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Contemporary Slavery: The Not-So-Secret Practice of Forced Labor Inside U.S. Prisons by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   “If we refused to work we had to stand on top of a wooden box in the sun. It was called ‘doin’ the scarecrow’ and some guys passed out from the heat”—Florida …
Article • January 1, 2024 • from PLN January, 2024
Seventh Circuit Reinstates Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Against Kitchen Supervisor for Scalding From Spilled Hot Water by by Matt Clarke On July 14, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reinstated a claim brought by an Illinois prisoner who was severely burned when he tripped on a damaged …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Prison Work Injury by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On December 15, 2022, the U.S. Courtof Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a district court erred when it dismissed an Illinois prisoner’s lawsuit for misjoinder of defendants and claims. Finding the claims …
James v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement - Yard Restrictions, 2020 Information Case# Official Case# 16-4237 CD 16-CV-4237 Plaintiffs: IDOC# Sheet for Case Number Case Name Filed James, Eddie #R10418 v. Pfister, et al. Defendants: 9/26/17 Date Served Received Status 10/30/17 closed Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: …
Nelson v. Curran, IL, Settlement, Workers Compensation, 2019 ~}j'l"l'l,F.MEN'J' AQREEl\t1~NT ANI> ltl~L1•:As1,: This Settlcmcut Agreement and Relet1se("Agreomc.nt"), is made and entered into by and between MICHAEL NELSON (hereinafter "Nelson"), the COUNTY OF LAKE ("County") and JOHN IDLEBURG SHERJFf' OF LAKE COUNTY ("Sheriff'). RECITALS WHEREAS, on July 16, 2018, Nelson filed …
Nelson v. Curran, IL, Complaint, Workers Compensation, 2018 FILED 7/16/2018 7:00 PM ERIN CARTWRIGHT WEINSTEIN Clerk of the Circuit Court WINTER IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCurfke County, Illinois LAKE COUNTY, WAUKEGAN ILLINOIS MICHAEL NELSON, Plaintiff, v. No. 18L557 SHERIFF MARK C. CURRAN, AND THE COUNTY OF …
Doe v. Kane County, IL, Settlement (Jane Doe I), Failure to Protect, 2018 GENERAL RELEASE AND SE1TLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS In consideration of the payment of the sum of Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00), the undersigned, JANE DOE I and her hmband, JOHN DOE I (hereinafter referred to as …
Doe v. Kane County, IL, Settlement (Jane Doe II), Failure to Protect, 2018 GENERAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAJMS In consideration of the payment of the sum of Seven Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,200,000.00), the undersigned, JANE DOE II and her husband, JOHN DOE II (hereinafter referred to …
Doe v. Kane County, IL, Settlement (Jane Doe III), Failure to Protect, 2018 GENERAL RELEASE AND SETILEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS In consideration of the payment of the sum of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), the undersigned, JANE DOE III and her husband, JOHN DOE III (hereinafter referred to as "RELEASORS"), …
Doe v. Kane County, IL, Settlement (Jane Doe IV), Failure to Protect, 2018 GENERAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAJMS In consideration of the payment of the sum of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), the undersigned, JANE DOE N (hereinafter referred to as "RELEASORS"), hereby release and forever discharge SHAWN …
In the Public Interest - An Examination of Private Financing for Correctional and Immigration Detention Facilities, 2018 An examination of private financing for correctional and immigration detention facilities Report · In the Public Interest · June 2018 While governments have traditionally used municipal bonds to finance the construction of correctional …
Article • December 22, 2017
$20,500 Award in Suit Over New York Prisoner Falling From Roof by Matthew Clarke In November 1996, the New York Court of Claims awarded a prisoner who had fallen from the roof of a prison while on a work detail and injured his knee $20,000. It awarded his wife $500 …
Article • December 1, 2017
$816,000 Cut to $100,000 for Prisoner Injured by Circular Saw by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Massachusetts state prisoner who worked in a prison industry workshop was awarded $816,000 in compensation for an injury sustained while working with a circular saw. The August 2, 2013 award would have been …
Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
$100,000 Damages Award in Jail Slip-and-Fall Upheld by Matthew Clarke
Smith v. DuPage County Sheriff, IL, Settlement, Workplace Injury, 2017 DuPage County Sheriff and County of DuPage (collectively referred to as "Defendants"), and Ronald Smith ("Smith"), Terri Albright ("Albright"), David Kaczkowski ("Kaczkowski") and Jason Lloyd ("Lloyd"), (collectively referred to as "Employees"), agree as follows. 1. Lawsuit. The term "Lawsuit" as …
Article • September 8, 2017
Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Minnesota Prison Workplace Injury Lawsuit by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On February 2, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the ruling of a federal district court in Minneapolis which dismissed a lawsuit filed by a prisoner who lost three …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
California Prison Officials Shift Responsibility for Work Injuries to Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna California state prisons are known to be dangerous and violent places, but prisoners employed in industry programs at those facilities are also at serious risk of work-related injuries, as indicated by records maintained by …
Seventh Circuit: Prison Doctor Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Deliberate Indifference Claim by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On September 8, 2016, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court’s order granting summary judgment to a federal prison doctor who refused to adequately treat a …
Brief • June 8, 2017
Crawford v. Dept of Corrections-Work Release, WV, Supreme Court Opinion, Workers Comp, 2017 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA January 2017 Term FILED June 8, 2017 No. 16-0043 released at 3:00 p.m. RORY L. PERRY, II CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA WILLIAM F. CRAWFORD, …
Doe v. Kane County, IL, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2017 ' =-=,.,,· --=V AO 440 (Rev. OS/00) Summons in a Civil Action UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF II.LINOIS SUMMONS IN A CIVIL CASE JANE DOE I, JOHN DOE I, JANE DOE II, JOHNDOEil CASE NUMBER: v. KANE COUNTY, …
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