$19,500 Settlement in D.C. Student’s False Arrest, Imprisonment Lawsuit from Jail Visit by The District of Columbia paid $19,500 to settle the lawsuit of minor Carolyn Clark for false arrest and imprisonment. On April 9, 2001, W. Bruce Evans Middle School took several female children, ages 13 to 15, on …
$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 …
$25,000 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Lawsuit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $25,000 to settle the negligence lawsuit of prisoner Donnell Thomas for injuries sustained while helping unload supplies from an Aramark food service vehicle. While being held at Lorton Correctional Facility on August 4, 2000, …
$25,000 Settlement in DC Guard’s Sexual Harassment Suit by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $25,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by Verna Byrd, a guard for the DC Department of Corrections (DOC). Byrd had worked for DOC since 1998. In 2002, she began working at the DC Jail …
$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 …
$50,000 Settlement in Suit Alleging CCA Counsel Falsified Court Documents by The District of Columbia paid $50,000 to settle a lawsuit by prisoner George Carter that claimed Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) counsel falsified court orders in his habeas corpus proceeding. While at D.C.’s Central Treatment Facility (CTF) Carter was, …
$5,000 Settlement on D.C. Jail Prisoner’s Improper Body Cavity Search by The District of Columbia paid $5,000 to settle the Eighth Amendment violation lawsuit of prisoner John Lee, Jr. While incarcerated at the D.C. Jail on August 17, 2000, Lee’s housing unit was subjected to a search. Guard Robert Curry …
$6,000 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $6,000 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Warren Cunningham for injuries sustained from guards using excessive force against him. While at D.C.’s Central Facility on May 15, 2001, Cunningham was beaten and slammed to the …
$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., …
$7,500 Settlement in Discrimination, Harassment and Wrongful Termination Suit of D.C. Instructor by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $7,500 to settle an employment racial discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination suit filed by Susan C. Law. Law, a white female, worked as a Training Instructor at D.C.’s Lorton Training Academy …
$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, …
$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). …
$10,000 Settlement in DC Guard’s Assault on Prisoner by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $10,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by prisoner Leonard Day for injuries sustained due to a guard assaulting him. While at the DC Jail on December 25, 1998, Day was severely beaten by a guard. …
$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 …
$11,500 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Cancer Death Lawsuit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $11,500 to settle the negligence lawsuit of Elizabeth Wall, sister of deceased D.C. Jail prisoner Frederick Thornton. On December 10, 2003, Thornton was transferred from the D.C. Jail to Greater Southeast Community Hospital for lung …
$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 …
$12,500 Settlement for DC Guard’s Assault of Prisoner During Shakedown by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $12,500 to settle a negligence and assault and battery suit filed by prisoner Cornell Barber for the injuries he sustained at the hands of guards. As he was exiting the visiting park at …
$12,500 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Assault by Guards Lawsuit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $12,500 to settle the cruel and unusual punishment lawsuit of prisoner John Lee, Jr. While incarcerated the D.C. Jail segregation until on February 2, 2001 Lee was handcuffed and escorted to the infirmary by …
$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” …
