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Article • July 27, 2018
Federal Jury Awards Texas Man $169,128 in Excessive Force Claim Against Sheriff’s Deputy by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zouki Richard Uekert, who suffered a fractured nose and teeth from a San Patricio County sheriff’s deputy, was awarded $169,128 by a federal jury after it determined that the deputy used excessive …
Article • July 27, 2018
Massachusetts Settles Claim by U.S. over Gender-Biased Prison Guard Exam by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The state of Massachusetts agreed to stop using the Caritas physical abilities test in the selection process of its prison guards upon a judicial finding that it negatively discriminated against women — and it agreed …
Article • July 27, 2018
$30,000 Settlement Reached for New Jersey Prisoner Assaulted by Guards by Christopher Zoukis      Lester Seeley, who was allegedly assaulted by several guards while being held in the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, New Jersey, agreed to a $30,000 settlement with the county.      According to Seeley, he suffered …
Father of Man Strangled While in Missouri Jail Accepts Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis George Stevens, whose son was strangled to death by another man while being held in a Missouri jail, agreed to a settlement with the city of St. Louis in response to his wrongful death …
$125,000 Awarded to Pennsylvania Prisoner over Excessive Force by Guards by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Cornell L. Warren, a diabetic prisoner held in a Pennsylvania state prison, was awarded $125,000 in damages after a jury found that a guard used excessive force against him that resulted in a broken …
Assaulted Detainee Settles with Louisiana Jail over Deliberate Indifference to His Safety by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A mentally ill jail Louisiana detainee who was beaten by fellow inmates after urinating on another detainee’s shoes agreed to a settlement with jail employees regarding his civil rights suit. On April …
Williams v. Connell, NY, Order, DOC Failure to Protect, Wrongful Death, 2018 Case 6:17-cv-00750-TJM-ATB Document 63 Filed 07/18/18 Page 1 of 23 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------SHIKEMA WILLIAMS, administratrix of the estate of FREDERICK VELEZ, SHIKEMA WILLIAMS, administratrix of the estate of CHRISTINE COX, FREDERICK …
Caldwell v. St. Louis County, MO, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2018 Case: 4:17-cv-02073-NCC Doc. #: 52 Filed: 07/16/18 Page: 1 of 18 PageID #: 198 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) RALPH CALDWELL, Plaintiff, …
Ware v. Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH, prisoner injured by pepper ball, ruling, 2018 [Cite as Ware v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2018-Ohio-3152.] KIMANI WARE Case No. 2017-00545JD Plaintiff Magistrate Gary Peterson v. DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION Defendant {¶1} Plaintiff, an …
Here’s What It’s Like to Work at a Shelter for Immigrant Kids by Kavitha Surana, Robert Faturechi Some facilities are so overstretched; employees often wait hours for a break to go to the bathroom by Kavitha Surana and Robert Faturechi, ProPublica BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The employees were in the ninth hour …
Pennsylvania Prisoner Settles Federal Assault Suit Against Fayette County Prison Guards by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Timothy Michael Reckner, a prisoner at Fayette County Prison, Pennsylvania, who was allegedly assaulted by prison guards on several occasions, resulting in physical and emotional injuries, agreed to a settlement with the various parties. …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
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BOP Director Resigns in Protest of Prison Reform Bill Clash by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Mark Inch, director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, resigned on May 18, 2018. At first it was unclear why he stepped down, but The New York Times has since reported that sources told …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Settlement Ends Forced Religious Classes in Tennessee Prison Industry Program by An employee for TRICOR, Tennessee’s prison industry program, received $80,994 to settle a lawsuit alleging he was forced to teach religious-based classes as part of his duties. The suit alleged First Amendment violations. Prior to taking a job as …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Troubles at California Jail Lead Sheriff to Forgo Reelection by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Orange County, California’s jail system has been a hotbed of abuses for many years, accumulating a reputation for lawlessness on the part of prisoners and staff members alike. [See: PLN, June 2018, p.28; Jan. 2016, …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Wisconsin Paid Former Prison Employees $105,000 to Settle Harassment Cases by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Last year, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) paid $105,000 to settle a pair of federal civil rights lawsuits filed by two former employees. Both of the women claimed they were fired in retaliation …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
California: Whistle-blowing Prison Employee Fired, Loses Lawsuit by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon For over two decades, federal courts have been issuing orders, injunctions and sanctions in an effort to force California’s prison system to provide adequate treatment to mentally ill prisoners. That approach does not appear to be working. …
Brown et al. v. State of New Jersey Department of Corrections, NJ, Ruling, Inmate Sexual Abuse, 2018 MER-L-000503-18 06/06/2018 4:04:57 1 of 2 Trans ID: LCV2018993174 MER L 000503-18 07/06/2018 Pg PM 1 of Pg 2 Trans ID: LCV20181178885 STARK & STARK, P.C. Martin P. Schrama, Esq. - Attorney ID …
New York Prisoner Assaulted by Guard Settles for $16,250 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A man serving a 60-day sentence in a New York jail agreed to settle his federal lawsuit for $16,250 against a guard who smacked him twice in the mouth. A total of $13,750 of the …
Dept. of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General - ICE's Inspections and Monitoring of Detention Facilities Do Not Lead to Sustained Compliance or Systemic Improvements, 2018 ICE’s Inspections and Monitoring of Detention Facilities Do Not Lead to Sustained Compliance or Systemic Improvements June 26, 2018 OIG-18-67 DHS OIG HIGHLIGHTS ICE’s …
Parsons, et al. v. Ryan, et al., AZ, order and judgment of civil contempt, prisoner health care and safety, 2018 Case 2:12-cv-00601-DKD Document 2898 Filed 06/22/18 Page 1 of 24 1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 …
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