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Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
$750,000 Settlement for Washington State Prisoner’s Wrongful Death by Carrie Wilkinson $750,000 Settlement for Washington State Prisoner’s Wrongful Death by Carrie Wilkinson Although Prison Legal News and its parent organization, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), are best known for litigation involving censorship by prison and jail officials, HRDC also …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
In Washington State Prisons, Negligent Health Care Turns Illness into a Death Sentence by Rick Anderson In Washington State Prisons, Negligent Health Care Turns Illness into a Death Sentence Ricardo Cruz Mejia went to prison a murderer, he left a victim. by Rick Anderson Ricardo Cruz Mejia’s final days began …
Article • October 5, 2014
Ninth Circuit Says Absolute Immunity Protects Extradition Decisions by Ninth Circuit Says Absolute Immunity Protects Extradition Decisions   The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the decision not to extradite a criminal defendant is intimately associated with the criminal phase of the judicial process. Therefore, state officials participating in …
Article • October 5, 2014
Los Angeles County Settles Wrongful Death for $150,000 by Los Angeles County Settles Wrongful Death for $150,000   The Los Angeles County Claims Board (LACCB) agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming wrongful death of a prisoner.   Pamela Wimberley, a diabetic, was a prisoner at the Twin …
Article • October 5, 2014
$350,000 Settlement in Immigrant Detainee’s Death Caused by Medical Neglect by $350,000 Settlement in Immigrant Detainee’s Death Caused by Medical Neglect   A wrongful death lawsuit against Virginia’s Piedmont Regional Jail (PRJ) has been settled for $350,000. The death involved an immigration detainee who died from complications of an untreated …
Article • October 3, 2014
Family Calls Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Death Murder; Prison Officials Exonerate Themselves by David Reutter Family Calls Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Death Murder; Prison Officials Exonerate Themselves   By David M. Reutter   Although an investigation into a prisoner’s death by the Pennsylvania State Police “does not indicate any foul play at this time,” …
Another Florida Youth Languishes in Pain until Death While Guards Idly Watch by David Reutter Another Florida Youth Languishes in Pain until Death While Guards Idly Watch   By David M. Reutter   A sense of fear and apprehension about overstepping authority kept guards at a Florida Department of Juvenile …
Article • October 3, 2014
Another Failed Experiment: Minnesota’s Private Prison Health Care Saves Money but Costs Lives by David Reutter Another Failed Experiment: Minnesota’s Private Prison Health Care Saves Money but Costs Lives   by David M. Reutter   Minnesota privatized its prison health care system in 1998 to achieve cost savings. While it …
Article • October 3, 2014
$50,000 Settlement in Nevada Prisoner’s Medical Neglect Death by $50,000 Settlement in Nevada Prisoner’s Medical Neglect Death   The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) paid $50,000 to settle a civil rights action that alleged its “negligence and reckless disregard to the health” of a prisoner caused his death.   The …
Article • October 3, 2014
Ohio Jailer's Federal Criminal Conviction Related to Prisoner Death Upheld by Ohio Jailer's Federal Criminal Conviction Related to Prisoner Death Upheld   On August 31, 2012, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the criminal conviction of a former Ohio jailer on charges related to the homicide of a prisoner. …
Article • October 3, 2014
New York City Pays $2 Million in Juvenile’s Death by Jail Gang by New York City Pays $2 Million in Juvenile’s Death by Jail Gang   The City of New York paid $2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the mother of Christopher Robinson, who was killed by a …
Medical Neglect Killing Prisoners at CCA-Run Texas Prison? by Matthew Clarke Medical Neglect Killing Prisoners at CCA-Run Texas Prison?   by Matthew Clarke   Family members and former Dawson State Jail prisoners are alleging medical neglect led to the recent deaths of two prisoners at the Corrections Corporation of America …
Brief • October 3, 2014
Atencio et al v. Arpaio et al, 9th Cir, Plf Res Def Mot, jail wrongful death excessive force negligence, 2014 Case 2:12-cv-02376-PGR Document 366 Filed 10/03/14 Page 1 of 12 1 Michael C. Manning (#016255) Larry J. Wulkan (#021404) 2 Stefan M. Palys (#024752) STINSON LEONARD STREET LLP 3 1850 …
Hernandez-Rojas v. USA, CA, Order denying Def Mot SJ, CBP excessive force beating taser hog tie death, 2014 Case 3:11-cv-00522-L-DHB Document 325 Filed 09/29/14 Page 1 of 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 THE ESTATE OF …
Brief • September 26, 2014
Smith v. Jones, OH, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force, 2014 Case: 1:13-cv-00744-SO Doc #: 22 Filed: 09/26/14 1 of 9. PageID #: 211 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION DOREEN SMITH, As Administrator of the Estate of KENNETH C. SMITH, New Party Plaintiff, …
Brief • September 26, 2014
Smith v. Jones, OH, First Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force, 2014 Case: 1:13-cv-00744-SO Doc #: 22 Filed: 09/26/14 1 of 9. PageID #: 211 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION DOREEN SMITH, As Administrator of the Estate of KENNETH C. SMITH, New Party …
Alexander v. Padvaiskas, MA, Complaint, Wrongful Death Overdose, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-13675-NMG Document 1 Filed 09/22/14 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ALETRUS ALEXANDER As Special Personal Representative of the Estate of Monique Miller Plaintiff, Docket No.: 1:14-cv-13675 v. NANCY PADV AISKAS & JOHN AND JANE …
Attorney General of the State of New York, Settlement, In the Matter of Correctional Medical Care Inc., 2014
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
$2.85 Million Jury Verdict for Suicide at Missouri Jail by Derek Gilna $2.85 Million Jury Verdict for Suicide at Missouri Jail by Derek Gilna On January 18, 2013, following a five-day trial, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri returned a verdict of $2.85 …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
New York Judge Unseals Attica Prison Riot Records – Sort of by Joe Watson New York Judge Unseals Attica Prison Riot Records – Sort of by Joe Watson A New York state judge has ordered the release of hundreds of pages of documents related to the investigation of the 1971 …
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