MONROE, La. — A federal jury has awarded $42.75 million to the family of a Louisiana man who died behind bars at a jail operated by LaSalle Corrections.
The case involves Erie Moorel Sr., a 57-year-old man who died a decade ago while being held at Richwood Correctional Center, a Monroe, La., facility run by LaSalle. WFAA first detailed his story in 2020 as part of its Jailed to Death series, which examined deaths inside jails operated by LaSalle Corrections.
In its verdict, the jury found the negligence of the company and its guards led to Moore’s death. The jury awarded $1.5 million for pain and suffering, $6 million to each of his three adult children for wrongful death, and $23.25 million in punitive damages.
“They just treated my father like he wasn't a human being,” said hi