THE VOICE OF MODESTO

This is a part fo the claim that will be placed before the county Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

Date and Place of Incident:

April 13, 2009, Stanislaus County Jail, Modesto, California.

Facts of Incident on Which Claim is Based:

Craig Prescott died while in custody at the Stanislaus County Jail on April 13, 2010. He died in the jail’s safety cell following a forcible extraction from a jail cell. Mr. Prescott was apparently suffering from a psychotic “break” and was behaving in a bizarre manner. Sheriff’s deputies decided to move him to the jail safety cell. In extracting him from his jail cell and in placing him in the safety cell, deputies used unreasonable and excessive force against Mr. Prescott including the use of Tasers and clubs (ASPs). Such force was a proximate cause of Mr. Prescott’s death. In addition, Sheriff’s personnel knew that Mr. Prescott was suffering from severe psychotic symptoms throughout his period of incarceration and failed to provide him with adequate medical and psychiatric care, thereby proximately causing his death. 

Claimant’s Address:

            c/o Law Offices of John L. Burris

            7677 Oakpoart Blvd., Suite 1120

            Oakland, California  94621