Aramark Food Contract with Kentucky under Scrutiny by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An October 2010 report issued by Kentucky’s Auditor of Public Accounts concerning the $12 million food service contract between Aramark Correctional Services (Aramark) and the Kentucky Department of Corrections (KDOC) found a lack of oversight, overpayments …
Indigent Prisoner’s Damages Claim in Legal Mail Case Survives Summary Judgment by The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has reversed a grant of summary judgment to defendant prison officials in a civil rights case challenging a policy that requires indigent prisoners to leave their legal mail unsealed for …
U.S. v. Taylor, KY, Motion for Competency Evaluation, Illegal Distribution of Perception Drugs, 2013 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY AT LOUISVILLE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF | | | | V. Criminal Action No. 3:11-CR-105 | | | STACY ALLEN TAYLOR, | DEFENDANT Electronically Filed | MOTION …
Johnson v. CCA, KY, Complaint, FLSA, 2012 Case 3:12-cv-00246-JGH Document 25 Filed 10/19/12 Page 1 of 19 PageID #: 211 ELECTRONICALLY FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:12-cv-00246-JGH MICHAEL E. JOHNSON, RICHIE CHESSER STEPHEN HERMAN, ROBERT K. MITCHELL, ANGEL PASCUAL, JENNIFER M. …
Kentucky Supreme Court Adopts Mailbox Rule Retrospectively by The Supreme Court of Kentucky, in a modified ruling, adopted the “mailbox rule,” allowing notices of appeal in criminal cases to be considered filed when they are placed in the prison’s internal mail system. Joe B. Jones and Michael Allen Hallum, Kentucky …
Guard Who Identified Over 100 Prison Rioters Pleads Guilty to Contraband Charge by A Kentucky prison guard who identified more than 100 prisoners who allegedly participated in a 2009 riot was later arrested for bringing contraband into the same facility where the riot occurred. PLN previously reported on the riot …
Johnson v. CCA, KY, Complaint, FLSA salary overtime class action, 2012 Case 3:12-cv-00246-JGH Document 5 Filed 05/25/12 Page 1 of 17 PageID #: 25 ELECTRONICALLY FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:12-cv-00246-JGH MICHAEL E. JOHNSON, RICHIE CHESSER STEPHEN HERMAN, ROBERT K. MITCHELL, …
BOP Staff at FMC Lexington Recover Monetary Damages and Attorney Fees for Privacy Act Violations by Derek Gilna In a lengthy decision, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that approximately 100 employees of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) could recover damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act …
Fight Brewing Between County Jails and Private Prisons in Kentucky by A bill introduced in the Kentucky legislature proposed removing approximately 3,500 Class D state prisoners currently held in county jails and transferring them to private prisons owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). Opponents claimed the bill …
Jimenez v. Hopkins County, KY, Depo of Davis, Wrongful Medical Death, 2012 CASE NO. 4:11-CV-033 Cindy Jimenez VS. Hopkins County, KY, et al DEPONENT: Henry Davis DATE: January 9, 2012 REPORTER: Monica Hoehn The deposition of Henry Davis, taken on January 9, 2012 Page 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN …
CMS Nurses Disciplined in Kentucky Prisoner’s Death by The Kentucky Board of Nursing has disciplined two nurses who were on duty when a prisoner died one day after he was booked into the Fayette County Jail. Prisoner Dean Ferguson, 54, died of a pulmonary embolism on July 10, 2010 after …
Bell v. BOP, KY, Amended Complaint, Lymphoma Ignored Willful Neg Death, 2011 Case: 7:10-cv-00072-ART-REW Doc #: 83 Filed: 12/07/11 Page: 1 of 7 - Page ID#: 861 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY SOUTHERN DIVISION at PIKEVILLE [Filed Electronically] MARY BELL, Mother and Personal Representative of TIMOTHY U. …
Finn v. Warren County, KY, Order vacating Southern Health Partners protection, discovery medical policy records, 2011 Case 1:10-cv-00016-JHM-ERG Document 90 Filed 09/16/11 Page 1 of 7 PageID #: 589 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY BOWLING GREEN DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:10CV-00016-JHM JOHNEY FINN, Administrator of the Estate …
Female Prisoners Removed from CCA Facility in Kentucky by Five years of staff-on-prisoner sexual abuse, inadequate medical care, security lapses and other problems finally forced Kentucky and Hawaiian officials to remove about 600 female prisoners from a privately-operated prison. Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest private-prison company, runs …
$3 Million Settlement in Kentucky Strip Search Class Action by By David M. Reutter A $3 million fund has been established to settle a class action lawsuit against Kentucky’s Hopkins County Detention Center (HCDC) for strip-searching the class members. The class consisted of an “Entry” class and a “Release” class. …
Finn v. Warren County, KY, Motion to Vacate Protective Order, Public Disclosure of Documents, 2011 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY BOWLING GREEN DIVISION JOHNEY FINN, Administrator of the Estate of Shannon Ray Finn, deceased, et al., PLAINTIFFS v. WARREN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, et al. , DEFENDANTS. ) ) …
Contempt Order Upheld Against Kentucky DOC Commissioner by by Mark Wilson On August 15, 2008, the Kentucky Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed a lower court order holding former Dept. of Corrections Commissioner John Rees in contempt of court. Fifteen-year-old Daniel Ottman pleaded guilty to first-degree assault following a 2004 shooting …
Kentucky Jail Guards’ Convictions Affirmed in Sexual Abuse of Young Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the convictions and prison sentences of two guards who were found guilty of violating a prisoner’s civil rights. The guards’ actions resulted in the …
Kentucky Guards Sentenced to Federal Prison in Detainee Abuse Prosecution by A Kentucky federal court has sentenced five guards from the Fayette County Detention Center (FCDC) who were prosecuted in connection with systematic abuse of prisoners at the facility. FCDC Sgt. John McQueen, 33, and Cpl. Clarence McCoy, 31, were …
Settlement Proceeds Unrelated to Personal Injury or Sickness Are Subject to Taxation by Proceeds from a legal settlement unrelated to personal injury or sickness are subject to taxation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth circuit decided February 26, 2010. Daniel and Brenda Stadnyk received a $49,000 settlement from …
