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Article • September 15, 2009
Behind Coleman v. Schwarzenegger - Profile of Prison Law Office attorney Donald Specter by Michael Hamden Behind Coleman v. Schwarzenegger September 30, 2009 Corrections Policy Examiner Michael Hamden (www.HamdenConsulting.com) Donald Specter: attorney in the public interest As many know, California’s prison system is grossly overcrowded and there have been repeated …
Article • September 15, 2009
Attorney withdraws from American Private Police Force by Alex Friedmann Attorney Withdraws from American Private Police Force Hardin, MT – On September 30, Prison Legal News (PLN), a non-profit monthly publication that reports on criminal justice-related issues, provided background research to the Associated Press and other media agencies regarding the …
Article • September 15, 2009
$1,000 Settlement for Lost Property by Seattle Jail by Washington State’s King County paid $1,000 to settle the claim of Anloueshawn Jerraine Brady for property lost at the Regional Justice Center Jail on March 19, 2001. Lost were 2 white gold men’s Figaro bracelets. Acting pro se, Brady settled the …
Article • September 15, 2009
$1,500 Settlement for Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault at Seattle Jail by Washington State’s King County paid $1,500 to settle the claim of prisoner Steven L. Morris, who claimed that as he concluded a visit on December 24, 2003 at the Regional Justice Center King County Jail, he was attacked by another prisoner …
Article • September 15, 2009
$2,000 Settlement for Prisoner Property Lost by Seattle Jail by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $2,000 to settle the lost property lawsuit of Paul Brueggemann, who claimed that on October 16, 2006, the Jail seized his property without issuing a receipt and it was never seen again. Lost were …
Article • September 15, 2009
$2,500 Settlement for Wrongful Arrest by Washington State’s King County paid $2,500 to settle the claim of Randy A. Field, who was wrongfully arrested on September 20, 2004 and January 21, 2005 for violation of a non-contact order (NCO) with his wife, which had been withdrawn on November 9, 2001 …
Article • September 15, 2009
$2,800 Settlement in Seattle Jail Excessive Force Case by Washington State’s King County paid $2,500 to settle the lawsuit of Edward R. Whittington, who claimed that while a prisoner at the King County Jail on April 23, 2004, guard Ifebou used excessive force on him when he closed a tank …
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
No Qualified Immunity for Guards Who Failed to Help Vomiting Prisoner Who Died by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a denial of qualified immunity for three Greene County, Arkansas jail guards accused of violating a prisoner’s Eighth Amendment rights. On January 4, 2002, Phil …
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
California Prison Still Subpar, Grand Jury Finds by The Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) in Coalinga, California continues to suffer from overcrowding and inadequate medical care, according to a March 25, 2009, report by the Fresno County Grand Jury. As part of section 919(b) of the California Penal Code, grand …
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
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News in Brief: by Arizona: On July 17, 2009, 27-year-old Danny Torres, a guard at the Corrections Corporation of America run Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, was shot and killed during a home invasion robbery in Tucson. Pima County Sheriff’s Deputy Dawn Barkman said Torres was one of three men …
$1,000 Jury Award to Beaten Missouri Prisoner by A Missouri federal jury awarded a prisoner $1,000 on a state law battery claim. The award came after trial on several claims brought by Eugene Kenneth Jones-El for damages he incurred while imprisoned at Missouri’s Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center (ERDCC). …
Article • September 15, 2009
$13,500 Settlement in Premise Liability Claim by Washington State’s King County Jail has paid $13,500 to Sandra K. Thompson for injuries that occurred when she stepped in a hole in the sidewalk of the Juvenile Justice Center, which caused her to step into a bigger hole. As a result, she …
Article • September 15, 2009
$14,000 Settlement in Accident Caused by County Employee Running Red Light by Washington State’s King County has paid $14,000 to settle the claim of Galina Labaz, who was injured when her car was hit by a county vehicle driven by King County employee Debra Hindman. As she was driving through …
Article • September 15, 2009
$14,000 Settlement in Seattle Jail Excessive Force and Failure to Treat Seizure Disorder by Washington State’s King County paid $14,310.10 to settle the claim of Nikki Stivers, who was arrested on October 1, 2002 by Federal Way police at her home on a warrant. Stivers’s partner warned police that she …
Article • September 15, 2009
$3,500 Settlement in Failure to Disclose Public Records by Washington State’s King County paid $3,470.70 to settle a lawsuit claiming a violation of Washington’s Public Disclosure Act. The suit was filed on behalf of Dionne Credit, who sought copies of the internal investigation of the April 4, 2004 assault of …
Article • September 15, 2009
$3,600 Returned Following Dismissal of Forgery Charge by Washington’s King County Jail has returned $3,600 to a man arrested and charged with forgery on July 2, 1999. The money was confiscated upon arrest. The charges against Ervin B. Harvey were subsequently dismissed. King County settled Harvey’s April 14, 2004 claim …
Article • September 15, 2009
$3,600 Settlement in Public Records Violation Claim by Kitsap County by Washington State’s Kitsap County paid $3,600 to settle the claim of Shawn Orndorff, who claimed that between January 12, 2004 and May 4, 2005, the Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office failed to provide public records he had requested. On October …
Prisoner Not Allowed to Sue One DOC in Another State by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Illinois held that New Mexico Department of Corrections (NMDOC) officials cannot be sued in Illinois due to lack of personal jurisdiction. Jimmy Kinslow, an NMDOC prisoner, was transferred in 1995 to the …
Same Sex Guard Requirement Violates Title VII by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a correctional institution was wrong for changing its policy to exclude guards from supervising prisoners of the opposite sex on certain shifts. The Court did, however, deny claims of workplace harassment and retaliation. In …
Article • September 15, 2009
Search of Parolee’s Home One to Two Hours After Search During Traffic Stop Unreasonable, Court Holds by On April 29, 2008, the Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee affirmed a lower court’s order suppressing evidence recovered during the search of a parolee’s home. Charlotte Turner was stopped by police for …
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