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Wisconsin Settles State Prisoner’s Lawsuits for $13,000 by On February 2, 2017, Wisconsin officials agreed to pay $13,000 to settle two pro se federal lawsuits. Samuel S. Upthegrove, a Wisconsin state prisoner with mental health issues, filed two suits related to conditions of his confinement. One of his complaints alleged …
Settlement in Federal Suit Over Treatment of Disabled Detainees in Northern California Jail by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A class-action lawsuit brought by disabled prisoners held at the Shasta County Jail in California has settled, subject to judicial approval. The case was originally filed by Everett Joseph Jewett, a …
Craig v. Schwertz, IL, Complaint, ADA Compliance, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION FLORENCIO CRAIG, M25090, Plaintiff, VS. LIEUTENANT SCHWERTZ, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITIES, AND THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Hartfield v. Baldwin, IL, Order, Conditions of Confinement, 2018 1:17-cv-01538-SEM-TSH # 8 Page 1 of 8 E-FILED Monday, 22 January, 2018 09:13:45 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JOHN HARTFIELD, Plaintiff, v. JOHN R. BALDWIN, et al., Defendants. ) ) …
Estrada v. Otero County, NM, Settlement Agreement, 2018 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PRISCILLA SANCHEZ, as Next Friend of Roxanne Estrada, and ROXANNE ESTRADA ("SANCHEZ/ESTRADA") desire to settle and discharge any and all claims which have or could have been asserted by Sanchez/Estrada against the Otero County Board of County Commissioners …
Article • September 11, 2017
"No Toilet, No Ventilation": Prisoners Describe Horrific Conditions in Harvey's Flood Zone by Candice Bernd by Candice Bernd, Truthout This story is the sixth piece in "America's Toxic Prisons," an investigative, collaborative series between Truthout and Earth Island Journal. This series dives deeply into the intersection between mass incarceration and …
Gentry v. Floyd County, IN, Settlement Agreement, Forcible Stripping, 2017 Case 4:14-cv-00054-TAB-RLY Document 126-1 Filed 07/24/17 Page 1 of 25 PageID #: 1760 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA NEW ALBANY DIVISION ELECTRONICALLY FILED TABITHA GENTRY, ET AL. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) PLAINTIFFS …
Landmark Settlement in Lawsuit Challenging Solitary Confinement in Delaware by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A game-changing settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit over the treatment of prisoners held in solitary confinement in Delaware state prisons. The suit, filed on August 6, 2015 by the Community Legal Aid …
Dittimus-Bey v. Taylor, NJ, Order Approving Consent Decree, Jail Conditions, 2017 Case 1:05-cv-00063-JBS-JS Document 225 Filed 06/30/17 Page 1 of 3 PageID: 3929 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY CORRI DITTIMUS BEY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CAMDEN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, et al., CIVIL ACTION NO. 05-cv-0063 …
Solorzano v. City of St. Charles, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement & Retaliation, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE Frederico Solorzano v. Corey Hunger, et al., ND IL Case No. 15 CV 4666 This Settlement Agreement and General Release (“Agreement”) is made by and between Frederico Solorzano (“Plaintiff”) and the …
Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017
Malnutrition, Disease Result in Deaths in Overcrowded Haitian Prisons by On February 20, 2017, the Jamaica Observer reported that overcrowding, malnutrition and infectious diseases that flourish in tight quarters have led to an increasing number of prisoner deaths, including 21 at the Port-au-Prince National Penitentiary the previous month. “This is …
Dittimus-Bey v. Taylor, NJ, Consent Decree, Jail Conditions, 2017 Case 1:05-cv-00063-JBS-JS Document 215-2 Filed 05/15/17 Page 2 of 15 PageID: 3760 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY CORRI DITTIMUS BEY, MEL VIN CLARK, MARK ELLIOTT and DONALD RUDD on behalf of themselves and all others similarly …
Michigan’s Wayne County Jails Plagued with Inhumane Conditions by The jails in Michigan’s Wayne County are “inhumane for everybody,” according to one law enforcement official. The outmoded and dangerous jails were supposed to be replaced, but cost overruns at a new state-of-the-art facility forced the county to discontinue the project. …
DC Lawyers' Report Slams Prisoner Conditions at District of Columbia Jails by Derek Gilna It has been an open secret for many years that the District of Columbia jail system is a human-rights disaster.  Our nation's capital's correctional system's faults have been compiled in a 73-page report prepared by the …
Estrada v. Otero County, NM, Complaint, 2017 Case 2:16-cv-00749-SMV-GBW Document 3 Filed 08/31/16 Page 1 of 23 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO ROXANNE ESTRADA Plaintiff, v. No. 2:16-cv-00749 SMV/GBW OTERO COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISIONERS VIRGINIA BLANSETT, DANIEL STUMP, AUDREY HILES, LT. SESLER, …
Amnesty International: Sudanese Prisoners Housed in Shipping Containers by On May 27, 2016, Amnesty International reported that the South Sudan was using repurposed shipping containers to house prisoners at a detention site in Gorom. Amnesty’s Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, Muthoni Wanyeki, warned that …
Incarceration, Justice and the Planet: How the Fight Against Toxic Prisons May Shape the Future of Environmentalism by Panagioti Tsolkas Prisons inspire little in terms of natural wonder. It might be a weed rises through a crack and blooms for a moment. It might be a prisoner notices. But prisoners, …
Dunmore v. IDOC, IL, Merit Review, ADA Compliance, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00171-NJR-DGW Document 7 Filed 03/15/16 Page 1 of 9 Page ID #47 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JAMES E. DUNMORE, Plaintiff, vs. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 3:16-cv-00171-NJR ) ) STEPHEN …
Brown v. Champaign Sheriff IL Cond. Of Confinement 2017 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS TO INCLUDE COSTS AND EXPENSES FOR THE SOLE AND ONLY CONSIDERATION ~ ,r;,~ 'r. "'' J {l:J.)-/Vt.J / l/7, 000· - ) .. /"'10 I /.1,f/~/vt,-p Ir/() r //(I;) Ifpaid by and of a …
Robertson v. Pfister, IL, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2015 1:14-cv-01272-CSB # 30 Page 1 of 9 E-FILED Monday, 30 November. 2015 04:37:46 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DlSTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRJCT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION SHAUNTAE ROBERTSON, #R-63300 Plaintiff, V. RANDY PFISTER, et …
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