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Article • June 10, 2015
CCA Pays $4,500 for Failure to Treat Tennessee Juvenile Detainee’s Eye Injury by CCA Pays $4,500 for Failure to Treat Tennessee Juvenile Detainee’s Eye Injury Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $4,500 to settle an Eighth Amendment claim brought by a juvenile held at its Silverdale Detention Facilities in Tennessee. …
Fowler et al. v. Commissioner of MA Department of Correction, MA, Class Action Complaint, Hepatitis C Medical Malpractice, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-12298-NMG Document 1 Filed 06/10/15 Page 1 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS EMILIAN PASZKO and JEFFREY FOWLER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, …
Publication • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Corizon, Medical, Jail Specific
Significant Breakdowns by Corizon Health, NYC DOI, 2015 The City of New York Department of Investigation MARK G. PETERS COMMISSIONER 80 MAIDEN LANE NEW YORK, NY 10038 212-825-5900 Release 16-2015 nyc.gov/html/doi FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2015 CONTACT: DIANE STRUZZI (212) 825-5931 DOI REPORT FINDS SIGNIFICANT BREAKDOWNS BY CORIZON …
$690,000 Settlement in HRDC Suit Over Death of Prisoner’s Baby at CCA Jail by Derek Gilna $690,000 Settlement in HRDC Suit Over Death of Prisoner’s Baby at CCA Jail by Derek Gilna In August 2014, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit prison firm, settled a federal lawsuit …
Community Legal Aid Society v. Coupe - DE DOC, DE, Complaint, solitary confinement mental medical neglect, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY, INC., Plaintiff, v. ROBERT M. COUPE, solely in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Delaware Department of …
$30,000 Award for New York Prisoner Held in Tuberculosis Isolation by $30,000 Award for New York Prisoner Held in Tuberculosis Isolation A New York Federal Jury awarded a prisoner $30,000 for injuries incurred from constitutional violations that resulted from him being held in tuberculosis isolation against his will, despite not …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
$1.75 Million Settlement in Michigan Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death by David Reutter $1.75 Million Settlement in Michigan Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death by David M. Reutter A $1.75 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a pre-trial detainee who died as a result of heroin withdrawal …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Massachusetts: Wrongful Death Claims Survive Summary Judgment in Prisoner Suicide Case by Mark Wilson Massachusetts: Wrongful Death Claims Survive Summary Judgment in Prisoner Suicide Case by Mark Wilson n September 15, 2014, a Massachusetts superior court denied summary judgment to jail officials on a wrongful death claim related to a …
Women, Incarcerated by Sharona Coutts Women, Incarcerated by Sharona Coutts and Zoe Greenberg, RH Reality Check Investigative Series Shows Systemic Abuses of Women in Prisons and Jails Keeley Schenwar learned she was pregnant the same day she was arrested. That spring of 2013, she didn’t pee on a stick and …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs by Michael Brodheim Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs by Michael Brodheim Overcrowding at Nevada’s Elko County jail is expected to ease with the scheduled completion of an addition to the facility, while the …
Pollution Prison in Pennsylvania by Mumia Abu-Jamal Pollution Prison in Pennsylvania by Mumia Abu-Jamal Recently, a group of human rights researchers, responding to letters from prisoners at SCI Fayette, found a slew of environmental dangers and threats to the lives, health and well-being of hundreds of prisoners, guards and other …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Second Circuit: Rule 41 Dismissal Requires Five Factor Analysis by Mark Wilson Second Circuit: Rule 41 Dismissal Requires Five Factor Analysis by Mark Wilson In September 24, 2014, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court had improperly dismissed a New York prisoner’s lawsuit for failure to …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
BOP Settles Medical Negligence Claim for $600,000 by David Reutter BOP Settles Medical Negligence Claim for $600,000 by David M. Reutter The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $600,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging officials at USP Coleman Low caused a prisoner to suffer permanent injuries due to their negligent …
Ninth Circuit: Plata Doesn’t Bar Individual Injunctive Relief Claims; $26,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Plata Doesn’t Bar Individual Injunctive Relief Claims; $26,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Ap­peals has held that an individual California prisoner’s medical care injunctive relief claims are not barred by …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths by Derek Gilna California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths by Derek Gilna The State of California is taking steps to minimize the number of cases of coccidioidomycosis, a fungal infection commonly known as “valley fever,” at …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Vision, Surgery
Nevada DOC’s “One Eye Policy” Challenged; Summary Judgment Reversed by Lonnie Burton Nevada DOC’s “One Eye Policy” Challenged; Summary Judgment Reversed by Lonnie Burton In an October 24, 2014 corrected ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed a Nevada prison policy that denies prisoners with one good eye medical …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Medical Expenses
Ex-Con Seeks Return to Prison for Medical Treatment by Ex-Con Seeks Return to Prison for Medical Treatment In a depressing commentary on the availability of health care in the United States, a former federal prisoner got himself arrested so he could receive treatment for his leukemia. Although a judge declined …
Grand Jury Investigates Santa Cruz County Jail Deaths by N.H. Putnam Grand Jury Investigates Santa Cruz County Jail Deaths by N.H. Putnam, Sin Barras Santa Cruz County, California is seen by many as a model for enlightened jail policies. But in May 2014 the Santa Cruz County Grand Jury released …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
$1.35 Million Award in Montana Jail Prisoner’s Alcohol Withdrawal Death by David Reutter $1.35 Million Award in Montana Jail Prisoner’s Alcohol Withdrawal Death by David M. Reutter The Montana Human Rights Commission (MHRC) awarded $1.35 million for a pre-trial detainee’s death after finding county jail officials showed “discriminatory indifference” for …
$1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner by David Reutter $1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner by David M. Reutter A Wisconsin federal jury awarded $1 million to the estate of a prisoner who died of a heart attack at the Racine County …
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