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$325,000 Award for Virginia Sheriff's Sexual Harrasment, Battery and Harassment by On January 15, 2008, a federal jury awarded a former sheriff's deputy $325,000 for battery and sexual harassment she suffered at the hands of a former sheriff. Lespia King, 22, a former deputy at the Roanoke City Jail in …
New Trial and JNOV Denial Upheld in $15,545,000 Michigan Prisoner Sexual Harassment Case by Matthew Clarke New Trial and JNOV Denial Upheld in $15,545,000 Michigan Prisoner Sexual Harassment Case by Matt Clarke On January 27, 2009, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s denial of a motion for …
Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic by Gary Hunter Sexual assault, rape, indecency, deviance. These terms represent reprehensible behavior in our society. They also represent recurring themes in our nation’s prisons – not only by prisoners, but also by guards and other staff members. PLN’s August …
Article • May 15, 2009
Washington DOC Guard Fired For Sexually Harassing Co Workers by Ex Washington State Department of Corrections guard John Liniger appealed his dismissal for sexually harassing three female guards. The termination was affirmed. Liniger began working at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in 1992. He was suspended in 1998 for making …
Meadors v. Ulster County, NY, Complaint, Corrections Officers' Hostile Work Environment, 2009 Case 1:09-cv-00550-FJS-RFT Document 1 Filed 05/11/09 Page 1 of 39 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------------------)( PATRICIA MEADORS, ANN MARIE LEGG, NANCY REYES,and PATRICIA WATSON, Plaintiffs, -against- COMPLAINT Docket No.: ULSTER COUNTY, PAUL J. …
Former New Jersey Prison Social Worker Abuse Lawsuit Reinstated by A New Jersey appeals court has reversed a lower courts dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former prison health care worker. Angela Hoag was a licensed social worker employed by Correctional Medical Services, Inc. and worked at Southern State …
$155,751 Award Against California Youthful Offender Parole Board Upheld by A California court of appeals upheld a jury award of $9,046.00 and $146,705.00 in attorney fees to a former California Youthful Offender Parole Board (YOPB) employee. Lisa Steele, a former clerk at the YOPB, filed suit in California superior court …
Brief • April 3, 2009
Renda v. Ackles, IA, Complaint, Sexual Harassment and Retaliation, 2009 Case 4:09-cv-00122-JEG-RAW Document 1 Filed 04/03/09 Page 1 of 12 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA MELISSA LEE RENDA DOB: 4/6/1970 Plaintiff, v. JIM ACKLES, MIKE THOMAS, and VICKI GARRETT, individually and in their …
Article • March 15, 2009
Washington DOC Guard's Pay Reduced For Inappropriate Conversations With Prisoners by Washington State Department of Corrections guard, Michael Vargas, appealed a disciplinary reduction of his pay rate for inappropriate and sexual conversation with a female prisoner. The sanction was affirmed. Vargas became a guard at the Pine Lodge Pre Release …
Federal Prisoner Sues For $1 Million After Being Raped By Guard by Kentucky federal prisoner Katherine West Wegner (plaintiff) brought a federal tort action for $1 million in 1995 after being raped by a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) guard. The guard had prior known incidents of such behavior that went …
N.Y. Corrections Veteran Awarded $150,000 For Retaliation by New York State guard Patricia Luca brought 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Nassau County, it's police and sheriff's departments, Civil Service Commission and various individuals. She alleged gender discrimination and retaliation for having filed a sexual harassment complaint. Luca was awarded …
Neal et al v. Michigan DOC, MI, Opinion, sexually hostile prison guard sexual misconduct, 2009 STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS TRACY NEAL and All Others Similarly Situated, UNPUBLISHED January 27, 2009 Plaintiffs-Appellees, v DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, KENNETH MCGINNIS, JOAN YUKINS, SALLY LANGLEY, CAROL HOWES, ROBERT SALIS, CORNELL HOWARD, MARTIN …
Florida Prison Employees Awarded $630,000 for Subjection to Prisoner “Gunners” by Florida Prison Employees Awarded $630,000 for ?Subjection to Prisoner “Gunners” On May 15, 2008, a federal jury awarded $45,000 to each of 14 former female employees at Florida’s Martin Correctional Institution, finding the women had been subjected to lewd …
Sentenced to rape: LGBT inmates face unusually high risk of sexual assault in prison by Meghann Myers Sentenced to rape LGBT inmates face unusually high risk of sexual assault in prison BY MEGHANN MYERS It's been 60 years since the United Nations General Assembly issued the Universal Declaration of Human …
Neal et al v. Michigan DOC, MI, Jury Verdict, sexually hostile prison guard sexual misconduct, 2008 NEAL, et a/., vs. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Case No. 96-6986-CZ JURY VERDICT FORM· VIVIAN AROUSELL 1. Was plaintiff subject to unwelcome sexual conduct or communication? j Yes No If your answer …
Article • August 15, 2008
Washington Guard’s Demotion for Creating Hostile Work Environment Warranted by The Washington State Personnel Appeals Board (PAB) has held that demotion is proper for a prison guard who created a hostile work environment and abused his position when he used sexually offensive language and made jokes and innuendos of a …
Article • August 15, 2008
Grabbing Prisoner’s Buttocks Not Sexual Assault by Several civilian maintenance workers grabbed the plaintiff's buttocks briefly. This conduct did not violate the Eighth Amendment because there is no evidence that the plaintiff suffered anything more than a brief unwanted touch. The plaintiff submits no evidence except his own characterization to …
Disciplinary Rule Description Rather than Title Controls by The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has held that “it is the content of what is contained under a title that is critical in most instances, not the title” of a prison disciplinary rule (DR). This ruling comes in the appeal …
Article • August 15, 2008
Some Sexual Harassment of Prisoners Constitutional by The plaintiff alleged several incidents of sexual harassment by a staff member (dry-humping sums it up). All but one of his claims are barred by his failure to file grievances about them. Since the plaintiff requested damages and did not allege an official …
$800,000 Awarded to Former California Guard for Racial Discrimination by Diane D. Epps, a former guard at a California Youth Authority (CYA) facility in Norwalk, settled her racial discrimination suit against the state for $800,000. She claimed she was denied promotions and was verbally abused by her supervisors. Epps was …
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