Is $8.3 million justice in the death of Kansas teenager? Can repeat cases be prevented? - Newton Kansan

Is $8.3 million justice in the death of Kansas teenager? Can repeat cases be prevented? - Newton Kansan

By: Mark McCormick A Sedgwick County federal court jury recently awarded C.J. Lofton’s family $8.3 million in compensation for Lofton’s death at the hands of juvenile intake officers. They held Lofton facedown for more than 30 minutes, killing him. “It’s a good development in the world of prolonged prone restraint in terms of a jury acknowledging how dangerous it is and the fact that it can be fatal,” John Marrese, an attorney for the family, to…