California revises rules on use of force with mentally ill inmates

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California revises rules on use of force with mentally ill inmates

California on Friday announced court-ordered policy changes aimed at curbing the use of force against thousands of mentally ill inmates after video footage showed prisoners screaming as guards doused them in pepper spray. Karlton found that the California prison system's use of force policies had violated the constitutional rights of mentally ill inmates. Filed in federal court in Sacramento, the revisions address the actions prison officials take against mentally ill inmates who refuse to take medications or are otherwise uncooperative, or who may be unable to understand what is happening to them. "The system viewed pepper spray as harmless.

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