by Christopher Zoukis
Two enforcement officers of the Indiana State Excise Police, the law enforcement arm of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, agreed to a settlement of an undisclosed amount for numerous civil rights violations related to their unwarranted raid of a party at a private residence.
On ...
by Christopher Zoukis
David Hackbart, a Tampa, Florida, resident, agreed to a $50,000 settlement with the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a Pittsburgh police officer, after being cited for disorderly conduct when he accidentally gave the middle finger to the officer.
On April 10, 2006, Hackbart was attempting to ...
by Christopher Zoukis
After police in Brownsville, Texas, arrested a man for drunk driving and running a red light when tests showed that he was not intoxicated, the man sued for racially motivated treatment. A settlement was reached between the parties for an undisclosed amount prior to trial. ...
by Christopher Zoukis
The ACLU of Nebraska issued a report on November 30, 2017 detailing the cost of telephone calls made from county jails in the state, concluding that phone rates remain “unconscionably” expensive. Profits for some sheriffs are so high that the ACLU compared the practice to “for-profit debtors’ ...
by Christopher Zoukis
A federal lawsuit filed by an elderly woman who suffered injuries after being slammed to the floor by a jail guard has ended in a settlement, and the guard disciplined.
Marsha Pate-Strickland was detained in Ohio’s Montgomery County jail on September 8, 2015 when she was involved ...
by Christopher Zoukis
An investigation by the Arizona Republic has exposed a serious problem with life sentences imposed by state courts throughout Arizona since 1994. In the 22 years between January 1994 and January 2016, 248 out of 490 life sentences imposed included the possibility of parole after 25 years ...
by Christopher Zoukis
In a statement made to members of Congress on December 13, 2017, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on the failure of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to properly implement recommendations intended to measure the success of incarceration reduction and reentry initiatives. The programs, recommended by ...
by Christopher Zoukis
A jury’s decision that a defendant on trial for murder was mentally ill but should go to prison led a judge to initially withhold judgment in the case.
Dan Popp, 41, was tried in November 2017 for the murders of Phia Vue, Mai K. Vue and Jesus ...
by Christopher Zoukis
Michael Evans, a hearing impaired man who was kicked and punched by several officers at the Multnomah County Detention Center in Oregon, was awarded a meager $500 by a federal jury.
On September 11, 2006, Evans was booked into the detention center. As a result of ...
by Christopher Zoukis
Three attendees of a 2006 march against the war in Iraq held in Seattle, Washington, agreed to settle a lawsuit in which they claimed their arrests violated their civil rights.
On October 5, 2006, Brendan Dunn, Jacob Erwin and Ryan Tompkins decided at the last ...
