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New York City Settles Kalief Browder Lawsuit for $3.3 Million
Loaded on April 2, 2019
by Matthew Clarke
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2019, page 54
Filed under:
Settlements,
Wrongful Death,
Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death),
Suicides.
Location:
New York.
by Matt Clarke
The untimely death of Kalief Browder at age 22 sparked a nationwide movement to enact bail reform and end the use of segregation for young detainees. Both President Obama and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio cited Browder’s suicide – after he served two years ...
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- News in Brief
- Lawsuit Challenging Phone Kickbacks at Massachusetts Jail Survives Motion to Dismiss
- Kentucky Prison Guards Settle Sexual Harassment Suit for $1.5 Million, by David M. Reutter
- Wisconsin State Prison Sergeant Rats Out Prisoner Informants, by Edward Lyon
- Teachers’ Unions Divest Stock Holdings in Private Prisons, by David Reutter
- Delaware: Inadequate Medical Care Results in Prisoner’s Death, by Kevin Bliss
- California State Retirement Systems Split on Decision to Divest from Private Prisons, by Scott Grammer
- Former Rikers Island Prisoner Awarded $500,000 Plus Attorney Fees, by Dale Chappell
- Colorado: $190,000 Settlement for Prisoners Ordered Released but Kept in Jail for Inability to Pay $55 Fee, by Matthew Clarke
- Scabies Outbreak at Michigan Women’s Prison Under Corizon Health, by Edward Lyon
- The Lackawanna County Seven: And Then There Were Five, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Settlement Reached over Visitation, Communication with Prisoners’ Children at Indiana Jail, by Scott Grammer
- Corizon Health Strikes Out in Arizona, by Edward Lyon
- Warden Turns Whistleblower, Claims Misconduct, Retaliation by Colorado’s DOC Director, by Dale Chappell
- New York City Settles Kalief Browder Lawsuit for $3.3 Million, by Matthew Clarke
- Strip and Body Cavity Searches: Looking for Contraband in all the Wrong Places, by Matthew Clarke
- Connecticut Sued to End Prison Gerrymandering, by Scott Grammer
- Securus Files Suit Alleging FDOC Improperly Entered into Prison Phone Contract, by Chad Marks
- Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal in Prison Gang Assault Case, by Edward Lyon
- New York City Pre-trial Detainees Exposed to Freezing Temperatures at Federal Jail, by Edward Lyon
- $4.75 Million Settlement for Pennsylvania Teenager’s Withdrawal Death in Jail, by David M. Reutter
- Middlesex County, New Jersey Settles Solitary Confinement Suit, by Dale Chappell
- Conflict of Interest in Texas Rangers’ Investigation of Deaths at LaSalle-Operated Jails?, by Matthew Clarke
- Michigan Prisoner Obtains $2,000 Settlement in Group Strip Search Suit, by Scott Grammer
- Georgia Pays More Than $3 Million to Settle Prison Medical Negligence Suits, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Tennessee County Settles Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Use of Force Claim for $160,000, by Douglas Ankney
- New York: Federal Court Certifies Class-Action Suit Against Jail for Providing Insufficient Diet, by Dale Chappell
- Women Prisoners Disciplined More than Men, but Staff Training is Changing That, by Dale Chappell
- New York Muslim Prisoner Wins Injunction to Pray on Recreation Yard
- Mitigating Factors Counter Government’s Interest in Forced Psychotropic Medication
- Minnesota Lawmakers Look at Prison Reforms, by Chad Marks
- New Jersey DOC Settles Sexual Abuse Suit, but More Cases are Pending, by Derek Gilna
- For Years, Errors in Iowa’s Felon List Have Disenfranchised Eligible Voters, by Matthew Clarke
- San Bernardino County, California Sheriff’s Office Settles Civil Rights Suit, by Derek Gilna
- New Mexico Medical Technician Wins $150,000 Jury Award for Abuse by Jailers, by Edward Lyon
- Nevada: Muslim Prisoner Awarded $39,260 in Damages Plus Attorney’s Fees
- Arkansas Governor Addresses Prisoners at College Graduation Ceremony, by Scott Grammer
- 2018 Awards for Activism, Advocacy Against the Private Prison Industry
- Iowa: Prisoners Entitled to Full Hearing on Termination of Parental Rights, by David Reutter
- Oregon Prison Industry Program Nets Record $28.5 Million as Prisoners Earn $1.25/Hour, by Mark Wilson
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- California Jail Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Conditions of Confinement, by Derek Gilna
- Pennsylvania DOC, Mental Health Contractor Settle Wrongful Death Suit for $27,500, by Derek Gilna
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- Alabama DOC Stonewalling Federal Investigation; Eight Prisoners go on Hunger Strike, by Douglas Ankney
- Georgia: Court Certifies Class Action for Prisoners Held Beyond Their Release Date, by Derek Gilna
- Wisconsin Prisoner Not Due Credit for Time Spent Free after Erroneous Release, by Scott Grammer
- Alabama DOC Refuses Muslim Spiritual Adviser in Execution Chamber, by Kevin W. Bliss
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- Study Says Mass Incarceration Contributes to Poverty and Hunger, by Derek Gilna
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- Congressional Report Finds Misconduct by BOP Administrators Often Ignored, by Matthew Clarke
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Hawaii Supreme Court: Pretrial Solitary Wrong, but Warden Protected by Qualified Immunity, by Derek Gilna
- Ohio County Jail Settles PLN Censorship Suit for $45,000, by Steve Horn
- Incorrigible: The First Step Act and the Carceral State, by Marie Gottschalk
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