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Aragon et al. v. Raemisch et al., CO, Class-action Settlement & Release, Hepatitis C, Medical Attention Negligence, 2018

Brief • December 5, 2018

Filed under: Hepatitis, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment

Aragon et al. v. Raemisch et al., CO, Class-action Settlement & Release, Hepatitis C, Medical Attention Negligence, 2018

Defense Investigator Jailed for Initially Refusing to Testify in Death Penalty Case

Article • November 7, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018

Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Expert Witnesses, Death Penalty

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

Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018

Filed under: Diabetes, Americans with Disabilities Act, Employee Litigation, Disabled Employees

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

Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018

Filed under: Judiciary, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

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

Brief • October 22, 2018

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Medical, Pain, Blood, Failure to Treat, Liver, Infections, Eighth Amendment, Wrongful Death, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

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

Brief • October 20, 2018

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Assault by Police

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

Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018

Filed under: Government Misconduct, Mental Health

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

Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018

Filed under: Seizures, Guard Brutality/Beatings

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

Brief • October 10, 2018

Filed under: Jail Specific, Bond Fees, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

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 …

Assoc. of State Correctional Administration - Reforming Restrictive Housing - The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell, 2018

Publication • October 1, 2018

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment, Exercise, Lockdowns, Mental Health, Juveniles, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Assoc. of State Correctional Administration - Reforming Restrictive Housing - The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell, 2018 Reforming Restrictive Housing: The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell Reforming Restrictive Housing: The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell The Association of State Correctional Administrators The Liman Center for Public Interest …

Family of Deceased Colorado Prisoner Accepts Settlement for $5.3 Million, New Policies

Article • September 5, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

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

Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

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 …

At the Federal Supermax, When Does Isolation Become Torture?

Article • September 2, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Retaliatory Segregation, War on Terror, Terrorism, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

At the Federal Supermax, When Does Isolation Become Torture? by Alan Prendergast by Alan Prendergast, Westword You see them on TV, usually around the time they are arrested. Men who have declared war on America, combatants in a conflict that never ends. They are captured on the street and at airports, …

Jasmine Still v. El Paso County, CO, Settlement, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2018

Brief • August 17, 2018

Filed under: Bail Bonds, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Jasmine Still v. El Paso County, CO, Settlement, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2018 GENERAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT RECITALS 1. JASMINE STILL (“STILL”), and any and all of her heirs, personal representatives, executors, administrators, attorneys, successors and assigns, are hereinafter collectively referred to as "RELEASORS." 2. The County of El Paso, Colorado, …

Aragon et al. v. Raemisch et al., CO, Class-action Settlement Term Sheet, Hepatitis C, Medical Attention Negligence, 2018

Brief • August 8, 2018

Filed under: Hepatitis, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment

Aragon et al. v. Raemisch et al., CO, Class-action Settlement Term Sheet, Hepatitis C, Medical Attention Negligence, 2018

Colorado Prison Gang Leader Commits Suicide at Wyoming Prison

Article • August 5, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018

Filed under: Prison Gangs, Suicides

Colorado Prison Gang Leader Commits Suicide at Wyoming Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On August 26, 2017, Benjamin Davis, 42, the founder and leader of a white supremacist prison gang called the 211 Crew, was found hanging in his cell at the Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins. Davis …

Ullery v. Raemisch, CO, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2018

Brief • July 16, 2018

Filed under: Sexual Assault

Ullery v. Raemisch, CO, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00839-STV Document 22 Filed 07/06/18 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 31 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No1:18-cv-00839-STV SUSAN ULLERY, Plaintiff, v. RICK RAEMISCH, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections, in his …

On Sale Now: Prison Labor

Article • June 25, 2018

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Retaliation, Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, Hunger Strikes, Medical, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Overcrowding, Environmental Law, Guard Brutality/Beatings

On Sale Now: Prison Labor by Sytonia Reid by Sytonia Reid, Green American Magazine Every day, incarcerated and detained people in both US government and private prisons perform labor during their sentences, with few exceptions. Many provide services for the prison itself, such as cooking, laundry, and maintenance tasks, while …

Transgender Prisoner Issues Result in Litigation, Policy Changes

Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018

Filed under: Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender)

Transgender Prisoner Issues Result in Litigation, Policy Changes by In two recent settlements, corrections officials were forced to pay for their failure to honor the chosen gender identity of transgender prisoners and where they were housed. But in a third case, a court’s refusal to second-guess a housing decision by …

Mentally Ill Colorado Prisoner Who Gouged Out His Eyes Sues Sheriff

Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Mentally Ill Colorado Prisoner Who Gouged Out His Eyes Sues Sheriff by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On December 7, 2017, Ryan Partridge, a mentally ill prisoner, sued the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office and other county employees, claiming they failed to provide him with adequate mental health care and abused …