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Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Despite Prior Settlement Agreement, Sick Michigan Prisoners Still Forced to Wait for Medication in Cold and Rain by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Owing in part to the diligent efforts of Michigan prisoner Mark White and a suit he filed in March 2023, it appears that employees of the state …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Filed under: Medication
Prisoner Health Update: Over-the-Counter Medications by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm, MD Various medications are available to prisoners for purchase in commissaries and can be taken without instructions from medical staff. Yet taken incorrectly, these medications may have significant adverse effects or result in false positive drug tests, leading …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
More Success for Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs in Prisons and Jails by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders The opioid crisis has reached every segment of American society, from fentanyl-laced candy found in elementary schools to party-goers dying from innocent-looking pills that are really fatal fentanyl cocktails. Opioid abuse killed over 80,000 …
Detainee Dies After Two Days in Florida Jail Where Armor Correctional Allegedly Denied Heart Transplant Rejection Meds by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Dexter Barry, 54, waited 12 years to receive a new heart. He even moved to Jacksonville to receive the life-saving transplant in 2020. In just …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
$1,425,000 Paid to Epileptic Illinois Detainee Denied Medication Who Suffered Seizure and Fell From Upper Bunk in Jail by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins On December 26, 2021, a federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by an epileptic former Illinois jail detainee after he accepted $1,425,000 to settle claims that …
Lawsuits Filed Over Withheld Pain Medications That Left Ailing New York Prisoners in Agony by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Two suits playing out in federal court in New York in mid-2022 will determine whether the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is held to account for a …
Rodesky v. Wexford, IL, Jury Verdict, Medical Neglect, 2021 1:15-cv-01002-JEH # 161 Page 1 of 2 E-FILED Saturday, 04 December, 2021 09:09:43 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD JURY VERDICT FORM 1. We, the jury, find as follows on Plaintiffs Eighth Amen dment claim against Randy Pfister: (Place an 11X …
Brief • September 27, 2021
Jarvis v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC, CO, Minute Order,Prison Condition, 2021 Case 1:20-cv-02028-RMR-GPG Document 98 Filed 09/27/21 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Gordon P. Gallagher, United States Magistrate Judge Civil Case No. 20-CV-02028-RMR-GPG JAMES JARVIS, Plaintiff, v. CORRECT …
Cox v. Lashbrook, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2021 Information Case# Official Case# 16-1096 SD 16-CV-1096 Plaintiffs: Opposing Counsel: Sheet for Case Number Filed Case Cox, James #KS3474 v. Lashbrook, et al. IDOC# Defendants: 1/12/17 Date Served Received Status closed 5/11/17 □ Class Action On Appeal C Spears 0 Pro Se …
Gill v. Curran, IL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ADAM GILL, Plaintiff, vs. MARK CURRAN, JOHN IDLEBURG, LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYEE/AGENT D. HOLLINGSWORTH (#1348), TARYN WEILER, MITESHKUMAR MODI, ALLA CHUKHRA Y, ALVARO ENCINAS, LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYEE/AGENT VARNER (#6310), JENNIFER LEE, …
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
Maine Prisons Expand Medication Assisted Treatment by David Reutter by David Reutter The Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced on February 12, 2021, that it is expanding medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for prisoners with opioid-use disorder. The move is an expansion of a pilot project that started from an executive order issued …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: Medication, COVID-19
Prioritizing Incarcerated People for Vaccine Quickly Reduced COVID in IL Prisons by Brian Dolinar by Brian Dolinar, TruthOut.org "One thing about prison, youdon’t want to get sick in here,” says James Trent, who is incarcerated in Western Illinois Correctional Center. When the chance came to get the vaccine for COVID-19, …
Brady v. IDOC, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# Official Case# 18-CV-5004 18-5004 Plaintiffs: IDOC# Filed Case Name Brady, Harley #R13122 v. IDOC, et al. Defendants: Received 5/16/19 Date Served Status Closed 6/21/19 Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: U Pro Se Issues: …
Lippert v. Durrett, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case # Case# 18-1891 18-CV-1891 Plaintiffs: OpfJo sing Cou11sel: Institutions: Case Name Filed Lippert, Don #B74054 v. Tomaras, et al. IDOC# Defendants: x/x/xx Date Served Received Status 2/4/19 closed Class Action r On Appeal L Spears …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: Medication, COVID-19
Pandemic Medical Update: Vaccines, Variants and More by Michael D. Cohen, MD by Michael D. Cohen MD Course of the Pandemic The United States has lately stabilized at around 60,000 new infections per day. This is not good, as daily infections need to go down much further before control of …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Arizona Grandmother Sues After Being Jailed and Forced to Drink From Toilet by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A 63-year-old grandmother filed a lawsuit on October 8, 2020 after she was arrested and jailed while having a mental health crisis. While jailed, she was forced into a restraint chair and …
Disability Rights Connecticut v Connecticut Department of Correction, CT, Complaint, Solitary Confinement, 2021 Case 3:21-cv-00146 Document 1 Filed 02/04/21 Page 1 of 60 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT DISABILITY RIGHTS CONNECTICUT, INC., on behalf of its constituents, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 3:21-cv-_________ v. CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION; COMPLAINT …
Article • January 12, 2021
Filed under: Medication, Suicides
Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Texas Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by the estate and children of a woman who committed suicide in the …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Rikers Island Death Case Against City of New York Settles for $5.5 Million by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A wrongful death action filed by the decedent’s estate of a Rikers Island prisoner against the City of New York, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., Prison Health Services, …
Suarez v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is enteted into by Osvaldo Suatez, DOB 02/15/1983, SSN 429 .. 53~4354 ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor") and The GEO Group; Inc,, (hereinafter "GEO" or "Releasee" or "Defendant"). ''GEO," "Releasee" and …
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