>Users:   login   |  register       > email     > people    


3 Former Corrections Officers Found Not Guilty In Death Of Bridgewater State Hospital Patient
By wbur.org
Published: 12/12/2017

Three former corrections officers at Bridgewater State Hospital have been found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a mentally ill patient they forcibly put into restraints eight years ago.

Former guards Derek Howard, John Raposo and George Billadeau were also found not guilty of criminal civil rights violations. The verdicts came Monday from Plymouth Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Locke.

Joshua Messier, a 23-year-old with a history of paranoid schizophrenia, assaulted a corrections officer on May 4, 2009, at the facility, and was then placed in a "four-point restraint" by guards.

Read More.





Comments:

  1. hamiltonlindley on 04/14/2020:

    How have your spirits been while under quarantine for COVID-19? We are hopefully halfway through this pandemic’s impact on our economy. It has been a difficult road for us all. It has taught us about our better-and worse-natures. Hamilton Lindley explains how it has impacted his family and work life balance in this latest blog article about how to invest time that we’ve been given to make ourselves better than when we began.

  2. hamiltonlindley on 02/17/2020:

    If you are a chief financial officer looking for leadership coaching then Hamilton Lindley is a superb resource. He shares personal stories about mental health that are vulnerable and helpful for all.

  3. hamiltonlindley on 02/17/2020:

    If you are a chief financial officer looking for leadership coaching then Hamilton Lindley is a superb resource. He shares personal stories about mental health that are vulnerable and helpful for all.


Login to let us know what you think

User Name:   

Password:       


Forgot password?





correctsource logo




Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of The Corrections Connection User Agreement
The Corrections Connection ©. Copyright 1996 - 2024 © . All Rights Reserved | 15 Mill Wharf Plaza Scituate Mass. 02066 (617) 471 4445 Fax: (617) 608 9015