Exonerated Ohio Man Dies Four Years after Release from Serving 26 years by Exonerated Ohio Man Dies Four Years after Release from Serving 26 years Just four years after his exoneration in a robbery and murder that he did not commit, Timothy Howard, 53, died of a heart attack. Howard …
Sixth Circuit: Group Strip Searches and Delousing at Ohio Jail State Claim by David Reutter Sixth Circuit: Group Strip Searches and Delousing at Ohio Jail State Claim by David Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a proposed class-action complaint filed on behalf of pretrial detainees at …
New Report Cites Improvements at Troubled Ohio Prison by New Report Cites Improvements at Troubled Ohio Prison Prisoner-on-staff assaults at the Toledo Correctional Institution (TOCI) in Ohio continued to rise in fiscal year 2014, but a recent report from a state inspection team indicates the facility has made improvements in …
$207,500 Settlement in Ohio Prisoner’s Suicide by $207,500 Settlement in Ohio Prisoner’s Suicide The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction paid $207,500 to settle a wrongful death claim brought by the estate of a prisoner who committed suicide. Candace Van Sickle, 21, was sentenced to eight years in prison for …
ODRC - GTL - no commission 2015-end of contract 11. As of June 30, 2015, GTL shall provide, at select ODRC facilities agreed upon by the Parties, all hardware and software for video access to a video relay service provider that facilitates telephone calls by hearing impaired inmates. ODRC shall …
Ohio Prisoner Represents Himself, Beats Attempted Murder Charges by Ohio Prisoner Represents Himself, Beats Attempted Murder Charges An Ohio supermax prisoner, repre­senting himself while on a month-long hunger strike, won an acquittal in February 2013 on attempted murder charges stemming from fights with prison guards, though he was convicted of …
Former Prisoner Receives $50,000 Settlement for Beating by Ohio Jail Guard by Derek Gilna Former Prisoner Receives $50,000 Settlement for Beating by Ohio Jail Guard by Derek Gilna Jordan Sand, 18, previously incarcerated at the Lorain County jail in Elyria, Ohio as a juvenile offender, received a $50,000 settlement from …
$7,500 Award for Ohio Prisoner in Slip and Fall Accident by David Reutter $7,500 Award for Ohio Prisoner in Slip and Fall Accident by David Reutter An Ohio Court of Claims awarded over $7,500 to a prisoner for injuries suffered from a slip and fall, after finding liability for negligence …
Bear v. Delaware County, OH, Amended Complaint, Taco Bell Negligence, 2015 Case: 2:14-cv-00043-GCS-TPK Doc #: 93 Filed: 05/04/15 Page: 1 of 13 PAGEID #: 806 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION MICHAEL BEAR c/o Gerhardstein & Branch Co. LPA 432 Walnut Street, Suite 400 Cincinnati, OH …
Abderrazzaq v. Cuyahoga County, OH, Complaint, religious discrimination, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-00773-SO Doc#: 1 Filed: 04/21/15 1 of 10. PagelD#: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION Sonja Abderrazzaq Case No. Cleveland, Ohio 44111 Plaintiff, Judge: -vsClifford Pinkney, Sued Here In His Official …
Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries by Matthew Clarke Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries by Matt Clarke An Illinois doctor whose medical care – or lack thereof – was linked to the deaths of prisoners in multiple …
Goodwin v. Painesville, OH, Appeal Opinion and Order SJ - Qualified Immunity, Excessive Force Taser, 2015 Case: 14-3120 Document: 31-1 Filed: 03/19/2015 Page: 1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT 100 EAST FIFTH STREET, ROOM 540 POTTER STEWART U.S. COURTHOUSE CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202-3988 Deborah S. Hunt Clerk …
Dimora v. Northeast Ohio Corrections Center, OH, Order, Inmate Injury, 2015 Case: 4:14-cv-01221-BYP Doc #: 23 Filed: 03/11/15 1 of 7. PageID #: <pageID> PEARSON, J. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION JAMES DIMORA, Plaintiff, v. NORTHEAST OHIO CORRECTIONS CENTER, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) …
Claim Alleging Guard Slammed Prisoner’s Head into Wall Defeats Summary Judgment by David Reutter Claim Alleging Guard Slammed Prisoner’s Head into Wall Defeats Summary Judgment by David Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment in a prisoner’s civil rights action, holding that a reasonable …
Doan v. OH DOC, OH, Settlement, inmate dog bite, 2015 I IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO 2015 FEB 27 PN 3: 13 VINCENTD OAN, CASE NO. 2014-00083 Plaintiff, SETILEMEN T AGREEMEN T v. OHIO DEPARTME NT Of REHABILIT ATION AND CORRECTIO N : Defendant, 1. This Settlement Agreement …
Ohio ACLU Report Exposes State's Unconstitutional Debtors' Prisons by Ohio ACLU Report Exposes State's Unconstitutional Debtors' Prisons An investigative report by Ohio's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has revealed that a majority of the state's municipal courts are running modern-day debtors' prisons by jailing poor defendants who …
OH Montgomery County-PayTel Contract 2015-2020 MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT This Master Services Agreement (hereinafter "Agreement") is made and entered into this 13 day of January. 2015 by and between Montgomery County Juvenile Court ("Detention Services") of the one part and Pay Tel Communications, Inc., a Nprth Carolina Corporation ("Pay Tel") of …
Court Ends Injunctive Monitoring of Ohio Juvenile System by Court Ends Injunctive Monitoring of Ohio Juvenile System The federal court overseeing the Stipulation for Injunctive Relief that resolved claims regarding conditions of confinement at facilities housing youth committed to the custody of the Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) has …
Ohio DOC Director Wants Return to Stricter Law after 2012 Spike in Positive Drug Tests by Ohio DOC Director Wants Return to Stricter Law after 2012 Spike in Positive Drug Tests Drug testing in Ohio prisons in October 2012 revealed the highest level of prisoner drug use in more than …
Majeed v. Cuyahoga County, OH, Complaint, muslim forced to attend Christian services, 2014 case: 1:14-cv-02778 Doc#: 1 Filed: 12/18/14 1 of 9. PagelD #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO SAKEENA MAJEED ) CASE NO. Rocky River, Ohio 44116 ) ) ) Plaintiff, vs. CUYAHOGA …
