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Ware v. CCA, TN, Settlement protective custody paranoid inmate suicide medical neglect, 2009 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0162 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0163 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0164 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0165 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0166 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0167 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0168 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0169
Crouse et al v. Rustin et al, PA, Complaint, substance mental illness suicide neglect, 2009
Violence on the Rise in BOP Facilities by Brandon Sample Killings, assaults and other acts of violence are becoming more widespread in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), as the prison population increases and staff-to-prisoner ratios decline. Fifteen prisoner-on-prisoner BOP homicides occurred in 2008 compared with 12 in 2007. Serious …
Texas Posthumously Exonerates Man Who Died in Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 6, 2009, Travis County District Judge Charlie Baird did what no other Texas judge had done before – he exonerated a dead man. Timothy Brian Cole, who died of asthma due to medical neglect …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
$30,000 Settlement in Milwaukee Jail Death by The City of Milwaukee and other city officials settled a case involving a man who died in jail for $30,000. The case was published in April 2008. Felix Hopgood, 38, was arrested for shoplifting in July 2003. About 2½ hours after his arrest, …
$4.6 Million Settlements in Death of Quadriplegic D.C. Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When 27-year-old Jonathan Magbie entered the District of Columbia Jail to serve a 10-day sentence, he was a quadriplegic confined to a mouth-operated wheelchair. Four days later he was dead. D.C. Superior Court Judge …
$1,800,000 Settlement in Michigan Jail Prisoner Suicide Case by On January 1, 2008, the defendants in a Michigan federal civil rights action involving the suicide of a jail prisoner settled the case for $1,800,000, the largest jail suicide settlement in Michigan history. Tatisha Grant, 23, was arrested by River Rouge, …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
$445,000 Settlement in Ohio Jail Prisoner’s Medical Death by Ohio’s Hancock County Jail agreed to pay $445,000 in the death of a prisoner. The settlement provides no liability of wrongdoing in the April 26, 2006 death of prisoner Lisa Waddell. The suit was brought by Waddell’s daughter. Waddell was found …
Protective Order Entered to Protect Against Disclosure of Information Regarding Immigration Detainees by U.S. Magistrate Judge P. Michael Mahoney has entered a protective order in a case over the adequacy of medical care provided to a now deceased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee. Judge Mahoney’s protective order came after …
No Tort Liability for Louisiana Employer Accused of Negligence in Death of Prisoner on Work Release by Louisiana prisoners injured while in work release may not pursue a tort action against the prisoner’s employer, the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 2nd District, decided April 30, 2008. Instead, the exclusive remedy …
Los Angeles County Settles Suit Alleging Wrongful Arrest and Excessive Force Resulting in Death for $475,000 by The County of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $475,000 to the estate of a man who died after being placed in the Total Appendage Restraint Procedure (TARP). The man, Devin Eichenlaub, was …
Georgia Sheriffs are Not County Employees, Allowing Suit by Estate of Court Reporter Killed by Prisoner to Proceed by A county sheriff in Georgia is not a “county employee” for workers’ compensation purposes, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided June 26, 2008. This ruling clears the way for a tort …
Army Medic Gets Life for Murdering Iraqi Prisoners/Abu Ghraib Prison Reopens by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke On February 20, 2009, a medic in the U.S. Army was sentenced to life in prison for his part in the 2007 murder of four Iraqi prisoners in Baghdad. The next day, the …
Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment and Directed Verdict in Mississippi Jail Suicide Case by On December 2, 2008, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion affirming summary judgment in favor of the sheriff and the directed verdict for the county and other defendants in a case involving a …
Cheney and Gonzales Indicted in Connection with Private Prison in Texas by Matthew Clarke Cheney and Gonzales Indicted in Connection with Private Prison in Texas by Matt Clarke On November 17, 2008, a Texas grand jury returned an indictment against then-Vice President Richard B. Cheney and former U.S. Attorney General …
Texas Court of Appeals Upholds $42.5 Million Award Against Wackenhut / GEO Group by Matthew Clarke Texas Court of Appeals Upholds $42.5 Million Award Against Wackenhut / GEO Group by Matt Clarke On April 2, 2009, a Texas Court of Appeals upheld a jury award of $22,000,000 in actual damages …
Michigan Jail Officials Lied and Hid Documents in Lawsuit Over Prisoner’s Death by David Reutter Michigan Jail Officials Lied and Hid Documents in Lawsuit Over Prisoner’s Death by David M. Reutter On the eve of trial, a Michigan U.S. District Court adjourned a civil rights suit to reopen fact finding …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Federal Prisoner Dies During Illicit Tryst With His Wife by Desmond A. Greene, a prisoner at the Big Sandy federal prison in Martin County, Kentucky, was in his bunk just after midnight on October 5, 2008. But at 1:12 a.m. his wife, Susan A. Witherspoon, was banging on the front …
Brief • June 6, 2009
Telder v. County of Volusia, FL, Ptf's 1st Interrogatories, Jail Suicide, 2009 Plaintiff’s First Interrogatories to Sheriff McKeithen “Department” refers to Bay County Sheriff’s Department. “Jail” refers to the Bay County Jail. The date of the incident sued upon is March 22, 2009. “Decedent” is Maureen Bearden. 1. State the …
Bearden v. Lippman, FL, Medical Interrogatories, 2009 Medical Interrogatories to Doctor 1. What is the name and address of the person answering these interrogatories, and, if applicable, the person’s official position or relationship with the party to whom the interrogatories are directed? 2. Describe in detail your relationship with The …
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