Ohio High Court Denies Relief to Prisoner Challenging White Supremacist Classification by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Ohio state prisoner William H. Evans Jr. was designated to be a white supremacist by a classification committee’s ruling in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC), the state’s prison system. This …
Ohio: Mandamus Action Moot Where Relief Has Been Granted by On December 20, 2018, the Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner’s writ of mandamus against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC). State prisoner William H. Evans, Jr. filed the mandamus petition against DRC director Gary …
Ohio County Jail Settles PLN Censorship Suit for $45,000 by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In response to a censorship lawsuit filed in 2017 by Prison Legal News’parent organization, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), Greene County, Ohio agreed to settle the case for $45,000. Filed in the U.S. District …
Federal Court Certifies Class in Ohio County Jail Debit Card Case by Chad Marks by Chad Marks On November 16, 2018, a federal judge in the Northern District of Ohio granted a motion for class certification in a case where jail staff were accused of issuing unsolicited fee-laden debit cards …
Ohio Governor Commutes Death Sentences, Grants Reprieves for Another by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon As a child, Raymond Tibbetts lived a life straight out of a movie – a horror movie. He and his brothers were bounced from one foster home to another. Along their journey to adulthood, they …
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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- …
