Sixth Circuit Reverses Injunction Against Delousing and Group Strip Searches at Ohio Jail by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On November 2, 2018, the Sixth Circuit reversed a permanent injunction and summary judgment order entered by a federal district court in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action filed by former …
U.S. Marshals Report: Ohio County Jail “One of the Worst in the Country” by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke One week after the release of a report by the U.S. Marshals Service on November 21, 2018, which described Ohio’s Cuyahoga County jail system as “one of the worst in the …
Ohio Jail’s Private Healthcare Provider Denied Summary Judgment in Failure to Treat Prisoner’s Fractured Pelvis by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied motions for summary judgment filed by private healthcare provider NaphCare Inc. (NaphCare) and its employee Emergency Medical …
Three Wrongfully Convicted Ohio Prisoners Receive $19.5 Million by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Eugene Johnson, Derrick Wheatt and Laurese Glover, also known as the East Cleveland Three, wrongfully convicted of the 1995 murder of Clifton Hudson, Jr., received a settlement totaling $4.5 million from Cuyahoga County, Ohio in March …
Ohio Prisoner Recovers $2,025 for Leg Injury Caused by Guard’s Pepper Ball by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Ohio state prisoner Kimani Ware won a $2,025 judgment against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) on July 16, 2018. Following a trial, Magistrate Gary Peterson found the DRC was …
Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Interviews with Lucasville Prison Riot Participants by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The April 1993 riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville resulted in the deaths of one guard and nine prisoners. Journalists have long tried to interview some of the prisoners involved …
Conley v. Lorain County, OH, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-00193-CAB Doc #: 1 Filed: 01/25/19 1 of 18. PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION STEVEN CONLEY, c/o Malik Law 8437 Mayfield Road, Suite #101 Chesterland, OH 45202 ) ) CASE …
Prisoners Face Retaliation for Raising Concerns About Criminal Justice System by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Prisoners who peacefully advocate for their rights, such as by filing lawsuits and grievances, and engaging in non-violent protests, regularly risk retaliation by prison officials. That was the case following a nationwide work strike …
Ohio County Jail Faces Increased Liability Due to Numerous Lawsuits by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The Montgomery County Jail in Dayton, Ohio faces liabilities exceeding $10 million, as lawsuits continue to multiply. Former chief deputy Scott Landis testified to having no memory of any of the incidents that gave …
Clay, et al. v. Cuyahoga County, Ohio, et al., OH, class-action complaint, unconstitutional and deplorable jail conditions, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-02929 Doc #: 1 Filed: 12/20/18 1 of 61. PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION TONYA CLAY, ANTHONY BONNER, JAMES MARTIN, GEORGETTE …
Ohio Prison Officials Announce Measures to Prevent Another Transport Bus Murder by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 8, 2018, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) announced new measures to prevent another murder from occurring on its transport buses. Those measures included replacing a “significant number” of …
Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, d/b/a Numi Financial, et al, OH, opinion and order, class certifications, unfair debit card fees, 2018 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------AMBER HUMPHREY, on behalf of herself and the class, Plaintiff, vs. STORED VALUE CARDS, D/B/A NUMI FINANCIAL, et al. Defendants. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- …
Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, DBA Numi Financial, et al, OH, opinion and order, class certification, unfair debit card fees, 2018 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------AMBER HUMPHREY, on behalf of herself and the class, Plaintiff, vs. STORED VALUE CARDS, D/B/A NUMI FINANCIAL, et al. Defendants. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- …
Ohio Jail Detainee Receives $500,000 Settlement for Assault by Guard by A prisoner who was slammed headfirst into a wall by a guard at Ohio’s Hamilton County Jail reached a $500,000 settlement in his civil rights action. The incident occurred after Mark Myers, 61, was arrested on the morning of …
Federal District Court Holds Ohio Prison Cannot Cut Rastafarian Prisoner’s Hair by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 14, 2018, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Patricia A. Gaughan ruled the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) could not enforce a grooming policy that required a Rastafarian prisoner to …
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 …
Sixth Circuit: § 1983 Actions Classified as Personal Injury Claims by David Reutter by David Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held on January 22, 2018 that civil rights actions brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 are considered personal injury claims. With that principle established, the Court found that …
Ohio Settles Suit Over Sexual Assault of Prisoner for $525,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In November 2017, Ohio state officials agreed to pay $525,000 to settle a lawsuit over the repeated sexual assault of a female prisoner. Chesterland, Ohio attorney David B. Malik represented Dorothea Reynolds, who was …
