That's when instances of officer brutality or uses of excessive force occur, he said. (businessinsider.com)
Police brutality is use of excessive force resulting in catastrophic personal injury or wrongful death to the person being arrested. (cochranfirmdc.com)
The report found rampant use of excessive force by correction officers, the overuse of solitary confinement and an ineffectual system of investigating assaults by guards. (nytimes.com)