Multiple complaints made against 3 of 9 JSO corrections officers suspended in Charles Faggart's death, records show

Virginia corrections officers found not guilty in death of inmate

In 2023, the officers were sued by Kymberly Hobbs, whose brother, Charles Givens, was found dead in his cell in February 2022. Givens was severely mentally handicapped.

MCTC officers found not liable in inmate's 2022 death

A six-member federal jury has found five former Marion Correctional Treatment Center officers not liable in the February 2022 death of an intellectually disabled inmate.

Multiple complaints made against 3 of 9 JSO corrections officers suspended in Charles Faggart's death, records show

The concise records of some of the corrections officers suspended show several prior complaints against them from inmates and, in one case, the public.

Federal jury clears former corrections officers following Marion inmate's death

A federal jury has cleared five former correctional officers in a civil suit related to the death of an inmate housed at the Marion Correctional Treatment...

Duval jail death a grim reminder of lingering problems

Charles Faggart’s death, which prompted Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters to suspend eight corrections officers and one sergeant while a criminal investigation is underway, overlaps with years of scrutiny over the jail’s shoddy conditions, as well as high-stakes discussions among city officials about spending up to $1 billion for a new jail in the coming years.

More details released on what led to Duval inmate's death

One week after Charles Faggart was critically injured while an inmate at the Duval County jail, police released a report Monday that recounts a chaotic struggle and medical emergency that ultimately led to Faggart’s death. Much of the report released Monday is blacked out to conceal details during the investigation. But under the category of Suspected Medical Emergency, the report says: “SEIZURE (WITNESSED).” The five-page report was accompanied…