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Former OK Guard Sentenced to 21 Months in Federal Prison

Article • April 15, 2013

Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Former OK Guard Sentenced to 21 Months in Federal Prison by In January 2009, former Oklahoma guard Jarrod Yates was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for punching, kneeing, and stomping an arrestee on his head and face, causing serious injuries, in violation of the arrestee’s civil rights. The …

Williams v Figueroa, OK, Settlement, Civil Rights, 2013

Brief • April 1, 2013

Filed under: Settlements

Williams v Figueroa, OK, Settlement, Civil Rights, 2013 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE 1. This Settlement Agreement and Release is made and entered into this 29th day of April, 2013, by and between Michael Jerome Williams, Plaintiff, and Fred Figueroa, Richard Subia, and all Defendants, by their attorney Darrell L. Moore, …

Tenth Circuit: No Clearly-Established Right to Oklahoma Trust Fund Money

Article • March 15, 2013

Filed under: Money/Property, Trust Accounts, Qualified Immunity

Tenth Circuit: No Clearly-Established Right to Oklahoma Trust Fund Money by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 22, 2010, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Oklahoma state prisoners had no clearly-established right to the funds in their trust fund accounts in 2007. Herman T. Clark, an Oklahoma …

Bid-Rigging, Sex, and Politicians: Welcome to Oklahoma

Article • March 15, 2013

Filed under: Private Prisons, Ada Youth Academy Authority, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Juvenile Prisons

Bid-Rigging, Sex, and Politicians: Welcome to Oklahoma by Brandon Sample A $10 million-a-year contract awarded to the Ada Youth Academy Authority for a new juvenile facility has been put on hold while the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office looks into whether the contract was improperly steered to Ada by an Oklahoma …

Pregnant Woman Suffers Needless Death in Oklahoma Jail

Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Pregnant Woman Suffers Needless Death in Oklahoma Jail by Matthew Clarke Jamie Lynn Russell (a.k.a. Jamie Fisher), 33, who was pregnant and experiencing severe abdominal pain, sought medical care at a hospital in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on January 3, 2013. She was difficult and “not cooperating,” according to nurses, who …

Tenth Circuit Cites PLN Case in Denying Oklahoma Newspaper’s FOIA Request

Article • January 15, 2013 • from PLN January, 2013

Filed under: Photographing, Freedom of Information Act, Media

Tenth Circuit Cites PLN Case in Denying Oklahoma Newspaper’s FOIA Request by by Derek Gilna In 2008, World Publishing Company, the publisher of the Tulsa World newspaper, requested six booking photos from the U.S. Marshals Service under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Department of Justice denied the request, …

46 California Prisoners Injured in Disturbance at CCA-run Oklahoma Facility

Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General)

46 California Prisoners Injured in Disturbance at CCA-run Oklahoma Facility by Widespread fighting among black and Hispanic California prisoners at the privately-operated North Fork Correctional Facility in Sayre, Oklahoma last year left dozens of prisoners injured. The disturbance began shortly before noon on October 11, 2011 and was described by …

Ex-Warden’s Wife Sentenced to One Year for Assisting Prisoner’s Escape

Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Escapes

Ex-Warden’s Wife Sentenced to One Year for Assisting Prisoner’s Escape by On November 7, 2011, the wife of a former Oklahoma warden was sentenced to one year in prison for helping a prisoner escape 17 years earlier. Bobbi L. Parker, 49, was married to Randy Parker, assistant warden at the …

Tenth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Oklahoma Jail Official Who Failed to Follow Prescribed Medical Instructions

Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012

Filed under: Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity

Tenth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Oklahoma Jail Official Who Failed to Follow Prescribed Medical Instructions by On October 14, 2011 the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s denial of summary judgment, on the ground of qualified immunity, to Payne County, Oklahoma jail administrator Brandon …

Supreme Court Considers Oklahoma Punitive Sterilization Issue

Article • July 15, 2012

Filed under: Legality of Rules, Sentencing

Supreme Court Considers Oklahoma Punitive Sterilization Issue by The U.S. Supreme Court reversed in June, 1942, an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling upholding punitive sterilization of a state prisoner. Petitioner Skinner was convicted in 1926 of the crime of stealing chickens and sent to prison. In 1929 and 1934 he was …

Oklahoma Taxpayers Foot $13.5 Million Settlement Bill for Sexual Abuse by Jailers

Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault

Oklahoma Taxpayers Foot $13.5 Million Settlement Bill for Sexual Abuse by Jailers by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The general public typically shows little concern about abuse and corruption in jails and prisons, at least until it affects them personally. That was the case when residents in Delaware County, …

10th Circuit Weighs 1st Amendment Rights for Muslim Prisoners

Article • May 15, 2012

Filed under: Mail, Publications/Books, Censorship, Religious Diet, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Property, Clergy

10th Circuit Weighs 1st Amendment Rights for Muslim Prisoners by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in March, 1972, reversed and remanded a § 1983 complaint wherein Petitioner alleged certain religious liberties, violations, and mail issues. Prior to the instant action, Petitioner Eddie Hoggro brought his cause before the U.S. …

Burke v. Glanz, OK, Second Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2012

Brief • April 16, 2012

Filed under: Medical, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Failure to Protect (Staff), Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Burke v. Glanz, OK, Second Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2012 Case 4:11-cv-00720-JED-PJC Document 15 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 04/16/12 Page 1 of 27 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) ROBBIE EMERY BURKE, , as the Special Administratrix of the Estate of Elliott …

Burke v. Glanz, OK, Second Amend Comp, Broken Neck Wrongful Death, 2012

Brief • April 16, 2012

Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Burke v. Glanz, OK, Second Amend Comp, Broken Neck Wrongful Death, 2012 Case 4:11-cv-00720-JED-PJC Document 15 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 04/16/12 Page 1 of 27 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) ROBBIE EMERY BURKE, , as the Special Administratrix of the Estate …

Oklahoma City Not Liable for Wrongful Conviction Resulting from Falsified Forensic Evidence

Article • April 15, 2012 • from PLN April, 2012

Filed under: Crime Labs, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Immunity/Liability, Municipal Liability

Oklahoma City Not Liable for Wrongful Conviction Resulting from Falsified Forensic Evidence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that Oklahoma City can not be held liable for the actions of disgraced forensic chemist Joyce A. Gilchrist, who was employed in the city’s …

Cox v. Glanz, OK, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2012

Brief • April 4, 2012

Filed under: Medication, Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Cox v. Glanz, OK, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2012 Case 4:11-cv-00457-JED-FHM Document 56 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 04/04/12 Page 1 of 20 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) CAROLYN COX, as the Special Administrator ) of the Estate of Charles Jernegan, Deceased, ) …

$10 Million Settlement in Suit Over Oklahoma Sheriff’s Sex Abuse Scandal

Article • March 15, 2012 • from PLN March, 2012

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Sexual Harassment, Staff-Prisoner Harassment

$10 Million Settlement in Suit Over Oklahoma Sheriff’s Sex Abuse Scandal by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Members of the public typically have little concern over what happens in the jails and prisons in their communities. Taxpayers in Custer County, Oklahoma, however, are now very concerned following a $10 …

$1 Million Settlement in Oklahoma Jail Prisoner Wrongful Death Suit

Article • March 15, 2012 • from PLN March, 2012

Filed under: Medication, Seizures, Private Contractors, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Excessive Force, Failure to Train/Supervise

$1 Million Settlement in Oklahoma Jail Prisoner Wrongful Death Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In May 2011, Oklahoma County approved a $1 million settlement in a civil rights lawsuit involving a prisoner who was first denied his anti-seizure medication and then fatally beaten by guards after he had …

Millington v. CCA, OK, 2nd Mot for Sanctions Withheld Documents, Beating, 2012

Brief • March 15, 2012

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Disclosure of Records, Discovery

Millington v. CCA, OK, 2nd Mot for Sanctions Withheld Documents, Beating, 2012 Case 5:10-cv-00650-L Document 72 Filed 03/15/12 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) GLENDA MILLINGTON, as mother and next friend of Carl Stuckey, an incapacitated person, Plaintiff, v. …

Powell v. Miller, Complaint, Death Penalty, 2012

Brief • March 6, 2012

Filed under: Death Penalty, Death Row

Powell v. Miller, Complaint, Death Penalty, 2012 Case 5:10-cv-01294-D Document 53 Filed 03/06/12 Page 1 of 28 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA PAR IS La PRIE ST P OW ELL , ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. C IV-2010-129 4-D …