Category: Firm News

Can Families Hold West Virginia Prisons Accountable for Inmate Deaths?

The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is direct and clear: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.” When Nathan Kennedy was taken into custody in the North Central Regional Jail, he was caged, pepper-sprayed without proper decontamination, placed in a spit mask, physically assaulted, tased, […]

Paris Hilton Mentions Miracle Meadows Case in Jamaica Speech

Late last week, celebrity turned child abuse advocate Paris Hilton made a speech in Treasure Beach, Jamaica. She was in the island nation at the invitation of eight American boys who had been recently rescued from Atlantis Leadership Academy, one of many schools worldwide that she contends belongs to the “troubled teen industry.” In her […]