Written by In October 2021, former inmate Valmir Xhemajli filed a lawsuit alleging that he was beaten and pepper-sprayed by two unnamed sheriff’s officers after refusing to wear an unnecessary straitjacket. The incident reportedly left him with a collapsed lung and other injuries. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office stated that an internal affairs investigation refuted many of Xhemajli’s allegations, but the officers involved were disciplined for violations of the agency’s standard operating procedures. ([patch.com](https://patch.com/new-jersey/mahwah/former-inmate-beaten-bergen-co-sheriffs-officers-lawsuit-alleges?utm_source=openai))
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