Quadriplegic inmate paralyzed in beating sues state Corrections department over injuries.

[StevieM]

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A lawyer for a female inmate who was brutally beaten by staff at Lowell Correctional Institution and is now a quadriplegic is asking a federal judge to intervene so they can document the extent of her injuries in her pending lawsuit against the state.

Cheryl Weimar, 51, who has a history of mental illness and physical disabilities, is being cared for in a hospital in Ocala, near Lowell, the state's main prison for women and the largest women's prison in the nation.

The Department of Corrections has refused to let Tallahassee lawyer Ryan Andrews or his team take photos of Weimar since the Aug. 21 attack, first reported by the Miami Herald.

“We’re allowed to see her but not photograph her,” Andrews said. “If she was in prison we would need a court order to take photos but she’s in a hospital. What is the security risk?”

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2019/09/04/quadriplegic-inmate-sues-state-over-beating/2207931001/

[kcr]

1. Guards aren't even fired

They should be arrested for attempted murder.

[StevieM]

2. Agreed. This was absolutely an attempted murder.

It is sickening--but not surprising--that they are getting away with this.

[kcr]

3. I hope this story gets more widespread attention

So there is more pressure for justice. The Miami Herald actually did an expose on this prison back in 2015 and it doesn't seem to have done much good. Instead, we have things like exploitative "documentaries" from Netflix.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. Fuck the carceral state.