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| Lawsuit: Inmate denied treatment after suffering in hot van |
| By abqjournal.com- Mary Hudetz |
| Published: 10/06/2015 |
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former New Mexico inmate has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Corrections and two state corrections officers, saying they left him and several other shackled prisoners to suffer unattended in a van with inadequate ventilation on a hot summer day. The lawsuit filed in state court by Isaha Casias, of Hesperus, Colorado, describes a scene of panic inside an enclosed, crowded vehicle parked outside the state penitentiary in Santa Fe two years ago. Some inmates passed out, including Casias, while others yelled and rocked the van in an effort to seek help, according to the lawsuit. Casias was convicted in 2013 of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felon, according to court records, and was released in August 2014. His lawsuit alleges officers Taracina Morgan and Herman Gonzales on July 11, 2013, left him and 10 other inmates in the van because, despite knowing conditions could be harmful to prisoners. Casias’ attorney Matthew Coyte, of Albuquerque, said his office has received multiple complaints stemming from treatment during transport rides, which he contends are notorious among prisoners. But Casias’ experience represented one of the worst cases Coyte had reviewed, the attorney said. Read More. |
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