211 Electronic Control Weapon Guidelines ELECTRONIC CONTROL WEAPON GUIDELINES A Joint Project of: This project was supported by Grant Number 2010-CK-WX-K001 awarded by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official …
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Secret Suit over Unlawful Eavesdropping Ends in Big Settlement by The Department of Justice has agreed to settle a 15 year court battle with a former DEA agent who claimed that a former CIA officer and State Department official unlawfully eavesdropped on him while working in Burma. The settlement requires …
$943,000 Settlement for Family of Man Who Died in Courtroom by The family of a man who died in 2001 from an asthma attack has settled a 42 U.S.C. §1983 suit for $943,000. Robert L. Waters, Jr. collapsed in the well of D.C. Superior Court Judge Tim Murphy’s courtroom on …
One-legged man forced to climb into top bunk wins $1,000 by On September 27, 2009, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $1,000 to a disabled man who was injured after being forced to climb into a top bunk. William Mercer sued the District after falling twice while attempting to …
Fall From Top Bunk Results in $5,500 Settlement for D.C. Jail Prisoner by On March 16, 2007, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $5,500 to a man who fell from his bunk while at the D.C. Jail. Vernal Gabriel sued the District in 2004 after he fell while attempting …
Strip Search of Teen During Jail Tour Results in $150K Settlement by On September 9, 2003, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit surrounding the unlawful strip search of a teenager during a tour of the D.C. Jail. On December 22, 2000, Reuben Minor was …
$150,000 Settlement in Juvenile’s Jail Tour Strip Search Suit by The District of Columbia on August 15, 2003, entered into a $150,000 consent judgment in order to settle a lawsuit by a teenager who was strip searched by guards during a tour of the D.C. jail. On May 17th, 2001, …
$225,000 Settlement in Suit over Failure to Protect D.C. Prisoner by On May 10, 2000, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $225,000 to a man who was brutally assaulted at Lorton Reformatory. On or about May 9, 1998, Larry Lucas was taken by guards to the CB2 visiting trailer …
$2500 Settlement for Poor Dental Care by D.C. Corrections by On March 19, 2003, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $2500 to a prisoner to resolve allegations of inadequate medical care. Ondrae Gant went to medical at Central Facility complaining of tooth pain. He had a decaying tooth that …
Assault Caused by Overcrowding, Negligent Control of Contraband Settles for $27,000 by On December 30, 1999, the District of Columbia agreed to settle a negligence suit for $27,000. The suit alleged guards at D.C.’s Occoquan Facility failed to protect a prisoner from assault. On February 9, 1996, Mitchell Goings was …
Assault Tied to Overcrowding and Negligent Control of Weapons Results in $10,000 Settlement by On July 23, 1999, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $10,000 to a man who was brutally assaulted while in juvenile detention at D.C.’s Youth Center I. The complaint, filed by Roy Harris, alleged that …
D.C. Agrees to Pay $1,000 to Settle Negligence Suit Over Conditions at Lorton by On August 3, 2000, the District of Columbia agreed to settle a negligence suit brought on behalf of a prisoner at the now-closed Lorton Reformatory. On September 13, 1996, guards instructed Keith John Lewis to move …
D.C. Agrees to Pay $2,700 to Settle FOIA/Civil Rights Claims Over Use of Tear Gas by On August 23, 2004, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $2,700 to a former prisoner at the D.C. Jail in order to settle two suits—one under the Freedom of Information Act (FIOA), and …
D.C. Agrees to Pay $4,000 to Settle Lorton Prisoner’s Failure to Protect Suit by On August 24, 2001, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $4,000 to a man who was assaulted at Lorton Reformatory. Darnell Meeks was assaulted on June 23, 2000, while incarcerated at Central Facility, a portion …
D.C. Agrees to Pay $8,500 after Denying Former Guard Severance Pay by On July 29, 2005, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $8,500 to settle claims by a former guard who claimed that he was improperly denied his severance pay. In 2001, John McCauley received a notice from his …
D.C. Settles Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit for $3,000 by On June 5, 2002, the District of Columbia agreed to settle a suit brought by a prisoner who was allegedly sexually harassed and then was retaliated against after reporting the harassment. Wallace Mitchell alleged that on or about December 27, …
D.C. Settles Gender- and Race-Based Work Discrimination Suit for $140,000 by On February 7, 2007, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $140,000 to a former Department of Corrections (DOC) employee who alleged that she was discriminated against because of her sex. Brenda Makins was terminated from her job at …
$3,000 Settlement in Slip and Fall Case by On January 22, 2001, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $3,000 to a prisoner who slipped and fell after stepping into a drainage hole that lacked a protective grill. While housed at the maximum security facility CB#1 at Lorton Reformatory, Darryl …
$8,000 Settlement in D.C. Assault Case by On October 7, 2003, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $8,000 to a prisoner who was assaulted with a metal pipe and homemade knife. On March 15, 2000, while on his way to the shower at Central Security Facility, John Garner was …
