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Article • February 15, 2012
Filed under: Police, False Arrest
$1,836 Settlement in Mistaken Identity Arrest by California’s County of Sacramento paid $1,836 to settle the claim of Victor M. Ramirez, who was pulled over after making an illegal turn. The officer issued him a citation, said there was an outstanding warrant for “Victor Gonzalez,” and arrested Ramirez. As a …
Article • February 15, 2012
California: $3,500 Settlement to Woman Hit by Door Opened by Police Officer by California’s County of Sacramento paid $3,500 to settle the claim of Nancy R. Wesley for injuries she incurred on November 24, 2002. As she was standing in line to put money on her daughter’s books at the …
Article • February 15, 2012
$11.5 Million Jury Award to Family of Man Wrongfully Killed by Cop by In March 2011, a Prince George’s County jury awarded $11.5 million in damages to the widow and child of a man who was shot to death by a police officer. In August 2008, while moonlighting as a …
Article • February 15, 2012
Washington: $260,000 Settlement in Unlawful Strip Search and Taser Case by A woman who was illegally strip searched and then Tasered was awarded a $260,000 settlement against the City of Olympia, Washington. Cynthia Brown was arrested on August 19, 2008 for trespassing and taken to the Olympia City Jail. During …
Article • February 15, 2012
California: $125,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case; Police Shot Victim by In February 2010, the city of Huntington Beach, California agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Kenneth MacDonald and Lisa Marie Guy, the parents of Ashley MacDonald, 18, who was shot by two of …
Article • February 15, 2012
New York: $12,500 Settlement Reached in Youth Center Abuse Suit by A $12,500 settlement was reached in a negligence claim alleging abuse at a New York juvenile facility. Prisoner Shonta Ranesha Jackson was incarcerated at the Tryon Residential Youth Center on March 2, 2006 when she was assaulted by two …
Article • February 15, 2012
CA City Agrees to Pay $750,000 to Former Cop Tasered During Unlawful Arrest by The City of Antioch, California agreed to pay $750,000 to a former San Francisco police inspector who was unlawfully arrested. On June 7, 2007, police came to Marvetia Lynn Richardson’s home in response to a 911 …
Article • February 15, 2012
City of Everett, Washington Settles Police Shooting Suit for $500,000 by In February 2011, the City of Everett in Washington State agreed to settle for $500,000 a lawsuit brought by the family of a man gunned down by police. Niles Meservey was fatally shot by police officer Troy Meade outside …
Article • February 15, 2012
Cop who Assaulted other Cop Ordered to Pay over $23K by A New York jury has ordered an Albany police officer to pay a former co-worker $23,384 in damages for emotional distress and lost time from work. Shirley Morton sued Kevin McKenna, a traffic safety supervisor at the Albany Police …
Article • February 15, 2012
Award for Freed Prisoner Vacated by Louisiana Appellate Court by On February 20, 2008, the First Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeals vacated and remanded for further proceedings a trial court’s judgment awarding a former prisoner compensation for a wrongful conviction and imprisonment. Calvin Williams was convicted in 1977 of first-degree …
Florida Provides Lesson in How Not to Privatize State Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When Florida lawmakers used a backdoor approach to try to privatize almost 30 state detention facilities in 2011, they likely did not anticipate the outcome. By the time the political dust had settled, …
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Israeli Study Shows Parole Decisions May be Affected by Whether Board Members are Hungry by A ten-month study of over 1,100 parole hearings in Israel indicates that the odds of a prisoner being found suitable for parole seem to be affected by the interval between the hearing and the time …
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
From the Editor by Paul Wright I would like to thank everyone who donated to our end-of-year fundraiser. It was very successful, and I am pleased to announce that we have added a second staff attorney to join Lance Weber, our chief counsel, as part of our legal team. Alissa …
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Alaska Medical Care Reimbursement Statute Extends to Former Prisoners; State Refuses to Pay Part of Medical Malpractice Judgment by Mark Wilson On June 24, 2011, the Alaska Supreme Court held that state law allows the Alaska Department of Corrections (ADOC) to seek reimbursement of medical costs from former prisoners. Dewell …
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Prisoners Contribute to Flood Control Efforts in Louisiana by In May 2011, as the rising Mississippi River threatened to flood vast stretches of riverfront territory, Louisiana prisoners from a number of parishes, including East Carroll, Madison, Tensas, Pointe Coupee and Concordia, filled sandbags in an effort to save lives, buildings …
Business is Booming for Prison Profiteers by James Kilgore Private corrections company The GEO Group celebrated the holiday season by opening a new 1,500-bed prison in Milledgeville, Georgia on December 12, 2011. The $80 million facility is expected to generate approximately $28 million in annual revenues. Though GEO (formerly Wackenhut …
PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against South Carolina Jail; County Agrees to Pay $599,900 and Change Policies by On January 10, 2012, Prison Legal News settled a First Amendment censorship suit against the Sheriff’s Office for Berkeley County, South Carolina. The settlement includes changes at the Berkeley County Detention Center (BCDC) …
Colorado CCA Prison Uprising: New Details of Unheeded Warnings Emerge in Epic Lawsuit by Alan Prendergast Seven years ago prisoners at a private prison in southeastern Colorado went on an all-night rampage, chasing the shorthanded staff from the premises, attacking suspected snitches, setting fires and causing millions of dollars in …
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Doctors Propose Changes to Fix Flaws in Compassionate Release Programs by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim In “Balancing Punishment and Compassion for Seriously Ill Prisoners,” published in the July 19, 2011 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, Doctors Brie A. Williams, Rebecca L. Sudore, Robert Greifinger and R. Sean Morrison …
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
New York City Jail Considered Serving Spoiled Meat by David Reutter After Rikers Island officials discovered 65,000 pounds of spoiled meat at the jail, at least one official suggested that it be served to prisoners. The meat, valued at $130,816, was found rotting on July 11, 2011 when nauseating smells …
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