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Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
17,698 DNA Profiles Missing from Wisconsin Database by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In September 2009, Wisconsin officials discovered that the profiles of 17,698 convicted felons were missing from the state’s DNA database. An investigation into Milwaukee serial killer suspect Walter E. Ellis revealed that his DNA was not in …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Kentucky Supreme Court: Retroactive Application of Sex Offender Residency Restrictions Unconstitutional by On October 1, 2009, the Kentucky Supreme Court held that retroactive application of sex offender residency restrictions violated prohibitions against ex post facto laws in the U.S. and Kentucky constitutions. In 1995, Michael Baker pleaded guilty to third-degree …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Kern County Settles False Arrest Lawsuit for $5.5 Million by Michael Brodheim In September 2009, Kern County (California) officials entered into a multimillion dollar settlement agreement with John Stoll, disposing of a federal lawsuit filed by Stoll in 2005, seeking compensation for damages allegedly sustained as a result of a …
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Flushing Junk Down Jail Toilets Damages Sewer System, Prompts $2.3 Million Settlement in California Lawsuit by In October 2009, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors tentatively agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged county prisoners were damaging the adjoining sewer system by clogging it up …
Ninth Circuit: Federal Receiver May be Sued for Breach of Contract by Michael Brodheim The Ninth Circuit held on Oct. 30, 2009 that the Receiver appointed by a federal court to oversee delivery of medical care to prisoners in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) was not immune …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
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Washington LFOs Issued Before July 1, 2000 Expire in 10 Years by The Washington State Supreme Court has unanimously held that restitution orders issued before July 1, 2000 expire and become void after 10 years, unless extended by the trial court before expiration. In 1992, Henry Gossage was convicted of …
Ohio Prisoner Awarded $40,000 for Sexual Assault by On August 19, 2009, an Ohio prisoner was awarded $40,000 after being sexually assaulted as a result of deliberate indifference to his safety. John Meyer, a prisoner at the Southeastern Correctional Institution (SCI), approached Sergeant Barbara McNicholas after being “roughed up” and …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
California: Failure to Maintain Relevant Data Renders CDCR Unable to Effectively Monitor and Manage its Operations by Michael Brodheim In September 2009, the California State Auditor, responding to a request from the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, submitted a report to assess the effect of California’s rapidly increasing prison population on …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Missouri DOC Targeted by State Auditors by On September 28, 2009, Missouri State Auditor, Susan Montee, released the results of an audit recently conducted by her office targeting the State’s DOC. The audit focused primarily on the three years ending June 30, 2008 and was intended as a tool to …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Illinois Jail Agrees to Pay $290,000 & Annuity Payments to Settle Excessive Force Suit by Illinois Jail Agrees to Pay $290,000 & Annuity Payments to Settle Excessive Force Suit Tazewell County, Illinois has agreed to settle an excessive force suit for $290,000 and annual annuity payments. Charles Chandler was taken …
Iraq: Unrest at Abu Ghraib as Camp Bucca Closes by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In September 2009 the U.S. military closed Camp Bucca in Iraq, once its largest detention facility, and the prison at Abu Ghraib experienced a two-day uprising. Camp Bucca cost the U.S. $50 million to build …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Ion Spectrometry Scans Resume at BOP Facilities by The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has restarted its ion spectrometry program. In April 2008, the BOP suspended the use of all its ion spectrometry machines to screen prison visitors for drugs after lawsuits and complaints cast doubt on the reliability of …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Methadone Vending Machines Installed in British Prisons by Fifty-seven methadone vending machines have been installed in British prisons in an effort to help opiate-addicted prisoners manage their drug addictions without resorting to illegal heroin supplies available behind bars. The machines dispense individualized doses of methadone to registered prisoners after a …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Faith-Based Substance Abuse Program Contracts May Violate Florida’s Constitution by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Contracts between the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) and faith-based substance abuse transitional housing programs may violate the “no-aid” provision of Florida’s Constitution. Because the issue required further factual development to make that determination, …
Article • May 15, 2010
Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $100,000 to Settle Inadequate Medical Care Suit by On July 12, 2007, Sacramento County agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a suit that alleged Sacramento County Main Jail (SCMJ) staff provided deliberately indifferent medical care. Ricky Kirk cut his hand during a domestic dispute at …
Article • May 15, 2010
Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $500 to Settle Slip and Fall Suit by On October 12, 2006, the County of Sacramento agreed to pay $500 to a prisoner who alleged that he slipped and fell twice in a shower at the Sacramento Main Jail (SMJ) due to deliberated indifference by …
Article • May 15, 2010
Arizona State Jury Awards $275,000 for Negligent Medical Care by An Arizona State Jury awarded $275,000 in a lawsuit claiming negligence in medical care. While housed in a tent at Maricopa County Jail in December 2001, prisoner “Talbow,” a 63-year-old male with diabetes, suffered a diabetic episode. Talbow’s complaint alleged …
Article • May 15, 2010
Pierce County, Washington Pays $6,250 Settlement for Negligence of Dental Care by Washington State’s Pierce County paid $6,250 to settle a prisoner’s claim for neglectful dental care. Steven Michaelson was a prisoner in the Pierce County Jail when he lost a filling in a molar. He filed a “kite” on …
$100,000 Settlement for City of New York Police Unit’s Excessive Force against Homeless Man Seeking Work by The City of New York paid $100,000 to settle a lawsuit for the violation of civil rights, false arrest and excessive force against two men by police officers. On October 27, 2006, Kojak …
Article • May 15, 2010
District of Columbia to Pay $150,000 for Violation of Minor's Rights by On April 17, 2002, Washington, D.C. attorney Nina Kraut filed suit against the District of Columbia (D.C.) and others alleging Constitutional and Civil Rights violations. The action was brought by Angela Harvin on behalf of her 14-year-o1d son, …
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