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Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Filed under: Excessive Force, Restraints
$600,000 Settlement for Abuse at Maine Juvenile Prison by In 2004 the state of Maine paid $600,000 to settle with a former prisoner at the Long Creek Youth Development Center (LCYDC), a juvenile prison. In his lawsuit, filed in 2001, plaintiff Michael Taylor alleged he was placed in solitary confinement …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Michigan Prisoner Wins $20,000 on Failure to Protect Claim by Michael Rigby On March 29, 2006, a federal court in Michigan awarded $20,000 to a state prisoner who was attacked and cut with a razor after prison officials repeatedly ignored his requests for protection. Reggie Williams, a prisoner serving 2 …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Beaten Texas Prisoner Who Was Denied Safekeeping Awarded $87,500 by Michael Rigby On March 20, 2006, a federal jury awarded $87,500 to a Texas prisoner who was beaten by gang members after his request for transfer to protective custody was denied. While imprisoned at the McConnell Unit in southeast Texas …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Maywood, Illinois Jail Settles Failure to Protect Suit For $750,000 by The Village of Maywood, Illinois, paid $750,000 to settle with a former Maywood prisoner who was severely beaten by his cellmate at the village jail, according to a January 19, 2006, settlement agreement. George Caithamer, 22, was arrested by …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Michigan Prisoners Deliberate Indifference Claim Nets $73,906 In Fees by Michigan Prisoner's Deliberate Indifference Claim Nets $73,906 In Fees On October 20, 2005, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division, awarded $73,906 in attorneys fees to a plaintiff who prevailed on his claim of deliberate …
WA Youth Detention Officer Awarded $603,500; Remitted Damages Reinstated by The Washington Supreme Court held that the Court of Appeals improperly reduced a plaintiff's non-economic-damage award from $260,000 to $25,000. From 1979 to 1991, Ralph Bunch worked as a prison guard at the Washington State reformatory in Monroe. In 1991 …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
$1.35 Million Settlement for Wrongful Death of Illinois Prisoner by On March 17, 2005, Cook County, Illinois, agreed to pay $1.35 million to the surviving son of a woman who died in a county jail after she was denied medical attention. Marilyn Bones, 37, was arrested on August 14, 2000, …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Filed under: Medical, ENT, Vision
New York Prisoner Paid $1.25 Million for Untreated Glaucoma by On October 4, 2005, prisoner Abraham Mitchell settled his claim against the State of New York for $1,250,000. Mitchell had claimed in his lawsuit, filed in the Albany Court of Claims, that the New York Department of Correctional Services was …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
California Parole Board Squelches Life Prisoner Writs on Procedural Grounds by The California Court of Appeal, Sixth District (San Jose), granted the California Board of Prison Terms (BPT) petition for writ of mandate to prohibit a Santa Clara County superior court from appending an order from one unrelated life prisoner's …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Florida Gain Time Revocation Clarified by Florida's First of District Court of Appeal has held that a prisoner serving a split sentence where one of the crimes occurred before the effective date of a statute authorizing forfeiture of gain-time upon revocation of probation prohibits imposing a sanction. Before the Court …
L.A. County Pays $300,000 for Wrongful Death of Psychiatric Jail Prisoner by Los Angeles County settled with the estate of a deceased prisoner who died in the County Jail from inadequate care for his known psychiatric needs. Darran Craig, 31, was arrested on January 13, 2004. On January 14, intake …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
No Qualified Immunity for Arkansas Detainees Miscarriage by No Qualified Immunity for Arkansas Detainee's Miscarriage The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's denial of qualified immunity to jail officials who denied medical care to a female detainee, causing a miscarriage of her 4-5 month old fetus. Talisa …
For-Profit Transportation Companies: Taking Prisoners, and the Public, for a Ride by Alex Friedmann According to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, as of June 2005 approximately 2.2 million people were incarcerated in prisons and jails nationwide not including immigration detention centers and …
PLN Wins FOIA Suit to Gain Copies of BOP Verdicts and Settlements without Charge by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The United States District Court (D.D.C.) granted PLNs motion for summary judgment and ordered the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide investigative material requested by PLN under …
Article • September 15, 2006 • from PLN September, 2006
From the Editor by Paul Wright This issue reports positive developments we have acheived in two lawsuits, one against the Washington Department of Corrections and the other against the federal Bureau of Prisons. Both cases have taken a lot of time and energy on the part of both PLN staff …
Article • September 15, 2006 • from PLN September, 2006
Florida Guards a Day Late and a Dollar Short with Failure to Exhaust Defense; $180,000 Verdict Upheld by Florida Guards a Day Late and a Dollar Short with Failure to Exhaust Defense; $180,000 Verdict Upheld Carlos Green, a Florida state prisoner, sued five guards and former Florida DOC director James …
Brownsville Texas Border Corruption Continues by Gary Hunter Coronado Cantu took over the Cameron County Sheriff's office in January 2001. He took up residence inside the Texas jail in June 2005. Cantu was charged with heading a crime ring that included drug trafficking, extortion and prostitution of female prisoners. Animo …
A Captive Audience For Salvation by Jane Lampman A for-profit prison company stirs hope - and church-state issues - pursuing partnerships with Evangelical Christian ministries. NASHVILLE, TENN. - America has the highest incarceration level in the world, and its prisons serve too consistently as revolving doors. Are faith-based programs in …
Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Fourteenth Amendment - Due Process: U. S. Supreme Court Clarifies Some Rights by Daniel Manville Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Fourteenth Amendment - Due Process: U. S. Supreme Court Clarifies Some Rights by Daniel Manville Introduction1 For a number of years it seemed that rights …
Article • September 15, 2006 • from PLN September, 2006
Supreme Court Holds Administrative Remedies Must Be Properly Exhausted Under the PLRA by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. Supreme Court held that before filing a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, a prisoner must first fully, properly and timely exhaust his administrative remedies. Specifically, as here, failure to …
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