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Wyoming and CMS Settle Suit Over Diabetic Prisoner’s Loss of Foot
Wyoming and CMS Settle Suit Over Diabetic Prisoner's Loss of Foot
by Matthew T. Clarke
In June 2006, CMS, the State of Wyoming and a prison doctor settled a lawsuit involving a prisoner who had to have his lower right leg amputated following dismally inadequate medical care.
Salvatore Lucido is ...
by Matthew T. Clarke
In June 2006, CMS, the State of Wyoming and a prison doctor settled a lawsuit involving a prisoner who had to have his lower right leg amputated following dismally inadequate medical care.
Salvatore Lucido is ...
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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
- Massachusetts District Court: FBI Ordered to Pay $101.7 Million for Malicious Prosecution, by Michael Rigby
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Clarification:
- Maryland Prison Audit Reveals Potential Fraud “Undetectable”, by Michael Rigby
- Florida Supreme Court Enacts Rules Regulating “Super Sealing” of Court Records, by David Reutter
- Final Report on Ohio Prisoner Reentry Study, by G.A. Bowers
- Minnesota Sanction for Sex Offender Treatment Refusal Violates Fifth Amendment
- “War on Terror” Whistleblowers, Dissenters are Fired, Prosecuted; Plaintiff’s Lawyers Help Turn Them In, by Alex Friedmann
- Arkansas Prisoner Denied Kosher Diet Awarded $1,500
- 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
- South Carolina Prisoner Assaulted By Guards Awarded $600,000
- Wyoming and CMS Settle Suit Over Diabetic Prisoner’s Loss of Foot, by Matthew Clarke
- San Mateo County, California, Settles Strip-Search Suit for $1.9 Million
- Tenth Circuit Upholds BOP Guard’s Abuse Convictions
- Texas Parole Board Revamps Urinalysis Procedures
- GAO Audit: Alien Detention Facilities Suffer Continuing Deficiencies, by John Dannenberg
- 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
- New Jersey Supreme Court Orders DOC to Codify Prisoner Healthcare Responsibilities, by John Dannenberg
- $1.6 Million Settlements by PHS and Hillsborough County in Death of Baby Born in Florida Jail, by David Reutter
- Eighth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment Dismissal of Excessive Force Claims
- Confidential Settlement for Alabama Prisoners Killed in Road Work Crew
- New Law Bars Hawaii Prison Officials from Canceling Visits
- $100 Million In Restitution Fines Collected From California Prisoners Since 1992
- Probation Condition Restricting Pets at Residence Held Overbroad
- 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
- “Liberal” Pleading Construction Reveals Negligent Guard Theory Claim
- Findings of Fact by Indiana Disciplinary Panel Not Entitled toPresumption of Correctness for Federal Habeas Purposes, by John Dannenberg
- Texas Allows Actual Innocence Claim in Non-Capital Habeas Actions
- Unsupported Penile Plethysmograph Testing as Condition of Release Rises to Due Process Violation, Creates Liberty Interest
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- Mere Possibility of Parole Insufficient to Prevent Texas Prisoners’ Parental Rights Termination, by Matthew Clarke
- On Appeal Texas Prisoner Acquitted of Damaging Jail Furnishing
- Ohio Juvenile Wards Entitled to Attorneys to Pursue 1983 Actions
- Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Mississippi Retaliation For Letters to a Newspaper Claim
- News in Brief:
- Notice of Appeal Deemed Filed When Presented to Prison Officials; Burden on State to Refute
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- Former Oregon Prison Guard Sergeant Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Imprisoned Women, Aug. 1, 2025
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- Over One-Third of Older Texas Prisoners Suffering Cognitive Impairment, July 15, 2025
- Kansas Supreme Court Revives Prisoner’s Challenge to Loss of Parental Rights, June 1, 2025
- Fifth Circuit Reinstates Baha’i Texas Prisoner’s Dietary Claim, June 1, 2025
- $5.6 Million Settlement for California Prisoner’s Wife Strip-searched During Visit, June 1, 2025
- Academic Study of Prison Guards’ Use of Excessive Force Details Sad State of Civil Rights for Abused Prisoners, June 1, 2025
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- Over One-Third of Older Texas Prisoners Suffering Cognitive Impairment, July 15, 2025. Geriatric Classification, Medical, Failure to Treat, Elderly Defendants.
- $400,000 Jury Verdict for Medical Neglect Resulting in Amputation of Alabama Prisoner’s Toes, Jan. 15, 2025. Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Amputations, Settlements, Deliberate Indifference.
- Trends Show Mortality Risks Increase with Higher Jail Turnover Rates, Dec. 15, 2024. Medical, Wrongful Death, Mental Health.
- Arrested for Stealing Snacks, Baltimore Diabetic Dies in Jail, Aug. 15, 2024. Diabetes, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Fraud and Theft Loss.
- Washington Superior Court Says Jail Cannot Bill Poor Detainees for Medical Care, May 1, 2024. Medical, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Booking Fees.
- Potential Dangers of Medical Monitors, April 15, 2024. Medical, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance.
- Arizona Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Corizon Health in State Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Diabetes, April 1, 2024. Corizon, Diabetes, Failure to Treat.
- Wellpath Held in Contempt in Suit at California Jail, March 1, 2024. California Forensic Medical Group, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Dental Care, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Mental Health.
- Sick Georgia Prisoners Forced to Choose Between Treatment and Early Release, March 1, 2024. Work Release, Commentary/Reviews, Medical, Hepatitis, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
- California Slowed, But Not Barred from “Dumping” Sick, Indigent Parolees on Public Hospitals, March 1, 2024. Medical, Injunctions, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Medical Care/Treatment, Compassionate Release.