4-28-15 supreme court-excessive force on jail inmates

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is struggling over when jail officials should be held accountable for using excessive force against inmates who are accused — but not yet convicted — of crimes. The argument comes amid a national debate over how police use force in arresting unarmed suspects. The case involves a Wisconsin man in jail pending trial on drug charges. Michael Kingsley claims officers used excessive force while they transferred him to another cell.

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