Head of Missouri Jail Sentenced for Beating, Arranging Attacks on Prisoners by The former head jailer at Missouri’s Washington County Jail (WCJ), about 60 miles from St. Louis, has been convicted of violating the civil rights of four prisoners and obstruction of justice. His daughter, a guard at the jail, …
Head of Missouri Jail Sentenced for Beating, Arranging Attacks on Prisoners by The former head jailer at Missouri’s Washington County Jail (WCJ), about 60 miles from St. Louis, has been convicted of violating the civil rights of four prisoners and obstruction of justice. His daughter, a guard at the jail, …
No New Trial on Religious Separatist Claims by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of new trial on a Missouri prisoner’s religious freedom claims. Missouri prisoner Michael Murphy “is a practicing member of the Christian Separatist Church Society (CSC)” which “allows only Caucasians to be members and …
Missouri Parole Board May Not Use Facts of Crime Already Considered by Governor in Clemency Approval to Deny Parole by The Missouri Supreme Court issued a peremptory writ of mandamus to the state parole board ordering new parole hearings for two life prisoners, and constraining the board from considering the …
Greene County Auditor's Office - Greene County Missouri Sheriff Audit, 2011 County f GREEnE State 1'~tSsouPi GREENE COUNTY COURTHOUSE SPRINGFIELD MO, 65802 OFFICE OF CINDY S. STEIN, CPA Auditor October 20, 2013 The following documents were requested and provided to Mr. Christopher Cross: Financial audits for Commissary, Property & Civil …
Eighth Circuit Reverses Transport Rape Summary Judgment by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that prison officials were not entitled to summary judgment on a female prisoner’s claim that she was raped during transport. On December 15, 2005, Missouri prisoner Penny Whitson was being transported from the Stone County …
Missouri Jail Not Liable for Injuries From Fire by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the grant of summary judgment to jail officials in a civil rights action alleging the defendants failed to ensure a pretrial detainee’s safety after a fire broke out at the Oregon County Jail …
$865,000 Jury Award in Missouri Police Excessive Force Case by On June 10, 2010, a Missouri federal jury awarded a victim of a St. Louis police beating $365,000 in actual damages and $500,000 in punitive damages. Kenneth Rohrbough is a former Marine who suffers from aphasia due to a traumatic …
Missouri Escape Rule Bars Post-Conviction and Habeas Corpus Filing by Missouri state prisoner Alan Echols appealed his federal habeas corpus denial after being denied state post-conviction relief based on Missouri's escape rule, which bars the review of post-conviction claims from prisoners who escape from incarceration. The denial was upheld by …
Missouri Man Awarded $300,000 Following Taser Incident by In December 2009, officials in Missouri City, Missouri agreed to pay a $300,000 settlement to prevent future litigation relative to a July 2008 incident in which Phillip Lee McDuffy, 46, was critically injured after being Tasered by police. Kansas City attorney Todd …
St. Louis Lockups Violate Constitutional Rights, ACLU Asserts by Mark Wilson A troubling investigative report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU-EM) has exposed a culture of abuse, corruption and cover-ups at the City Justice Center and the Medium Security Institution in St. Louis (CJC/MSI). The most …
$16 Million Award Upheld in Wrongful Conviction Resulting from Undisclosed Evidence and Relationship by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a $16 million jury verdict in a civil rights action that alleged a police detective had violated the due process rights of a defendant convicted of child molestation …
Youell v. Correctional Medical Services, Inc., MO, 2nd Amended Complaint, Jail Heroin Withdrawal Death, 2010 Case: 4:10-cv-01180-TIA Doc. #: 49 Filed: 12/22/10 Page: 1 of 13 PageID #: 200 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION KRISTINE YOUELL, AS NEXT FRIEND OF E.B., and ISAAC …
Failure of CMS Nurses and Doctor to Properly Treat Broken Leg Overcomes Summary Judgment by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment to a doctor and two nurses employed by Correctional Medical Services (CMS). The lawsuit claimed an Eighth Amendment violation related to the treatment …
Missouri Jail Prisoner Awarded $5,000 in Failure to Protect Case by On September 3, 2009, a federal jury returned a $5,000 verdict in favor of a prisoner who alleged that staff failed to protect him from attack. While incarcerated at the St. Louis City Justice Center, Harold Dykes was attacked …
Missouri DOC Targeted by State Auditors by On September 28, 2009, Missouri State Auditor, Susan Montee, released the results of an audit recently conducted by her office targeting the State’s DOC. The audit focused primarily on the three years ending June 30, 2008 and was intended as a tool to …
Judge Recommends Denial of Suppression Motion Related to Recordings Obtained from CCA by U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert E. Larsen has recommended the denial of a motion to suppress phone recordings of a plot to harm a federal witness obtained by the government through a Rule 17 subpoena without a court …
Sweat Lodge Ban Does Not Violate RLUIPA by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s determination that denial of a sweat lodge for Native American prisoners did not violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). Missouri prisoner Clifford Fowler, a Native American, is serving …
Crisis in Reverse: Counties Struggle with Dwindling Jail Populations by Gary Hunter Morgan County, Missouri was in dire financial straits before contracting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house immigration detainees at the county’s jail. For a while things were great – Sheriff Jim Petty replaced his worn-out …
$75,000 Settlement in Heart Attack Death of Missouri Jail Prisoner by On June 3, 2009, Greene County, Missouri agreed to pay half of a $75,000 settlement in a wrongful death action brought by the family of a prisoner who died while at the Greene County Jail. In July 2005, Winston …
