Jury Awards $42.75M in ‘Jailed to Death’ Case Over Man's Death in Custody

Landmark Verdict in Erie Moore Jr. Case

• 🎯 A federal jury has ordered LaSalle Corrections, a major private jail operator, to pay $42.75 million to the family of Erie Moore Sr.
• ⚖️ The verdict comes after a decade-long fight for justice following Moore Sr.'s death in 2015.

Treatment and Death in Custody

• ⛓️ Erie Moore Sr. was arrested for disturbing the peace and spent only 36 hours in the Richwood Correctional Center.
• 💥 Inside the jail, guards were seen on video pepper-spraying Moore and body-slamming him headfirst.
• 🏥 He later died of brain injuries sustained during his brief incarceration.

Systematic Failures and Legal Battle

• 📉 The jury found LaSalle Corrections and its jailers responsible, citing systematic failures by the company to prioritize safety over profit.
• 🎬 Jurors reviewed disturbing video evidence of the guards' conduct and other newly revealed footage.
• ✊ The family expressed pride in their perseverance, vowing to continue their fight for justice over the past 10 years.

Ongoing Operations

• 🏢 LaSalle Corrections continues to operate the Richwood Correctional Center, currently housing immigration detainees under a federal contract.