$25,000 Settlement to Colorado Jail Prisoner Denied a Quran by In May 2017, the Sheriff’s Department in Adams County, Colorado paid $25,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a jail prisoner who was denied access to a Quran during Ramadan in 2015. It also agreed to make changes to jail …
Menocal v. The Geo Group Inc., CO, Opinion, Immigrant Detention, TVPA, 2018 PUBLISH FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS February 9, 2018 FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT _________________________________ Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court ALEJANDRO MENOCAL, MARCOS BRAMBILA, GRISEL XAHUENTITLA, HUGO HERNANDEZ, LOURDES ARGUETA, …
Sufficient Facts for Discrimination Hearing by David Reutter by David Reutter A Colorado federal district court held that deaf prisoners and prisoners in contact with deaf persons alleged sufficient facts to survive dismissal of the Americans with Disabilities Act claim. The court said the prison’s archaic, faulty communication system for …
Cheese Made Using Prison Labor Cut from Whole Foods by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Chuck Hellmer had a problem. His upscale goat cheese company, Haystack Mountain, was selling cheese to Whole Foods, but he couldn't find a reliable source of goat milk. Without the milk, he would be unable …
Brimah v. Colorado, CO, Opinion, Abuse of Discretion, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 Opinions of the Colorado Supreme Court are available to the public and can be accessed through the Judicial Branch’s homepage at http://www.courts.state.co.us. Opinions are also posted on …
Federal Court Holds PLN Lawsuit Challenging ADX Censorship Not Moot by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 14, 2017, a Colorado federal district court vacated its prior order granting a motion to dismiss filed by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and held that a lawsuit filed by Prison …
People v. Giego, CO, Appeal, Attempted Recklessness, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 Opinions of the Colorado Supreme Court are available to the public and can be accessed through the Judicial Branch’s homepage at http://www.courts.state.co.us. Opinions are also posted on the …
People v. Bueno, CO, Appeal, Motion for New Trial, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 Opinions of the Colorado Supreme Court are available to the public and can be accessed through the Judicial Branch’s homepage at http://www.courts.state.co.us. Opinions are also posted on …
$150,000 Settles Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Sexual Assault Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In January 2017, Otero County, Colorado paid $150,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a jail prisoner who was sexually assaulted by a former guard. Jennifer Hernandez, a mother of two, was booked into the Otero …
Federal Correctional Complex at the Center of City’s Water Debacle by Panagioti Tsolkas by Panagioti Tsolkas Any attention that Florence,Colorado receives from the world outside its rural and mountainous borders tends to involve the federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) supermax facility, built near the city 25 years ago. And news …
$15.000 Settles Multiple Civil Rights Complaints by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled multiple civil rights lawsuits brought by prisoner David Y. Merritt in March 2002. Merritt, an imprisoned government informant, filed several lawsuits against the Bureau of Prisons in federal court between 1995 and 2001. …
BOP Fails and Prevails in Prison Guard Discrimination Complaint by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Robert T. Aranda, an "inmate systems officer" (prison guard), was a very litigious Bureau of Prisons employee. Between 1996 and 1998, while working at multiple BOP facilities in several capacities, Aranda filed at least six …
Jasmine Still v. El Paso County, CO, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-02656-KLM Document 10 Filed 12/28/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 19 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 17-cv-02656-KLM Jasmine Still, Plaintiff, v. El Paso County, Colorado, Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ FIRST AMENDED …
Partridge v. Pelle, CO, Complaint, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-02941 Document 1 Filed 12/07/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 43 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. _________ RYAN PARTRIDGE, Plaintiff, v. JOE PELLE, in his official capacity as Boulder County Sheriff; BRUCE HAAS, in …
Marshall v Denver, CO, City Resolution on Settlement, Jail Death, 2017 1 BY AUTHORITY 2 RESOLUTION NO. CR17-1283 3 SERIES OF 2017 COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness 4 A RESOLUTION 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 authorizing and approving the expenditure and payment from …
Colorado Narrowly Rejects Ballot Measure to End Slavery as Punishment for Crime by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In November 8, 2016, Colorado voters rejected a ballot measure that would have amended the state constitution to remove 140-year-old language allowing slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime. The removal …
Tenth Circuit Holds Jail Guard May be Liable for Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault by On November 14, 2016, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of qualified immunity to a Colorado jail guard who failed to protect a prisoner from being assaulted. James Durkee was incarcerated at the Summit County …
Smith v. Town of Kremmling, CO, Judgment, Excessive Force, 2017 Case 1:15-cv-00459-RPM Document 82 Filed 10/11/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 15-cv-00459-RPM ROBERT MARK SMITH, Plaintiff, v. TOWN OF KREMMLING, COLORADO, ROBERT DILLON, Officer in …
