Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers inconsistently report when they’ve injured civilians, thanks in part to a vague use-of-force policy.
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‘They just tackled me to the ground.’ Man left severely injured during JSO arrest
After a struggle with several officers, Michael Norris, who was not armed, was hospitalized with multiple facial, elbow and rib fractures, along with a hemorrhage in his right eye, bruising up and down his body and pain in his lungs from being unable to breathe during the attack, according to UF Health records The Tributary reviewed.
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Family of heart patient who died after Duval jail stay settles lawsuit
The family of a 54-year-old heart-transplant patient who died after a short stay in the Duval County jail settled a federal lawsuit over his death for $300,000.
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JSO officers sic K9 on unarmed man, prompting federal lawsuit
A Jacksonville man is suing the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and three officers, arguing his constitutional rights were violated during a traffic stop when one of those officers sicced a K9 on him and forced him to crawl back to the handler before releasing the dog from his maimed right arm.
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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters settles lawsuit in mother of five’s jail suicide death
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and a corrections officer have settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a woman who killed herself in the Duval County Pretrial Detention Facility after multiple suicide attempts.
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Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office disciplines officers for publicly stripping man
Two JSO officers violated the agency’s strip search policy and a third violated the body camera policy when they stripped a man on a public road.
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Lawsuit: Duval jail’s neglect led to heart transplant recipient’s death
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters faces a new federal lawsuit filed this week by the family of a man who died after a short stint in Duval County’s jail.
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Proposed city legislation would give Jacksonville sheriff more power
At least seven members of the Jacksonville City Council and Sheriff T.K. Waters are attempting to expand the powers of the city’s top law enforcement official regarding the resolution of lawsuits that involve his officers.
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U.S. DOJ says it is ‘monitoring’ brutal arrest by Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers
The U.S. Department of Justice said it is “monitoring” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s brutal arrest of a 24-year-old man who suffered a head injury and a ruptured kidney.
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‘The shooting has to stop’: Jacksonville faith group calls on sheriff for change
Hundreds of Jacksonville residents from a range of spiritual, racial and socioeconomic backgrounds are calling for change from Sheriff T.K. Waters to treat sky-high shooting deaths as an issue rooted in poverty that requires the engagement with all voices citywide.