The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah announced this week that they have filed a lawsuit on behalf of two former Daggett County Jail inmates that were subject to abuse while incarcerated. The Plaintiffs are listed as Dustin Porter and Steven Drollette who are seeking, quote, “damages and injunctive relief for a pattern of severe cruelty against them while they were incarcerated at the Daggett County Jail.” The complaints describe being shocked by a Taser as entertainment, being attacked by police dogs, being subject to physical assault, threatened with a gun, and denied medical and mental health care. They also contend that State and County employees and officials were aware of the pattern of abuse but failed to take action. “Paying your debt to society does not mean your jailers can shock you with a Taser and attack you with dogs only to later call it ‘fun and games,’” states John Mejia, ACLU of Utah Legal Director and the Plaintiff’s attorney. “…This litigation aims to hold employees and their superiors, at the County and State levels, accountable for patterns of serious abuse at the Daggett County Jail.”
