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Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
$177,500 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Five Louisiana Prisoners Pepper-Sprayed While Handcuffed by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Thanks to a public records request by The Associated Press, news broke in March 2020 that Louisiana-based private prison firm LaSalle Management Company had settled for $177,500 a lawsuit over a 2016 incident …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
$5.9 Million Settlement in Death of Transgender Prisoner at New York’s Rikers Island by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In August 2020, New York City agreed to settle a lawsuit over the death 15 months before of a Dominican-born transgender detainee who died of epileptic seizures while in segregation at …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
$11 Million Settlement in Illinois for Three Men Freed From Prison in Wrongful Convictions by Anthony Accurso by Anthony A. Accurso The City of Rockford, Illinois, settled a lawsuit on March 2, 2020 brought by three men who were wrongfully convicted and spent 10 years in prison after police used …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
Fifth Circuit Reinstates Texas Jail Suicide Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 12, 2020, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit against four Texas police department employees alleging they knew a prisoner was suicidal when they gave him a blanket, failed to remove the blanket …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
$70,000 Settlement in Private Firm’s Failure to Treat Arizona Prisoner’s Broken Wrist by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Corizon Health, Inc. agreed to pay $70,000 to settle a civil rights action alleging it failed to properly treat an Arizona prisoner’s wrist injury. Eric Kevin Pesqueira incurred a wrist injury …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
$1.25 Million Settlement Against Tennessee County Over Sheriff’s Violations of Labor Law by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 10, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee approved a class action settlement in which Madison County agreed to pay $1.25 million over claims alleging that …
Article • October 6, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Family
$23,000 Settlement in Wrongful Termination Suit Against Corizon by Corizon Health agreed to pay $22,861.12 to settle a lawsuit alleging it wrongfully terminated an employee. The complaint alleged violation of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Kimberly Roddenberry requested to take the remainder of the day off on February 17, …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
$400,000 Settlement in Lawsuit over Kentucky Prisoner’s Starvation Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In February 2020, WDRB News revealed a previously undisclosed $400,000 settlement paid by the Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC) to the family of a state prisoner who starved to death while in segregation at the …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
$12.5 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Prisoner’s In-Custody Death Riled Sheriff’s Race by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss At a June 23, 2020, forum with the three candidates for sheriff in Garfield County, Oklahoma, questions arose about a $12.5 million 2019 settlement of a wrongful death suit filed by the family …
Michigan Settles Sex Abuse Claims by 1,300 Former Juvenile Offenders Housed With Adults for $80 Million by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 29, 2020, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $80 million to resolve a class action lawsuit filed by juveniles who were housed …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Court Approves $1,250,000 Settlement in Suit Against Tennessee County for Fair Labor Violations by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 10, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Eastern Division, modified and approved a $1.25 million settlement of a lawsuit against Madison County, Tennessee that …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Williams & Connolly, HRDC Win Censorship Case Against Virginia Regional Jail, $210,000 in Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Williams & Connolly LLP of Washington, D.C. and the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), parent organization of Prison Legal News (PLN), have won a federal civil rights judgment against …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
$550,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Starvation Death by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A $550,000 settlement was reached in a civil rights lawsuit alleging 19-year-old Jimmy Lucero laid in a catatonic state at Augusta State Medical Prison (ASMP) as he starved to death with little to no medical care …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Tioga County, New York Police Informant Paid $50,000 to Settle False Arrest Claims by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On November 8, 2019, three New York detectives agreed to pay $50,000 to settle false arrest claims brought by an informant they charged with conspiring to kill an Assistant District Attorney …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
$2.8 Million Settlement in New York Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide by David Reutter by David M. Reutter New York’s Suffolk County Legislature agreed on September 26, 2019 to pay $2.8 million to settle a lawsuit concerning the events surrounding the suicide six years earlier of pretrial detainee Jack Franqui. The morning …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Judge Awards $273,246 Payment to New York Prisoner Beaten by Guard by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 16, 2020, a New York federal magistrate judge awarded $273,246.88 to a Sing Sing Correctional Facility prisoner who alleged a guard brutally beat him and lied about the incident. The …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
$5,400 Payout by Montana DOC Over Ex-Prisoner’s Claim of Religious, Gender Discrimination by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Montana Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $5,400 to resolve a former prisoner’s claim that alleged religious discrimination and failed equal opportunities for women. The November 7, 2019 Conciliation …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
$110,000 Settlement Reached in Ohio Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Ohio prisoner received a $110,518.94 settlement in a civil rights action that alleged guards used excessive force on him. The settlement, finalized on February 13, 2020, further provided for reversal of misconduct reports …
$140,000 Settlement in Ohio Jail Beating, Retaliation Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Jail (CCJ) agreed to a $140,000 settlement on February 14, 2020 in a civil rights action alleging a prisoner was subjected to excessive force and retaliation by guards. Corrionne Lawrence was booked …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Jury Award $700,000 to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted by Guards by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Kevin Younger was a prisoner at the Maryland Reception, Diagnostic and Classification Center (MRDCC) when he was viciously assaulted by prison guards. The beating was in retaliation for an assault on one of the guards. …
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