The Criminalization of Mental Illness in Missouri by Christopher Cross In response to the 1999 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that prohibits states from forcing people with mental health disabilities to live in state mental institutions when they are capable of living in community settings, state governments turned to using jails …
8th Circuit Court of Appeals Dismisses Missouri Jail Failure to Protect and Medical Neglect Case by On December 23, 2008, William Holden filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against guards in the Marion County, Missouri Jail alleging failure to protect and failure to provide adequate medical treatment. This claim …
8th Circuit Court of Appeals Examines Possession in Prison Searches by The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Missouri federal district court’s dismissal of a petition for writ of habeas corpus that alleged denial of due process. Petitioners Carroll James Flowers and Christopher Michael Danner instituted separate actions against …
Missouri Federal Court Enjoins Denial of Housing Assistance to Sex Offender by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 14, 2011, a federal court in Missouri temporarily enjoined the Housing Authority of St. Louis County (HASLC) from denying housing assistance to a seriously ill man who had been convicted of …
Mays v. Howell, MO, Complaint, Police Shot Dog, 2012 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI NORTHERN DIVISION MARCUS MAYS, Plaintiff, v. DOUG HOWELL and CITY OF LAGRANGE, MISSOURI, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 2:12-CV-6 JURY TRIAL DEMANDED PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT COMES …
Qualified Immunity Denied to Guard Who Failed to Provide Safe Transport by by David M. Reutter The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held on March 4, 2008 that a guard was not entitled to qualified immunity concerning a prisoner’s claim that the guard failed to provide safe transport, violating the …
Head of Missouri Jail Sentenced for Beating, Arranging Attacks on Prisoners by The former head jailer at Missouri’s Washington County Jail (WCJ), about 60 miles from St. Louis, has been convicted of violating the civil rights of four prisoners and obstruction of justice. His daughter, a guard at the jail, …
Head of Missouri Jail Sentenced for Beating, Arranging Attacks on Prisoners by The former head jailer at Missouri’s Washington County Jail (WCJ), about 60 miles from St. Louis, has been convicted of violating the civil rights of four prisoners and obstruction of justice. His daughter, a guard at the jail, …
No New Trial on Religious Separatist Claims by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of new trial on a Missouri prisoner’s religious freedom claims. Missouri prisoner Michael Murphy “is a practicing member of the Christian Separatist Church Society (CSC)” which “allows only Caucasians to be members and …
Missouri Parole Board May Not Use Facts of Crime Already Considered by Governor in Clemency Approval to Deny Parole by The Missouri Supreme Court issued a peremptory writ of mandamus to the state parole board ordering new parole hearings for two life prisoners, and constraining the board from considering the …
Greene County Auditor's Office - Greene County Missouri Sheriff Audit, 2011 County f GREEnE State 1'~tSsouPi GREENE COUNTY COURTHOUSE SPRINGFIELD MO, 65802 OFFICE OF CINDY S. STEIN, CPA Auditor October 20, 2013 The following documents were requested and provided to Mr. Christopher Cross: Financial audits for Commissary, Property & Civil …
Eighth Circuit Reverses Transport Rape Summary Judgment by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that prison officials were not entitled to summary judgment on a female prisoner’s claim that she was raped during transport. On December 15, 2005, Missouri prisoner Penny Whitson was being transported from the Stone County …
Missouri Jail Not Liable for Injuries From Fire by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the grant of summary judgment to jail officials in a civil rights action alleging the defendants failed to ensure a pretrial detainee’s safety after a fire broke out at the Oregon County Jail …
$865,000 Jury Award in Missouri Police Excessive Force Case by On June 10, 2010, a Missouri federal jury awarded a victim of a St. Louis police beating $365,000 in actual damages and $500,000 in punitive damages. Kenneth Rohrbough is a former Marine who suffers from aphasia due to a traumatic …
Missouri Escape Rule Bars Post-Conviction and Habeas Corpus Filing by Missouri state prisoner Alan Echols appealed his federal habeas corpus denial after being denied state post-conviction relief based on Missouri's escape rule, which bars the review of post-conviction claims from prisoners who escape from incarceration. The denial was upheld by …
Missouri Man Awarded $300,000 Following Taser Incident by In December 2009, officials in Missouri City, Missouri agreed to pay a $300,000 settlement to prevent future litigation relative to a July 2008 incident in which Phillip Lee McDuffy, 46, was critically injured after being Tasered by police. Kansas City attorney Todd …
St. Louis Lockups Violate Constitutional Rights, ACLU Asserts by Mark Wilson A troubling investigative report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU-EM) has exposed a culture of abuse, corruption and cover-ups at the City Justice Center and the Medium Security Institution in St. Louis (CJC/MSI). The most …
$16 Million Award Upheld in Wrongful Conviction Resulting from Undisclosed Evidence and Relationship by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a $16 million jury verdict in a civil rights action that alleged a police detective had violated the due process rights of a defendant convicted of child molestation …
Youell v. Correctional Medical Services, Inc., MO, 2nd Amended Complaint, Jail Heroin Withdrawal Death, 2010 Case: 4:10-cv-01180-TIA Doc. #: 49 Filed: 12/22/10 Page: 1 of 13 PageID #: 200 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION KRISTINE YOUELL, AS NEXT FRIEND OF E.B., and ISAAC …
Failure of CMS Nurses and Doctor to Properly Treat Broken Leg Overcomes Summary Judgment by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment to a doctor and two nurses employed by Correctional Medical Services (CMS). The lawsuit claimed an Eighth Amendment violation related to the treatment …
