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Alabama DOC Ordered to Remedy Overcrowded, Understaffed Prisons in Mental Health Suit by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss A U.S. District Court has ordered the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) to come up with an acceptable solution to address deplorable living conditions in the state’s prison system before …
Amble, et al. v. Spangler, et al., TN, class-action complaint, abolishment of in-person visitation, exercise opportunities, law library access, inadequate mental health treatment, etc., 2018 Case 3:18-cv-00538-TAV-DCP Document 1 Filed 12/23/18 Page 1 of 35 PageID #: 1 Case 3:18-cv-00538-TAV-DCP Document 1 Filed 12/23/18 Page 2 of 35 PageID #: …
Clay, et al. v. Cuyahoga County, Ohio, et al., OH, class-action complaint, unconstitutional and deplorable jail conditions, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-02929 Doc #: 1 Filed: 12/20/18 1 of 61. PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION TONYA CLAY, ANTHONY BONNER, JAMES MARTIN, GEORGETTE …
Fricano v. Lane County, Corizon, et al., OR, settlement, failure to treat, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Parties to Agreement. This Settlement Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into on this day of December, 201 8, by and between Angelo James Fricano ("Plaintiff') and Defendant Lane County I. Recitals A. Whereas, …
Trueblood, et al. v. WA State Department of Social and Health Services, judgment, class action, mental health services, 2018 Case 2:14-cv-01178-MJP Document 624 Filed 12/12/18 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE CASSIE CORDELL TRUEBLOOD, et al., Plaintiffs, JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE …
Correct Care Solutions Redux: Poor Medical Care Leads to More Deaths, Lawsuits by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Correct Care Solutions (CCS) is one of the nation’s largest for-profit healthcare providers for prisoners, with annual revenue exceeding $1 billion. The Nashville, Tennessee-based firm supplies medical and mental health services to …
Long-Term Segregation Can Establish Imminent Danger of Serious Physical Injury for PLRA Purposes by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a mentally ill prisoner who spent 11 years in solitary confinement and had a history of attempted self-harm could plausibly allege that …
Mentally Ill Wisconsin Prisoners Held in Solitary Improperly Reclassified by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has employed a unique method to reduce the number of seriously mentally ill prisoners being housed in solitary confinement: Their mental health classification competency levels were administratively changed without an …
Safe Alternatives to Segregation, Center on Sentencing and Corrections, 2018 December 2018 The Safe Alternatives to Segregation Initiative: Findings and Recommendations for the Virginia Department of Corrections Byron Kline, Elena Vanko, and Léon Digard, PhD Vera Institute of Justice, Center on Sentencing and Corrections © 2018 Vera Institute of Justice. …
Slinker v. Grundy County, IA, Settlement, Jail Suicide, 2018 E-FILED 2018 NOV 30 10:29 AM GRUNDY - CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT 1 of 10 E-FILED 2018 NOV 30 10:29 AM GRUNDY - CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT 2 of 10 E-FILED 2018 NOV 30 10:29 AM GRUNDY - CLERK OF DISTRICT …
$7,500 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide by The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) agreed to pay a meager $7,500 to settle a lawsuit that alleged its employees failed to properly treat a teenage prisoner’s mental health issues, resulting in her suicide. Teasia M. Long was 17 on February 3, 2014 …
Maricopa County, Phoenix Settle Lawsuit Over Mentally Ill Prisoner’s Death for $7.25 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In April 2018, just weeks before a trial was scheduled to begin, the City of Phoenix, Arizona agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a …
Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Fourth Circuit: Failure to Transfer Mentally Ill Prisoner to Hospital Not Actionable by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s denial of qualified immunity to a defendant in a civil rights action related to the August 19, 2015 death of Jamycheal Mitchell at Virginia’s Hampton Roads …
$10 Million Class-action Lawsuit Against Virginia Jail Results in $725,000 Settlement by R. Bailey by R. Bailey A class-action complaint against the Central Virginia Regional Jail (CVRJ) has ended with a $725,000 settlement. The lawsuit alleged that jail staff violated detainees’ Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights and subjected them to …
Article • October 9, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Oregon County Pays $2.85 Million for Dehydration Death of Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Lincoln County, Oregon agreed to pay $2.85 million to settle a wrongful death suit filed by the family of a 55-year-old mentally ill prisoner who died of dehydration at the county …
National Center for Transgender Equality - LGBTQ People Behind Bars - A Guide to Understanding the Issues Facing Transgender Prisoners and Their Legal Rights, 2018 LGBTQ PEOPLE BEHIND BARS A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES FACING TRANSGENDER PRISONERS AND THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS National Center for TRANSGENDER EQUALITY This is a …
Solitary Instead of Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoner Costs New Mexico Jail $2 Million by R. Bailey by R. Bailey New Mexico’s Otero County Board of County Commissioners agreed to pay a former Otero County Detention Center (OCDC) pretrial detainee $2 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit that alleged …
Family of Deceased Colorado Prisoner Accepts Settlement for $5.3 Million, New Policies by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On November 7, 2015, Michael Marshall, who was mentally ill, was arrested for trespassing and disturbing the peace at a motel in Denver, Colorado. Upon being booked into jail with a $100 …
Los Angeles County Settles Lawsuit over Jail Prisoner’s Suicide for $1.7 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 16, 2017, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.7 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who committed suicide at the Twin …
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