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Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
$15,000 Settlement in New Mexico Jail Rape Case Based on Polygraph Results by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke When New Mexico state prisoner Rhiannon Montoya was 36, she was incarcerated at the Rio Arriba County Jail. There she met guard Orlando Ulibarri, whom she accused of sexually assaulting her. Montoya …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
$150,000 Settles Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Sexual Assault Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In January 2017, Otero County, Colorado paid $150,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a jail prisoner who was sexually assaulted by a former guard. Jennifer Hernandez, a mother of two, was booked into the Otero …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
“Start by Believing” Initiative Creates Controversy by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to a December 15, 2016 news report, Debbie Moak, then-director of the Arizona Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family, issued a letter of guidance recommending that criminal justice agencies not adopt policies supported by Start by …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Sexual Assault
$8.4 Million Judgment in Defamation Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A retired Army colonel who was denied a promotion due to a rape accusation has been awarded $8.4 million in a defamation lawsuit filed against his accuser. Col. David “Wil” Riggins, a highly-decorated veteran of both Iraq and …
Brief • January 4, 2018
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
PA Behanna Sexual Assault by Guard -Scheduled Settlement Case 2:17-cv-00105-CB-LPL Document 28 Filed 01/04/18 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MELISSA BEHANNA, Plaintiff, v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY, et al, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil …
Article • December 28, 2017
$330,000 Settles Guard-on-Prisoner Sexual Assault Claims by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons agreed to pay four female prisoners an aggregate total of $330,000.00 in order to settle claims that they were all subjected to sexual abuse at the hands of prison guard Johnsie Donaldson. All four …
Florida Legislator Tackles Abuse of Juvenile Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida legislator who was disturbed by publicized accounts of violence being inflicted on the state’s juvenile prison is using his experience as an auditor to get to the bottom of the problem and recommend change.  …
Report Finds Texas Prison Staff Often Ignore Reports of Prison Rape by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke In November 2016, the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault and the Prison Justice League (PJL) published a report on sexual assaults in Texas prisons. The report concluded that Texas has failed to stem …
Indiana Woman Settles Claim that Clay County Police Officer Grabbed Her Breasts During Traffic Stop by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis An Indiana woman who claimed that a Clay County, Indiana Reserve Sheriff's Deputy used unjustified, excessive, sexual force against her during a traffic stop settled her claim for an …
Article • December 7, 2017
Sexual Assault Claim Against Suffolk County, New York Jail Moves Forward by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis District Judge Ann M. Donnelly recently granted the Plaintiffs' motion to amend their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against the Suffolk County, New York jail, as well as the county sheriff and several …
Brief • December 6, 2017
State of Montana v. Terronez, MO, Appeal Brief, Sexual Assault, 2017 12/06/2017 DA 16-0611 Case Number: DA 16-0611 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 2017 MT 296 STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JASON TERRONEZ, Defendant and Appellee. APPEAL FROM: District Court of the Tenth Judicial …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Montana County Settles Suit over Prisoner’s Rape for $125,000 by In November 2016, Jefferson County, Montana agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a prisoner who was allegedly raped in the county jail. Audemio Orozco-Ramirez was being held on immigration charges when he claimed he …
Montana Refuses to Pay Judge’s $744,371 Sexual Harassment Settlement by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Montana Supreme Court held that the state was not required to indemnify a judge on sexual harassment claims that he settled with his court reporter. Charlene Berdahl worked as the primary court reporter for …
Grado v. Naranjo, NM, Settlement, Sexual Misconduct, 2017
Brief • November 27, 2017
Marie v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Transgender Rights, 2017 MICHAEL K. JEANES Clerk of the Superior Court BY Yessenia Barraza, DePutY Date 11/2?/2017 Tille 10:08:59 DescriPtion Amount - - COOED ClJ2017-014995 _ CIVIL NEW CCDfl.AIHT l 4 THE PEOPLE'S LAW FIRM, PLC Stephen D. Benedetto (No. 022349) One East …
State of Montana v. Hansen, MO, Appeal Brief, Sexual Assault, 2017 11/14/2017 DA 16-0194 Case Number: DA 16-0194 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 2017 MT 280 STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. GARY HANSEN, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL FROM: District Court of the Eighth Judicial …
Brief • November 9, 2017
Alotaibi v. Nevada, NV, Appeal, Sentencing Sexual Violence, 2017 133 Nev., Advance Opinion g I IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA MAZEN ALOTAIBI, Appellant, vs. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent. No. 67380 - FILED NOV 0 9 2017 BRO BY cruE -ou Appeal from a judgment of …
Five Years after Implementation, PREA Standards Remain Inadequate by Derek Gilna “We should not be tolerating rape in prison.” – President Barack Obama, July 2015 by Derek Gilna The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), passed unanimously by Congress in 2003, was a rare instance of bipartisan cooperation, and its passage signaled …
Oregon Prison Guard Freed on Sex Charge, Victim Detained as Material Witness by "She was in chains,” said Betsy Rawls, an attorney representing a former prisoner who was incarcerated as a material witness against the prison guard who sexually abused her. “Belly chains and shackles. And she’s the victim.” The …
Article • November 6, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
$1.2 Million to Settle with Rikers Island Rape Victims by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In May 2017, the City of New York agreed to pay $1.2 million to two female prisoners to resolve claims of rape and sexual assault by a male guard at the city’s Rose M. Singer …
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