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Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
$42,000 Verdict in Iowa Jail Excessive Force Case by A federal jury has awarded $42,000 to a woman who was placed in a restraint chair for seven hours. On January 25, 2006, while incarcerated at the Scott County Jail in Scott County, Iowa, Lillian Slater had a painful flare-up of …
Brief • January 10, 2011
Castillo v. City of Oakland et al, CA, Deposition - Cameron, police use of restraints, 2011 1 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 RAYMOND CASTILLO, 4 Plaintiff, 5 -vs- CASE NO. 6 C09-04679SI CITY OF OAKLAND, et al., 7 Defendant. 8 _________________________________/ 9 10 11 …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
AMA Passes Resolution Prohibiting Shackling of Pregnant Prisoners in Labor by On June 15, 2010, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a resolution prohibiting the use of restraints on a female prisoner “in labor, delivering her baby or recuperating from the delivery,” absent compelling grounds to believe that she poses …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
$10.5 Million Settlement in Tennessee Juvenile’s Death Caused by Guard’s Chokehold by The privately-operated Chad Youth Enhancement Center (Chad) in Ashland City, Tennessee paid $10.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving a juvenile’s death. The youth, Omega “Manny” Leach, 17, died from asphyxiation caused by a guard’s chokehold on June …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Washington State Federal Court: Unconstitutional to Shackle Prisoner in Labor by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 3, 2010, a U.S. District Court in Washington State held it was unconstitutional to shackle a prisoner in labor. Cassandra Brawley, 30, was a Washington state prisoner. In 2006 she was arrested …
Taser Timeout by Kelly Virella In 2005, the sheriff of Kankakee County, Illinois discovered the alchemy necessary to turn the financial burden of operating jails into a financial boon. He rented to other agencies—including Cook County Jail—as many of his 668 beds as possible. Running a jail—particularly, leasing the beds—is …
Carter v. Wilkinson et al, LA, Ruling, CCA guard brutality choking, 2010 Case 1:06-cv-02150-DDD-JDK Document 49 Filed 12/09/10 Page 1 of 17 PageID #: 156 Case 1:06-cv-02150-DDD-JDK Document 49 Filed 12/09/10 Page 2 of 17 PageID #: 157 Case 1:06-cv-02150-DDD-JDK Document 49 Filed 12/09/10 Page 3 of 17 PageID #: …
Brief • November 23, 2010
Filed under: Medical, Restraints
Reynolds v. Schriro, NY, Court Order, Prisoner Health Services, 2010 Case 1:81-cv-00107-RJS Document 154-1 Filed 11/23/10 Page 1 of 2 Medical Conditions For Which Mechanical Restraints Are Contraindicated Pregnancy or Any Complication of a Pregnancy (bleeding, pre-eclampsia, DVT, medical complications of pregnancy, high risk pregnancies) Hypercoagulable conditions (pregnancy, post-surgery, post-trauma, …
Brief • October 19, 2010
Filed under: Restraints, Overdetention
Jackson v Lombardi, CA, Plfs Opp to Def Mot for Atty Fees, excessive force handcuffs unlawful detention, 2010 Case3:09-cv-01016-WHA Document262 Filed10/19/10 Page1 of 6 Case3:09-cv-01016-WHA Document262 Filed10/19/10 Page2 of 6 Case3:09-cv-01016-WHA Document262 Filed10/19/10 Page3 of 6 Case3:09-cv-01016-WHA Document262 Filed10/19/10 Page4 of 6 Case3:09-cv-01016-WHA Document262 Filed10/19/10 Page5 of 6 Case3:09-cv-01016-WHA Document262 …
Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010
Boulder Weekly Investigation Ends the Practice of Shackling Colorado Prisoners in Labor by Pamela White Ryan Owens caught her first case at age 27 after becoming addicted to methamphetamine. She was sent into treatment, but relapsed almost immediately after graduating. When she got into trouble again, she went on the …
$500,000 Settlement in Maryland Prisoner’s Death from Pepper Spraying by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A half-million dollar settlement was paid to the family of a Maryland prisoner who died when prison officials used excessive pepper spray while extracting him from his cell, and then failed to provide medical …
Brief • July 19, 2010
Andersen v. State of California et al, CA, Deposition - Chapman, police force baton choke hold procedures, 2010 1 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 2 FOR THE COUNTY OF ORANGE 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 - - JON ANDERSEN, JILL DONALDSON-ANDERSEN, individuals, ELLIS ANDERSEN, …
Brief • July 19, 2010
Filed under: Restraints, False Arrest
Cangress v. City of LA, CA, Deposition - Katapodis, handcuffing for disobeying police commands, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION CANGRESS, ET AL., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) VS. ) ) CITY OF LOS ANGELES, ET AL., ) ) Defendants. ) ________________________________) NO. …
Article • July 15, 2010
Assaulted Washington Prisoner Paid $2,500 for Injuries by On June 29, 2004, the state of Washington paid $2,500 to settle with a prisoner who was assaulted by guards at Airway Heights Corrections Center. Prisoner Rockland Barney claimed that on November 11, 2002, a guard was banging on his cell door …
D.C. Prisoner Settles Excessive Force Suit for $6,000 by On January 30, 2001, plaintiff Frank Patterson settled for $6,000 a federal lawsuit alleging excessive use of force by a guard employed by the District of Columbia Department of Corrections. The suit, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, was filed in …
DC Circuit Reverses CCA/TransCor Non-Exhaustion Dismissal by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and for conceding summary judgment by failing to respond to the defendants’ summary judgment motion. The …
Newton v. Albuquerque Police Officers, NM, Complaint, Illegal Search and Seizure, 2010 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF BERNALILLO SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT KENNETH NEWTON and JAMES SAMPSON Plaintiffs, vs. CASE NO: ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS SERGEANT T. ESPINOSA, OFFICER M. TRAHAN, OFFICER M. MONETTE, OFFICER J. SANCHEZ, OFFICER I. MAES, …
Newton v. Albuquerque Police Officers, NM, Settlement, Illegal Search and Seizure, 2010 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS IN SOLE CONSIDERATION of the total sum of Twenty Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and no/100 ($22,500.00), the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Kenneth Newton (hereinafter "Releasor"), individually, and for his …
Summary Judgment Denied in Ohio Police Excessive Force Case by An Ohio Federal district Court granted in part and denied in part a motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit against guards at the Montgomery County Jail, alleging use of excessive force. After being arrested by Dayton Police for criminal …
Article • May 15, 2010
Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $7,500 to Settle Excessive Force Suit by On May 31, 2005, the County of Sacramento agreed to pay $7,500 to settle an excessive force suit. Darryl O’Brien was taken to the Sacramento Main Jail where her tibia was broken after jail staff abruptly forced her …
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