retaliation or reprisal rather than control, [it
could treat his obvious mental illness., According to a lawsuit brought by his estate, Christopher
hallucinations and delusions, Lopez was sent twice to the San Carlos
(accessed March 30, 2015). 2014, http://solitarywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Jerry-Williams-testimony-for-hearing-on-solitary-confinement.pdf
United States of America, CCPR/C/USA/CO/4, April 23, 2014, para. Metzner et al., Resources Document on the Use of Restraint and Seclusion
US Senate and House of Representatives (S. 993 in the Senate, HR 1854 in the
2d 855, 914 (S.D. ascertain whether the use of force was appropriate, including whether the
prisoners are often held restrained in ordinary cells or other security
the Department of Justice have important roles to play to protect US prisoners,
July 17, 2014. v. South Carolina Department of Corrections, Court
against prisoners with mental health problems, arise from serious deficiencies
He had stopped taking his antidepressant
law-enforcement personnel of electroshock devices, which have caused several
of Corrections Use of Solitary Confinement on Prisoners with Serious
Although prisoners do not have full constitutional rights, they are protected by the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. prisoners yielded needless suffering and death, as evidenced by a suicide rate
After he refused to back up to his cell door to be handcuffed for the
that correctional officers did not like, Disability Rights Florida v. Jones,
or not) may be used only whenand to the extentnecessary as a last
extract an inmate might follow a prisoners refusal to agree to a routine
provided to them.[215] Another
genuinely justified by the conduct of the detainee may amount to torture or
due to recalcitrance. The court also referred to the testimony of a
The case settled for $2.2 million. UCI. imminent harm when other means of control are not effective or
defendants motions, the court found that the absence of any
Force and Disciplinary Measures, filed September 23, 2013; Declaration of Eldon
brief medical evaluation, officers placed him into a restraint chair and
v. Wellman, United States District Court for the Eastern District of North
http://www.hrw.org/news/2010/03/22/solitary-confinement-and-mental-illness-us-prisons
As the permitted force against
During the taped footage, no one provides him with water. Prisoners in the Supermax confronted scant time out of cell, limited access to
United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Expert Report of
(accessed April 22, 2015). Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement). What happened next was disputed by the parties. interview, Pablo Stewart M.D., psychiatrist and consultant in correctional
conditions. was taken to the prison infirmary where medical staff reported he had
interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked
example, if prisoners mental health deteriorates and they endure serious
11-cv-5845,
the Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened in a civil rights case filed by
to the use of force, and to consider what mental health staff might have done
contact with a prisoner. American Bar Association, Standard 23-5.6(a),
[80]
added health risks and raises the concern of excessive use of
p. 5. or liability. Disciplinary Measures, filed September 23, 2013, p.8. [166]Coleman v. Brown, United States District Court for the Eastern District
Any use of force that involved the use of chemical sprays or electronic stun
population, significant proportions of prisoners with mental disabilities are
They shower, eat, and exercise alone. The complaint states
when a group of officers used pepper spray on Kitchen, took him out of the cell,
[122]
And it burns real bad. punishment, excessive use of force and failure to provide medical care. symptoms and making future mental health treatment more difficult. the quality of the community mental health system, police practices, the degree
available at
lasts, and how many people participate in inflicting it. action case filed in 1980 regarding unconstitutional conditions in Michigan
retaliation from patients. of oxygen that can happen when someone is not able to breathe normallyis
They may fail to give the
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
physical, mental intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with
conduct justified for the good of the inmate or for another
See Amnesty International,
February 17, 2015). 2:90-cv-00520, Order, filed April 10, 2014, p. 21
an antisocial person who needs greater control. Letter from Seymour L.
Prisoners with
How many more
CCPR/C/USA/CO/3 (2006), para. A captain with the
2:10-cv-00420, Expert Report by Sally Johnson, M.D., filed on July 3, 2012. staff were going to rape him anally. [70] According to that survey, an estimated 24 percent of
impulsivity. DSM-5, p. 645. 21, 2010, prisoner KK, who had an extensive history of self-injury and was
periodically non-compliant with his medications and would subsequently
electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket
case no. in Correctional Mental Health Care, Journal of the American
conditions have contributed to the deaths of multiple inmates in segregation,
proportions of, or dedicated to the confinement of, inmates diagnosed with
greater or lethal force would otherwise have been justified
The basic components of prison mental health
Over the following days he was disoriented, rambling,
cannot talk coherently, bite themselves aggressively, repeatedly bang their
director shall at once consult the medical officer and report to the higher
2:12-cv-00859, Complaint, filed April 2, 2012, p. 18. in any given situation and, if so, how much force should be used. [254]. grounds of qualified immunity based on evidence submitted by plaintiffs and
at the request of the Ledger Enquirer differed as to the reasonableness
issue of fact that would have to be resolved by a jury.[181]. unusual circumstances in which a prisoner poses an imminent threat of serious
true than not.. youthful inmates (most of whom are pretrial detainees) held at Rikers. disbursements in individual closed cells, again contrary to manufacturer
effort to gain control. inmates who may not respond to standard treatment protocols, clinicians may
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of the United Kingdom,
Custody and mental health staff at both the
of oxygen that can happen when someone is not able to breathe normallyis
Court found that placing an individual in a restraint bed constituted inhuman
asked for his keys so he could return home) but there was little evidence
[367]
7, states [n]o one shall be subjected
believe mental health professionals coddle their patients, are duped by
public for free and without special request, for example, by posting it on the
Laudman is drawn from Laudman v. Padula, United States District Court
Prisoners with psychotic
of California, case no. Force should not be continued once the prisoner is incapacitated
shall respect and protect human dignity and maintain and uphold the human
broken in such a way that correctional officers could set the temperature to
contusions on anterior and posterior trunk, multiple serial rib fractures of
shield to pin him down, and then put arm and leg restraints on him while he
prohibited ill treatment. 3:13-cv-326, Class Action Complaint, filed on May 30,
practices, additional staff training, or changes in programming available to or
disorders such as schizophrenia may find it next-to-impossible to abide
CAT/C/USA/CO/2,2006; United Nations General
(accessed February 16, 2015). held at Geneva in 1955, and approved by the Economic and Social Council by its
receive his medication. Jail,. Commissioner
brought, courts almost always order correctional agencies to eliminate solitary
spray, he has engaged in retaliation or punishment, not a reasonable good faith
Whats going on with this man?
created deficiencies in screening, treatment programs, access to higher levels
Health Staff, IV. governing every aspect of life, and to respond promptly to staff orders. Gerritt told us that to report the story,
when strictly necessary for the maintenance of security and order within the
Corrections, Court of Common Pleas, South Carolina, case no. The officer also stated he saw food trays piled up, that Laudman was naked,
Class, filed June 6, 2013 (noting that the facilities are in a state of
interfere with or limit one or more major life activities. Submitted by States Parties under Article 40 of the Covenant, Concluding
provocative, and dangerous. We also talked with the attorney for the estate, Human Rights Watch
Email from Fred Cohen to Human Rights Watch,
The
The sheriff of New Orleans is required to adopt
mental illness, pepper spray was: In litigation successfully challenging the constitutionality
monitored hundreds of facilities in 35 states. parties shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that reasonable
According to
than necessary because of their inherently dangerous
(accessed September
not a deliberate attempt to incite. Leonard and Faturechi, L.A. The complaint alleges that treatment
[167]
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strapped to the restraint bed was by no means negligible and the
Human Rights Law. produced an OC aerosol which delivers immediate effectiveness [It]
[362] If pain is inflicted unnecessarily or punitively on
Impunity for abuse
The Court stated that it respects the fact that jail deputies have a
Doris J. James and Lauren E. Glaze, Bureau of Justice Statistics, US Department
inmates dont really understand whats going on, they
Staff brutality has been pervasive for decades in New York
Smith was sentenced to two years in prison. facilities or agencies will vary depending on a variety of factors, including
deteriorates they can become more difficult to manage. is not an indication or admission by a defendant of guilt or liability. [371]
the consequence for misconduct is the brief loss of privileges. services to prisoners who want them. Investigation: Muscatine County Democrats call for probe of Taser use in
in state prisons have serious mental illness). In some
parties considers Article 16s prohibition to be as absolute and
art. plaintiffs Motion for Enforcement of Court Orders and Affirmative Relief
removed from restraints. (The
conditions have contributed to the deaths of multiple inmates in segregation,
Wilkins v. Gaddy, 130 S. Ct.
to the extent required for the performance of their duty. With regard to
See generally,
services for prisoners in the United States. way. She then says, I can see you breathing and tells him
[371]
In order to
At this point, several officers talked to him for
26; Discussing practices in U.S. prisons: The Committee
Christies widow brought a lawsuit alleging excessive
49A)
at 200, U.N. Doc. be disproportionate to the risk of harm posed by the prisoner. inmates with mental disabilities more likely to engage in rule violations, it
life.[347], Prohibition on force as punishment: Prison officials
adverse psychological effects of isolation are especially significantfor
(accessed April 1, 2015). of serious harm caused by the facilitys greatly overcrowded and
unsociable. differently to avoid the incident. Island.[306], In 2012, prisoners at the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP), the
fired, but later reinstated, after pepper spraying inmate, Portland
[182]Human Rights Watch telephone
conduct. The report includes, for example, a December 2012 incident in
The American Correctional Associations use of force policy calls
extremely difficult for them to tolerate. to diagnose, understand and treat mental health problems. happened next. , United States
him to return the tray would be disproportionately harsh. Eldon Vail, p. 35. on inmates with certain clinical conditions, including some paranoid
against a prisoner who has been brought under control.[383]. [307]Jones v. Gusman, United States District Court for the Eastern District
[74]
and immediate need to fully immobilize the subject inmates.[251]
defecating in his cell and refusing to clean up the mess. a mental health center (her family was informed later that the facility could
Because
Manufacturer
other deaths attributable to deficient mental health care prompted a motion in
Bryant, 614 F. 3d 1288 (11th Cir. [296]
Standard Minimum Rules for The Treatment Of Prisoners, March 20, 2014. 2010, staff observed Kitchen hitting his head on the cell door and walls, and
and shackled him in a restraint chair with ankle chains. United States v. Mandujano, 425 U.S. 564 (1976). Many prisoners with mental health conditions are
characteristics. unnecessarily and excessively. Each of the lawsuits was successful in obtaining changed policies and practices to end staff
Amendment, prison policies must establish clear and adequate constraints
Recommendations, 2005, http://www.law.stanford.edu/academic/programs/criminaljustice
differ depending on that individuals history and diagnosis. Peter Eliasberg, legal director of the ACLU of Southern California, which
Corrections, Court of Common Pleas, South Carolina, case no. Health Care, Standards for Health Services in Prisons, Standard
exceed manufacturer instructions and at closer distances than the manufacturer
Workshop 2: Survey of United Nations and other best
have used unnecessary, excessive, and even malicious force on prisoners with mental
that justified the use of force has passed. American Bar Association, ABA
Bridget Kuehn, Criminal Justice Becomes Front Line
units. 2005-CP-40-2925, slip op, filed Jan. 8, 2014, p. 16. [41]Brown v. Plata, 131 S. Ct. 1910, 1923 (2011). [161]
[171]
inmates with mental disabilities. solely to refer to mental health conditions such as bipolar disorder,
emerging from the Eighth Amendments prohibition on cruel or unusual
the experience as follows: [Y]ou feel blind. prisoners are at heightened risk of abuse. appropriate.[78] In
for inpatient and outpatient mental health care.[23]. Health First Aid Training and crisis intervention training); Rosas v.
assessment or took any steps to address his medical crisis. electronic discharge weapons) so as to avoid their use in ways that constitute
disorder with serious functional impairment which substantially interferes with
who violate use of force policies should be held accountable through
disorders such as anti-personality
(quoting defendants use of force expert Steve J. Martin). February 7, 2013. Force is undertaken with and without weaponry, but the use by
who had been placed on crisis intervention status and refused to surrender his
[162]
The court of appeals noted that the record contained
Ensure enforcement of policies and careful
Brown who watched the video stated that Padilla was not lucid or
practitioner, preferably a physician, has assessed the situation and decided
District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, case no. May 2011, https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/233432.pdf,
Plaintiffs contended
Most jails and prisons are bleak and stressful places in
acknowledge and state the reason hes restrained. According to the
prisoners can become extremely violent. punishment. Martin concluded on the basis of his examination of use of
expert Jeffrey Schwartz, In badly run facilities where there is a
restraint in such use and act in proportion to the seriousness of the offence
inmates, but the basic components of an adequate mental health system are
restraint chair in the nude to prevent self-harm and was allowed out after four
of excessive use of force by certain law enforcement officers including the
mentally ill.. (accessed February 9, 2015), p. 15. (accessed February 9, 2015), p. 4. engaged in conduct likely to result in serious injury or death. It
and asking if Schlosser was done playing games. The captain also
but may have to travel long distances and face high out of pocket costs. ed. Monroy with a chemical agent. In jails and prisons across
He consistently refused to take showers to
Disabilities, February 24, 2014, http://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/DOJ_Findings_Letter_Issued_by_DOJ_2_24_2014.pdf
force not the extent of the injury caused. inmates decompensation, with the result that he is gassed when he cannot
[247]Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions
Amendments substantive due process protections have been similarly
Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms, 5(a). Senior mental health staff should also notify the senior
In view of the above and considering the cumulative
clearly limit the use of force to situations in which serious danger is
During the hiring process, there is also
and to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with mental disabilities. Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law
2:90-cv-00520, Deposition of Ernest Wagner,
Applicable Constitutional and International Human Rights Law, Rights of
punishment. Inmates diagnosed with mental
Help us continue to fight human rights abuses. allow for sufficient staffing to properly supervise inmates. ); East Mississippi Correctional Facility in, http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27162848/colorado-gives-3-million-case-inmate-who-died, http://coloradosprings.com/3m-settlement-reached-in-colorado-inmates-death/article/1543323, http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/10/21/ill-equipped-0, The basic components of prison mental health
with a 30-day suspension because of his otherwise clean work record. international legal standards governing use of force are discussed later in
preliminary injunction pertaining to mental healthcare. with her medications or she refused to take them.
[286]United States v. Smith, United States District Court for the District of
It
The
without decompensating, without struggling more and more, which again leads to
himself may be hallucinating, if they do not realize huddling in the corner of
[63]Kupers, Prison Madness,
mental health nurse who had talked to Lopez after he had died,
instruments of restraint, the Standard Minimum Rules, Rule 34 states,
[314]Jones v. Gusman,
as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and the other is for prisoners with
According
They may use force and firearms only if other
Lane & Newman law firm edited the film to a 45 minute version available on
established under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. occurred here. threat, sometimes the best option is to do nothing. If restraints have already been authorized by custody
The number of agencies equipping officers with these weapons
and Degrading: The Use of Dogs for Cell Extractions in U.S. preclude the use of force in many instances in which it is currently used
with human rights standards. continued to scream and resist. Department of Correction Jails on Rikers Island, August 4, 2014, http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/August14/RikersReportPR/SDNY%20Rikers%20Report.pdf
questionable tasings, Ledger Enquirer. interview with Dr. Kenneth Appelbaum, M.D., psychiatrist, and former director
conditions of confinement for inmates. Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice,
South Carolina Department of Corrections, Court of Common Pleas, South
hospitals. mental illness and to understand how they can affect behavior. secure a desirable settlement agreement, it may take years and even decades
If an inmate is in
protections because legally they are merely being held, not punished. [219], Jeremiah Thomas was one of several plaintiffs with mental
everyone who is held at the jail, as well as the staff. MacArthur
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, February 24,
exhausted all other options, and for the time and to the extent strictly
collapse.[227] That
percent of prisoners in the intensive management units have a mental illness. restraints for specified increments of time, regardless of whether such
team assembled in front of Padillas cell wearing gas masks, suited head
a high degree of discomfort or pain, but remain a weapon that cannot cause an
co-workers who belong and share the work load of managing inmate behavior.[166], In facilities in which mental health and corrections staff
p. 209-213. [61]
either the life of the prisoner or the life of the officer. http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-110949
(. officers immediately then sprayed Schlosser in the face with a short blast of
See generally,
decision that treatment is needed, and similarly, an individual may not meet
See generally, Jamie Fellner, Correctional Psychiatry and Human Rights:
Rikers: Where Mental Illness Meets Brutality in Jail, New York
[189]
mental disorders who comprised 43 percent of the population.[73]. he can be heard making statements such as Why is this happening,
They call for
National Commission on Correctional
States Parties shall ensure that if persons with disabilities are
In
visitors. ); Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, art. expert consultants to undertake comprehensive investigations, including onsite
Louisiana, case no. Warden may only authorize the use of chemical agents where serious
between Custody Staff and Mental Health Staff, IV. [360]
Olympia, Washington, July 14, 2014. [248]
force and deliberate indifference to Christies serious medical and
the Treatment of Prisoners, reflect constitutional and statutory law, a
Faced with particularly difficult or troublesome
An unpublished internal study by the citys Department of Health
Cassandra Kildow, law students and Human Rights Watch interns, for their
According to the class
[274]
specifically designed to inflict torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading
2:10-cv-420, Motion for
will also have less need to resort to force. mental illness has limited utility in addressing personality disorders. restraints on a bed are used to fully immobilize inmates. number who are unnecessarily confined in environments that are not likely to
[111]
in a hospital. need for the application of force, the extent of the injury suffered by the
Mentally Disordered Inmate and the Law, vol. State, and Local Public Officials Involved in Hiring Heads of Corrections
[43] Many
to comply with orders in order to avoid further pain. Submitted by States Parties under Article 40 of the Covenant, Concluding
The court noted that while the various expert opinion
diagnoses in individual facilities and agencies. sprayed several times in less than six minutes. ): Treatment of
officers used crowd-control canisters of chemical spray against inmates with mental
require basic care and protection.[322]. the nature of the problems that our research suggests exist in many facilities
visitors, or the security of the facility. purposes, is a critically important question, but one beyond the scope of this
Medium-security 3. force, patterns of abuse can emerge. The news accounts all say Franks had a Taser used on her four times. Additionally there are documents directing the conduct of law enforcement
On March 17, 2013, at approximately 3:30 a.m.,
many factors, including the nature and severity of the symptoms, the
Thus, for example, some prison inpatient units
The DOJ also
between 8 and 19 percent of prisoners have significant psychiatric or
He
needs, strengths, and goals for recovery. conducted an investigation and concluded that staff had assaulted both inmates to
inmates defecate in plastic buckets; broken ventilation systems, vermin
Various documents developed within the United
[43]
The Committee is of the view that the use of
Parliament: Luxembourg 2000), p. xxi. 49A) at 200, U.N.
absence of an objective and immediate enforcement necessity to incapacitate,
1 and 16 of the Convention, United Nations Committee against Torture,
from the transcript of his examination and cross-examination during the court
summary judgment ruling. Also, if the goal is simply to retrieve the tray, and the tray can be retrieved
care and with custody staff telling him that he would be kept in four-point
citations omitted). and extremely troublesome.[1], Prisoners with mental disabilities
Improve mental health services in prisons and jails by ensuring that
Instead of increasing compliance with prison rules,
2015, Strasbourg, January 2015, http://www.cpt.coe.int/en/documents/eng-standards.pdf
estimated 6.3 percent of state and federal prisoners identified with serious
[305] On
[374]
Angeles County jails. exacerbates their mental illness and leads to serious psychological and
As the court stated: The jail also lacked policies regarding the number of
the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Use of Solitary Confinement
an extended period of time with no effective access to medical or psychiatric
same misconceptions, fears, and biases about mental illness common among members
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