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Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Filed under: Mental Health, Suicides
$150,000 Settlement In Missouri Jail Suicide Suit by On May 21, 2008, the Sheriff of Adair County, Missouri agreed to settle a wrongful death suit brought by the family of a prisoner who committed suicide while at the Adair County Detention Center (ACDC). The settlement requires the county to pay …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Utah Evaluates Drug Program Pilot; Recommends Further Evaluation by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A report by Utah’s legislative Auditor General into the performance of the Drug Offender Reform Act (DORA) says that more time is needed to evaluate the program, and it makes several recommendations to assist in …
Palton v Remley, AR, Verdict, sexual abuse, 2009 Case 5:06-cv-00198-SWW-HLJ Document 223 Filed 07/16/2009 JURY INTERROGATORIES Page 1 of 3 NOTE: Complete the following interrogatories by writing in the names required by your verdict. 1. On plaintiff Jason Palton' s claim against defendant Antonio Remley, as submitted in Jury Instruction …
Ninth Circuit Flip-Flops: Denial of Washington Sex Offender’s Community Custody Release Held Unconstitutional, Then Constitutional by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Flip-Flops: Denial of Washington Sex Offender’s Community Custody Release Held Unconstitutional, Then Constitutional by Mark Wilson Illustrating the axiom that the law means whatever a judge decides it means, in …
$1,800,000 Settlement in Michigan Jail Prisoner Suicide Case by On January 1, 2008, the defendants in a Michigan federal civil rights action involving the suicide of a jail prisoner settled the case for $1,800,000, the largest jail suicide settlement in Michigan history. Tatisha Grant, 23, was arrested by River Rouge, …
Article • July 15, 2009
California Court of Appeal Holds 2006 Amendments Sexually Violent Predator Statute Not Retroactive by .The California Court of Appeal held that the 2006 amendment to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA) and Proposition 83 that same year may not be applied retroactively. George Whaley was originally civilly committed under the …
Marin County Agrees to Pay $300,000 to Prisoner Severely Injured After Being Denied Psych Meds by On September 13, 2006, the County of Marin, California agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a former Marin County prisoner who severely injured himself after being denied psychiatric medications. Jacob Neitzel had a …
Court Allows Deliberate Indifference Claim for Denial of Medication to Proceed by U.S. Magistrate Judge B. Janice Ellington has allowed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action to move beyond screening. The action, brought by a former Nueces County Jail prisoner, alleges that jail officials were deliberately indifferent in providing the …
Article • July 15, 2009
Prison Officials Entitled to Make Medical Decisions for Delusional Prisoner by California’s Fifth Appellate District has held that a court’s decision to grant prison administrators authorization to consent to medical treatment on a prisoner’s behalf was proper. The decision to grant a prison doctor’s petition under Probate Code section 3201 …
Article • July 15, 2009
Only Prosecutor from County Where Sex Offender was Convicted May Seek Civil Commitment by Only prosecuting attorneys in the county where a defendant was convicted of a sexually violent crime may petition to have an offender civilly committed, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington held May 1, 2008. …
Article • July 15, 2009
Prisoner’s Family Wins Suit Against BOP Following Prisoner’s Suicide by The family members of Billy Joe Chilton filed a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. 1346(b) and 28 U.S.C. Sections 2671, et seq., as well as the Missouri Wrongful Death Statute, alleging that the Federal Bureau of …
Article • July 15, 2009
Iowa Sex Offenders May Be Civilly Committed Based on Lifetime Risk of Future Dangerousness by Sex offenders in Iowa may be civilly committed based on their lifetime risk of future dangerousness, the Supreme Court of Iowa held May 9, 2008. Bryan Pierce was convicted in 1987 and 2000 for sexual …
Brief • July 10, 2009
Adams v. FBOP, MA, 1st Amended Complaint - Gender Identity Disorder (2009) Case 1:09-cv-10272-JLT Document 16 Filed 07/10/09 Page 1 of 18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS VANESSA ADAMS, legal name Nicholas Adams Plaintiff, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS; FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS DIRECTOR HARLEY G. LAPPIN, in …
Connecticut Settles Suit Over Conditions at Somers Facility; $190,000 in Fees and Costs Paid by In 1996, the parties in a class action suit over the conditions at the Connecticut Correctional Institution in Somers entered into a settlement agreement. The settlement came after significant improvements were made at Somers over …
Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment and Directed Verdict in Mississippi Jail Suicide Case by On December 2, 2008, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion affirming summary judgment in favor of the sheriff and the directed verdict for the county and other defendants in a case involving a …
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down BOP Regulation Precluding Early Release for Prisoners Who Complete Drug Treatment by Brandon Sample Ninth Circuit Strikes Down BOP Regulation Precluding Early Release for Prisoners Who Complete Drug Treatment by Brandon Sample The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the federal Bureau …
Brief • June 6, 2009
Telder v. County of Volusia, FL, Ptf's 1st Interrogatories, Jail Suicide, 2009 Plaintiff’s First Interrogatories to Sheriff McKeithen “Department” refers to Bay County Sheriff’s Department. “Jail” refers to the Bay County Jail. The date of the incident sued upon is March 22, 2009. “Decedent” is Maureen Bearden. 1. State the …
Bearden v. Lippman, FL, Request to Deffendant, Mental Health Services, 2009 Combined Discovery Requests to Defendant Frank McKeithen 1. Statement: There is no indication during this time that Ms. Bearden received intensive psychological and psychiatric services within a structured inpatient setting during her last incarceration at the Bay County Jail. …
Bearden v. Lippman, FL, Medical Interrogatories, 2009 Medical Interrogatories to Doctor 1. What is the name and address of the person answering these interrogatories, and, if applicable, the person’s official position or relationship with the party to whom the interrogatories are directed? 2. Describe in detail your relationship with The …
Rodriguez-Grava & Cisneros de Jesus v. GEO Group, TX, Order, Failure to Provide Mental Health Services, 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO DIVISION MIROSLAVA RODRIGUEZ-GRAVA and ISAIAS VASQUEZ CISNEROS DE JESUS, § § § § Plaintiffs, § § vs. § § GEO GROUP, INC.; THE …
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