THE ATLANTA VOICE - “While the vast majority of our law enforcement officers perform their duties bravely, professionally, and with honor, those few who abuse their power must be held accountable,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine. “Our constitution prohibits law enforcement officers from using unreasonable force. Without justification, Sheriff Hill allegedly ordered four detainees to be strapped into restraint chairs for hours. In so doing, he caused pain and injury to the detainees in his care. Sheriff Hill’s actions, as alleged by the Grand Jury, deprived the citizens he was sworn to protect of their civil rights. Such abuses of power not only harm the victims, they also erode the community’s trust in law enforcement.”| By Itoro N. Umontuen | The Atlanta Voice Tuesday morning, Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill was indicted for alleged civil rights abuses to detainees in Clayton County Jail. The indictment cites the sheriff’s office’s use of restraint chairs against four inmates. The indictment also alleges the sheriff ordered his employees to use excessive force at the jail […]
