Nathaniel Jones, 41
Cincinnati, Ohio
November 03, 2003
Agencies: Cincinnati Police Department Ohio
Cause of death: Beating
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Overview 
Died after being refused medical attention, beaten to death with aluminum nightstick; Arbitrary Punishment, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture
Legal Action
Holding: Federal court declines to dismiss a wrongful death action alleging compressional asphyxia. “Putting significant pressure on a suspect’s back while he is in a face-down position after being subdued or incapacitated constitutes excessive force.” Jones v. Cincinnati.
The case, however, marked an important moment in the national debate over restraint that continues to this day. Excited delirium or not, the San Diego police decided, how you restrain someone could in fact mean the difference between life and death. So, it now trains its officers to deal with this situation: don't leave anyone facedown, and make sure you monitor him from the moment of arrest. For three years, not one person has died in police custody.
Additional Resources:
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- http://usuncut.com/black-lives-matter/cincinnati-cop-arrest-charles-harrell/ added March 18, 2016 13:47
- http://www.itsabouttimebpp.com/Links/police_brutality_archives.html added March 18, 2016 13:43
- http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/08a0140p-06.pdf added March 18, 2016 13:35
- http://www.vibe.com/2016/03/black-man-coffee-cincinnati-police-video/ added March 18, 2016 13:32
- http://ipicd.com/Files/Judicial/jones-cincinnati.html added March 18, 2016 13:30
- http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1645824.html added March 18, 2016 13:30
- http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/12/01/man-death-in-fight-with-cincinnati-cops-probed.html added March 18, 2016 13:26
- http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/03/23/loc_loc1a.html added March 18, 2016 13:25
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3-MrFOLXFs added March 18, 2016 13:23
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- https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2003/12/cinc-d03.html added March 18, 2016 13:21
- http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/Article/74635/arbitrary-police-punishments-detentions-killings-torture-extra-judicial-punishments-summary-executions-of-people-of-african-descent-1982-2015 added March 18, 2016 13:19