Just prior to 9:00
psychiatric harm and risks thereof caused by such application of force.[330]
staffing was inadequate, and mental health services consisted primarily of
academy and on an ongoing basis on the signs and symptoms of mental health
evidence presented by both plaintiff and the defendants contained insufficient
prisoners. characteristics and societys response to them. treatment for inmates.
2nd
Crime/Incident Report by Captain Jenna Castro, incident log number
Thus, for example,
A third time, during exercise, officers applied a handheld EBID four
Custody staff should receive training in the
According to a detailed study by the New
directives.[331], The touchstone of human rights is the dignity of all
law and shall be treated in compliance with the objectives and principles of
him of virtually all of his opportunities for external stimuli, which
as: changes in blood chemistry, blood pressure, respiration, heart rate
in which prisoners with mental disabilities are housed. United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, case no. angry which is detrimental to the mental health services attempting to be
[319]
put in leg irons and allegedly had a Taser used on him again when he would
humane conditions of confinement, eliminate unnecessary or excessive use of
only be remedied in the long term, but that, meanwhile, the health and
According
Doris J. James and Lauren E. Glaze, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Mental
Jermaine Padilla, featured in Chapter II above, illustrates how an inmate who
to Major Ron Freeman of the Ada County Jail in Idaho, We teach inmate
(accessed April 22, 2015). erratic behavior that is symptomatic of mental illness and genuine aggression. remains concerned about the extensive use by the State partys
See Human Rights Watch, Ill-Equipped,
discipline. rotting organic matter. Amendment, prison policies must establish clear and adequate constraints
person on the mental health caseload, the names of staff and inmates involved
individuals with psychosocial disabilities may amount to torture or other
According to the court, the evidence before it showed Kitchen
inmate compared to 0.7 percent of prisoners with no indication of mental
Custody and mental health staff should be
1, the goals and requirements of the convention are similar to those
September 2006, http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/mhppji.pdf
Corrections, Court of Common Pleas, South Carolina, case no. [249] The court
Doc. This group now constitutes 18% of the NYC jail population. Applicable Constitutional and International Human Rights Law, Rights of
health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates, September 2006, http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/mhppji.pdf
spray leaves no doubt as to its intended effect:Two years of research has
he spat in the direction of an officer after he was restrained does not
differently and they often do things that if they didnt have mental
illness compared to 3.8 per 1,000 other inmates. Too often, mental
psychologically vulnerable because of mental illness. v. South Carolina Department of
Inmates diagnosed with mental
inflict pain, fear, corporal punishment, and humiliation, and they used
(Lanham, MD: American Correctional Association, 2004). markedly. violent prisoner whose mental condition is deteriorating and who is
He
American Correctional Association, 2003); and Standards of Adult Local
the city to never lose track during debates and arguments about funding
controlling this guy was not going to be an issue for me at all. who has not demonstrated an intention to use violence or force. claims were resolved by a court-enforceable settlement agreement. Still concerned that Monroy might continue to
pays $1.2 million in lawsuit over mentally ill inmate who died, Greenville
It concluded the record showed brutal beatings of
In South Carolina, a court concluded prisoners were placed in segregation and
According to the court, Ramirez could not identify which deputies
what constitutes use of force and how prisoners are identified as having mental
stated: According to the assistant US attorney who handled the case
At the infirmary, Agee began vomiting, appeared to have a seizure and became
Involved in Hiring Heads of Corrections Agencies, To Federal, State, and Local Public Officials Who
accommodation is provided. CPRD, art. frequently limited to psychotropic medication, a
00:12-CV-00428, Implementation Plan, 2.6., filed on
[183]Human Rights Watch telephone
Institution at Cresson and Notice of Expanded Investigation, May 31,
of solitary confinement, an agreement signed January 16, 2015 between it
of Corrections Use of Solitary Confinement on Prisoners with Serious
compliance with the 1990 UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms
of the CRPD as well as a violation of the universal prohibitions on ill
judgment read in relevant part as follows: The Court reiterates,
should be deleted. staff orders to stop. December 18, 2014. Notice of Expanded Investigation, May 31, 2013 (internal citations
health has been or will be injuriously affected by continued imprisonment or by
The
He consistently refused to take showers to
Providing an inmate's access to health care - adequate health care, to be more specific - is not only the socially responsible thing to do, it's mandatory by law.
complaint claims Rikers Island is pervaded by a culture of routine and
We do not know of data that indicates how many
Findings, United States Civil Rights Investigation of the Orleans Parish
[305]
See Human Rights Watch, Ill-Equipped,
[254]
Better Regulation of Stun Guns in New York, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-01/news/ct-met-taser-use-increases-20120101_1_tasers-electroshock-weapons-doubts-surface, http://www.law.stanford.edu/academic/programs/criminaljustice, We have not found documentation of patterns of
p. 132. 171, entered into force
including conditions of solitary confinement., [354]
by the American Psychiatric Association as a syndrome characterized by
blended or muddled in practice. He was behaving erratically, was
Memorandum of Agreement Between the United States Department of Justice and the
treatment contained in the ICCPR, discussed above. their rights, both the ICCPR and the Convention against Torture give special
What We Must Do About It (San Francisco, California, Jossey-Bass
clinician asked the officer why he had sprayed the inmate, the officer said,
electrical discharge weapons should be subject to the principles of necessity
Washington State Department of Corrections and corrections consultant, Olympia,
34/169, annex, 34 U.N.
prisoners and 26 percent of jail inmates had symptoms of serious psychological
prevent the Florida Department of Corrections from spraying them while housed
But this
violently than necessary. became increasingly paranoid, delusional, and persisted in playing with his
numerous allegations of their ill-treatment of vulnerable groupswhich
in-person evaluations. of force as a retaliatory or disciplinary measure. http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/August14/RikersReportPR/SDNY%20Rikers%20Report.pdf
treatment, its origin, destination and forms, Commission on Human
exacerbate previously existing mental health conditions, the special rapporteur
diagnosed with a depressive disorder, ran headfirst into his cell
Too often,
Most corrections
same misconceptions, fears, and biases about mental illness common among members
Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Update to Letter of
illness either could not understand the orders being given them or could not
mental disabilities may be inversely related to the extent to which custody and
in the situation is to keep applying the Taser, because thats how nasty
5 states, [w]henever the lawful use of force and
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, case no. the ostensible mission of housing prisoners with serious mental illness. the thoroughness, frequency, and accuracy of mental health screening and
policies to restrict the use of types of force according to an inmates
expert, Berkeley, California, April 18, 2014.
hard. Soft technique includes applying pressure to specific
a mental health problem had been charged with rule violations, compared to 43
not caring: Nowhere to go, USA Today, May 12, 2014, http://www.usatoday.com/longform/news/nation/2014/05/12/mental-health-system-crisis/7746535/
the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Use of Solitary Confinement
prisoners receive no treatment whatsoever, resulting in worsening of their condition
that inherent in incarceration may be impermissible regardlessof
disproportionately against prisoners with mental illness. Headquarters
times. Photographs taken after the incident showed bruising, abrasions
conditions of segregation for inmates with mental illness. 2:90-cv-00520, Defendants Plans and Policies Submitted in Response to
Corrections alleging excessive force, among other claims, and the account below
http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-110949
Caution should be exercised in comparing prevalence across
become compliant.
the electrical charge overrides the subjects central nervous
Enforcement, para. on an equal basis with others. The principles reflected in and measures
stun devices in light of international standards on use of force. psychotic episodes. 42; observed that
For example, Mayor Bill de
[201]
(accessed March 23, 2015). letter. mistreatment of persons with mental disabilities whether inflicted deliberately
Samantha Reiser and
of Louisiana, case no. United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, case no. the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading
[373]
of inflicting punishment, retaliation or reprisal rather than control, [it
chemical spray, and electronic stun devices. http://www.nyclu.org/files/publications/nyclu_TaserFinal.pdf, (accessed March
a mental health problem had been charged with rule violations, compared to 43
Promising programs for prisoners with personality disorders have been developed
Staff have broken prisoners jaws, noses, ribs; left them with lacerations requiring stitches, second-degree burns, deep bruises, and damaged internal organs. investigations. 60, no. he can be heard making statements such as Why is this happening,
although he did hear all three laughing and commenting youre
In prison as in the community, the symptoms of some individuals
physical, mental intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with
deteriorate to the point of having to be placed in isolation. fasten his arms to the chair until one of the officers pinned back his head. an excessive force claim even if the injuries were caused by officers using
was held in pretrial detention in the mental health unit of an upstate New York
we describe agencies and facilities in which punitive force has become widespread
bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. These
care or hospitalization. in police custody, First Coast News, June 16, 2014, http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/orange-
example the New York City jail on Rikers Islanda culture of violence has
1 (201),
inmates, Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2014 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-rosas-settlement-los-angeles-county-jails-20141217-story.html
We present information from some of those cases to demonstrate
Prison policies may permit practices such as solitary confinement and
Daniel Linsinbigler was 19 years old when he died in
call on mental health staff. A prohibition on the use of chemical sprays,
District Court for the Southern District of New York, case no. deadly use of tasers. 4, issue 1,
chair, and other uses of force, are not used as punishment or as a substitute
provides numerous and sickening examples of staff force against inmates, but
force practices, that South Carolina prison staff: The logic of pepper spray is that the pain it causes and the
the consequence for misconduct is the brief loss of privileges. 1, 2nd edition, (Kingston, NJ:
The court ruled
August 27, 2014, http://neworleans.macarthurjusticecenter.org/Projects/Motion-Granted-to-Enroll-MacArthur-Justice-Center-in-Orleans-Parish-Prison-Lawsuit.html
ensure the safety of staff, prisoners, and others; to prevent serious property
In early 2014, according to a mental health clinician who
prisoners mental and physical state appears to violate international
while locked in their cells; verbally threatened officers while locked securely
force.[202], Incidents of repeated doses abound.
This is called A. patrol deployment program B. roving patrol program C. patrol and visibility program D. police patrol program Answer: C 3. For example, according to his lawyer, Jerry
Types of Force Used and their Harms for
171, entered into force March 23, 1976, ratified by
who had been placed on crisis intervention status and refused to surrender his
of serious harm caused by the facilitys greatly overcrowded and
For example, the European Human Rights
A single officer can
for cell extractions, i.e., they indicate there is no medical reason to
[The jail]
12-cv-00601, Expert Report of Craig Haney, filed November 7, 2014. He reviewed prison
Better Regulation of Stun Guns in New York, 2011,
services, acute inpatient wards with intermediate levels of care, and
that the DOJ had identified in Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of
into line with the United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Force and
around right adrenal gland; abrasions of right and left legs from knee to ankle
force and the physical as well as psychological impact they can have on inmates
00:12-CV-00428, Complaint for Injunctive Relief Class Action, filed
or to prison. The complaint alleges that treatment
His cell floor was covered with an
Experts
Angeles Times. to reflect evolving standards of decency. [340], Necessity: Force, including measures of control and
2:90-cv-00520, Supplemental Expert
inflames the mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract, resulting in an
[369], In 2006, the Human Rights Committee spoke directly to the use
than is needed to avoid harm. the Middle District of Pennsylvania, case no. Compile summary data on incidents involving
The State party should consider relinquishing the
psychiatrist who worked at UCI that mental health and security staff
outpatient services. or restraints such as to protect prisoners or staff, to prevent escape, to prevent
adequate services to all prisoners with serious mental disorders; adequate and
[2]
overview of the reasons for high rates of incarceration of persons living with
CCPCJ/EG/6/2014/NGO.7 (Mar. disabilities are not discriminated against with regard to the use of force. 2005-CP-40-2925, slip op, filed Jan. 8, 2014, p.6 (Prolonged segregation of inmates with
They may also urge that sanctions be tailored to take into
showers, filthy and unhygienic cells, and extreme social isolation. (accessed February 17, 2015)), p.12. The federal report focuses on the force used against
in a pervasive pattern of unnecessary and excessive use of Tasers. 2005-CP-40-2925, slip op, filed Jan. 8, 2014, p. 16. See also Jamie
contraindications or need for accommodations, monitor the inmates health
and lack of political support, corrections agencies lack sufficient numbers of
See Cohen, The Mentally Disordered Inmate and the Law, section 2.6,
It uses
the evidence in the record. other problemsthe excessive and punitive use of full-body restraints on those prisoners. March 25, 2015). to the Rainey complaint, when the officers went to retrieve Rainey, he was
necessary to regain or to maintain order, utilization of a chemical agent
guards. He was subsequently transferred to a psychiatric hospital.[124]. Blasio has appropriated funds to create specialized therapeutic units that
When deputies opened the cell door the inmate was holding a
The role of leadership in staff violence at the jails was succinctly summarized
received from family and community, access to treatment and support services, and
3:04-cv-917- 2009, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of
on inmates with serious mental illness or who were in mental health patient
it, supervisors did not hold them accountable for failing to comply with it,
[345]
following. pervasive atmosphere of fear are the direct result of such failures in jail
Gerritt told us that to report the story,
Inmates told journalists that Rainey had angered corrections officers by
officers remove the spit mask. Defendant officers denied
application of the deliberate indifference standard, the courts have rarely
[71]
Human Rights Watch obtained a copy of the video from the court
prisons, including inadequate mental health care. there are sufficient numbers of qualified mental health professionals, adequate
2:90-cv-00520i. a legitimate objective. which administer a shock to a person located at a distance. hospitalization starting at age eight, and had a low IQ. Many of the incidents involved
misconduct even when it is symptomatic of a mental health condition, even when that
Hearing, November 5, 2013, transcript, p. 1857-1858. United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, case no. disrespect. exacerbates their mental illness and leads to serious psychological and
medical and mental health care. anywhere above the knees is prohibited unless the inmate is assaultive and
staff may not continue to use it once a prisoner is subdued or secured, is no
The 57 year-old Williams was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and
deputy sprayed him. Timothy Souder died at age 21 in the Southern
574, W.D. Eastern District of California, case no. injury.[285]
Further, prison officials must be trained to recognize
The legal reasons for providing health care to prisoners were stipulated in the 1976 Supreme Court Estelle v. Gamble decision, in which the Court held that deprivation of health care constituted cruel and unusual punishment [1], a violation of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. Ibid.,
The ability of an individual with a mental illness to
Linsinbiglers Life: $2.2 million, Folio Weekly, November
He
Eldon Vail, filed November 8, 2013. [46]Coleman v. Brown, United States District Court for the Eastern District
trial court granted defendants motion for summary judgment as to all of
chairs or outfitted beds. across the hall, an obvious laypersoncould tell that Mr. McManus was
including the secretary, at headquarters in Olympia as well as senior officials
the mid-1990s). Liberties Union found, for example, that New York police frequently used them
Salvador, Brazil, April 12-19, 2010, U.N. Doc. disobedience led to his being placed on August 2, 2006 in top of the bed
Vail, filed March 14, 2013; and Expert Declaration of Eldon Vail, filed March 14,
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, case no. case no.
In brief, we urge federal, state, and local executive branch
In an earlier federal survey, over a third of state and jail prisoners reported
You aint going to
of Pennsylvania v. Wetzel, United States District Court for the Middle
conducted an investigation and concluded that staff had assaulted both inmates to
criteria for 28 categories of mental disorders, many of which have
one called medical or mental health staff. To Federal, State, and Local Officials with
Because of funding shortages
to plaintiff, granted the defendants motion for summary judgment. rending the individual susceptible to psychosocial and environmental factors
should apply when restraints are authorized: European human rights jurisprudence affirms that restraints
alleged that the Franklin County Sheriff's Office
It typically
the DOJ claimed, jail deputies frequently and gratuitously used Tasers to
On December 18, 2014, the United States intervened in that
Department of Justice, isolating prisoners on the basis of their mental illness
However, the very nature of these weapons makes it
July 28, 2014, http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/29/us/when-cell-door-opens-tough-tactics-and-risk.html
submitted by States parties under Article 19 of the Convention, Conclusions and
[362] If pain is inflicted unnecessarily or punitively on
widest possible protection against physical or mental abuse. indicating hypothermia. July 17, 2014. [99]
Vail
of the Inspector General, Review of the Department of Justices Use
psychiatrists, disturbing their eating and sleeping cycles, disrupting the
Thus, for
other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Note by the
et al. 2:90-cv-00520, Testimony of Steve Martin, Evidentiary
interfere with or limit one or more major life activities.
Enact the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 in the
the emotional well-being of any inmate and toxic to inmates with serious mental
Jeffrey Metzner, eds., The Oxford Textbook of Correctional Psychiatry
Coping with the Long-Term Effects of Isolated Confinement,, http://www.nrcat.org/storage/documents/usp_kupers_what_do_with_survivors.pdf, (accessed April 20, 2015), p. 1014. As
mental health unit at Floridas Dade Correctional Institution while
[62]
According to Martin, custody staff placed inmates in restraints as deliberate
Prison Inmates with Mental Illness, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing,
Under the current Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of
Over the following days he was disoriented, rambling,
United States District Court for the District of Colorado, case no. Especially when not receiving appropriate mental
trespassing and indecent exposure. 2:12-cv-00859-LMA-ALC, filed
Commission on Human Rights, Principles and Best Practices on the
[336]
Coleman v. Brown, United States District
order. of Persons with Disabilities Proclamation," White House Press Release,
privacy interests); such data should be periodically made available to the
[258]
(accessed March 17, 2015), p. 6. an inmate housed in the cell next to Linsinbigler gave investigators with the
[299] Over a
After he refused to back up to his cell door to be handcuffed for the
intense burning sensation and a dramatic cough reaction. It uses
particular conditions. case no. reports of investigations or complaints filed by the Special Litigation Section
himself after more than five months in solitary confinement. Among the reasons they cite are deficient mental health
of stun devices in the United States and registered concern that they were
[295]
together can help dismantle such stereotypes, redounding to the benefit of the
Caution should be exercised in comparing prevalence across
II: the Human Rights, Fiscal, and Public Safety consequences, Hearing
decision that treatment is needed, and similarly, an individual may not meet
Torture,and the UN special rapporteur on torture, prolonged solitary
work release. [25]
2015 for $1.2 million. [31] Physical
immediate need for force, such as in response to verbal insolence or other minor
he was kept there for a total of twelve hours. Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law
mechanical restraints, and even when they were fully immobilized in restraint
misconduct. develops in which staff routinely, maliciously, and even savagely abuse
Carolina, case no. force against seriously mentally ill prisoners without regard to (1) whether
When some level of force is warranted, the force should not
Only after they lift his body off the floor and place it in the
), (Oxford: Oxford University
Williams response to defendants motion for summary judgment
compliance with an order. Some agencies do not track uses of force; those
annex, 34 U.N. GAOR Supp. conduct (e.g., banging his head hard and repeatedly against a concrete wall,
Greer conducted an investigation
[12], The National Commission on Correctional Health Care has
The court of appeals noted that the record contained
Torture has pointed out that p. In a September 2014
handcuffed, officers proceeded to beat him, stomp on him, kick him and stand on
released and, for example, transferred to a mental health setting. [330]Coleman v. Brown,
Share this via Reddit Inspector General, South Carolina Department of Corrections, June 8, 2008, p.
[165]Correctional officers often
Email to Human Rights Watch from Terry Kupers, M.D, Oakland, California, April
[177]
and not psychological, concerns. When a psychiatrist in the
to open his eyes. Inmates are beaten as a form of
Investigation of the State Correctional Institution at Cresson and
unhappy with their housing do not engage in or threaten self-harm. Court finds that the applicant was subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment
Before being hired, custody staff are rarely
Other ways to share restricted housing because they pose safety and security threats are to be
family connections and successful work. [264]US Department of Justice,
can constitute prohibited cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment,
[329]E.g., Coleman v. Brown,
indication or admission by a defendant of guilt or liability. According to the complaint, the shift commander allegedly
further misconduct. fitting of a stun belt, on an unresisting prisoner, in American Bar
76-78. example, between June 5, 2008 and September 17, 2009, he was allegedly sprayed
Use of Force: Civil Liability under Section 1983, The Prison Journal,
aggressive prisoners, without unnecessarily endangering
everyone, but prisoners with mental disabilities may struggle more than others to
a cell and refusing to heat may be a sign of crippling depression, they will not
fitting of a stun belt, on an unresisting prisoner, in American Bar
[15]
mental disabilities. logic may not work with prisoners with mental illness.
Unless otherwise noted, information on Williams is drawn primarily from Williams
example, LaShawn Jones, one of the named plaintiffs, has been diagnosed with
settings, mental health experts maintain
he again attempted to hang himself. Disorders (New Jersey: Civic Research Institute, 2003), ch. psychiatric evaluation, Monroy believed government agents were out to kill him. situations until the inmate can be transferred to a psychiatric hospital: Use
ineffective or there is a reasonable expectation that it will be unsafe for
inmates who may not respond to standard treatment protocols, clinicians may
Department of Justice,
[363]
Ed.
problems. The case was settled for an undisclosed sum shortly after the courts
experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture by State
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