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$400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect
$400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect
by Matt Clarke
On May 1, 2013, the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay a $400,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit after a prisoner suffered multiple seizures and died, having received virtually no …
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- “Deep-Seated Culture of Violence” and Abysmal Medical Care at Rikers Island, by Gary Hunter
- New Mexico Jail Pays $500,000 for Prisoner’s Death, by Derek Gilna
- News in Brief
- Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Standard for Pre-Trial Detainee Excessive Force Claims, by Derek Gilna
- Whether Private Actors Entitled to Qualified Immunity Bypassed Due to Factual Dispute
- Error for Florida Court to Find Action Moot Before Ruling on Motion to Supplement, by David Reutter
- CDCR Adopts New Contraband Rules on Obscene, Gang-related Materials, by Michael Brodheim
- Brits Alarmed to Learn Prisoners Work as Insurance Telemarketers, by Joe Watson
- Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy, by Michael Brodheim
- Ninth Circuit: “Brutal” Cavity Search Violated Fourth Amendment, by Mark Wilson
- Florida Home Confinement Program Criticized After Witness’ Murder
- Ten Law Enforcement Groups Among Worst Charities in America, by Joe Watson
- Strip Searches of Female Visitors on Their Menstrual Period Addressed at CCA Shareholder Meeting
- Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit, by David Reutter
- California Prison Officials Ordered to Provide Qualified Sign Language Interpreters for All Deaf Prisoners, by Michael Brodheim
- Settlement Moots Appeal of Claims Denied by Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
- $1.35 Million Total Settlement for South Carolina Detainee Beaten by Jail Guard, by David Reutter
- Texas Prisoners Face Annual Shortage of Hygiene Items in Prison Commissaries, by Matthew Clarke
- Alabama DOC Agrees to Protect Women Prisoners from Systemic Sexual Abuse, Harassment, by David Reutter
- Harris County, Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death Results in Firings, Lawsuits
- Companies Pitch Tablets for Prisoners to Maintain Family Ties, Aid in Reentry ... and Generate Profit, by Derek Gilna
- Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials, by Darwin Bond-Graham
- Georgia’s Privatized Probation Statute Facially Constitutional, but Problems with Administration, by David Reutter
- New Jersey County Seeks New Jail Phone Contract, Increases Commission Rate, by Derek Gilna
- Deaths, Lawsuits Plague San Diego County Jail, by Gary Hunter
- Chicago Systematically Denies Medical Care to Detainees; $1 Million Verdict, by David Reutter
- Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees, by David Reutter
- Supreme Court Holds Equitable Tolling Excuses Missed Federal Tort Claim Filing Deadlines, by Derek Gilna
- $400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect, by Matthew Clarke
- Supreme Court Holds Juror’s Alleged Lies During Voir Dire Not Grounds for New Trial, by Derek Gilna
- 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides, by Alex Friedmann
- $6.2 Million Settlement Reached in D.C. Jail Strip Search, Overdetention Suit, by Derek Gilna
- GEO Group’s Gulags Grasping for Green Approval, by Panagioti Tsolkas
- Behind Bars and in Danger?, by Dana Difilippo
- Explosion at Florida Jail Kills Two Prisoners as Officials Negotiate Reforms for Unconstitutional Conditions, by David Reutter
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More from Matthew Clarke:
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- New Mexico Supreme Court Holds Corrections Department Regulations Do Not Exempt Use-Of-Force Documents from Public Records Disclosure, Aug. 1, 2026
- DOJ Issues Memorandum Over BOP Employees Abusing Their Law Enforcement Credentials to Illegally Purchase Personal Firearms, Aug. 1, 2026
- Seventh Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment Against Former Illinois Prison Guards Challenging Termination for Violating Use of Force Policy, Aug. 1, 2026
- Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Barring Enforcement of Executive Order to Transfer Trans Women Prisoners to Men’s Prisons, Aug. 1, 2026
- Idaho Supreme Court Holds Indigent Parents Have Constitutional Right to Counsel at Public Expense, July 1, 2026
- Free Phone Calls Saved Prisoners and Their Families More than $600 Million, Report Finds, July 1, 2026
- California Appeals Court Holds Defendant Cannot Be Penalized for Failing to Appear at Sentencing When He Was Being Held in Another County’s Jail on Preexisting Charges, July 1, 2026
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- New Commission to Investigate Death and Abuse of 230 Black Children at Segregated Maryland Reformatory, Sept. 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Prison Labor, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons.
- Isolation and Medical Neglect at Illinois’ Joliet Treatment Center Drive Prisoners to Set Fatal Fires, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Security Systems, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
- $3 Million Paid by San Diego County for Diabetic Detainee’s Jail Death; NaphCare Settles Separately for Undisclosed Amount, Sept. 1, 2026. Naphcare, Diabetes, Failure to Treat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Ohio Finds Guards and Medical Staff Failed to Render Life-Saving CPR to Detainee, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
- Hawai‘i Pays $600,000 for Prisoner’s Withdrawal Death, Sept. 1, 2026. Medication, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- $4.5 Million Paid by Cook County for Detainee Suicide in Chicago Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Administrative Detention/Segregation, Deliberate Indifference.
- Death of Seattle Detainee—Jailed Despite Not Being “Grounded in Reality”—Costs King County $3.5 Million Settlement, Aug. 1, 2026. Restraints, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Monell Liability.
- $10.19 Million Paid for Retired California Prison Guard’s Death in Colorado Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Stun Guns/Tasers, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
- $3.25 Million Paid by Georgia After Prisoner Bakes to Death in Outdoor Recreation Cage, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Exposure to Heat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.