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Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Filed under: Medical, Settlements
Seventh Circuit Trims What Indiana Prisoner Owes Jail Doctor in Lost Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 21, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit modified a judgment against a prisoner in a civil rights lawsuit he filed and lost against a doctor …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Fifth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Mississippi Cops Who Let Injured Hemophiliac Bleed Out in Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 15, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity (QI) to Mississippi jailers accused of ignoring the injuries …
Brief • January 30, 2023
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
Marler v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2023 01/30/2023 12:25 PM FAX 5752573812 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Ii!] 0002/0010 Centurion 003086 RELEASE IN FULL ANO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is executed this ~ a y o …
Article • January 9, 2023
Filed under: COVID-19, Visiting
Michigan Prisoners Once Again Lose Visitation Due to COVID-19 and Influenza Outbreaks by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Michigan state prisoners are having a grim winter. Quarantine orders are in effect at 11 state lockups suffering outbreaks of the flu and COVID-19. Two prisons, Macomb Correctional Facility (CF) …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Will Overturning Roe v. Wade Kill the Right to Abortion Under BOP Policy? by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Official policy of the federal Bureauof Prisons (BOP) provides cost-free abortion to any female prisoner whose pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or which threatens the life of the …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Incarceration Exacerbates Obesity in America by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Incarceration poses many health risks. Violence, inadequate medical care, as well as physical and emotional trauma, all take a sometimes deadly toll inside American jails and prisons. Yet one often overlooked problem incarcerated Americans encounter is obesity. Health experts …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Hepatitis, Tattoos
Minnesota Department of Corrections Searching for Tattooist for New Prison Program by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) began advertising for a new position in April 2022: A professional tattoo artist. The new hire will serve prisoners from a tattoo parlor being opened at Stillwater …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Centurion, Failure to Treat
Arizona Prisoners Win Preliminary Injunctions Requiring Centurion To Treat Them by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Twice in July 2022, the federal court for the District of Arizona spanked Centurion of Arizona, healthcare provider for the state Department of Corrections (DOC), issuing injunctions to correct mismanagement of prisoner medication. …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Plastic Surgery Has a Troubled History Inside Prisons. Some Advocates Want It to Make a Comeback. Should cosmetic procedures be part of how society prepares prisoners to reenter it? by Zara Stone by Zara Stone, Mother Jones Starting in 2017, Thai media published a series of articles on the country’s …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Federal Judge in South Carolina Holds BOP Liable for Delayed Treatment That Left Federal Prisoner Partially Blinded by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian On May 3, 2022, the federal court for the District of South Carolina granted summary judgment to a federal prisoner left partially blinded by delayed treatment …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
$450,000 Settlement to Illinois Prisoner Whose Untreated Boil Left Him Paraplegic by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On August 17, 2021, after the IllinoisDepartment of Corrections (DOC) paid $450,000 to settle claims of medical neglect that cost him the use of his legs, a state prisoner successfully petitioned a federal …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
$3.5 Million Paid To Estate Of Iowa Jail Detainee Who Suffered Seizure And Died When Left Unattended by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On March 14, 2022, an Iowa court awarded $3.5 million to the estate of a pretrial detainee who suffered a seizure and was left to die in …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Eighth Circuit Revives Missouri Prisoner’s Claim Against Prison Food Manager for Denying Renal Diet by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgment to a Missouri prison food service director accused of interfering …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
$3 Million From Forsyth County, No Stay in Civil Case Against Wellpath Nurse Indicted for Involuntary Manslaughter of N.C. Jail Detainee by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm, MD After a federal court in North Carolina declined to stay a civil case against Wellpath and a nurse it employed accused …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Prisoner Health Update: MRSA Infections by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm, MD MRSA — Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus — is a bacterium that has become immune to Penicillin-like and Cephalosporin-class antibiotics. The pathogen is found where people live together in close quarters such as hospitals, nursing homes, and overcrowded U.S. …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
OIG Report Defers Claims That ICE Detainees in Georgia Had Forced Hysterectomies by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye Did 19 women detained for federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a Georgia jail have forced hysterectomies? [See: PLN, Dec. 2020, p.60.] A whistleblower complaint said so. That led to …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Infections, Water
Potentially Fatal Legionella Bacteria Found at Six Illinois Prisons by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian On June 27, 2022, the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) announced it found Legionella bacteria in the water system at Jacksonville Correctional Center. The discovery of the bacterium — which causes a potentially fatal …
Article • December 27, 2022
Eighth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jailers and Medical Provider Who Misdiagnosed Prisoner’s Leukemia as Gingivitis by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On April 12, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said a Minnesota jail detainee was not subjected to unconstitutional treatment by jailers and …
Brief • December 21, 2022
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Gardner v. State of Washington DOC, WA, Complaint, Inadequate Medical Care, 2022 1 2 3 4 5 6 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR PIERCE COUNTY 7 8 9 PAULA GARDNER, individually; JORDAN BRADLEY, individually; and AIRON BRADLEY, individually, NO. COMPLAINT Plaintiffs, 10 v. 11 12 …
Brief • December 21, 2022
Gardner v. State of Washington, WA, Complaint, Medical Neglect-Malpractice, 2022 1 2 3 4 5 6 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR PIERCE COUNTY 7 8 9 PAULA GARDNER, individually; JORDAN BRADLEY, individually; and AIRON BRADLEY, individually, NO. COMPLAINT Plaintiffs, 10 v. 11 12 STATE OF …
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