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| Family Seeks $204 Million for Inmate's Death |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 07/01/2002 |
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The family of an inmate from Connecticut who died two years ago after being shocked with a stun gun filed a $204 million lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court. The family of Lawrence Frazier contend the policies and procedures at the supermax Wallens Ridge State Prison in Wise fostered a climate of excessive force that led to Frazier's death. The lawsuit claims that Frazier went into diabetic shock after he was restrained repeatedly with 50,000 volts of electricity from a stun gun during a struggle with officers on June 29, 2000. Frazier, who was 50, died five days later. He was serving a 30- to 60-year sentence for rape. John Fishwick, a Roanoke lawyer who filed the lawsuit, said the allegations are based on incident reports from the Department of Corrections. ''Our case is built on the defendant's own records, and we think it's a strong foundation as we go forward,'' Fishwick said. Larry Traylor, spokesman for the Department of Corrections, declined to comment, saying he had not seen the lawsuit. Earlier this year, Connecticut agreed to pay nearly $2 million to settle lawsuits involving Frazier's death and the suicide of a mentally ill 20-year-old who had less than one year left to serve. |
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