Attorney Monica Basche was quoted in a recent Baltimore Sun article that reported on a lawsuit she filed alongside Allen Honick of Furman Honick on behalf of their client, Shawn Addison, who was brutally beaten by three prison guards following a routine cell search.
“The correctional officers’ assault on Mr. Addison, which left him severely beaten and permanently injured, is another example of the [Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services’s] repeated failures to properly oversee and manage its staff,” Basche said. “Prisoners may lose their freedom, but they don’t lose their right to be treated safely and humanely. Abuse by correctional officers is unacceptable, and these officers should be held accountable.”
The lawsuit, which was filed in Howard County Circuit Court, brings claims against the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Jessup Correctional Institution (“JCI”) Warden Robert Dean, and three correctional officers who work at JCI. The lawsuit alleges that in December 2023, Addison was brutally beaten by the three defendant correctional officers, resulting in swelling and bruising to the right side of Addison’s face that was so bad his right eye was swollen shut. As a result of the vicious attack, Addison now has permanent damage to his right eye and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as a torn meniscus in his knee.
Read the full story from The Baltimore Sun here.
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Monica represents clients in a diverse range of cases from civil rights litigation. In addition to protecting prisoners’ rights, Monica’s practice also includes disability rights, housing discrimination, and employment discrimination. She also handles commercial litigation and business disputes, including breach of contract and business torts cases. Additionally, Monica represents blind vendors and state licensing agencies in cases involving the Randolph-Sheppard Act, a federal statute that gives blind licensed vendors priority in operating vending facilities on federal properties. Learn more about Monica here.
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