Colorado: $190,000 Settlement for Prisoners Ordered Released but Kept in Jail for Inability to Pay $55 Fee by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke El Paso County, Colorado has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who remained in jail for 27 days because she was unable to pay …
Warden Turns Whistleblower, Claims Misconduct, Retaliation by Colorado’s DOC Director by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In October 2018, a warden who blew the whistle on an illegal hazardous-waste dumping scandal involving the head of Colorado’s prison system filed a lawsuit to compel the state to share the results of …
Colorado Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment Abolishing Prison Slavery by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The second time was the charm. On November 6, 2018, Colorado voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state’s constitution that abolished all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude, after rejecting a similar ballot measure in …
Arapahoe v. Rhodes et al, CO, Complaint, Civil Rights Violation, 2019 Case 1:16-cv-00329-WJM-STV Document 191-2 Filed 01/11/19 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 28 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 16-cv-00329-WJM-STV Consolidated with Civil Action No. 17-cv-03131-WYD-NYW ALEC ARAPAHOE, Plaintiff, v. MIRANDA AVALOS, …
Colorado County Pays $800,000 for Latest Excessive Force Settlement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Philippa Grace McCully, a 21-year-old college student and cancer survivor arrested in 2014 for erratic driving that she blamed on a reaction to various prescription psychiatric drugs, was taken to a jail in El Paso, …
Howard v. City and County of Denver, CO, Offer of Judgment, Bond Fee, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-02593-CMA-STV Document 22 Filed 12/21/18 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 18-cv-02593-CMA-STV MICKEY HOWARD, Plaintiff, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, …
Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Gang Member’s Failure-to-Protect Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 19, 2017, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a federal civil rights suit brought by a prisoner who alleged Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) officials ignored his warnings that …
Defense Investigator Jailed for Initially Refusing to Testify in Death Penalty Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Greta Lindercrantz, 67, was jailed for contempt of court by Arapahoe County, Colorado District Judge Michelle Amico on February 26, 2018. Lindercrantz, a Mennonite defense investigator, had refused to testify in a …
Denver Pays $100,000 to Settle DOJ Suit Over Failure to Accommodate Diabetic Deputy by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 15, 2018, the City and County of Denver, Colorado agreed to pay $100,000 to an unidentified deputy sheriff who was fired from his position at the Denver County jail …
Justice Sotomayor Slams Solitary Confinement, but Supreme Court Declines to Accept Colorado Solitary Case by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The U.S. Supreme Court receives thousands of petitions for writ of certiorari from federal appellate rulings each term and denies the vast majority of those applications, generally with a one-sentence …
Lillis v. Correct Care Solutions, Inc., CO, Complaint, Medical Negligence - Wrongful Death, 2018 Case 1:16-cv-03038-KLM Document 118 Filed 10/22/18 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 42 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 16-cv-3038 THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY SCOTT LILLIS, by and through …
Biggs v. The County of Sedgwick, CO, Complaint, Sexual Assualt, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-02076-DDD-SKC Document 16 Filed 10/20/18 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 26 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 18cv2076 (WYD)(SKC) PEATINNA BIGGS Plaintiff, v. THE COUNTY OF SEDGWICK, SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, FORMER …
Colorado Accused of Failing to Comply with Settlement in Mental Health Care Suit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On June 13, 2018, attorneys representing mentally ill defendants held in Colorado jails moved to reopen a 2012 class-action settlement in which the state agreed to cease “warehousing” mentally ill prisoners …
Federal Jury Awards $6 Million to Epileptic Colorado Prisoner, but New Trial Ordered by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On March 7, 2018, a Colorado federal jury awarded $6 million to a prisoner in a lawsuit over his mistreatment by a guard while he was experiencing an epileptic seizure. Jayson …
Howard v. City and County of Denver, CO, Complaint, Bond Fee, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 18-cv-02593 MICKEY HOWARD Plaintiff, v. THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ COMPLAINT AND JURY DEMAND ______________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiff Mickey Howard, by and …
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Family of Deceased Colorado Prisoner Accepts Settlement for $5.3 Million, New Policies by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On November 7, 2015, Michael Marshall, who was mentally ill, was arrested for trespassing and disturbing the peace at a motel in Denver, Colorado. Upon being booked into jail with a $100 …
Colorado County Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $3.5 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In November 2017, Summit County, Colorado reached a $3.5 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a prisoner who died at the county’s jail. Zachary Moffitt, 33, was being treated …
