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Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Texas Audits Private Prison and Substance Abuse Treatment Contract Monitoring by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In March 2010, the Texas State Auditor’s Office released a report on a performance audit of the Private Facilities Contract Monitoring and Oversight Division (PFCMOD). The PFCMOD monitors private prisons and private substance abuse …
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Short-Lived Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Global Tel*Link in California, Then Secretly Settled by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim Sick and tired of being gouged by high prison phone rates, Nadia Alvarez and Rachel Fishenfeld, two California residents, filed a consumer class action suit against Global Tel*Link (GTL) in August …
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 …
$55,000 Settlement in DC Jail Prisoner’s Confinement Conditions Suit by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $55,000 to settle prisoner Lawrence Caldwell’s lawsuit that asserted various unconstitutional conditions at the DC Jail. In a clear, detailed pro se complaint, Caldwell outlines numerous conditional factors that violate his constitutional rights. He …
Article • March 15, 2011
$100,000 Settlement in DC Guard’s Racial Discrimination Suit by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $100,000 to settle an unlawful discrimination suit filed by DC Department of Corrections (DOC) employee Oliver Amaechi. Amaechi, a Nigerian immigrant, alleged the DOC had a policy of discriminating against African or Caribbean born employees. …
Article • March 15, 2011
$150 Jury Award in Prisoner’s Destroyed Property Claim by The California Department of Corrections paid $150.00 to settle a prisoner’s due process violation claim. In his complaint, Prisoner Gregory L. Rhoades claimed staff at the Corcoran Correctional Institute destroyed personal property, which consisted of family photos, his mother’s wedding ring, …
Article • March 15, 2011
$150,000 Settlement in Strip Search Suit by Jail’s Juvenile Visitors by The District of Columbia paid $150,000 to settle the lawsuit of Marcus Bradley, a minor, for injuries sustained from false arrest. While attending school at W. Bruce Evans Middle School on May 17, 2001, Bradley, along with eleven other …
$150,000 Settlement Paid in D.C. Minor’s False Arrest Lawsuit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $150,000 to settle the lawsuit of Steven A. Douglass, a minor, for false arrest and imprisonment while his school class was on a “field trip” to the D.C. Jail. On April 9, 2001 Douglass, …
Article • March 15, 2011
$192,500 Settlement in Failure to Prevent DC Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $192,500 to settle the negligence lawsuit of prisoner Larry T. Covington. While at DC’s Maximum Security Facility in Lorton, Virginia, on June 15, 2000, Covington was assaulted with a contraband weapon by another prisoner. …
Article • March 15, 2011
$215,000 Settlement in DC Jail Guard’s Wrongful Termination Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $215,000 to settle the lawsuit of ex-employee Roland J. Jackson, Jr., a twenty-six year veteran at the D.C. Jail, for intentional and reckless misconduct with respect to his termination on September 29, 1997. While …
Article • March 15, 2011
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 …
Article • March 15, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Transplants
Condemned Oregon Prisoner Launches Organ Donation Campaign by Christian Longo murdered his wife and three young children, stuffed their bodies in suitcases and sleeping bags and tossed them into the ocean off the Oregon coast in December 2001. Afterward he attended an office pizza party then fled for the sunny …
Oregon Mental Patient Dead for Hours Feet from Nurse’s Station; Investigations Reveal Deficient Care and Superintendent Forced Out by In 2008, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) threatened to sue Oregon over abysmal conditions and patient care at the Oregon State Hospital (OSH), where the classic “One Flew Over …
Article • March 15, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Podiatry
$15,000 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Foot Surgery Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $15,000 to settle the lawsuit of Prisoner Donald Hatch for medical negligence. While at the D.C. Jail on September 6, 1990 Hatch received treatment for a bunionectemy at the D.C. General Hospital, requiring surgery to …
Article • March 15, 2011
$15,000 Settlement in DC Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $15,000 to settle a negligence suit filed by prisoner David Carmichael for injuries sustained from being stabbed. While at DC’s Maximum Security Facility in Lorton, Virginia, on October 10, 1995, Carmichael was stabbed by at least two …
Article • March 15, 2011
$16,000 Settlement in Transcribing Contract Dispute by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $15,920.20 to settle a lawsuit by Bossard Associates, Inc. Available documentation does not reveal the circumstances of the dispute, but the settlement agreement says it resolves claims for court reporting services provided to DC on or before …
Article • March 15, 2011
$17,000 Settlement in Guards’ Excessive Force against D.C. Prisoner by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $17,000 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Darryl G. Wise for injuries sustained due to the use of excessive force against him by guards. The complaint in this action involved events that occurred at …
Article • March 15, 2011
$19,500 Settlement in D.C. Student’s False Arrest, Imprisonment Lawsuit from Jail Visit by The District of Columbia paid $19,500 to settle the lawsuit of minor Carolyn Clark for false arrest and imprisonment. On April 9, 2001, W. Bruce Evans Middle School took several female children, ages 13 to 15, on …
Article • March 15, 2011
$22,500 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia paid $22,500 to settle the negligence suit filed by prisoner Lester Chance for injuries sustained from a stabbing by another prisoner. While at the D.C. Jail on February 12, 2001, Chance was stabbed multiple times in the shoulder by …
$25,000 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Lawsuit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $25,000 to settle the negligence lawsuit of prisoner Donnell Thomas for injuries sustained while helping unload supplies from an Aramark food service vehicle. While being held at Lorton Correctional Facility on August 4, 2000, …
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