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$620,000 Settlement for Florida Jail Beating Death by While imprisoned in Florida's Palm Beach County Jail, a 35 year old Haitian laborer was beaten by guards. He sustained in June 1985, a broken neck and was left in his cell with no medical treatment. When he was finally taken to …
OK Prisoners' Argument, Raised for First Time on Appeal, Not Considered by On November 15, 2001, Leticia Smedley was arrested by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma on suspicion of being intoxicated. She was jailed at the David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center, a facility operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). …
Escape From TransCor Van Not a Crime in Montana by On January 11, 2006, a Montana state district court set aside two prisoners, convictions for escape and acquitted them after holding that no evidence had been presented that they were in the custody of a peace officer, a requirement for …
Article • December 15, 2007
Wisconsin Jail Heart Attack Case Settled for $25,000 by Waukesha County, Wisconsin, paid a prisoner $25,000 to settle claims related to a heart attack he suffered while imprisoned. Mr. Blavat was denied his prescribed heart medication while confined in Waukesha County Jail, causing him to suffer a heart attack. Blavat …
Keller v. Feinerman, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2007 Case 3:06-cv-00661-RHM Document 16 Filed 12/07/07 Page 1 of 7 Page ID #86 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS HILTON LLOYD KELLER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ADRIAN FEINERMAN, M.D. and DR. ) …
Arizona and Indiana Prisoner Uprising at GEO-Run Prison in Indiana by by Matt Clarke On April 24, 2007, about 500 Arizona and Illinois prisoners at a privately-run facility owned by the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) participated in an uprising. The prison is operated by the Boca Raton, Florida-based GEO …
Overcrowded Washington DOC’s Solution: Ship ’Em Out of State by David Reutter Overcrowded Washington DOC's Solution: Ship ?Em Out of State by David M. Reutter Overcrowding is pinching the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC). To alleviate that problem, the department ordered less than 100 community supervision violators released without a …
“Please Rip Us Off” Florida Officials Tell Private Prison Companies by David Reutter "Please Rip Us Off" Florida Officials Tell Private Prison Companies by David M. Reutter Despite having ordered a criminal investigation into its private prison contractors, the Florida Legislature and Governor Charlie Crist have enacted legislation that specifies …
PHS Fails Benchmarks In NYC Jail Medical Contract; Fined $250,000 by Prison Health Services (PHS), nearing the end of its three-year $359.6 million contract to provide medical, dental, mental health and pharmaceutical services to ten of the eleven New York City jails, was audited by the State Comptroller's Office in …
Inadequate Medical Care Alleged at Alameda County, CA Jail – Four Prisoners Dead by Inadequate Medical Care Alleged at Alameda County, CA Jail - Four Prisoners Dead Family members of prisoners who became sick or died at the Santa Rita jail in Alameda County, California have alleged inadequate health care …
Corruption in Awarding California DOC Medical Contract Exposed by Marvin Mentor More details have surfaced in a conflict-of-interest scandal involving two California gubernatorial appointees involved in a $26 million no-bid contract awarded by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for medical scheduling services. PLN previously reported that the …
Texas Jail Pays $200,000 to Settle Rape/Suicide Suit by Val Verde County, Texas and its contract Del Rio jail operator, GEO Group, Inc., agreed in March 2007 to pay $200,000 to the surviving family of a 23-year-old woman prisoner who, upon becoming depressed after being raped in the jail, hung …
California DOC Guards Win Injunction to Stop Prisoner Transfers Out-Of-State; Transfers Continue While State Appeals by The Superior Court of Sacramento County has granted a writ of mandate prohibiting the transfer of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) prisoners to out-of-state facilities to alleviate the prison system's chronic overcrowding …
Hambrick v. CCA, TN, Settlement, slip fall water, 2007 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0006 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0007 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0008 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0009 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0010
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Filed under: CMS, Medical, Diabetes, Amputations
Wyoming and CMS Settle Suit Over Diabetic Prisoner’s Loss of Foot by Matthew Clarke Wyoming and CMS Settle Suit Over Diabetic Prisoner's Loss of Foot by Matthew T. Clarke In June 2006, CMS, the State of Wyoming and a prison doctor settled a lawsuit involving a prisoner who had to …
$1.6 Million Settlements by PHS and Hillsborough County in Death of Baby Born in Florida Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Inadequate medical care by Prison Health Services (PHS) has resulted in yet another death and $1.6 million in settlements for the mother of a baby boy who …
New Jersey Supreme Court Orders DOC to Codify Prisoner Healthcare Responsibilities by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Supreme Court of New Jersey, incensed with the inhumane treatment of a state prisoner who was systematically denied Hepatitis-C treatment for four years, ordered the New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) …
Little State, Big Problems: Maine’s Prison Crisis Continues Unabated by Lance Tapley Little State, Big Problems: Maine?s Prison Crisis Continues Unabated by Lance Tapley Only big prison systems mistreat prisoners, right? Only prison systems where racism, right-wing tough-on-crime attitudes, or prison-industrial-complex power have full reign, like in California or Texas, …
Psych Evaluations Questioned Following D.C. Jail Suicides by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke The methods used for psychological evaluation and housing of prisoners at the Washington, D.C. Jail are being questioned after two prisoners committed suicide within a three-month period. Alicia Edwards, 32, had a history of mental illness …
$4 Million Settlement In Rape and Beating Death of Mentally Ill New Jersey Prisoner by Michael Rigby by Michael Rigby The daughters of a mentally ill man who was raped and beaten to death by another prisoner in New Jersey's Camden County Correctional Facility (CCCF) will receive a combined $4 …
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