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Former Oregon Prison Guard, Accused of Contraband Smuggling and Sexual Misconduct, Files Suit Alleging Racism by Mark Wilson An ex-Oregon prison guard who resigned in 2007 was hired the following year as a “security technician” at the Oregon State Hospital (OSH). He was fired one month later after being accused …
Article • July 15, 2010
Washington DOC Pays $5,000 to Man Denied Ability to Work by On December 26, 2005, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $5,000 to a man who was denied the ability to work. After Daniel Witt was released to work by his doctor, the DOC refused to allow …
CCA Agrees to Pay $1.3 Million to Settle Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Suit by On October 1, 2009, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) entered into a consent decree with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to settle allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation involving female employees at the company’s Crowley County …
$25,000 Federal Jury Award For Racial/Sex Discrimination by TDCJ by On October 9, 2003, a federal jury awarded a former employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) $25,000 in compensation for damages caused by discrimination against her due to her race and gender. Latrice M. Sellers was a …
TDCJ Pays $10,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit by On April 28, 2004, Texas Prison guard Patricia Jane Eads signed a settlement agreement with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in connection with a Title VII claim filed by her attorney, Clinton E. Wells, Jr., with McDowell & Colmer, …
Article • May 15, 2010
TDCJ Pays $50,000 to Settle Racial Discrimination Suit by Upon receiving notice of right to sue from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on July 1, 2002, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) employee Freestone James filed a racial discrimination suit against TDCJ and his immediate supervisor, Michael Traylor. Under the …
Article • May 15, 2010
TDCJ Settles Racial Discrimination Case for $10,000 by In March 2004, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) settled a racial discrimination suit for $10,000. John Spears was employed as a Food Service Manager III at the Lopez State Jail when he allegedly suffered racial discrimination from his supervisor. He …
Medical Review Board’s Order Properly Excluded in Connecticut Worker’s Compensation Claim by The Connecticut Supreme Court has affirmed an order by the compensation review board that approved the refusal of the workers’ compensation commissioner to admit into evidence a decision by the state medical examining board awarding a prison guard …
$50,000 Settlement in California Guard’s Employment Discrimination, Retaliation Lawsuit by The California Department of Corrections paid $50,000 to settle the lawsuit of James Young for employment discrimination and retaliation. On October 13, 2004, Young testified at a court hearing for coworker Julie Nicholson about a sexual harassment lawsuit she filed …
Washington DOC Pays $5,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Claim by On November 8, 2006, the Washington DOC agreed to pay ex-employee, Darlene Elliott, the sum of $5,000 to avoid litigation in a discrimination claim. Ms. Elliot, a DOC employee from 2000 to 2004, developed a debilitating disease, which required DOC …
Pierce County, Washington Pays $8,460 Settlement for ADA Violation by Washington State’s Pierce County paid $8,460 to settle a county employee’s grievance for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Pierce County guard Kelly R. Berg was diagnosed with chronic common migraine and obstructed sleep apnea. Her treating physician, …
Washington State Agrees to Pay DOC Employee $275,000 to Settle Gender Discrimination Claim by The State of Washington has agreed to pay $275,000 to a female Department of Corrections (DOC) employee who experienced harassment because of her gender, and retaliation as a result of an EEOC complaint about the matter. …
Washington State Settles DOC Disability Accommodation Suit for $30,000 by On January 24, 2008, the State of Washington settled a suit over lack of disability accommodation at the Department of Corrections (DOC) for $30,000. Carolea Mathison, a DOC guard with astigmatism, was assigned to the information desk. The DOC was …
Washington State Settles DOC Slip-and-Fall Claim for $20,000 by On July 7, 2007, the State of Washington settled for $20,000 a tort claim filed by woman who was injured by a fall at a Department of Corrections office in Kennewick. The woman was a health care provider earning $829.00 a …
Article • May 15, 2010
Washington State Pays Employee $1,152.99 for Damage to Car by On May 9, 2007, Washington State paid $1,152 to a Department of Corrections (DOC) employee whose car was .damaged as she pulled out of an employee parking space. Elain Harmon, a DOC employee, was pulling out of a parking space …
Sex Addicted Ohio Sheriff’s Jail Supervisor Receives $1,000 Following Termination by Ohio’s Warren County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to pay $1,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former jail supervisor who was fired for viewing pornography and masturbating at work. A 2006 investigation of former Lieutenant Shaun Wells resulted …
Settlement in Class-Action Suit Against CCA Modified After PLN Unseals Court Documents by Alex Friedmann Last October, PLN reported that Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest private prison firm, had settled a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Kansas that raised claims under the Fair Labor …
$1.95 Million Awarded to New Hampshire Guards Falsely Accused of Assaulting Prisoner by David Reutter A New Hampshire jury awarded two former prison guards nearly $2 million upon finding that two of their co-workers had lied about a confrontation with a prisoner, which resulted in their firing. After guards Shawn …
Judge Rejects Privacy Suit By Former Prison Employee by Chief U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former employee of the Utah Department of Corrections who had alleged that her privacy rights were violated. The lawsuit, filed by Lauren Barker, alleged that Kirk Dahl, a …
New Jersey Open Records Act Applies To County's Settlement of Sexual Harassment Suit by On March 17, 2009, the New Jersey Court of Appeals held that a county's settlement agreement with a former employee who sued over sexual harassment in the workplace was subject to disclosure under the Open Public …
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