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DOJ Settlement to Improve Conditions at Mississippi Juvenile Facility by The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement to address conditions at Mississippi’s Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center (LCJDC). The settlement agreement is the culmination of a DOJ investigation and a March 31, 2011 findings letter from the …
Article • March 30, 2016
$55,000 Settlement in Suit over Beating/Restraint Chair Abuse at New Jersey Jail by Matthew Clarke In December 2014, Sussex County, New Jersey settled a lawsuit brought by a former jail prisoner who alleged he was brutally beaten, sprayed with chemicals and strapped into a restraint chair for 19 hours after …
Brief • March 25, 2016
Martin v. County of Milwaukee, WI, Amended Complaint, Sexual Abuse Shackling, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN JANE DOE, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF MILWAUKEE, DAVID A. CLARKE, JR., in his Official capacity, XAVIER D. THICKLEN, And JOHN …
Brief • March 17, 2016
Rossi v. City of Chandler, AZ, City Council Meeting Minutes, woman falsely arrested naked, 2016 Minutes of the Regular Meeting Chandler City Council Thursday, March 17, 2016 Page 11 will proceed to hearing before the Planning Commission and appear on a future Council agenda in approximately June 2016. A continuance …
Filing • March 9, 2016
Villegas v Davidson Co Sheriff, TN, Amicus Brief, Shackling Pregnant Inmates, 2012 Case: 11-6031 Document: 006111300751 Filed: 05/09/2012 Page: 1 CASE NO. 11-6031 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT JUANA VILLEGAS, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY/NASHVILLE – DAVIDSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, Defendant/Appellant, On …
Filing • March 9, 2016
Villegas v Davidson Co Sheriff, TN, Amicus Brief, Shackling Pregnant Inmates, 2012
Article • March 7, 2016
$145,000 Jury Award in Arizona Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit by Matthew Clarke On October 2, 2014, an Arizona federal jury awarded a state prisoner $145,000 in a civil rights lawsuit over a guard’s excessive use of force. Ron Zachary Pettit, 36, was a prisoner at the Arizona State Prison Complex …
Widespread Corruption in L.A. County Jails Leads to Federal Investigation, Indictments by David Reutter by David M. Reutter and Rod L. Bower Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy David “Lee” Baca faces up to six months in prison after pleading guilty on February 10, 2016 to charges that he lied …
PLN Obtains Confidential CCA Litigation Records in Tennessee by David Reutter There are many arguments against the privatization of prisons, jails and other detention facilities. Over the years, Prison Legal News has published numerous articles detailing the problems with having a for-profit company fulfill the essential governmental function of incarceration …
Bogut v. City of Concord, CA, Settlement, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between SAMUEL BOGUT, Plaintiff ("PLAINTIFF"), and CITY OF CONCORD, CONCORD POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS ANTHONY ZALEC, JEFFREY BILODEAU, ZERlNA REDZIC, and MICHAEL …
Brief • February 22, 2016
Reyes v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2016 Case 5:16-cv-00876-NC Document 1 Filed 02/22/16 Page 1 of 15 .HAND-DELIVERED 2 3 4 5 6 ROBERT R. POWELL, ESQ. CSB# 159747 BRETT 0. TERRY, ESQ. CSB# 270694 LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT R. POWELL 925 West Hedding Street San …
Article • February 17, 2016
Filed under: Blood, Restraints
Texas City, County and Officers May be Liable in Suit over Excessive Use of Force to Involuntarily Draw Blood by Texas City, County and Officers May be Liable in Suit over Excessive Use of Force to Involuntarily Draw   Blood   On July 14, 2015, a Texas federal court issued an …
Grand Jury Presentment - Inmate Death (Walker), Charlotte County FL, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA PRESENTMENT OF THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY GRAND JURY CONVENED MAY 27, 2015 ************************************************************-****** REGARDING THE DEATH OF MATTHEW WALKER WHILE IN THE CUSTODY …
$2,925,000 Federal Jury Award for California Man's Police Restraint Death by On July 1, 2015, a California federal jury awarded survivors of a man who was killed by police due to restraint asphyxia $2,925,000. Robert Ramirez, 26, told a female friend he had swallowed an "eight ball," about 3.5 grams …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
$2,250 Jury Award in Arkansas Prisoner’s Excessive Force Case by Matthew Clarke In a verdict handed down on August 21, 2014, a federal jury found in favor of an Arkansas prisoner who claimed prison guards had provoked him into attacking them so they could beat him. The jury award of …
$3 Million Settlement in Death of Mentally Ill Prisoner; Three Guards Indicted by Matthew Clarke A $3 million settlement was paid to the parents of a 23-year-old mental health patient killed by three guards at Bridgewater State Hospital who were attempting to strap him into four-point restraints on a small …
Florida’s Department of Corrections: A Culture of Corruption, Abuse and Deaths by David Reutter Florida, with the nation’s third-largest prison system, has a long and sordid history of abusing, neglecting and even killing its prisoners. Because most state prisons are in insular rural areas, the general public, aside from those …
Brief • January 29, 2016
Bosh v. Cherokee County, OK, Order, guard brutality, 2016 6:11-cv-00376-JHP Document 384 Filed in ED/OK on 01/29/16 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA MICHAEL BOSH, Special Administrator of the Estate of Daniel Bosh, Plaintiff(s) vs. CHEROKEE COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL BUILDING AUTHORITY, …
Texas Grand Jury Indicts Two Jailers in Prisoner’s Death; Others Face Discipline by Texas Grand Jury Indicts Two Jailers in Prisoner’s Death; Others Face Discipline On November 23, 2015, a grand jury in Tarrant County, Texas returned an indictment against two Arlington Police Department detention officers for one count each …
Brief • December 29, 2015
Barroso v Glass IL Settlement Excess Force FULL AND FINAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS TO INCLUDE COSTS AND EXPENSES FOR THE SOLE AND ONLY CONSIDERATION of a total of THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($3,500.00) paid by and on behalf of Defendant, CHARLES GLASS, (hereinafter referred to by name or …
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