Articles by David M. Reutter

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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 ...