Cody Eyre’s family claims that the city of Fairbanks and the Alaska Department of Public Safety failed to properly train officers to respond to a mental health crisis, and that officers used excessive force.
"wrongful death lawsuit"
Family of man who died in Anchorage jail files wrongful death lawsuit against the state
The lawsuit alleges that the state was negligent in training employees to recognize and respond to the needs of mentally ill prisoners and that it was negligent in supervising those employees.