在内部死亡:监狱监护人死亡的诉讼模式
Taleed El-Sabawi1,2, Shelly R Weizman1, Somer M Brown1
1O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
概括
监狱死亡导致数以百万计的诉讼. 官员使用武力案件获得最高奖项,而自杀和疾病仍然是导致死亡的主要原因,特别是在拘留的前24小时内.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 法律研究 法律研究
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
背景情况:
- 每年针对监狱的私人诉讼总计数以百万美元计.
- 监狱监禁中的死亡导致了众多由遗产提出的法律案件.
- 关于监狱死亡诉讼的现有数据是分散的,难以分析的.
研究的目的:
- 为了分析一套针对监狱因监禁死亡而提起的诉讼的新型数据集.
- 量化监狱死亡诉讼的财务影响.
- 确定主要的死亡原因和相关的诉讼结果.
主要方法:
- 从监狱死亡诉讼的诉讼记录和案例报告开发了一个新的数据集.
- 对原告总额超过2.92亿美元的赔偿金进行分析.
- 根据原因对死亡进行分类,包括使用武力,自杀,疾病和与物质有关的问题.
主要成果:
- 原告的总奖金超过了2.92亿美元.
- 涉及军官使用武力的案件获得了最高的平均奖金 ($2,243,079).
- 自杀是最常见的死亡原因,紧随其后的是身体疾病并发症. 近20%的病例与毒品或酒精有关.
结论:
- 监狱死亡的诉讼代表了相当大的财务负担.
- 官员使用武力导致实质性的法律奖励.
- 自杀,疾病和药物滥用是干预措施的关键领域,以减少监狱死亡和随后的诉讼,特别是在最初的24小时内.
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