The Huffington Post: “We Wanted to Find Troubled Jails, So We Counted the Bodies”

In a new, in-depth article, The Huffington Post is reporting on jail death cases nationwide.  The article quotes Budge & Heipt attorney Erik Heipt:

“The American public has no idea what’s taking place, and because of the lack of public awareness, there’s a corresponding lack of public outrage,” said Erik Heipt, a lawyer who represents numerous families of individuals who died in jail during the year HuffPost examined. 

To read the entire article, authored by HuffPost Senior Justice Reporter Ryan J. Reilly, click this link.

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