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Cox v. Lashbrook, IL, Merit Review, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • May 8, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Failure to Protect (General), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Cox v. Lashbrook, IL, Merit Review, Medical Neglect, 2017 Case 3:16-cv-01096-NJR-DGW Document 16 Filed 05/08/17 Page 1 of 17 Page ID #360 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JAMES A. COX, K53474 Plaintiff, vs. JACQUELINE LASHBROOK, CHRISTINE BROWN, ALLAN J. BRUMMEL, JOHN R. BALDWIN, …

California: Condemned Prisoners Smuggle Drugs to Commit Suicide

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Medication, Death Row, Suicides

California: Condemned Prisoners Smuggle Drugs to Commit Suicide by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis As the 31 states that practice capital punishment struggle to find the chemicals necessary to execute condemned prisoners, in at least one state the prisoners themselves are successfully bringing in large quantities of drugs, which they …

Gillock v. Saunders County, NE, Amended Complaint, Medical Neglect Tumor, 2017

Brief • May 1, 2017

Filed under: Medical, Medication, Pain, Dental Care, Medical Records, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Gillock v. Saunders County, NE, Amended Complaint, Medical Neglect Tumor, 2017 4:16-cv-03190-RGK-CRZ Doc # 17 Filed: 05/01/17 Page 1 of 20 - Page ID # 104 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA ) ) ) JOHN GILLOCK, Plaintiffs, vs. SAUNDERS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, a Political Subdivision; …

Corbin v. Knox County, IL, Settlement Agreement, Jail Suicide, 2017

Brief • April 28, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Bail Bonds, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

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Florida Prisoner Deaths Spike with Privatized Prisoner Health Care

Article • April 25, 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Correctional Health Services, Correctional Medical Care, Corizon, Medication, Cancer, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Florida Prisoner Deaths Spike with Privatized Prisoner Health Care by David Reutter by David Reutter With the advent of privatized prisoner health care in Florida, a spike in deaths has hit levels not seen in 10 years. Yet, privatization remains popular with Gov. Rick Scott, the former CEO of a …

Lawsuit Claims Ohio Jail Guards Raped, Tortured Female Prisoner

Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Medication, Seizures

Lawsuit Claims Ohio Jail Guards Raped, Tortured Female Prisoner by According to a lawsuit filed on January 27, 2017, a woman incarcerated at the Warren County, Ohio jail in May 2013 was “so desperate for help she attempted to write on the cell wall, in her own blood, ‘God, please …

Settlement in Baltimore Prison Conditions Class-Action Suit

Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Showers, Plumbing, Sanitation, Bedding, Exposure to Heat

Settlement in Baltimore Prison Conditions Class-Action Suit by The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (MDPSCS) agreed to a settlement in a class-action suit challenging conditions of confinement and the provision of medical care at the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC). The case encompassed BCDC and the Women’s …

Arizona DOC Invites Attorneys to Provide Execution Drugs for Their Clients

Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Death Row

Arizona DOC Invites Attorneys to Provide Execution Drugs for Their Clients by On February 15, 2017, The Guardian reported that the state of Arizona had unveiled a controversial new death penalty plan. A provision of the state’s execution protocol now invites attorneys representing death row prisoners to provide prison officials …

Gaffney v. Corizon Health, et al., FL, settlement, herniated disc, 2017

Brief • March 30, 2017

Filed under: Corizon, Medication, Pain, Skeletal Injury, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Gaffney v. Corizon Health, et al., FL, settlement, herniated disc, 2017

Troutwine v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, 2017

Brief • March 28, 2017

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Troutwine v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, 2017 Case: 3:16-cv-50251 Document #: 34 Filed: 03/28/17 Page 1 of 8 PageID #:181 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Donald Wayne Troutwine (S-09709) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. Lt. Kuhse, …

The Class Action Cure

Article • March 27, 2017

Filed under: Corizon, Medication, Hepatitis

The Class Action Cure by Mike Mosedale by Mike Mosedale, Minnesota Lawyer Among the peculiar ironies about the intersection of medicine, public policy and the law in contemporary American life, not many are weirder than the fact that only one segment of the nation’s population –and a largely reviled one, at …

Judge Orders Missouri DOC to Disclose Names of Pharmacies that Supply Execution Drugs; Appellate Court Reverses

Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Death Penalty

Judge Orders Missouri DOC to Disclose Names of Pharmacies that Supply Execution Drugs; Appellate Court Reverses by Lonnie Burton On March 21, 2016, a circuit court judge in Cole County, Missouri ruled in favor of several news media agencies and ordered the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC) to release the …

Federal Court Certifies Class in Texas Prison Excessive Heat Lawsuit

Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Water, Exposure to Heat, Class Certification, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Federal Court Certifies Class in Texas Prison Excessive Heat Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke On January 22, 2016, a federal district court in Texas certified a class and two subclasses, and appointed class counsel, in a lawsuit challenging excessive heat at a state prison. Keith Cole, Ray Wilson, Jackie Brannum, Dean …

Guglielmo v. Montgomery County, OH, Amended Complaint, Inmate Beaten in Jail, 2017

Brief • March 6, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Pain, Skeletal Injury, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Guglielmo v. Montgomery County, OH, Amended Complaint, Inmate Beaten in Jail, 2017 Case: 3:17-cv-00006-TMR Doc #: 7 Filed: 03/06/17 Page: 1 of 12 PAGEID #: 62 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON JOSEPH GUGLIELMO C/O Jennifer Branch Gerhardstein & Branch Co. LPA …

New York Counties, Corizon Reach $1.85 Million Settlement in Detainee’s Death

Article • February 8, 2017 • from PLN February, 2017

Filed under: Corizon, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Medical, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Private Contractors, Medical Expenses, Misdiagnosis, Failure to Treat, Immigration, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice

New York Counties, Corizon Reach $1.85 Million Settlement in Detainee’s Death by Two New York counties agreed to pay $1.85 million to settle a lawsuit over the July 2011 death of detainee Irene Bamenga while she was under the care of private medical contractor Corizon Health. Bamenga, a French citizen, …

Third Circuit Holds Prisons Not Required to Treat Impotence or Infertility

Article • February 8, 2017 • from PLN February, 2017

Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Medical, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Male Reproductive, Surgery, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Qualified Immunity

Third Circuit Holds Prisons Not Required to Treat Impotence or Infertility by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that prison officials do not have to treat medical conditions that could result in a prisoner’s impotence or infertility. When Shemtov Michtavi was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in …

Advanced Correctional Healthcare’s Brutal Brand of Jailhouse Medicine

Article • January 12, 2017

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Medication, Cardiovascular, Private Contractors, Skin, Kidney, Hernias, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Infections, Overcrowding, Jail Specific, Collateral consequences of prison

Advanced Correctional Healthcare’s Brutal Brand of Jailhouse Medicine by Timothy Strayer in his hospital bed in Dearborn County ICU after spending just one month behind bars at the county jail. by Brian Sonenstein, Shadowproof Timothy Strayer was approaching 70 years of age and suffering from multiple chronic illnesses in the …

Michigan: Corizon Audit Finds Deficiencies, State Extends and Expands Contract Anyway

Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017

Filed under: Corizon, Corrections Audits, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Cost of Prison Systems, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Michigan: Corizon Audit Finds Deficiencies, State Extends and Expands Contract Anyway by A performance audit of the Michigan Department of Corrections’ (MDOC) contract with Corizon Health for the provision of prison medical, dental and optical services uncovered a number of deficiencies. Among other issues, the Michigan Office of the Auditor …

Michigan Jail Subject of Wrongful Death Lawsuit and PLN Censorship Suit

Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Medical Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Medication, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Drug Treatment/Rehab

Michigan Jail Subject of Wrongful Death Lawsuit and PLN Censorship Suit by The family of a prisoner who died from drug withdrawal symptoms at Michigan’s Macomb County Jail (MCJ) filed a lawsuit against the facility and its private medical contractor, Correct Care Solutions, in March 2015. On June 11, 2014, …

California County Settles Class-action Lawsuit Over Jail Medical and Mental Health Care

Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Medication, Failure to Treat, Food, Water, Jail Specific, Settlements, Failure to Train/Supervise, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

California County Settles Class-action Lawsuit Over Jail Medical and Mental Health Care by Matthew Clarke In November 2015, Riverside County, California agreed to settle a federal class-action civil rights suit brought by current and former county jail prisoners who alleged violations of their constitutional right to adequate medical and mental …