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Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Court Approves $1,250,000 Settlement in Suit Against Tennessee County for Fair Labor Violations by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 10, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Eastern Division, modified and approved a $1.25 million settlement of a lawsuit against Madison County, Tennessee that …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Williams & Connolly, HRDC Win Censorship Case Against Virginia Regional Jail, $210,000 in Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Williams & Connolly LLP of Washington, D.C. and the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), parent organization of Prison Legal News (PLN), have won a federal civil rights judgment against …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
$550,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Starvation Death by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A $550,000 settlement was reached in a civil rights lawsuit alleging 19-year-old Jimmy Lucero laid in a catatonic state at Augusta State Medical Prison (ASMP) as he starved to death with little to no medical care …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Tioga County, New York Police Informant Paid $50,000 to Settle False Arrest Claims by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On November 8, 2019, three New York detectives agreed to pay $50,000 to settle false arrest claims brought by an informant they charged with conspiring to kill an Assistant District Attorney …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
$2.8 Million Settlement in New York Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide by David Reutter by David M. Reutter New York’s Suffolk County Legislature agreed on September 26, 2019 to pay $2.8 million to settle a lawsuit concerning the events surrounding the suicide six years earlier of pretrial detainee Jack Franqui. The morning …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Judge Awards $273,246 Payment to New York Prisoner Beaten by Guard by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 16, 2020, a New York federal magistrate judge awarded $273,246.88 to a Sing Sing Correctional Facility prisoner who alleged a guard brutally beat him and lied about the incident. The …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
$5,400 Payout by Montana DOC Over Ex-Prisoner’s Claim of Religious, Gender Discrimination by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Montana Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $5,400 to resolve a former prisoner’s claim that alleged religious discrimination and failed equal opportunities for women. The November 7, 2019 Conciliation …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
$110,000 Settlement Reached in Ohio Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Ohio prisoner received a $110,518.94 settlement in a civil rights action that alleged guards used excessive force on him. The settlement, finalized on February 13, 2020, further provided for reversal of misconduct reports …
$140,000 Settlement in Ohio Jail Beating, Retaliation Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Jail (CCJ) agreed to a $140,000 settlement on February 14, 2020 in a civil rights action alleging a prisoner was subjected to excessive force and retaliation by guards. Corrionne Lawrence was booked …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Jury Award $700,000 to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted by Guards by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Kevin Younger was a prisoner at the Maryland Reception, Diagnostic and Classification Center (MRDCC) when he was viciously assaulted by prison guards. The beating was in retaliation for an assault on one of the guards. …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
$135,000 Settles Sexual Orientation Discrimination Suit by Former Michigan Prison Guard by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 10, 2019, a former Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC) prison guard, who is Hispanic and openly gay, settled a lawsuit over her discriminatory treatment at a DOC prison for $135,000. Twelve …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
$122,000 Payout as Utah Settles Suits Claiming Daggett County Jail Torture by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell On November 15, 2019, the Utah Department of Corrections (DOC) settled lawsuits with four former prisoners who were tortured at the hands of Daggett County Jail guards, agreeing to pay out a total …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2018
$12.5 Million to Settle Class Action Suit Over Strip Searches of NYC Jail Visitors by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso New York City agreed to pay victims $12.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit on October 18, 2019, brought by visitors to New York City jails at the Brooklyn, …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
HRDC Prevails in Censorship Suit Against Kentucky Prison System, Wins $104,711 by David Reutter by David R. Reutter A Kentucky federal district court awarded the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) and its co-counsels $104,711.37 in attorney fees and costs in a lawsuit alleging the Kentucky Department of Corrections (KDOC) censored …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Connecticut City Settles Suit Over Prisoner’s Suicide for $1,393,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 10, 2019, the City of Meriden, Connecticut, settled for $1,393,000 a lawsuit brought by the estate, minor son, and minor daughter of a woman who committed suicide while being held at the Meriden …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
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Florida Prisoners Win 3.9 Million in Media Credits in MP3 Player Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) agreed to place 3.9 million Tablet Media Credits into the accounts of prisoners who bought songs through the now-defunct digital music player program. In 2011, …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
$1.15 Million Settlement After South Carolina Prisoner’s Baby Born, Dies in Toilet by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A $1.15 million settlement was reached on January 31, 2020 in the case of a women who gave birth to premature twins, but one died in a prison bathroom. In 2012, South …
Indiana Prisoner’s Suit Alleging Illegal Solitary Confinement Settled for $425,000 by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Taxpayers of the state of Indiana will pay $425,000 to prisoner Jay Vermillion as the result of an agreement reached on October 21, 2019, between him and employees of the Indiana Department of Correction …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Rhode Island Pays $380,419 to Settle Prison Guard Hiring Discrimination Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In December 2019, the Providence Journal received a requested breakdown of money paid to applicants for prison guard positions with the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC). The DOC sent a spreadsheet of …
$2,800 Verdict As Jury Finds Pennsylvania Jail Discriminated Against Women Prisoners in Reentry Center by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Pennsylvania state court jury found on November 19, 2019 that the Berks County Jail violated the constitutional rights of women by denying them the same access to reentry privileges …
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