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Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Eighth Circuit Finds Verified Complaint Defeats Summary Judgment Motion in Failure-to-Protect Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 20, 2018, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal filed by officials at the Northeast Arkansas Community Corrections Center (NEACCC) in a lawsuit alleging they had failed to …
Article • February 15, 2019
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Former New Jersey Prison Guard, Accused of Abusing Female Prisoners, Settles Lawsuit for $75,000 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Former New Jersey Correctional Officer Erick Melgar, accused by 16 women prisoners at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Hunterdon County of both physical and sexual misconduct from 2008 to …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Seventh Circuit Reverses $6.7 Million Indemnification Award for Milwaukee Jail Rape by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On September 14, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Milwaukee, Wisconsin federal jury verdict that awarded $6.7 million in damages against Milwaukee County to a woman raped by a guard …
PREA Audit at Montana Women’s Prison Amid Sexual Misconduct Complaints by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A June 2017 audit at the Montana Women’s Prison (MWP) found the facility was not in full compliance with 20 of 43 standards promulgated under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), enacted in 2003. …
Brief • January 27, 2019
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Gallegos v. Murray, CA, Complaint, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2019 Phillip Gallegos #B62526 P .o. Box 921 Imperial, CA. 92251 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA PHILLIP GALLEGOS Plaintiff, VS. No. CV 18-9505-CJC(E) SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT JURY TRIAL DEMANDED DEPUTY MURRAY Defendant. r.n1 A …
Arapahoe v. Rhodes et al, CO, Complaint, Civil Rights Violation, 2019 Case 1:16-cv-00329-WJM-STV Document 191-2 Filed 01/11/19 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 28 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 16-cv-00329-WJM-STV Consolidated with Civil Action No. 17-cv-03131-WYD-NYW ALEC ARAPAHOE, Plaintiff, v. MIRANDA AVALOS, …
Metropolitan Detention Center Guards Convicted in Sex Abuse Scandal by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin PLN previously reported the 2017 arrests of a trio of Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) guards for repeatedly and violently sexually abusing at least six female prisoners who had been housed at the federal jail in …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
$1 Million Award for Two Women Sexually Assaulted by Florida Jail Guard by A Florida federal jury awarded $1 million to two women who were sexually assaulted by a guard at the Bay County Jail (BCJ). Brandy Carnley and Virginia Lindsey alleged in a May 2017 civil rights complaint that …
DOJ Launches Investigation into Abuse at Florida Women’s Prison by Prompted by claims of sexual abuse highlighted in a 2015 Miami Herald news report, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation into Florida’s Lowell Correctional Institution (LCI), the largest prison for women in the state and the …
State of Hawai’i HCR 85 Task Force on Prison Reform - Creating Better Outcomes, Safer Communities, 2018 Creating Better Outcomes, Safer Communities Final Report of the House Concurrent Resolution 85 Task Force on Prison Reform to the Hawai‘i Legislature 2019 Regular Session Prepared by the HCR 85 TASK FORCE with …
Brief • December 14, 2018
Marie v. State of AZ, AZ, Settlement, Transgender Rights, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release (the "Settlement Agreement") 1s made and entered into by and among: "Plaintiff': Kaitlynn Marie, referred to herein as the "Plaintiff." "Defendants": State of Arizona, Juan Ignacio Ramirez, Jr. and Jane Doe …
Florida: Suit Continues Against CoreCivic for Rape of Developmentally Disabled Child by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin In November 2017, a U.S. District Court judge set a February 2019 trial date in a civil suit to resolve allegations that CoreCivic – formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America – failed …
BJS Report Finds Prisoner Sexual Abuse Allegations Continue to Rise by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss A July 2018 report by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) found the number of alleged incidents of sexual victimization among state and federal prisoners increased 180 percent from 2011 to 2015. …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Dismissal of Pro Se Prisoner’s Sexual Assault, Excessive Force Case Reversed by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Third Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania state prisoner Gregory L. Ricks against Paul Keil and D. Shover, guards at SCI Graterford, after his case was dismissed by …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Multiple Charges, Lawsuits Filed Against Lackawanna Prison Staff for Sexual Abuse by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Employees at the Lackawanna County Prison (LCP) in Scranton, Pennsylvania have been under a year-long investigation into the sexual abuse of women prisoners at the facility. The culture of abuse, said to have …
Brief • November 28, 2018
Anonymous (1) v. County of Contra Costa, CA, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2018 FULi , AND FINAL RELEASE AND SElTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Full and Final Release and Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the date it is fully executed by the parties hereto, as defined below, and is made …
Anonymous (2) v. County of Contra Costa, CA, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2018 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE AND SETILF.MENT AGREEMENT This Full and Final Release and Settlement Agreement (" Agreemen t") is entered into as of the date it is fully executed by the parties hereto, as defined below, and is …
Article • November 18, 2018
Investigation of Central New York Central Psychiatric Center Turns Up Drugs by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna  The Central New York Psychiatric Center, located near Syracuse, New York, which houses sex offenders, already roiled by claims of employee misconduct and mismanagement, was hit with new charges of illegal drugs, unreported …
Brief • November 15, 2018
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Matthews v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2018 SETTLEMENJ AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Re]ease of All Claims e'Agreement") is entered into between the following parties ("the Parties"): Plaintiffs Jennifer Ann Matthews and Thea Valerie Lampert, (hereinafter collectivcJy, …
Chand v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by Narend Chand ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor"), Mark Walden, The GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO") and Corizon, LLC fka Corizon, Inc. (hereinafter known as "Corizon"). Corizon & GEO …
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