University of *294 Missouri at St. Louis in the Administration of Justice Department. Professor Cannon testified that he was familiar with Carillo's prior convictions for crimes of violence against corrections officers, his recent disciplinary record, as well as the current circumstances of his confinement. (Tr. at 14-22).
Professor Cannon agreed with Dr. Profit that Carillo should be reintegrated into the general population of the high security facility. (Tr. at 28). He felt that his recent disciplinary infractions were merely a passive form of resistance, (Tr. at 15), and that moving Carillo back into general population would not pose an undue security risk for the institution since it is a high security facility in which inmates are under very close observation. (Tr. at 50). Professor Cannon concluded that the conditionssecret.

In a statement Friday, Mayor Frank Jackson's office said the city doesn't have a "policy" of asking for details of the payouts to be private and that they are public record. The provisions are added to agreements as part of the negotiating process, sometimes at the request of plaintiffs, Jackson's office said.

The Plain Dealer and Northeast Ohio Media Group requested settlements and judgments paid by the city in police cases early last year. When contacting people for this project, some plaintiffs declined to speak, citing the secrecy clauses.

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Northeast Ohio Media Group and The Plain Dealer reviewed the details of nearly 70 lawsuits against Cleveland officers that resulted in taxpayer payouts over the past decade. The lawsuits alleged that officers used excessive force, made wrongful arrests or