Articles by David M. Reutter | Prison Legal News

New Trial on Causation Required in Illinois Jail Detainee’s Suicide

Loaded on Feb. 5, 2019 by David M. Reutter published in Prison Legal News February, 2019, page 38

Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act, Suicides. Location: Illinois.

by David M. Reutter

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 10, 2018 that an Illinois federal district court erred in granting judgment as a matter of law on the issue of causation in the death of Lyvita Gomes while she was incarcerated at the Lake County jail. ...

Florida Prisoners Get Tablets, Lose $11.3 Million in Digital Music

Loaded on Feb. 4, 2019 by David M. Reutter published in Prison Legal News February, 2019, page 26

Filed under: JPay, Inc., Conditions of Confinement. Location: Florida.

by David M. Reutter

In 2011, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) entered into a contract with Access Corrections that allowed prisoners to purchase MP3 players which could be hooked up to a kiosk for music downloads. Over the six-year life of the contract, prisoners bought 30,299 players at around ...

$750,000 Settlement for Family of Man Who Died in Illinois Jail

Loaded on Jan. 8, 2019 by David M. Reutter published in Prison Legal News January, 2019, page 11

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice. Location: Illinois.

by David M. Reutter

Illinois’ Whiteside County Jail (WCJ) agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a civil rights action alleging jail officials failed to treat Walter E. Divers, Jr. for severe alcohol withdrawal, resulting in his death.

Divers, 28, was arrested for failing to pay fines or appear in court ...