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Denise Harris

Denise Harris (Dayton, OH: 2008) is blind woman who also has cancer. On July 7, 2008, the police arrived at her house asking for her son. The police office grabbed Harris, threw her onto a futon, pulled at her clothes, and tasered her. Only after she was tasered did he realize she was blind. Harris was charged with resisting arrest.

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Ishmail Thompson

Ishmail was arrested in Pennsylvania amidst a mental health crisis, and the mental health specialist at the county jail said he should be sent to

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Adrain Kimbrough

Adrain Kimbrough, 35, has mental illness, and died after being assaulted by another incarcerated person in an Alabama prison. Adrain’s sister stated that he was

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