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$1.6 Million Settlements by PHS and Hillsborough County in Death of Baby Born in Florida Jail
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2007
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2007, page 32
by David M. Reutter
Filed under:
Prison Health Services,
OB/GYN,
Immunity/Liability,
Municipal Liability,
Contractor Liability.
Locations:
Florida,
Tennessee.
Inadequate medical care by Prison Health Services (PHS) has resulted in yet another death and $1.6 million in settlements for the mother of a baby boy who was born over a cell toilet at Florida's Hillsborough County Jail (HCJ).
Incarcerated for prostitution, Kimberly Grey was also …
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More from this issue:
- Little State, Big Problems: Maine’s Prison Crisis Continues Unabated, by Lance Tapley
- Old Media Access Consent Decrees Violated in Maine, by Lance Tapley
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Massachusetts District Court: FBI Ordered to Pay $101.7 Million for Malicious Prosecution, by Michael Rigby
- Maryland Prison Audit Reveals Potential Fraud “Undetectable”, by Michael Rigby
- Clarification:
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- Final Report on Ohio Prisoner Reentry Study, by G.A. Bowers
- Minnesota Sanction for Sex Offender Treatment Refusal Violates Fifth Amendment
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- Psych Evaluations Questioned Following D.C. Jail Suicides, by Matthew Clarke
- NY Prisoner Who Crushed Thumb Working at Ski Resort Awarded $40,000
- Illinois Supreme Court Holds Prisoner Medical Co-Payment Fee Can’t Be Deducted From Future Funds, by John Dannenberg
- California’s Solution To Prison Overcrowding: $7.4 Billion To Build 53,000 New Beds, by Marvin Mentor
- $4 Million Settlement In Rape and Beating Death of Mentally Ill New Jersey Prisoner, by Michael Rigby
- $14 Million Verdict Against Louisiana DA’s Office for Wrongful Death Sentence
- Fortress Of Solitude: The Bureau Of Prisons Is As Good At Keeping Prisoners In As It Is At Keeping Reporters Out, by Alan Prendergast
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- Tenth Circuit Upholds BOP Guard’s Abuse Convictions
- GAO Audit: Alien Detention Facilities Suffer Continuing Deficiencies, by John Dannenberg
- Texas Parole Board Revamps Urinalysis Procedures
- Los Angeles County Pays $475,000 In Jail Healthcare Wrongful Death
- Texas Pays $250,000 for Lingering Death of Teen Prisoner, by Michael Rigby
- U.S. Supreme Court: Colorado Prisoner Alleging Injury From Suspension Of Medical Treatment Stated Adequate Claim To Preclude Dismissal, by John Dannenberg
- Massachusetts Guard Accused of Throwing Feces Entitled to Workman’s Compensation
- $1.6 Million Settlements by PHS and Hillsborough County in Death of Baby Born in Florida Jail, by David Reutter
- New Jersey Supreme Court Orders DOC to Codify Prisoner Healthcare Responsibilities, by John Dannenberg
- Eighth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment Dismissal of Excessive Force Claims
- Confidential Settlement for Alabama Prisoners Killed in Road Work Crew
- Probation Condition Restricting Pets at Residence Held Overbroad
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- $100 Million In Restitution Fines Collected From California Prisoners Since 1992
- Absence of Parole Revocation Administrative Appeal Process Entitles Prisoner to Trial Court Determination of Custody Credits, by John Dannenberg
- BOP May Not Foreclose Transfer to Community Corrections Center Based on Length of Remaining Sentence, by John Dannenberg
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- Texas Allows Actual Innocence Claim in Non-Capital Habeas Actions
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