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Article • May 15, 2012
DOJ Investigation Forces Indiana Juvenile Teacher License Upgrade by The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's conclusion that prison officials had the authority to require prison teachers to obtain a special education license. The court reversed the lower court's holding, however, that prison officials were required to comply …
Article • May 15, 2012
California: Cop Blasts 7-Year-Old Special Ed Student with Pepper Spray; San Mateo Pays $55,000 to Settle Federal Lawsuit by In December 2011, San Mateo (California) officials agreed to pay $55,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the family of a 7-year-old special education student who, in June 2010, was …
Brief • May 12, 2012
Filed under: Strip Searches, Juveniles
Woodman v. Garcia, IL, Complaint, unreasonable strip search of minor, 2012 Case: 1:12-cv-09695 Document #: 1 Filed: 12/05/12 Page 1 of 6 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ANTHONY WOODMAN, on behalf of minor, J.W., Plaintiff, v. KEVIN GARCIA, STAR #4890, CHARLES …
Article • February 15, 2012
$150,000 Settlement in Tulsa, Oklahoma Police Beating of Juvenile Suit by A $150,000 settlement was reached in a suit against police for excessive force on a teenage minor. The suit filed against the City of Tulsa stated that on April 12, 2008, three Tulsa City Police Officers, Stephen Boyes, Timothy …
Article • February 15, 2012
$175,000 Settlement in New York False Arrest Suit by A $175,000 settlement was reached in a false arrest suit filed by a New York man and infant child. The suit arose on August 2, 2004 when Keith Brown and an infant child, D.M. were in the park in Pelham, New …
Article • February 15, 2012
$350,000 Settlement Reached in Negligence Suit over California Youth Prison Suicide by A $350,000 settlement was reached in a federal lawsuit related to the death of a prisoner at a youth prison in California. On August 31, 2005, Joseph Daniel Maldonado, a prisoner at N.A. Chanderjian Youth Correctional Facility, was …
Article • February 15, 2012
New York: $12,500 Settlement Reached in Youth Center Abuse Suit by A $12,500 settlement was reached in a negligence claim alleging abuse at a New York juvenile facility. Prisoner Shonta Ranesha Jackson was incarcerated at the Tryon Residential Youth Center on March 2, 2006 when she was assaulted by two …
Brief • December 23, 2011
Poore v. Glanz et al, OK, Complaint, guard rape juvenile jail, 2011 Case 4:11-cv-00797-JED-TLW Document 2 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 12/23/11 Page 1 of 13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) LADONA A. POORE, Plaintiff, v. (1) STANLEY GLANZ, SHERIFF OF TULSA …
Brief • December 14, 2011
Troy D. v. Mickens, NJ, 2nd Amended Complaint, Juvenile Solitary Confinement, 2011 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY _____________________________________________ : : : Plaintiffs : : v. : : Mickens, et al., : : : Defendants : _____________________________________________ : Troy D. and O’Neill S., Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-02902-JEI-AMD Honorable …
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
Report Blasts Sex Party at New York Juvenile Facility by An “ill conceived, poorly planned and uncontrolled” December 12, 2009 “Winter Social Dance” at a New York juvenile facility allowed offenders to engage in sexual misconduct with an underage girl and a suspected prostitute, according to a scathing report by …
Conditions at New York Juvenile Facilities Deficient; State and Federal Officials Settle Lawsuit by On July 14, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the State of New York settled a three-year investigation into conditions of confinement at four New York juvenile facilities. The DOJ began investigating conditions of …
Article • November 15, 2011
City of Chester Agrees to Settle Police Juvenile Abuse Suit for $57,000 by By Brandon Sample On August 31, 2010, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, agreed to pay $57,000 to a minor who was unlawfully arrested and beaten by Chester police. On January 17th, 2007, Rickia Reese, a minor at …
Article • November 15, 2011
$60,000 Settlement over Juvenile Civil Rights Violations at Youth Facility by A $60,000 settlement was reached in a civil rights action brought against guards at a New York youth facility. Prisoner James Sabater was incarcerated at the Tryon Residential Center on January 15, 2001 when he was assaulted by youth …
Article • November 15, 2011
$28,000 Settlement Reached in Abuse Case at Youth Facility by A $28,000 settlement was reached in a civil rights action claiming 8th Amendment violations at a New York youth facility. Prisoner Corey Devance Lewis was incarcerated at the Tryon Residential Center on February 6, 2001 when he exchanged words with …
Article • November 15, 2011
Second Circuit Denies Connecticut Student's §1983 Claim against School Officials by Derek Gilna Second Circuit Denies Connecticut Student's §1983 Claim against School Officials by Derek Gilna The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld a district court order granting summary judgment to public school officials in …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Economy Forces States to Rethink Juvenile Justice Policies, Priorities by The “tough on crime” movement of the 1990s ushered in a wave of harsh juvenile justice practices across the U.S., and the philosophy for dealing with juvenile offenders shifted from rehabilitative to punitive. Children were tagged with dehumanizing labels like …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Budget Cuts Threaten Oregon Juvenile Offenders by Even in the face of a $3.5 billion shortfall in the 2011-2013 biennial budget cycle which began on July 1, 2011, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber refused to touch the $1.5 billion budget of the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC). Instead he turned his …
Oregon Juvenile Who Attempted Suicide Settles Negligence Suit for $192,500 by An Oregon juvenile offender has settled a negligence suit against county officials for $192,500. In June 2010, Michael J. Stephens, 16, was detained at Lane County’s John Serbu Youth Campus in Eugene, Oregon. He was on suicide watch due …
Canada's Supreme Court Reduces Award To Ex-Prisoner Sexually Assaulted By Guard by On February 8, 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a unanimous ruling reducing by almost half the award given an ex-prisoner who was a youthful victim of a sexual predator guard. When he was 18, Dean Zastowny …
Protective Order Denied in Privately Run Florida Juvenile Facility Class-Action Suit by David Reutter A Florida federal district court has denied a motion for a protective order filed by the defendants in a class-action lawsuit brought by five current or former residents of Thompson Academy, a juvenile facility managed by …
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