Man who tore out eyes in jail demands revival of civil rights suit
ATLANTA (CN) -The indifference of officials in Florida's Bay County Jail caused a detainee to slide into a psychotic crisis which ended with him removing his own eyeballs, the man's attorney told an 11th Circuit panel on Wednesday. The federal appeals court will decide whether the ex-detainee can revive a lawsuit claiming his serious mental health needs were ignored. "[Daniel] Bennett was having a
The federal appeals court will decide whether the ex-detainee can revive a lawsuit claiming his serious mental health needs were ignored.
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