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D.C. Pays $18,000 Settlement to Prisoner Injured in Transport Vehicle

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Transportation

D.C. Pays $18,000 Settlement to Prisoner Injured in Transport Vehicle by On March 25, 1998, the District of Columbia paid $18,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Plaintiff Roland Robinson, who suffered unspecified injuries when the prison transport vehicle he was riding in flipped over while en route to the …

D.C. Settles Prisoner’s Stabbing/Beating Suit for $12,500

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General)

D.C. Settles Prisoner’s Stabbing/Beating Suit for $12,500 by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $12,5000 to settle the negligence suit of prisoner David Lee for injuries incurred from being stabbed and beaten by two other prisoners. While at the D.C. Jail on July 13, 2002, Lee was stabbed by a …

D.C. Settles Unreasonable Strip Search, Sexual Battery Allegations for $15,750

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Snitch Jacketing, Retaliatory Searches, Strip Searches

D.C. Settles Unreasonable Strip Search, Sexual Battery Allegations for $15,750 by On May 11, 2006, the District of Columbia paid $15,750 to settle a lawsuit filed by two prisoners who claimed they were subjected to unreasonable strip searches and sexual battery by guards at the Central Facility in Lorton, Virginia. …

Drill Bit Left in Jaw Nets D.C. Prisoner $15,000 Settlement

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Dental Care

Drill Bit Left in Jaw Nets D.C. Prisoner $15,000 Settlement by On March 22, 2005, a prisoner of the District of Columbia and Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) settled for $15,000 his suit alleging medical negligence for a botched dental procedure. James Moore was admitted to a D.C. hospital on …

D.C. Pays $35,000 for Improper Care of Prisoner’s Kidney Failure and Hypertension

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Medical, Cardiovascular, Kidney

D.C. Pays $35,000 for Improper Care of Prisoner’s Kidney Failure and Hypertension by On March 25, 2004, the District of Columbia paid $35,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Plaintiff Andrew Rogers in which he claimed the District failed to properly treat his hypertension and failing kidney while he was …

D.C. Pays $80,000 to Settle Prisoner’s Civil Rights Suit

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Transfers, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Ad-Seg Hearings

D.C. Pays $80,000 to Settle Prisoner’s Civil Rights Suit by On August 2, 2006, the District of Columbia paid $80,000 to settle with a prisoner who alleged violations of his civil rights under the 5th and 8th Amendments and D.C.’s Lorton Act. The suit was filed in the U.S. District …

D.C. Prisoner Receives $7,000 Settlement for Untreated Cyst

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Medical, Skin

D.C. Prisoner Receives $7,000 Settlement for Untreated Cyst by On October 21, 2004, the District of Columbia paid $7,000 to settle with Plaintiff Roosevelt Powell, who had sued the District over an untreated cyst. On March 21, 2002, Powell complained of a cyst on his left cheek, but was not …

D.C. Prisoner Settles Stabbing Suit for $11,000

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General)

D.C. Prisoner Settles Stabbing Suit for $11,000 by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $11,000 to settle the negligence suit of prisoner Freddie Jacobs for injuries incurred from being stabbed by another prisoner. While at the D.C. Jail on March 26, 2005, Jacobs was grabbed from behind and stabbed with …

D.C. Prisoner Settles Stabbing, Failure to Protect Suit for $9,000

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General)

D.C. Prisoner Settles Stabbing, Failure to Protect Suit for $9,000 by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $9,000 to settle the negligence suit of prisoner Karl Carrington for injuries sustained from a stabbing by another prisoner. Carrington was stabbed by another prisoner with a metal push broom. While the complaint …

D.C. Prisoner Stabbed While Handcuffed Accepts $11,250 Settlement

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General)

D.C. Prisoner Stabbed While Handcuffed Accepts $11,250 Settlement by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $11,250 to settle the negligence suit of prisoner Earl King for injuries suffered when he was stabbed by another prisoner. While at D.C.’s Occoquan Facility/Lorton Maximum Security on August 16, 1999, King was stabbed in …

D.C. Prisoner’s Pro Se Complaint for Untreated Tumor Settles for $5,000

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Medical, Cancer

D.C. Prisoner’s Pro Se Complaint for Untreated Tumor Settles for $5,000 by On May 23, 2001, Plaintiff Keith Richards-El settled his lawsuit alleging medical negligence by the District of Columbia and others for $5,000. Plaintiff’s pro se suit, filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia pursuant to …

D.C. Settlement Nets Former Warden $62,000 for Legal Expenditures

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Costs, Guards/Staff, Employee Litigation

D.C. Settlement Nets Former Warden $62,000 for Legal Expenditures by On July 11, 2005, the District of Columbia paid $62,000 to settle with David Roach—a former warden at the Maximum Security Facility in Lorton, Virginia—who sued the District seeking reimbursement for legal fees. In 1995, while Roach was warden at …

D.C. Settles Prisoner Assault and Inadequate Medical Care Suit for $6,500

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General)

D.C. Settles Prisoner Assault and Inadequate Medical Care Suit for $6,500 by On March 24, 2000, the District of Columbia paid $6,500 to settle with a prisoner who was assaulted and stabbed by other prisoners at D.C.’s Central Facility. The suit, filed in D.C. Superior Court, alleged negligence with regard …

D.C. Settles Prisoner’s Lawsuit over Failure to Protect and Medical Neglect Resulting in Brain Damage for $150,000

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Brain Injury, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General)

D.C. Settles Prisoner’s Lawsuit over Failure to Protect and Medical Neglect Resulting in Brain Damage for $150,000 by On December 29, 2000, the District of Columbia paid $150,000 to settle with a plaintiff who was assaulted and severely injured while a prisoner in the D.C. Jail. The suit, filed in …

USA v. Odom, DC, Mot for Post-Conviction DNA Test, Wrongful Conviction Rape, 2011

Brief • February 11, 2011

Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples, Wrongful Conviction

USA v. Odom, DC, Mot for Post-Conviction DNA Test, Wrongful Conviction Rape, 2011 SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMB 1A. Criminal Division — Felony Division UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Criminal No. F-2473-81 (CLOSED) KIRK L. ODOM MOTION FOR POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING UNDER THE INNOCENCE PROTECTION ACT Kirk L. …

Barnes v. District of Columbia, DC, 3rd Amended Complaint, Jail Strip Search and Late Releases, 2011

Brief • January 20, 2011

Filed under: Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Wrongful Imprisonment

Barnes v. District of Columbia, DC, 3rd Amended Complaint, Jail Strip Search and Late Releases, 2011 Case 1:06-cv-00315-RCL Document 329 Filed 01/20/11 Page 1 of 41 Case 1:06-cv-00315-RCL Document 329 Filed 01/20/11 Page 2 of 41 Case 1:06-cv-00315-RCL Document 329 Filed 01/20/11 Page 3 of 41 Case 1:06-cv-00315-RCL Document 329 …

Barnes v. District of Columbia, Second Amended Complaint, Strip Searches & Overdetention Class Action, 2011

Brief • January 20, 2011

Filed under: Strip Searches, Overdetention

Barnes v. District of Columbia, Second Amended Complaint, Strip Searches & Overdetention Class Action, 2011 Case 1:06-cv-00315-RCL Document 329 Filed 01/20/11 Page 1 of 41 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CARL A. BARNES DC Jail 1903 E Street, SE Washington, DC 20021 DCDC 278-872, ) ) …

$13 Million Settlement in DC Mass Arrest of Protestors

Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010

Filed under: Protests, Civil Procedure, Settlements, False Arrest

$13 Million Settlement in DC Mass Arrest of Protestors by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The District of Columbia agreed to pay $13,302,500 to settle a class-action lawsuit related to the illegal arrest of 680 people. Those people were arrested on April 15, 2000 in connection with the protest …

Court Rebuffs BOP for Third Time in PLN Records Suit

Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Filing Fees, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation

Court Rebuffs BOP for Third Time in PLN Records Suit by Brandon Sample The score is now PLN - 3, BOP - 0 in a protracted legal battle over the disclosure of records related to settlements and judgments paid by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). In August 2003, PLN …

Another Way for CCA to Influence Congress

Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Lobbying

Another Way for CCA to Influence Congress by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit prison company, already spends a significant amount of money courting federal agencies and members of Congress. CCA employs three lobbying firms in Washington D.C., spent about $1 million …