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Article • August 4, 2016
Plaquemines Parish Jail Grand-Opening Faces Shuttered Wasteful Cells by David Reutter Hurricane Katrina destroyed the 800 plus bed Plaquemines Parish Detention Center (PPDC). Plans to house out-of-jurisdiction prisoners and corruption by the former sheriff resulted in building a state-of-the-art facility. As of October 2014, the construction of this facility--much larger …
Article • August 3, 2016
Florida Sheriff Faces Contempt Proceedings for Furlough Program by David Reutter The State Attorney for Florida’s Gadsden County has petitioned a state court to hold the sheriff in contempt for allowing prisoners an eight hour furlough without court approval.  “The inmates involved were supposed to have been held on bond …
HRDC Represents Former Illinois Prisoner in Wrongful Conviction Suit by Derek Gilna Over the years, Prison Legal News and its parent non-profit organization, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), have filed dozens of censorship lawsuits against state prison systems and county jails, as well as numerous public records suits. [See: …
Los Angeles County Undersheriff Convicted on Federal Obstruction, Conspiracy Charges by Christopher Zoukis Paul K. Tanaka, 57, the former second-in-command of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) and the elected mayor of Gardena, California, was found guilty on federal charges of obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice …
Publication • August 2, 2016
Report on Arpaio Racial Discrimination - United States' Investigation ofthe Maricopa County Sheriffs Office, DOJ, 2011 u. S. Department of Justice Civil Rights.Division -------------_. Assistant Auomey Ge1U!ral Washington, D.C. 20530 December 15, 2011 Mr. Bill Montgomery County Attorney Maricopa County 301 West Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 Re: United States' …
Denial of Qualified Immunity Requires Detailed Order by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded an Arkansas federal district court’s order denying US. Marshals qualified immunity on summary judgment. At issue was a lawsuit brought by James Clayton Solomon, who was transferred from the Oklahoma City Federal Transfer Center to …
Article • August 1, 2016
California Police Pay $4.7 Million in Shooting of Unarmed Men: Refuse to Release Video by The City of Gardena, California, paid $4.7 million to settle a lawsuit involving the shooting death and wounding of two unarmed men.  The case illustrates problems with the failure of police to release video evidence …
Publication • August 1, 2016
An Effective System for Investigating Complaints Against Police, Victoria Law Foundation, 2009 An Effective System for Investigating Complaints Against Police A study of human rights compliance in police complaint models in the US, Canada, UK, Northern Ireland and Australia Release Date: 13 April 2009 By Tamar Hopkins Victorian Law Foundation …
Double Costs and Attorney Fees Award Improper in Civil Rights Action by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in an issue of first impression, held the “double recovery of costs other attorney fees is just as impermissible as double recovery of attorney fees.”  The holding came in a case involving …
Article • July 29, 2016
New York Man Falsely Charged with Crimes Awarded $560,000 by A New York federal jury awarded $560,000 in compensatory and punitive damages against police officers in a civil rights action brought by a man who had previously been acquitted of drug and firearm charges.  The second Circuit Court of Appeals …
$5.5 Million Dollar Award for Estate of Unarmed Ohio Man Killed by Police by On Ohio federal jury awarded $5.5 million against an off-duty Cleveland police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man. The suit concerns the March 10, 2012, death of 20 year old Kenneth C. Smith.  He …
Brothers Win Further Proceedings in Police Excessive Force Claim by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held on Ohio Federal District Court erred in finding a plaintiff voluntarily assented to a Release-dismissal Agreement that barred a lawsuit against defendants for excessive force.  The Court further held it was improper to …
Article • July 29, 2016
$662,500 Award for VA Man subject to Illegal Home Search and Tasing by A Virginia federal jury awarded $62,000 to a man in a claim police officers illegally entered his home and tased him. Marcus Mial called police in 2010 after his wife grabbed a knife and threatened to harm …
Brief • July 29, 2016
Marom v. City of New York, NY, Order on Reconsideration, Police Misconduct and Overdetention, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-02017-PKC-SN Document 66 Filed 07/29/16 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------------------------x YOTAM MAROM, MIRIAM ROCEK, and DON FITGERALD, Plaintiffs, -against- 15-cv-2017 (PKC) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON …
Record of Abuse - Lawlessness in Border Patrol's Operations, ACLU, 2015 Record of Abuse Lawlessness and Impunity in Border Patrol’s Interior Enforcement Operations October 2015 The findings in this report are based on government records produced in ACLU Foundation of Arizona v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, No. 14 -02052 …
Publication • July 29, 2016
Power Down - Tasers, The Fourth Amendment, and Police Accountability in the Fourth Circuit, Mance, 2013 CITE AS 91 N.C. L. REV. 606 (2013) Power Down: Tasers, The Fourth Amendment, and Police Accountability in the Fourth Circuit* INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................606 I. THE FOURTH CIRCUIT AND TASERS: OREM AND HENRY.................617 A. Orem …
Article • July 28, 2016
$490,000 Settlement for Philadelphia Man Injured during Rough Police Transport by The City of Philadelphia paid $490,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging unlawful arrest and injuries suffered during a police transport. James McKenna, 34, was at a bar on June 23, 2011, with his girlfriend when his offer of complimentary …
Article • July 28, 2016
$198,000 Settlement in Officers’ Excessive Force upon Connecticut Man by The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut paid a $198,000 to settle a civil rights action claiming police officers used excessive force during the May 20, 2011, arrest of Orlando Lopez. Lopez led police on a high speed chase after they tried …
Article • July 28, 2016
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Dogs
$131,000 Verdict for Florida Man Bitten by K-9 Dog by A Florida State Jury awarded $131,250.08 to a man who was attacked by a K-9 chasing a suspect. As he was assisting a friend on June 4, 2010, to cut his grass, a City of St. Petersburg police dog that …
Article • July 28, 2016
$52,500 Settlement for Man Wrongfully Arrested During New York City Protest by The City of New York paid $52,500 to a man who was falsely arrested on October 14, 2011, during the Occupy Wall Street Movement (OWSM). Eric J. Russell was a participant in the OWSM.  He alleged that at …
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