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Article • May 15, 2010
Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $1,000 to Prisoner Who Fell from His Bunk by On July 10, 2007, the State of Washington agreed to pay $1,000 to a prisoner who fell from his bunk. Jody Allen Miller was assigned to a lower bunk at the Wall Walla Washington State Penitentiary …
Article • May 15, 2010
Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $8,685.60 to Prisoner Hurt in Van Accident by The State of Washington has agreed to pay $8,685.60 to a prisoner who was injured during a car accident while on work release. On May 29, 2007, Tracy Sehmel was injured when a Department of Corrections employee …
Article • May 15, 2010
District of Columbia Pays $6,000 for Breach of Duty of Care by On May 12, 2003, District of Columbia (D.C.) DOC prisoner Jeremiah Lester accepted a $6,000 settlement from District officials for injuries he suffered during a brutal attack that occurred in May 1999 at the Youth Center One facility …
Article • May 15, 2010
District of Columbia to Pay $5,000 for Breach of Duty of Care by On October 2, 2000, a District of Columbia (D.C.) prisoner, Antonio Avery, accepted a $5,000 settlement for injuries he suffered during an attack on him by two other prisoners at Central Facility in Lorton, Virginia on June …
Appalling Prison and Jail Food Leaves Prisoners Hungry for Justice by David Reutter by David M. Reutter, Gary Hunter & Brandon Sample Prison food. The very words conjure images of unidentifiable mystery meat, chili-mac, watery oatmeal and creamed chipped beef – the latter being commonly, though not very appetizingly, known …
Dying in Cell 40: Vermont’s Flawed Contract and Prison Health Service’s Drive for Profit Lead to Prisoner’s Death by Terry J. Allen Ashley Ellis’ misdemeanor arrest turned into a death sentence. Her crime was careless and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. On Aug. 16, 2009, less than two days …
1979 Jail Consent Decree Largely Gutted by PLRA; Reversed on Appeal by Mark Wilson On October 7, 2008, a federal court in New York terminated large portions of a sweeping 1979 consent decree related to conditions at 14 New York City jails. However, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Food Problems Contribute to Riot at Kentucky Prison by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A major riot at Kentucky’s Northpoint Training Center on August 21, 2009 resulted in 16 injuries and the destruction of several buildings critical to the prison’s operation. The riot was the second serious incident at …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Swine Flu Scare Leads to Unrest at Overcrowded Massachusetts Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 5, 2009, prisoners at the Middlesex County Jail in Cambridge, Massachusetts staged a disturbance after 11 prisoners and 2 guards presented flu-like symptoms and the hospital discharge papers for one prisoner indicated …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Illinois Prisoners Sue over Soy-Based Food by Brandon Sample Prisoners at the Danville Correctional Center in Illinois have sued the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) in federal court over the predominantly soy-based diet they are served. According to the Weston A. Price Foundation, which promotes the consumption of whole, traditional …
California Prison Officials Settle Deliberate Indifference Suit for $12,000 by Michael Brodheim Following mediation in July 2008, Peter Cockcroft, proceeding pro se, agreed to a $12,000 settlement of his § 1983 suit for damages alleging Eighth Amendment violations that transpired between March 2004 and January 2006, when he was a …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
$300,000 Settlement in New York City Jail Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Accident by The City of New York paid $300,000 to settle a prisoner’s slip and fall injury. The settlement came after a jury was picked for trial. As prisoner Troy Washington was walking back to his cell at the …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Arkansas Prisoner Almost Dies After Being Left in Feces by Justin Miller An Arkansas prison guard who had been previously fired and rehired by the state’s prison system was terminated a second time after he was involved in an incident that almost resulted in a prisoner’s death. On June 22, …
Brief • April 14, 2010
Davis v. McDuffie, TX, Verdict, Failure to Protect, 2010 Case 9:07-cv-00019-RC-ZJH Document 192 Filed 04/14/10 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 1055 FI LEp IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS GfR IL / ~ 20L9 LUFKIN DIVISION DAVID J. MALAND, CLERK PM DARYLL.DAVIS, U.S. …
Brief • March 24, 2010
Filed under: Exercise, Visiting
Mcghee v. Williams, NM, Judgment, Denial of Exercise & Spousal Visitation, 2010 Case 6:04-cv-00239-MV-LAM Document 320 Filed 03/24/10 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO WILLIAM MCGHEE, Plaintiff, v. CIV-04-0239 MV/LAM JOE WILLIAMS, et al., Defendants. ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S PROPOSED …
Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Failure to Protect Suit by Brandon Sample The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Colorado prisoner who requested but was denied protection from prison gang members. Scott L. Howard, a self-described “openly homosexual” …
New Orleans Jail Conditions Found Unconstitutional by Jimmy Franks In June, August and November 2008, the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) in New Orleans, Louisiana was the target of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation conducted by the agency’s Civil Rights Division. Under the auspices of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized …
GEO Group Prison Squalor Drives Idaho Prisoner to Suicide: $100,000 Settlement by On September 13, 2009, the Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC) reached a settlement with the parents of an Idaho state prisoner who was driven to suicide by squalid conditions at a GEO Group-run private prison in Texas, where …
Canadian Appellate Court Affirms $12,000 Judgment for Prisoner by On June 2, 2009, a Canadian appellate court affirmed a decision by Federal Court Prothonotary Martha Milczynski awarding $12,000 to Barry Carr, a federal prisoner. Carr had accused Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) of negligence and breaching its duty of care …
$200,000 Settlement in Florida Prisoner’s Suicide Death by Florida’s Department of Corrections paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit involving a prisoner’s suicide death. That settlement is the maximum allowed under law when suing a state agency. Prior to his entry into prison, prisoner David Hansen had a history of mental …
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