The family of a Black teen killed by officers at a county jail in Kansas filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against the county and the officers involved.

The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District for Kansas. Five officers who restrained the 17-year-old boy, who reportedly had mental health issues, were named in the lawsuit. According to the filing, the officers involved used excessive force and did nothing when the teen’s health was noticeably in danger.

The lawsuit also claims structural issues at the facility that contributed to the teen’s death were noted in a 2016 state report.

According to an autopsy report, the teen died from “complications of cardiopulmonary arrest” after he was held down by officers. 

The county D.A. said he could not press charges against the officers involved because of the state’s Stand Your Ground law.

More about the circumstances surrounding the teen’s death can be found here.

Opinion: Stand Your Ground laws are ridiculous loopholes states have passed that allow officers and civilians to get away with murder, especially if Black people are the victims. Hopefully the lawsuit succeeds because it seems the only justice that may be served since Kansas’ system doesn’t believe in justice for all.