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• Buffalo approves $300,000 settlement for jailhouse assault
  The City of Buffalo will pay $300,000 to Shaun P. Porter, who was assaulted by a former cellblock attendant while in custody in the Buffalo police lockup. - Deidre Williams of The Buffalo News
• Two Buffalo officers did nothing to stop cellblock beating, police sources say
  Two Buffalo police officers stood by and watched as a cellblock attendant beat a handcuffed prisoner they had arrested. - Lou Michel of The Buffalo News
• BPD Cell Block Attendant Sentenced For Violating The Civil Rights Of An Individual In Custody
  U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Matthew Jaskula, 27, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of willfully depriving another of their constitutional rights under color of law resulting in bodily injury, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. - U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of New York
• BPD Cell Block Attendant Pleads Guilty To Violating The Civil Rights Of An Individual In Custody
  Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Matthew Jaskula, 27, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to a one-count indictment previously filed against him. Specifically, Jaskula pled guilty to the crime of willfully depriving another of their constitutional rights under color of law resulting in bodily injury before U.S. District Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. - U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of New York

Videos

• Video: Buffalo police watch as handcuffed defendant is beaten

  CW: A cellblock attendant grabs an Shaun P. Porter and slammed his face into a door, causing him to collapse and strike his face on the floor and bleed profusely. After dragging Porter down the hall and hitting him in the head again, he is placed in a restraint chair.