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Mental illness in prisons goes untreated, resulting in deaths: lawsuit
As Marcus Penman slammed his head in opposition to a cell door whereas struggling a psychological well being episode, not one Kentucky state jail guard tried calming him down. And no psychological well being care supplier was known as to deescalate the disaster.
As a substitute, a 40-minute video obtained by USA TODAY confirmed a detention officer pepper-spray Penman 3 times in the face, then tase him six occasions – together with with an electrical shock that lasted 18 seconds. A crew of six officers – none of whom had any extraction coaching – dragged Penman out of his cell.