The appeals court ruling stated the trial court erred when it allowed photos of a dying inmate and testimony about inmate deaths into evidence.
“This is the United States of America, it’s not a third world country, there’s no excuse to treat other human beings in this manner,” stated Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge Patricia Cosgrove during sentencing. Judge Cosgrove was brought to Cleveland to preside over the trial.
Mills didn’t offer an apology or statement at his sentencing, but his lawyer did maintain his innocence and said other people need to be held accountable for the jail’s breakdown.
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