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New York: $450,000 in Awards to Two Prisoners for Failure to Treat Muscle Tears
New York: $450,000 in Awards to Two Prisoners for Failure to Treat Muscle Tears
by David Reutter
A New York Court of Claims has awarded $250,000 to a former prisoner in a lawsuit claiming inadequate treatment for a ruptured Achilles tendon, and $200,000 to another prisoner for …
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- Florida’s IQ Rule for Death Penalty Exemption Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
- California Court Finds “Horrific” Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners, by David Reutter
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- Medicaid Helps Ohio Slash Prison Medical Costs, by Christopher Zoukis
- $150,000 Award after New York Prisoner’s Family Denied Right of Sepulcher, by Mark Wilson
- Ohio Limits Solitary Confinement for Juvenile Offenders, by Derek Gilna
- Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Stages Media Event to Promote Meatless Meals, by Joe Watson
- Oklahoma Early Release Program Leads to Only Isolated Cases of Recidivism, by Christopher Zoukis
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- 11th Circuit Reinstates Suit Filed by BOP Confidential Informant, by Derek Gilna
- New York Prisoner Awarded $2,225 for Denial of Dental Care, by David Reutter
- Association of State Correctional Administrators Study Criticizes Solitary Confinement, by Derek Gilna
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- California: Ex-Prisoners on Community Supervision Secure Major Voting Rights Victory, by Lonnie Burton
- New York: $450,000 in Awards to Two Prisoners for Failure to Treat Muscle Tears, by David Reutter
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- Tenth Circuit: Colorado Governor Unentitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity on Claim Related to DOC Religious Policies, Aug. 1, 2026
- Michigan Appeals Court: Witnesses Cannot be Forced to Wear Jail Clothes at Trial, Aug. 1, 2026
- Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of State-Law Qualified Immunity in Scabies Case, Aug. 1, 2026
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- Federal Jury Returns $763,000 Verdict Against Centurion for Indiana Prisoner’s Denied Kidney Disease Treatment, Oct. 1, 2026. Centurion, Medication, Pain, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference.
- Sixth Circuit: Qualified Immunity Granted to Guard in Delayed Treatment for Prisoner who Suffered Heart Attack, Oct. 1, 2026. Pain, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat, Qualified Immunity, Deliberate Indifference.
- Disabled Prisoners in New York Aren’t Receiving Entitled Accommodations, Oct. 1, 2026. Disabled Prisoners, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Failure to Treat, Americans with Disabilities Act.
- $250,000 Paid by Nevada to Former Prisoner Denied Colonoscopy Who Developed Stage IV Cancer, Oct. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Failure to Treat, Settlements, Deliberate Indifference.
- “Nothing Short of Disgraceful”: New York Prisoner Wins Injunction Ordering Cancer Treatment Delayed Seven Years, Sept. 1, 2026. Cancer, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Injunctions, Deliberate Indifference.
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- $5.4 Million Jury Verdict Against Riverside County in Suit Over Jail Fentanyl Death, Sept. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Drug Overdose, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Monell Liability, Deliberate Indifference.