Case of man losing leg due to prison negligence heads to court
Against the odds, 55-year old Michael Tarver’s case is heading to trial. Tarver’s case is another example of gross negligence leading to cruel and unusual punishment of inmates in Georgia’s prisons and detention centers. In a state where inmates are chronically neglected and denied medical treatment, courts are full of inmates suing for negligence. Tarver got lucky; his case caught the eye of attorney Mike Brown. “You don’t see these kinds of cases go forward