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Five Guard Suicides Within One Year at Ohio Prison

Article • June 14, 2017

Filed under: Suicides, Guards/Staff

Five Guard Suicides Within One Year at Ohio Prison by On July 1, 2016, a Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF) guard committed suicide. That made a total of five SOCF guards who terminated their own lives within the space of a year. At the time of their deaths, three were …

Michigan Prisoner’s Suicide Under Investigation; Lawsuit Filed

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Medication, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides

Michigan Prisoner’s Suicide Under Investigation; Lawsuit Filed by David Reutter by David Reutter A Michigan prison guard has been criminally charged following an investigation into her role in a prisoner’s suicide – an investigation that also resulted in a federal lawsuit and an admission of misconduct from the Michigan Department …

Marion County, Indiana Jail Plagued by Prisoner Deaths, Ensuing Lawsuits

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides

Marion County, Indiana Jail Plagued by Prisoner Deaths, Ensuing Lawsuits by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton As of January 2016, Marion County, Indiana Sheriff John Layton had a banner hanging above the entrance to the county jail that read “Top 1% of Sheriff’s Offices in America!” But the families of …

New Reporting System for Prisoner Deaths May Allow for Increased Intervention Opportunities

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Drug Overdose, Statistics/Trends, Suicides

New Reporting System for Prisoner Deaths May Allow for Increased Intervention Opportunities by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been collecting data from state prisons and locals jails regarding prisoners’ deaths since the Death in Custody Reporting Act was passed in 2000. Under its …

McCreary v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, PA, Complaint, Mental Health Crosswords, 2017

Brief • June 9, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Staffing, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

McCreary v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, PA, Complaint, Mental Health Crosswords, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-01011-YK-SES Document 1 Filed 06/09/17 Page 1 of 57 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JUSAMUEL RODRIGUEZ MCCREARY, RICHARD C. ANAMANYA, and JOSEPH R. COPPOLA, each individually and on behalf of …

Rodriguez v. Fed Bureau of Prisons, PA, Class Action Complaint, Jury Demand, Treatment of Mental Illness in Inmates, 2017

Brief • June 9, 2017

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Informants (Failure to Protect)

Rodriguez v. Fed Bureau of Prisons, PA, Class Action Complaint, Jury Demand, Treatment of Mental Illness in Inmates, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JUSAMUEL RODRIGUEZ MCCREARY, RICHARD C. ANAMANYA, and JOSEPH R. COPPOLA, each individually and on behalf of all others similarly …

Jackson v. Williams, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Deliberate Indifference

Jackson v. Williams, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release is made and entered into this 20th day of July 2017, by and between Plaintiff, Donell Jackson, and …

IDOC Monitoring Team - First Annual Report, Rasho v. Baldwin, 2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Staff Training

IDOC Monitoring Team - First Annual Report, Rasho v. Baldwin, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION ASHOOR RASHO et al., Plaintiffs, vs. DIRECTOR JOHN R. BALDWIN, et al., Defendants ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. …

American Friends Service Committee - From the Inside Out, 2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

American Friends Service Committee - From the Inside Out, 2017 89 Market Street, 6th Floor | Newark, NJ 07102 | 973-643-1924 “FROM THE INSIDE OUT” A report by the Prison Watch Community Oversight Initiative Issue 3 - June 2017 This is a community effort created by the voices inside. With …

Annual Report on Mental Health Care, Illinois Dep't. Of Corrections

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Sex Offender Treatment, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Involuntary Treatment/Drugging, Suicides, Civil Commitment

Annual Report on Mental Health Care, Illinois Dep't. Of Corrections IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION ASHOOR RASHO et al., Plaintiffs, vs. DIRECTOR JOHN R. BALDWIN, et al., Defendants ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 1:07-CV-1298-MMM-JEH …

Boykin v. Baldwin, IL, Amended Complaint, Failure to Treat Mental Illness, 2017

Brief • May 26, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Deliberate Indifference

Boykin v. Baldwin, IL, Amended Complaint, Failure to Treat Mental Illness, 2017 Case: 3:16-cv-50160 Document#: 40 Filed: 05/26/17 Page 1 of 30 PagelD #:250 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION MARSHAUN BOYKIN, (R54017) Plni1ttiff, v. JOHN BALDWIN, JOHN VARGA, MICHAEL MELVIN, MARK …

Bickhart v. Wetzel, PA, Complaint, Hanging Suicide, 2017

Brief • May 18, 2017

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Complaints, Mental Health, Suicides, Failure to Protect (Staff)

Bickhart v. Wetzel, PA, Complaint, Hanging Suicide, 2017 Case 4:17-cv-00873-SES Document 1 Filed 05/18/17 Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA NANCY BICKHART, Administratrix of the Estate of TEASIA M. LONG : : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : JOHN …

Morse v. Lee, NV, Amended Complaint, Failure to Protect Suicide, 2017

Brief • May 16, 2017

Filed under: Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides

Morse v. Lee, NV, Amended Complaint, Failure to Protect Suicide, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00209-LRH-VPC Document 10 Filed 05/16/17 Page 1 of 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TERRI KEYSER-COOPER Law Office of Terri Keyser-Cooper Nevada Bar No. 3984 3590 Barrymore Dr. Reno, NV 89512 (775) 337-0323 …

New Orleans Forensic Center - Autopsy Report for Damien Coestly, 2015

Publication • May 12, 2017

Filed under: Medical, Suicides

New Orleans Forensic Center - Autopsy Report for Damien Coestly, 2015 .AUTOPSY PROTOCOL New Orleans Forensic Center Parish of Winn COESELY, Damien 33-Year-Old Black Male Date & Time of Death: Date & Time of Autopsy: CO#: 150707-111 07/01115 07/09/15 at 7:10 A.M. (~ EXTERNAL EXAMINATION The body, first viewed within …

San Diego County Grand Jury - Examining the Issue of Suicides in San Diego Jails, 2017

Publication • May 9, 2017

Filed under: Suicides, Staff Training

San Diego County Grand Jury - Examining the Issue of Suicides in San Diego Jails, 2017 EXAMINING THE ISSUE OF SUICIDES IN SAN DIEGO JAILS SUMMARY The suicide rate in San Diego County jails is the highest in all of California's large county jail systems. According to the San Diego …

Bradshaw v. Board of County Commissioners, OK, Settlement, Suicide with Bedsheet, 2017

Brief • May 8, 2017

Filed under: Suicides, Failure to Protect (Staff)

Bradshaw v. Board of County Commissioners, OK, Settlement, Suicide with Bedsheet, 2017 RESOLUTION RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TULSA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO CONFESS JUDGMENT WITHOUT ADMITTING LIABILITY BY FILING A JOURNAL ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF ANGELA KAY BRADSHAW, AS SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF NATHAN DANIEL BRADSHAW …

California: Condemned Prisoners Smuggle Drugs to Commit Suicide

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Medication, Death Row, Suicides

California: Condemned Prisoners Smuggle Drugs to Commit Suicide by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis As the 31 states that practice capital punishment struggle to find the chemicals necessary to execute condemned prisoners, in at least one state the prisoners themselves are successfully bringing in large quantities of drugs, which they …

Corbin v. Knox County, IL, Settlement Agreement, Jail Suicide, 2017

Brief • April 28, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Bail Bonds, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

Corbin v. Knox County, IL, Settlement Agreement, Jail Suicide, 2017 4/11/2017 11:02:24 FMB Fax Server 4:16-cv-04232-JEH # 25-1 Page 1AM of 10PAGE Fax Server 21011 E-FILED Thursday, 27 April, 2017 04:48:43 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD ..... t'ASP . N"D· I:.' ~·E· . ,.., -·"r'A-,·· ~-..~··~"''''' ., !ihkL:~,dLr.1:,,_.,._,;,v,,,e.!If'.Ii,:J,,.t:.~~JTIN.:!c ...... …

Clarke v. MDOC, MI, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017

Brief • April 19, 2017

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Failure to Protect (Staff), Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Clarke v. MDOC, MI, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 2:17-cv-10528-RHC-DRG Doc # 3 Filed 04/19/17 Pg 1 of 39 Pg ID 66 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION SHEILA CLARKE, as Personal Representative for The Estate of JANIKA NICOLE EDMOND, deceased, v Plaintiff, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF …

Guard’s Lethal Scalding of Prisoner Unresolved after Two Years

Article • April 13, 2017

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Showers, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Mental Health, Suicides

Guard’s Lethal Scalding of Prisoner Unresolved after Two Years by David Reutter by David Reutter More than two years after prisoners Darren Rainey’s dead body was removed from the shower in the mental health unit at Florida’s Dade Correctional Institution (DCI), no official cause of death has been ruled and …