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Summary Judgment Denied in Virginia Strip Cell Suit by A Virginia Federal District Court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment in a prisoner’s lawsuit alleging use of excessive force and cruel and unusual conditions. Ray L. Holley, a prisoner at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia, on September 29, 2007, …
Article • May 15, 2010
Tenth Circuit Upholds Use of Stun Belt on Defendant by On September 22, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a man accused of retaliating against a federal witness. In upholding the conviction and sentence, the court rejected a challenge to …
City of Salem Settles §1983 Suit for $105,000 by City of Salem Settles §1983 Suit for $105,000 The City of Salem, Oregon has agreed to settle a civil rights suit that raised a variety of different claims surrounding the arrest and detention of a family and their children. On February …
Washington State Settles Excessive Force/Injury Suit for $2,000 by On October 30, 2008, the State of Washington settled for $2,000 the federal suit of a prisoner injured by a guard's alleged excessive use of force. Larry Gene Heggem, a Washington state prisoner, was confined in segregation when he was allegedly …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Prisoner Loses Excessive Force Case in 10 Minutes; Judge Deems Suit Frivolous, Orders $3,000 Paid to Defendants by Mark Wilson Christopher Bookhart had a fool for a client when he represented himself in an excessive force suit he filed against a guard at the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC) in …
Missoula County Jail Agrees to Settle Excessive Force Suit for $490,000 by Missoula County, Montana has agreed to pay $490,000 to a mentally ill woman who was shot six times by guards with a pepperball gun. Sunny Bartell was arrested on July 1, 2006 for disorderly conduct after police were …
$862,500 Settlement in Mentally Ill Ohio Jail Prisoner’s Death by A settlement of $862,500 has been reached in the death of a mentally ill prisoner who died at Ohio’s Summit County Jail (SCJ). While acting in a delusional and disoriented manner, Mark D. McCallaugh, 28, was arrested on August 7, …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Eighth Circuit: Shackling Pregnant Prisoner During Labor Unconstitutional by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 2, 2009, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, held that shackling a pregnant prisoner while she was in labor constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the U.S. Constitution. Shawanna …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Arkansas Prisoner Almost Dies After Being Left in Feces by Justin Miller An Arkansas prison guard who had been previously fired and rehired by the state’s prison system was terminated a second time after he was involved in an incident that almost resulted in a prisoner’s death. On June 22, …
Jury Awards $80,001 to New Hampshire Prisoner for Guard Beating by On September 18, 2009, a federal jury awarded a New Hampshire state prisoner $80,000 in punitive damages for a violation of his Eighth Amendment rights, plus $1 in nominal damages. While incarcerated at the New Hampshire State Prison for …
Three Florida Guards Charged in Prisoner’s Beating by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Three Florida prison guards have been arrested and charged in the December 16, 2008 beating of a handcuffed prisoner at the Charlotte Correctional Institution (CCI). The criminal proceedings can be viewed as a fulfillment of Florida …
Article • February 15, 2010 • from PLN February, 2010
$50,000 Awarded to Florida Prisoner in Excessive Force Case by A federal jury has awarded $50,000 to a prisoner who was subjected to excessive use of force while in handcuffs at Florida’s Everglades Correctional Institution (ECI). When housed at ECI on July 1, 2006, prisoner Michael Curry was called to …
Prison Health Care, Political Choice and the Accidental Death Penalty in Michigan by Elizabeth Alexander by Elizabeth Alexander1 In Hadix v. Caruso, I represent a class of prisoners in a decades-long case challenging conditions of confinement, including medical care, at various Michigan prison facilities.2 Since August 2006 I have been …
Article • January 15, 2010
Qualified Immunity Awarded to Guards for Restraint Necessitating Amputation by The Court of Appeals of Georgia has affirmed the grant of qualified immunity for two Glynn County Detention Center (GCDC) guards accused of violating a prisoner’s civil rights resulting in leg amputation. Diana Whitten was arrested for a probation violation …
Article • January 15, 2010
Sacramento County Settles Jail Beating Claim for $1,500 by On April 10, 2006, the County of Sacramento, California settled a claim against it for the 2004 beating of a prisoner in the Sacramento County Jail by three Sheriff's Deputies. Joseph Munyer filed a claim against Sacramento County alleging that, on …
Secret Red Cross Report Reveals Medical Personnel Collusion in CIA Torture by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A leaked confidential report issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in February 2007, concerning the treatment of fourteen “high value detainees” in CIA custody, revealed torture and collusion by …
$2.7 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Double Leg Amputee Jail Prisoner by On April 9, 2009, a federal district judge in Oklahoma signed a consent decree memorializing a $2.7 million settlement between an Oklahoma county and a former jail prisoner who suffered amputation of both legs while incarcerated at the jail. …
Padilla v. Yoo: Obama administration backs appeal of Bush torture memo author by John Burton By John Burton 12 December 2009 Obama administration lawyers under the direction of Attorney General Eric Holder are once again supporting the dismissal of a civil case brought by a victim of illegal detention and …
Pennsylvania County Prisons Mired in Conditions Litigation by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Whether or not a large number of lawsuits is indicative of management or operational problems at a prison or jail is a matter of debate that depends on one’s perspective – that is, which side of …
Article • November 15, 2009 • from PLN November, 2009
Texas Grand Jury Rules Jail Guards Not Negligent in Prisoner’s Death by Gary Hunter Despite a finding of homicide by the Dallas County Medical Examiner, an Angelina County grand jury ruled that jail guards involved in physically subduing a prisoner were not negligent in causing his death. In November 2008, …
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