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Now Under Federal Receivership, New York City’s Rikers Island Jails Still Have No Plan to Improve, No Firm Date to Close by Chuck Sharman With its sixth and seventh detainee deaths of the year coming just minutes apart on June 20, 2025, New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex eclipsed …
PLN Publisher Wins Settlement Records from Centurion in Florida Prisoner’s Wrongful Death by Chuck Sharman On June 24, 2025, Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit Court for Putnam County ruled that Centurion of Florida, LLC was acting as the functional equivalent of a state agency when it contracted with the state Department …
HRDC Wins $480,000 in Legal Fees from Centurion for Denied New Mexico Records by Chuck Sharman On February 17, 2025, Paul Wright, Executive Director of the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), signed an agreement accepting a $480,000 payment to resolve claims for records made in a suit filed in state …
Suit Filed Over Fatal Beating of New York Prisoner That Sparked Massive Guard Strike by Chuck Sharman A federal civil rights complaint filed on January 15, 2025, accused the New York Department of Corrections and Community Services (DOCCS) and over a dozen of its officials of violating the Eighth Amendment …
News in Brief by Alabama: On Sunday, June 15, 2025, state Department of Corrections (DOC) guard Airika Dorsey was arrested for allegedly smuggling food to a prisoner at St. Clair Correctional Facility, according to WABM in Birmingham. The DOC confirmed that Dorsey was caught in the act and subsequently booked …
$2.6 Million Paid for Detoxing Washington Jail Detainee Allowed to Leap to His Death, Additional NaphCare Payout Undisclosed by Chuck Sharman A young dad detoxing from fentanyl when he was booked into a Washington jail began exhibiting increasingly bizarre behavior, yet he was ignored until he climbed atop a metal …
Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025
$15 Million Settlement Reached in San Diego Jail Detainee’s Untreated Withdrawal Death by Chuck Sharman On September 13, 2024, nearly five years after a detainee died of untreated heroin withdrawal symptoms at San Diego County’s Las Colinas Detention Facility, a $15 million settlement agreement resolving a lawsuit brought by her …
Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025
$325,000 Paid to Former Wisconsin Prisoner Whose Cancer Biopsy Was Delayed by Previously Disciplined Doctor by Chuck Sharman On September 19, 2024, Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General Mary Kathlin Sickel put the final signature on an agreement paying $325,000 to former state prisoner Darnell Price, settling his claims that a state …
$1.875 Million Partial Settlement for Colorado Detainee’s Death from Untreated Alcohol Withdrawal; Claims Against Wellpath Pending Bankruptcy by Chuck Sharman On November 19, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners of Colorado’s El Paso County approved an agreement with the Estate of Daniel James Murray, a detainee who died at the …
Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025
Qualified Immunity Denied for Iowa Prison Doctor’s MRI Delay for Non-Medical Reasons by David Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a prison doctor who delayed the scheduling of a prisoner’s MRI due to the prisoner’s upcoming parole hearing and …
Washington Jail Settles DOJ Allegations of ADA Noncompliance in Failure to Treat Opioid Use Disorder by Douglas Ankney Sheriff Ryan Sperling of Washington’s Mason County signed an agreement on September 19, 2024, settling allegations by the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) that the county jail was not complying with Title …
$340,000 for Former Massachusetts Prisoner Whose Baby Was Stillborn by Douglas Ankney On February 3, 2025, a former Massachusetts prisoner dismissed claims arising from a stillbirth she suffered while incarcerated at Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center (MRWCC). In return, Lidia Lech agreed to dismiss all claims over the tragedy that …
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
Eleventh Circuit Announces New Deliberate Indifference Framework in Dismissing Georgia Prisoner’s Claim for Skipped Anti-Seizure Meds by Douglas Ankney On December 23, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, affirmed the grant of qualified immunity (QI) to defendant officials with the Georgia Department of …
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
Nearly $60,000 Awarded to Mother Of Dead Missouri Prisoner In Suit For His DOC Records by Anthony Accurso On April 23, 2024, the mother of a deceased Missouri prisoner prevailed on appeal against the state Department of Corrections (DOC), which a lower court had found knowingly violated the Missouri Sunshine …
Nearly $2.6 Million Paid to Former Minnesota Jail Detainee for Injuries from Delayed Withdrawal Treatment by David Reutter On February 12, 2025, attorneys for a former detainee jailed by Minnesota’s Anoka County stipulated to dismissal of his claims for injuries suffered when he was denied withdrawal treatment while incarcerated. In …
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
Over One-Third of Older Texas Prisoners Suffering Cognitive Impairment by Matthew Clarke A recently published study of cognitive impairment (CI) among older prisoners held by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) showed that over 35%—more than 1 in 3—suffered from some form of CI. The study used a random …
Seventh Circuit Revives Former Illinois Prisoner’s Claim for Delayed Hepatitis-C Treatment by David Reutter On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a former Illinois prisoner’s deliberate indifference claim against a healthcare provider contracted by the state Department of Corrections (DOC) could proceed …
Brief • June 20, 2025
Mork v. Russel, NV,Spoliation Instruction, Medical Neglect, 2025 Case 3:21-cv-00077-MMD-CSD Filed 06/20/25 Page 14 of 18 The Court instructs the jury that Dr. Naughton took photograp hs of Mr. Mark's rash 1 2 Document 128 while he was incarcerated but destroyed them after this lawsuit was initiated. The Court 3 …
Brief • June 20, 2025
Mork v. Russel, NV,Verdict, Medical Neglect, 2025 Case 3:21-cv-00077-MMD-CSD Document 131 Filed 06/20/25 Page 1 of 2 / 1 I . 2 3 UNITED STATES DI 4 DISTRICT OF 5 *** - r Rl ~,T COURT - 6 ' Case No. 3:21-cv-00077-MMD-CS D NICOLAI MORK, 7 Plaintiff, VERDICT FORM V. …
Washington’s Continuing Competency Crisis Strains Jails by The State of Washington has consistently failed to provide timely competency evaluations and restoration services to defendants facing criminal charges. Despite years of litigation, injunctions, consent decrees, and contempt fines ranging into the hundreds of millions, problems persist unabated. With mentally ill detainees …
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