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Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Class Action Certified in California Federal Civil Rights Suit Against TransCor by On February 16, 2010, a California U.S. District Court certified a class action lawsuit against Nashville, Tennessee-based private prison transport company TransCor America for transporting prisoners more than 24 continuous hours without giving them an opportunity to rest …
$55,000 Settlement in DC Jail Prisoner’s Confinement Conditions Suit by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $55,000 to settle prisoner Lawrence Caldwell’s lawsuit that asserted various unconstitutional conditions at the DC Jail. In a clear, detailed pro se complaint, Caldwell outlines numerous conditional factors that violate his constitutional rights. He …
Article • March 15, 2011
$192,500 Settlement in Failure to Prevent DC Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $192,500 to settle the negligence lawsuit of prisoner Larry T. Covington. While at DC’s Maximum Security Facility in Lorton, Virginia, on June 15, 2000, Covington was assaulted with a contraband weapon by another prisoner. …
Oregon Mental Patient Dead for Hours Feet from Nurse’s Station; Investigations Reveal Deficient Care and Superintendent Forced Out by In 2008, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) threatened to sue Oregon over abysmal conditions and patient care at the Oregon State Hospital (OSH), where the classic “One Flew Over …
Article • March 15, 2011
$15,000 Settlement in DC Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $15,000 to settle a negligence suit filed by prisoner David Carmichael for injuries sustained from being stabbed. While at DC’s Maximum Security Facility in Lorton, Virginia, on October 10, 1995, Carmichael was stabbed by at least two …
Article • March 15, 2011
$22,500 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia paid $22,500 to settle the negligence suit filed by prisoner Lester Chance for injuries sustained from a stabbing by another prisoner. While at the D.C. Jail on February 12, 2001, Chance was stabbed multiple times in the shoulder by …
Article • March 15, 2011
$50,000 Settlement in Failure to Protect Lawsuit of Stabbed D.C. Prisoner by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $50,000 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Robert Terrell for negligence. While at the D.C. Jail on March 3, 2000 Terrell was exiting the lavatory when two men viciously assaulted, beat, stabbed …
Article • March 15, 2011
$6,000 Settlement in Washington Prisoner’s Auto Accident Claim by The State of Washington paid $6,000 to settle the lawsuit of Christopher Morgan for bodily injury sustained in an auto accident. While incarcerated at Little Rock Prison, Morgan was transported to Shelton on September 25, 2003 for a dental appointment. When …
Article • March 15, 2011
$7,000 Settlement in D.C. Negligent Driver Lawsuit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $7,000 to settle the lawsuit of Sharell Taylor for injuries sustained in an accident with a D.C. bus. While driving on October 22, 1996, Taylor’s vehicle was struck by a bus operated by Marvin Gooch, Jr., …
Article • March 15, 2011
$8,000 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Suit over Failure to Protect from Stabbing, Improper Medical Care by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $8,000 to settle the lawsuit of Prisoner Michael Turner for injuries sustained from being stabbed by fellow prisoners. While at D.C.’s Lorton Central Facility on August 9, 2000, …
Article • March 15, 2011
$9,500 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Transportation Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $9,500 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Quintin Vasciannie for deliberate indifference and unconstitutional conditions of confinement. While being held at Lorton Correction of February 15, 2001, Vasciannie, along with several other prisoners, was picked up …
$10,000 Settlement for Failure to Protect DC Prisoner and Deliberate Indifference to His Medical Needs by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $10,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by prisoner Aloyouis Chelsey for injuries sustained at DC’s Correctional Treatment Facility (CTF), which is operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). …
$11,000 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Failure to Protect Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $11,000 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Melvin Young for injuries sustained from his assault and stabbing at the hands of fellow prisoners. While at the D.C. Jail on November 8, 2005, Young was …
Article • March 15, 2011
$12,000 Settlement in D.C. Jail Prisoner’s Auto Accident Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $12,000 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Nelson Warren for injuries sustained in a car wreck during transportation. While at the D.C. Jail on June 23, 2005, Warren was picked up by Transportation Officer …
Article • March 15, 2011
$12,500 Settlement in the Failure to Protect DC Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $12,500 to settle the negligence suit filed by prisoner Ronald Brisbon for injuries sustained from a stabbing. While at DC’s Central Facility on July 18, 2003, Brisbon was “brutally assaulted, battered, and stabbed” …
Article • March 15, 2011
$15,000 Settlement for Failure to Protect DC Prisoner from Stabbing by The District of Columbia paid $15,000 to settle a negligence lawsuit brought by Jesse L. Bell for injuries resulting from being stabbed within the District of Columbia Department of Corrections. Bell was stabbed from behind by another prisoner on …
Article • March 15, 2011
$1,300 Settlement in D.C. Jail Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Lawsuit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $1,300 to settle the lawsuit of Prisoner Rickie Henderson for injuries sustained when he slipped and fell in the shower. While at the D.C. Jail on April 8, 2003 Henderson slipped on the …
Article • March 15, 2011
$1,500 Settlement in DC Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $1,500 to settle a negligence suit by prisoner Thomas Bartley for injuries sustained from being stabbed. While in the Central Facility of the DC Department of Corrections on October 29, 1998, Bartley was stabbed by other prisoners …
Article • March 15, 2011
$1,750 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Assault Resulting in Brain Damage Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $1,750 to settle the negligence suit filed by prisoner David Ambrose for injuries sustained in an assault by two other prisoners. While in front of the guard’s control bubble near the gymnasium …
Article • March 15, 2011
$2,000 Settlement in DC Prisoner’s Burn from Exposed Hot Pipe by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $2,000 to settle a negligence suit filed by prisoner Neal Bowman for injuries sustained from burning his leg on an exposed hot pipe. While working out in the gymnasium of DC’s Occoquan Facility …
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