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$8,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner whose Diabetic Seizure Went Untreated

$8,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner whose Diabetic Seizure Went Untreated

by David M. Reutter

Corrections Corporation of America paid $8,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging deliberate indifference to a serious medical need.

Upon entering the Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility, Charles E. Mosley was a Type I diabetic who required daily ...

$7,000 Settlement in CCA Failure to Protect Lawsuit

$7,000 Settlement in CCA Failure to Protect Lawsuit

by David M. Reutter

Corrections Corporation of America paid $7,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging officials at Whiteville Correctional Facility (WCF) failed to protect a prisoner.

The suit alleged that prisoner Lorenzo Johnson, a Wisconsin prisoner held at West Tennessee Detention Facility, ...

$7,000 Settlement for CCA’s Negligence Causing Prisoner’s Broken Arm

$7,000 Settlement for CCA’s Negligence Causing Prisoner’s Broken Arm

by David M. Reutter

Corrections Corporation of America paid $7,000 to settle a negligence lawsuit stemming from a prisoner falling off a bunk. During his intake at CCA’s Silverdale Detention Facility, prisoner Jeremy Shinn informed guards that he had a pre-existing ...

$6,000 Settlement for Negligent Failure to Treat at CCA Tennessee Prison

$6,000 Settlement for Negligent Failure to Treat at CCA Tennessee Prison

by David M. Reutter

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $6,184.71 to settle a lawsuit brought by a prisoner at Metro Davidson County Detention Facility (MCDF). The complaint alleged the faucet overflowed the sink in the cell of prisoner ...

$6,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured During Transport

$6,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured During Transport

by David M. Reutter

Corrections Corporation of America paid $6,000 to settle a claim that a prisoner was injured during a transport from Silverdale Detention Center in Tennessee. The settlement came following a demand letter from attorney Bill Pemerton.

The letter stated ...

$5,000 Settlement for Harmful Treatment at CCA Tennessee Prison

$5,000 Settlement for Harmful Treatment at CCA Tennessee Prison

by David M. Reutter

Corrections Corporation of America paid $5,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming it caused harm to Silverdale Detention Center prisoner Angela Mooney.

The July 30, 2009 settlement agreement does not detail the total factual scenario, but states that ...

$3,750 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Failure to Treat Suit

$3,750 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Failure to Treat Suit

by David M. Reutter

Corrections Corporation of America paid $3,750 to settle a prisoner’s civil rights action alleging he was denied adequate medical care at the Hardeman County Correctional Facility (HCCF) in Tennessee.

Prior to entering HCCF, prisoner Gary Oelrich ...

$3,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Slip and Fall

$3,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Slip and Fall

by David M. Reutter

Corrections Corporation of America paid $3,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a prisoner slipped and fell in her cell at the Hamilton County Workhouse.

Prisoner Kelia Robinson alleged that the ceiling in her cell had multiple leaks ...

$1,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Slip and Fall Suit

$1,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Slip and Fall Suit

by David M. Reutter

Corrections Corporation of America paid $1,500 to settle a lawsuit involving a slip and fall at the Silverdale Workhouse. While walking down a hallway on the way to church on May 8, 2005, prisoner Shirley Hambrick ...

$35,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Forced to Act as Guard’s Gladiator

$35,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Forced to Act as Guard’s Gladiator

by David M. Reutter

Corrections Corporation of America paid $35,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged guards forced a prisoner to be a “kapo” and inflict punishment on other prisoners.

On December 6, 2006, prisoner Gary D. Thompson was ...