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Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
$2.57 Million Settlement for Hogtying Death in NC Police Custody by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm, MD On October 20, 2022, a federalcourt in North Carolina approved a settlement obligating the City of Greensboro to pay $2.57 million for the wrongful death of a mentally ill man, after city …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Class Certified in ‘Orange Crush’ Shakedown Lawsuit by Illinois Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 5, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit certified a class of Illinois prisoners in a suit accusing officials in the state Department of Corrections (DOC) of conducting …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Filed under: Damages, Public Records
Prisoners Awarded Damages for Denial of Public Records by Ohio Prison Officials by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 1, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio rejected the argument of state prison officials that copies of a prisoner’s “kites” — informal complaints, grievances and appeals — are exempt …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
California Pays $3.5 Million to Settle Suit Over State Prisoner’s Murder by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye On September 24, 2022, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) signed a settlement agreement providing $3.5 million to the heirs of Shaylene Graves, a state prisoner found hanged in her …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
$54,000 Award for Georgia Prisoner in Failure-To-Protect Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Georgia prisoner who got into a spat with a prison gang and was allegedly sold out to them by guards received a $54,000 judgment in a federal civil rights action on November 21, 2021. …
Brief • November 25, 2022
Ramey v. Parosn, MO, Opinion and Order, Preliminary Injunction, 2022 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI CENTRAL DIVISION CORIONSA RAMEY, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL L. PAROSN, in his official capacity as Governor of Missouri, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Article • November 5, 2022
$3,500 Settlement in Medical-Care Claim Arrives Too Late for Illinois Prisoner Felled by COVID-19 by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 21, 2021, a federal lawsuit filed by an Illinois prisoner against officials with the state Department of Corrections (DOC) was dismissed, after the state agreed to pay …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: COVID-19, Injunctions
COVID-19 Injunction Lapses in Oregon, Another Fails in Massachusetts by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On June 21, 2022, a preliminary injunction granted by the federal court for the District of Oregon expired, ending its mandate that state prison employees comply with the COVID-19 masking policy of the state Department …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
$2.1 Million Settlement for Estate of Detainee Who Committed Suicide in Scandal-Plagued Ohio Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 5, 2022, Ohio’s Cuyahoga County agreed to pay $2.1 million to the estate of a mentally ill detainee arrested on bogus charges who was then left to …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Ohio County Pays $2.5 Million for Photographing Female Detainees’ Tattooed Private Areas by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On January 7, 2022, Ohio’s Franklin County Board of Commissioners settled a suit brought by a class of former female detainees in the county jail who claimed their constitutional rights were …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
San Diego County Pays $8.1 Million After Jail Guard Fatally Shot Fleeing Detainee in the Back by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On June 22, 2022, San Diego County agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle claims that a deputy outside a county jail chased a fleeing detainee and fatally …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
North Dakota Prisoner’s Conviction for Assault on Guard Vacated Due To Erroneous Jury Instruction by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 26, 2022, the SupremeCourt of North Dakota vacated a state prisoner’s conviction for aggravated assault of a guard because the trial court committed error by instructing the …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Over $386,000 Awarded to Mississippi Prisoner, Plus Hip Surgery He Was Denied by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 31, 2022, the federal court for the Southern District of Mississippi granted a state prisoner’s petition and enjoined the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide him total hip …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Wisconsin Pays $8,000 To State Prisoner After Seventh Circuit Revives Retaliation Claim Against Guard Over Destroyed Legal Documents by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 5, 2022, a Wisconsin state prisoner signed off on an agreement to accept $8,000 to resolve claims that a guard destroyed his legal …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
$215,000 Awarded to New Jersey Detainee Assaulted by Jail Guards by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On October 22, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey awarded $215,000 in damages to a former pretrial detainee at the Cumberland County Jail (CCJ) for injuries suffered during an …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Settlements, Religious Diet
Georgia Sheriff Agrees To Provide Muslim Prisoners With Halal Meals for Ramadan by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On April 19, 2022, Georgia’s DeKalb County Jail (DCJ) and county Sheriff Melody M. Maddox filed a stipulation in a civil suit agreeing to provide religious meals for Muslim prisoners observing daylight …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Georgia Jail Settles Suit Filed by Mentally Ill Female Detainees With Policy Changes and $1.2 Million in Attorney Fees and Costs by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 4, 2022, the federal court for the Northern District of Georgia gave final approval to a settlement in a lawsuit brought …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Witnesses
Tenth Circuit Vacates Oklahoma Prisoners’ Witness Tampering Conviction by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 5, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a conviction for federal witness tampering requires an affirmative answer to two questions: (1) Did the defendant contemplate a particular …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
$6,000 Sanction for Mississippi Federal Prosecutor Who Lied to Court About COVID-19 Vaccination Status by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 7, 2022, a federal judge for the Southern District of Mississippi levied a $6,000 sanction against a federal prosecutor for lying about his COVID-19 vaccination status. When …
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
$7 Million Paid to California Detainee Left Quadriplegic Due to Jail Guards’ Alleged Negligence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 11, 2022, California’s Santa Clara County paid $7 million to settle its part of a lawsuit brought by a former detainee who suffered a spinal injury in his …
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