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Article • May 12, 2016
Prisoner Settles for $10,000 in Slip and Fall at FCI Elkton by Christopher Zoukis William L. Bonhart, a federal prisoner housed at Federal Correctional Institution Elkton, Ohio settled his negligence claim related to a slip and fall on the stairs of his housing unit. According to Bonhart's complaint, filed on …
Garcia v. State of NM, NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault and Rape, 2016 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 5/11/2016 5:27:13 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO Maureen Naranjo FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF SANTA FE STATE OF NEW MEXICO WILLIE GARCIA, Plaintiff, D-101-CV-2016-01195 N o. -------Case assigned to Mathew, Francis J. …
Rasho v. Baldwin, IL, Settlement Agreement, Mental Health Services, 2016 1:07-cv-01298-MMM # 696 Page 1 of 34 E-FILED Tuesday, 10 May, 2016 03:14:23 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT FOR THE CENTRALDISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION ASHOOR RASHO et al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs, No. l:07-CV-1298-MMM-JEH ) …
Rasho et al v. Walker et al, IL, Comments - Patterson, expert review of medical and segregation units, 2016 1:07-cv-01298-MMM # 695 Page 1 of 9 E-FILED Tuesday, 10 May, 2016 02:40:46 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD 1:07-cv-01298-MMM # 695 Page 2 of 9 1:07-cv-01298-MMM # 695 Page 3 …
Adams v. NaphCare, VA, Complaint, Jail Death, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-00229-RBS-LRL Document 1 Filed 05/10/16 Page 1 of 112 PageID# 1 FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Norfolk Division ROXANNE ADAMS, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JAMYCHEAL M. MITCHELL, Deceased, Plaintiff, CLERK. US DISTRICT COURT ^FOI.k, …
Oyenik v. Corizon Health, Inc., AZ, Reply Brief, Deliberate Indifference Medical Treatment, 2016 Case: 15-16850, 05/06/2016, ID: 9966889, DktEntry: 41, Page 1 of 20 No. 15-16850 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT RONALD EDWARD OYENIK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CORIZON HEALTH INC., Defendant-Appellee. On Appeal from the United States …
Alabama Forced to Confront Criminal Justice Reform by David Reutter “We’re at a fork in the road,” Alabama state Senator Cam Ward, chairman of the Prison Reform Task Force, said in June 2014. “We have two paths to choose from and neither one is easy. Those of us on the …
Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016
Low Pay, Long Hours Fuel Increasing State Prison Staffing Problems by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The slow decline in state prison populations cannot come soon enough for many Departments of Corrections, which are struggling to cover shifts in the face of rising staff turnover rates. States experiencing shortages of …
ACLU Report: Women Uniquely Harmed by Solitary Confinement by Matthew Clarke In April 2014, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a report on the use of solitary confinement for women prisoners in the United States. The report concluded that while solitary was an extreme punishment that should not be …
Disputed PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Issues Properly Resolved in Bench Trial by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held on June 18, 2015 that disputed issues of fact regarding exhaustion under the PLRA may be resolved in a bench trial. The appellate court also found the plaintiff had failed to exhaust …
Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016
Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Ex-prisoner’s § 1983 Action Regarding Computer Disk by Derek Gilna Craig A. Childress was an Illinois state prisoner at the Big Muddy River Correctional Center who was released from custody to mandatory supervised release in 2010. At the time of his release, a prison official …
$30,000 Settlement for New York Prisoner Assaulted by Guard by A New York state prisoner received almost $30,000 to settle a civil rights action alleging he was assaulted by a guard at the Fishkill Correctional Facility. Prisoner Mayer Sadian, an orthodox Jew, approached a guard on May 14, 2011 in …
Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016
Medically Unacceptable Biopsy States Eighth Amendment Claim by In an unpublished ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held the estate of California prisoner Robert Staggs stated a claim that prison doctors were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. The matter was before the Ninth Circuit after the district …
Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016
Seventh Circuit: Former Parolee May Sue Over Delayed Release from Parole by On May 19, 2015, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a former parolee may pursue an Eighth Amendment claim in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights suit alleging a parole officer had intentionally delayed her …
Warden’s Decision to Quarantine Handicapped Person in Unaccommodated Cell Actionable; $200,000 Settlement by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a warden who placed a double amputee prisoner with MRSA in a segregation unit without handicap accommodations was not entitled to qualified immunity. When Martinique Stoudemire, 23 at the …
Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016
Fourth Circuit Finds 20 Years in Solitary an Atypical and Significant Hardship by David Reutter On July 1, 2015, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals found the “20-year period of solitary confinement” endured by a South Carolina prisoner “amounts to an atypical and significant hardship in relation to the general …
California’s Inspector General Cites Abuses at High Desert State Prison by Derek Gilna A special report by Robert A. Barton, Inspector General of the State of California, released in December 2015, highlighted numerous problems at the High Desert State Prison in Susanville. The California Senate Committee on Rules had requested …
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to the 26th anniversary issue of Prison Legal News! I would like to thank all the people around the country who have helped PLN and the Human Rights Defense Center grow and prosper over the past 26 years. This includes all of our …
CB v. Walnut Grove Correction Authority, MS, Monitor Report Pursuant to Class Action Consent Decree, 2016 Case 3:10-cv-00663-CWR-FKB Document 188 Filed 05/05/16 Page 1 of 29 Case 3:10-cv-00663-CWR-FKB Document 188 Filed 05/05/16 Page 2 of 29 Case 3:10-cv-00663-CWR-FKB Document 188 Filed 05/05/16 Page 3 of 29 Case 3:10-cv-00663-CWR-FKB Document 188 …
Rice v. Montgomery County, KY, Order, Wrongful Death Seizure, 2016 Rice v. Montgomery County, Kentucky et al Doc. 103 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION AT LEXINGTON DIANA RICE, Administratrix of the Estate of Ronald Calvin Gaunce and Next Friend of S.C.G. CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:14-181-KKC …
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