Day: July 27, 2015

The use of excessive force by police officers has certainly taken center stage lately in some high profile incidents like the one that occurred in Ferguson, Missouri. In a lesser profile case, the United States Supreme Court recently set forth a new standard for use of force by police and jailers against persons accused but not yet convicted of a crime. In a case known as Kingsley v. Hendrickson, the Court ruled that suspects in detainment awaiting trial are due the same standard as persons who are in the process of being arrested. Previous to the Court’s ruling, a person who had been convicted of a crime and was alleging use