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Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
$100,000 for Brain Damaged Prisoner by $100,000 for brain damaged prisoner In the Winter of 1966, Lawrence Jordan was a prisoner at the Washington State Reformatory (WSR) in Monroe, Washington. On March 7 of that year, Mr. Jordan submitted to eye muscle surgery by the WSR ophthalmologist. He was placed …
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
$62,000 in Slip and Fall/Medical Neglect/Retaliation Case by $62,000 in slip and fall/medical neglect/retaliation case Karen Posey was incarcerated at the WCCW on April 25, 1996. During her medical intake, Ms. Posey informed clinic staff that she had a large screw in the front of her foot that made it …
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
Filed under: Medical, Surgery, Muscular
$40,000 for Achilles Tendon Injury by $40,000 for Achilles tendon injury On August 21, 1993, while incarcerated at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (CRCC) in Connell, Washington, Richard Yamamoto suffered a severe injury to his right Achilles tendon. The nature, extent, and severity of the injury was misdiagnosed and mistreated …
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
Filed under: Medical, Cardiovascular, Urinary
$25,000 Paid for Misdiagnosed Blood Clot by $25,000 paid for misdiagnosed blood clot In January of 1996, Valerie Bartlett was sent to the WCCW to serve a short prison sentence. Upon arrival, she complained of swollen legs and feet, general fatigue, and chest pains. These symptoms persisted and Ms. Bartlett …
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
$15,000 in Allergy/Retaliation Suit by $15,000 in allergy/retaliation suit Between October of 1994 and August of 1995, Ricardo Bowman was confined at WSR. Mr. Bowman repeatedly complained of severe allergic reactions to dust, dust mites, and certain foods. These reactions caused pain and swelling in his eye, head, neck, and …
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
Filed under: Medical, Appendicitis
$13,500 for Ruptured Appendix by $13,500 for ruptured appendix In the early morning hours of October 28, 1995, Arnold Kitchen awoke in his cell at the Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC), near Spokane, Washington, in excruciating pain. His symptoms included severe abdominal pain of a sudden onset and vomiting of …
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
Filed under: Medical, Surgery
$8,500 for Surgical Mishap by $8,500 for surgical mishap In March of 1995, Jerry Thomas, a prisoner at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC), near Port Angeles, Washington, injured his right hand. CBCC medical staff determined that surgery was warranted, and Mr. Thomas was subsequently transported to the Olympic Memorial …
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
$6,000 for Amputated Ring Finger by $6,000 for amputated ring finger In the Summer of 1993, Donnie Hayes was confined at the McNeil Island Corrections Center (MICC), near Steilacoom, Washington. He was assigned to work in the MICC kitchen. On July 21 of that year, MICC kitchen staff instructed Mr. …
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
Filed under: Medical, Vision
$5,000 Paid for Failure to Treat Iritis by $5,000 paid for failure to treat iritis While incarcerated at the WSP in 1993, Terry Miller contracted iritis in his right eye. The eye was extremely swollen, red and painful when he reported to the clinic on May 4, 1993. Despite the …
Allen v. Rouse, MA, Third Amended Complaint, Class Action Medical Neglect and Excessive Force, 2002 (Part 2) -, Case 1:00-cv-10981-RWZ Document 53 Filed 03/14/2002 Page 1 of 121 ~ , ' " "l I UNITED STATES DISTRICT COu;RT. IN THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS " . i ; :,.,; iii i:) …
Brief • March 5, 2002
Filed under: Overcrowding
Anderson v. Fenty, DC, Exhibit 2, Jail Overcrowding, 2007 EXHIBIT TWO • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEONARD CAMPBELL, et al., Plaintiffs, ) ) ) v. Civil Action No. 1462·71 (WBB) ) ) ANDERSON McGRUDER, tl at, ) Defendants, ) MAR - 5 2002 ) INMATES …
Brief • March 2, 2002
Trachtenberg v. WA DOC, Appeal Disciplinary Sanction of Dismissal Neglect of Duty, 2002 1 2 BEFORE THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD 3 STATE OF WASHINGTON 4 5 LLOYD TRACHTENBERG, 6 Appellant, 7 v. 8 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, 9 Respondent. 10 ) Case No. DISM-00-0035 ) ) FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF …
Brief • February 20, 2002
Turner v. Schultz, CO, Opinion and Order, Guard Assault in Prison, 2002 187 F.Supp.2d 1288 (2002) William Vance TURNER, Plaintiff, v. Officer Roderick SCHULTZ, Officer Michael Lavallee, Officer James Bond, Lieutenant David D. Armstrong, Lieutenant FNU King, Captain M. Mooneyham, Assistant Warden Greco, Warden Joel H. Knowles, Lieutenant Rowe, Lieutenant …
You're in the Hole: A Crackdown on Dissident Prisoners by Anne-Marie Cusac It was September 19, 2001. Elizabeth McAlister had not heard from her husband, Philip Berrigan, in more than a week. Such silence on Berrigan's part was "most unusual," she says. Convinced that something was wrong, she telephoned the …
Article • February 15, 2002 • from PLN February, 2002
From the Editor by Paul Wright This month's cover reports on the Bureau of Prison's (BOP) crackdown on leftist dissident prisoners in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. A number of PLN subscribers, including our own columnist, Marilyn Buck, have been affected by this. We will continue to …
California Prison Guards Protected in Criminal Investigation by A recent case before the First Appellate District of California demonstrates the political clout of the California Correctional Peace Officers' Association (CCPOA), and the sweetheart treatment that clout buys. That clout enabled CCPOA to win a preliminary injunction against the California Department …
Article • February 15, 2002 • from PLN February, 2002
Mental Health Treatment in State Prisons Falls Short by Among the 1,558 public and private state prisons and community corrections facilities, approximately 191,000 prisoners are mentally ill. Of these prisoners, about one in five does not receive necessary mental health treatment. These numbers come from a report by Allen J. …
Article • February 15, 2002 • from PLN February, 2002
Oregon Court of Appeals Vacates IFP Decisions by The Oregon Court of Appeals held that a trial court abused its discretion in denying a prisoner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis . In a separate opinion, the Court held that a trial judge should have ruled on a motion to …
Article • February 15, 2002 • from PLN February, 2002
Pro Se Tips and Tactics by John Midgley In this column, I discuss things you might consider in trying to settle a case you have filed. As always, I assume you have filed a civil rights case in federal court, challenging as illegal some prison condition or practice that has …
$3.54 Million Paid For Falsely Imprisoning Unconvicted Mentally-Incapacitated California Man For Two Years In New York by John E Dannenberg A mentally incapacitated misdemeanant detainee at the Los Angeles County, California, jail was unlawfully extradited to New York, where he was imprisoned for two years in the Green Haven Correctional …
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