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Michigan Jail Injury Lawyer

Michigan jail detainees are entitled to some basic civil and human rights under the law. Just because a person is in jail does not mean that they should be treated with less dignity or should be abused or neglected. Detainees face an often brutal and abusive existence in jail and should not be discarded as social incidentals. Every year, numerous detainees in Michigan jails get injured either by inmate to inmate violence, corrections officer excessive force or abuse, or from the transportation of inmates from one facility to another.

Corrections officers are employed to protect the inmates from harm. Unfortunately correction officer misconduct occurs repeatedly and with total disregard for the rights of the inmates. Corrections officer’s misconduct consists of: An increase in detentions in the U.S. has lead to a decrease in corrections officer tolerance and an over population problem that only promises to get worse. The present corrections facility staff to inmate ratio is inadequate to prevent and protect inmates from violent acts and injuries and that ratio only promises to get worse. In Michigan there are 43 facilities, 10 camps, and a Special Alternative Incarceration (SAI) program that houses close to 50,000 inmates and the inmate population is expected to keep growing. Inmates still have the right to safety, medical attention, and basic human rights. With the correction systems break down due to inmate over population and inadequate staffing, we are bound to see an increase in injuries that can be prevented.

Michigan inmates suffer from all kinds of medical conditions and injuries while in jail that come about either from being detained or from health issues that develop while in jail. These conditions can be treated and/or prevented in many cases. Sometimes these injuries or conditions can be or lead to lifelong problems even after inmates have served their sentences and have been released and/or rehabilitated. They may suffer physical pain and/or may have contracted diseases that will affect them the rest of their lives. The corrections officers are responsible for the safety of the inmates while incarcerated and must act on any reports of inmate violence. However, with the out of control ratio of inmate to guard, the likelihood of violence or injuries being overlooked or disregarded is growing.