Convicted armed robber Grady Howie was about 12 months into his six- to 18-year sentence at Lorton Correctional Complex in August 2000 when he was stabbed in the back by another inmate.
Howie sued the District for $1 million, claiming negligence on the part of corrections officers. Last November, the city quickly settled and paid Howie $16,000, in part because D.C. government lawyers noted that Howie’s lawyer, Douglas Sparks, was prepared to show prospective jurors a photo of the 12-inch knife jutting from his client’s back.
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