Prison Conferences to be Held in Ohio, California by A conference described as “a Midwest convergence in support of prisoners’ struggles” is scheduled to be held in Columbus, Ohio from August 26-29. Titled “Bend the Bars 2016,” the event will consist of a series of workshops and discussions on issues …
Will Ohio’s Prison Watchdog Agency be Silenced? by On May 25, 2016, Joanna Saul, 33, the executive director of Ohio’s Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (CIIC), was forced to resign due to infighting between the bipartisan prison watchdog agency, Republican legislators and Governor John Kasich. Saul first touched a nerve when …
$5.5 Million Dollar Award for Estate of Unarmed Ohio Man Killed by Police by On Ohio federal jury awarded $5.5 million against an off-duty Cleveland police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man. The suit concerns the March 10, 2012, death of 20 year old Kenneth C. Smith. He …
Brothers Win Further Proceedings in Police Excessive Force Claim by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held on Ohio Federal District Court erred in finding a plaintiff voluntarily assented to a Release-dismissal Agreement that barred a lawsuit against defendants for excessive force. The Court further held it was improper to …
Ball v. Kasich, OH, Pltff Opp to MTD, ADA Violations, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION PHYLLIS BALL, et al., : Case No.: 2:16-cv-282 Plaintiffs, : Judge Sargus v. : Magistrate Judge Deavers JOHN KASICH, et al., : Defendants. : PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE IN …
Ohio Prison Guards Cited for Sexual Misconduct with Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis Several Ohio state prison guards have been disciplined following at least 19 allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships with female prisoners between 2012 and 2013. Most of the allegations arose shortly after the Dayton Correctional Institution (DCI) …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Butler County Jail, Hamilton, OH, ICE, 2015 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Division Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations ERO Detroit Field Office Butler County …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Morrow County Correctional Facility, Mount Gilead, OH, ICE, 2015 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations ERO Detroit Field Office Morrow …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Seneca County Jail, Tiffin, OH, ICE, 2015 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Division Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations ERO Detroit Field Office Seneca County …
Multonomah County Jail Report, Multonomah County DA Office, 2006 INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE By The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION…………...…………………………………...…..1 Authority and Methodology………………………………………………………...1 Summary of Major Concerns…………………………………………………….…2 A. Lack of …
Ohio Childhood Sex Abuse Statute Applies to State and Private Persons by The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on the applicability of R.C. 2305.111(C), which was adopted in 2006 and set “a firm accrual date as the date on which the victim attains the age of majority for claims based on …
Cruz et al v. English Nanny and Governess School et al, OH, Amicus Brief - ACLU OH, extrajudicial attorney speech sanctions, 2016 NAILAH K. BYRD CUYAHOGA COUNTY CUERK OF COURTS 1200 Ontario Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Court of Appeals MOTION Electronically Filed: May 13, 2016 17:00 By: RAYMOND VASVARI 0055538 …
Cruz et al v. English Nanny and Governess School et al, OH, Amicus Brief - First Amendment Lawyers Association, extrajudicial attorney speech sanctions, 2016 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH APPELLATE DISTRICT CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO CHRISTINA CRUZ, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ENGLISH NANNY AND GOVERNESS SCHOOL, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees. …
Ohio Prison Industry Profits Increasing by Matthew Clarke According to a report released by the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee, the profits for Ohio Penal Industries (OPI) increased to $7.8 million in fiscal year (FY) 2013, the fourth straight year of increasing profitability. OPI operates 21 programs at 14 prisons throughout …
New Ohio Jail Regulations Limit Prisoners to Shower Every Other Day, Two Meals a Day on Weekends by Christopher Zoukis An Ohio regulatory panel imposed new standards for the 90 full-service jails in the state, which detain some 20,000 prisoners in the state's county and municipal jails. On April 15, …
Prisoner Settles for $10,000 in Slip and Fall at FCI Elkton by Christopher Zoukis William L. Bonhart, a federal prisoner housed at Federal Correctional Institution Elkton, Ohio settled his negligence claim related to a slip and fall on the stairs of his housing unit. According to Bonhart's complaint, filed on …
Bear v. Delaware County, OH, Settlement, Taco Bell Negligence, 2017 MAZANEC, RASKIN & RYDER Co., L.P.A. -----attorneys and counsellors at l a w - - - - Celebrating More Than Thirty Years of Excellence Douglas C. Boatright Email: dboatright@mrrlaw.com Direct Dial: (614) 324-1043 May 9, 2016 Jennifor L. Branch, Esq. …
State of Ohio v. Broom, OH, Slip Opinion, 8th Am death penalty failed execution, 2016 [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Broom, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-1028.] NOTICE This slip opinion is subject to formal revision before it is …
Swink v. Montgomery County BoC, OH, Settlement, Pepper Spray, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION Lisa Craft, Administratrix of the Estate of Billy Slagle, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 1:14-CV-01682 Judge Donald C. Nugent v. Norman Robinson, et al., Defendants. Settlement Agreement and …
