Oliver v. Cleveland Indians Baseball Co. Ltd. Partnership

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{¶ 1} This case began with the detonation of an explosive device during a Cleveland Indians baseball game; the explosion injured four persons. Appellees Donald Krieger and Clifton Oliver were arrested at the stadium and were taken into police custody, along with a third person with whom they had attended the game, on suspicion of their involvement in the explosion.1 While in custody, appellees suffered from poor conditions in the jail and harsh treatment by the jailers.

{¶ 2} Although a grand jury indicted appellees on several counts of aggravated arson and felonious assault, these charges…