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In an interview with the Guardian, Dr. Ron Martinelli, a forensic criminologist and former detective with the San Jose Police Department, said spit hood devices are used when a prisoner is “biting or spitting” or because of “bloodborne pathogens.”
“You don’t want to get that spit in your eye … because if he’s contagious you’re going to get contaminated. It can cost you your life,” Martinelli said. “So that is definitely a reason why they would put a spit mask on.”
Sharyl Marden’s lawsuit is not the first to complain of how spit masks were used. In October of 2015, Metro County, Tennessee was court ordered to pay $150,000 to settle a case of an intoxicated inmate who died after telling officers he couldn’t breathe while wearing the mask.
In March of 2015, a 19-year-old Clay County, Florida inmate was killed after being maced in the face and then covered with a spit mask. In 2013, a 41-year-old man died after having a spit mask placed on him in a Milwaukee County jail.
In an interview with the Guardian, Dr. Ron Martinelli, a forensic criminologist and former detective with the San Jose Police Department, said spit hood devices are used when a prisoner is “biting or spitting” or because of “bloodborne pathogens.”
“You don’t want to get that spit in your eye … because if he’s contagious you’re going to get contaminated. It can cost you your life,” Martinelli said. “So that is definitely a reason why they would put a spit mask on.”
Sharyl Marden’s lawsuit is not the first to complain of how spit masks were used. In October of 2015, Metro County, Tennessee was court ordered to pay $150,000 to settle a case of an intoxicated inmate who died after telling officers he couldn’t breathe while wearing the mask.
In March of 2015, a 19-year-old Clay County, Florida inmate was killed after being maced in the face and then covered with a spit mask. In 2013, a 41-year-old man died after having a spit mask placed on him in a Milwaukee County jail.