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Jackson v. Williams, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Deliberate Indifference

Jackson v. Williams, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release is made and entered into this 20th day of July 2017, by and between Plaintiff, Donell Jackson, and …

Carrasco v. Atencio, Supreme Court, Brief in Opposition, Wrongful Death - Excessive Force, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, Americans with Disabilities Act, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Carrasco v. Atencio, Supreme Court, Brief in Opposition, Wrongful Death - Excessive Force, 2017 No. 16-1441 In the Supreme Court of the United States JAIME CARRASCO; ADRIAN DOMINGUEZ; CHRISTOPHER FOSTER; CRAIG KAISER; JOSE VAZQUEZ; and JASON WEIERS, Petitioners, v. ERNEST JOSEPH ATENCIO, surviving father of Ernest Marty Atencio, et al., …

Fair Punishment Project - Prisoners on Ohio's Execution List Defined by..., 2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Death Penalty, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Failure to Protect (Juveniles)

Fair Punishment Project - Prisoners on Ohio's Execution List Defined by..., 2017 PRISONERS ON OHIO’S EXECUTION LIST DEFINED BY INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT, MENTAL ILLNESS, TRAUMA, AND YOUNG AGE INTRODUCTION On July 26, 2017, Ohio ended its three-year execution moratorium and put Ronald Phillips to death. Phillips, 19 at the time …

IDOC Monitoring Team - First Annual Report, Rasho v. Baldwin, 2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Staff Training

IDOC Monitoring Team - First Annual Report, Rasho v. Baldwin, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION ASHOOR RASHO et al., Plaintiffs, vs. DIRECTOR JOHN R. BALDWIN, et al., Defendants ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. …

American Friends Service Committee - From the Inside Out, 2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

American Friends Service Committee - From the Inside Out, 2017 89 Market Street, 6th Floor | Newark, NJ 07102 | 973-643-1924 “FROM THE INSIDE OUT” A report by the Prison Watch Community Oversight Initiative Issue 3 - June 2017 This is a community effort created by the voices inside. With …

Disability Rights New York - Report and Recommendations Concerning Attica Correctional Facility's..., 2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Staffing, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Disability Rights New York - Report and Recommendations Concerning Attica Correctional Facility's..., 2017 New York’s Protection & Advocacy System and Client Assistance Program Report and Recommendations Concerning Attica Correctional Facility’s Residential Mental Health Unit September 2017 725 Broadway, Suite 450 Albany, New York 12207 (518) 427 -6561 (fax) 25 Chapel …

Annual Report on Mental Health Care, Illinois Dep't. Of Corrections

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Sex Offender Treatment, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Involuntary Treatment/Drugging, Suicides, Civil Commitment

Annual Report on Mental Health Care, Illinois Dep't. Of Corrections IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION ASHOOR RASHO et al., Plaintiffs, vs. DIRECTOR JOHN R. BALDWIN, et al., Defendants ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 1:07-CV-1298-MMM-JEH …

The Prevalence and Severity of Mental Illness Among California Prisoner's on the Rise, Stanford Justice Advocacy Project, 2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

The Prevalence and Severity of Mental Illness Among California Prisoner's on the Rise, Stanford Justice Advocacy Project, 2017 CONFRONTING CALIFORNIA’S CONTINUING PRISON CRISIS: The Prevalence And Severity Of Mental Illness Among California Prisoners On The Rise Percent of State Prison Population Receiving Mental Health Treatment, 2000-20161 30 25 20 15 …

Boykin v. Baldwin, IL, Amended Complaint, Failure to Treat Mental Illness, 2017

Brief • May 26, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Deliberate Indifference

Boykin v. Baldwin, IL, Amended Complaint, Failure to Treat Mental Illness, 2017 Case: 3:16-cv-50160 Document#: 40 Filed: 05/26/17 Page 1 of 30 PagelD #:250 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION MARSHAUN BOYKIN, (R54017) Plni1ttiff, v. JOHN BALDWIN, JOHN VARGA, MICHAEL MELVIN, MARK …

Sanders v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2017

Brief • May 25, 2017

Filed under: Food, Excessive Force, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Sanders v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2017 Case 2:15-cv-00907-AG -RAO Document 100 Filed 05/25/17 Page 1 of 38 Page ID # :1031 . - - ---- ·· FILED - CLERK U.S. DISTRICT COlllff MAY 2 5 2017 3 CENTRAL BY 5 6 7 \ CHARLTON E. …

Medical Provider Blamed for Deaths at New York Jail Replaced by Another Contractor ... Then Another

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Armor Correctional Health Services, Primecare Medical, Correctional Medical Care, Contractor Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Medical Provider Blamed for Deaths at New York Jail Replaced by Another Contractor ... Then Another by Joe Watson by Joe Watson For three years, elected officials in Niagara County, New York refused to give the families of Tommie Lee Jones and Daniel Pantera the satisfaction of terminating the county …

Jackson v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, 2017

Brief • May 4, 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference

Jackson v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, 2017 Case 3:15-cv-00920-NJR Document 145 Filed 05/04/17 Page 1 of 26 Page ID #943 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION MICHAEL JACKSON, #M15131, Plaintiff, v. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., DIRECTOR OF WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., …

Thomas v. Lincoln County, OR, Complaint, Jail Death, 2017

Brief • April 28, 2017

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Environmental Law, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Thomas v. Lincoln County, OR, Complaint, Jail Death, 2017 Case 6:16-cv-00562-AA Document 48 Filed 04/28/17 Page 1 of 16 Thomas Melville, OSB# 971282 tom@greshaminjurylaw.com Gresham Injury Law Center 424 NE Kelly Ave. Gresham, Oregon 97030 Telephone: (503) 492-1100 Facsimile: (503) 667-0321 Jennifer Middleton, OSB #071510 jmiddleton@justicelawyers.com Johnson, Johnson & Schaller, …

Corbin v. Knox County, IL, Settlement Agreement, Jail Suicide, 2017

Brief • April 28, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Bail Bonds, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

Corbin v. Knox County, IL, Settlement Agreement, Jail Suicide, 2017 4/11/2017 11:02:24 FMB Fax Server 4:16-cv-04232-JEH # 25-1 Page 1AM of 10PAGE Fax Server 21011 E-FILED Thursday, 27 April, 2017 04:48:43 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD ..... t'ASP . N"D· I:.' ~·E· . ,.., -·"r'A-,·· ~-..~··~"''''' ., !ihkL:~,dLr.1:,,_.,._,;,v,,,e.!If'.Ii,:J,,.t:.~~JTIN.:!c ...... …

Florida’s Prison System Agrees to Upgrade Care of Mentally Ill

Article • April 25, 2017

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Showers, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Staff Training

Florida’s Prison System Agrees to Upgrade Care of Mentally Ill by David Reutter by David Reutter In 2015, Disability Rights of Florida obtained a settlement that requires the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) to more humanely care for mentally ill prisoners at Dade Correctional Institution (DCI), the same prison where …

Human Rights Clinic - Designed to Break You, UT School of Law, 2017

Publication • April 25, 2017

Filed under: Geriatric Classification, Disabled Prisoners, Religious Discrimination, Failure to Treat, Death Row, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Denial of Religious Services, Religious Property

Human Rights Clinic - Designed to Break You, UT School of Law, 2017 Designed to Break You HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ON TEXAS’ DEATH ROW APRIL 2017 A R E P O RT F R O M T H E H U M A N R I G H T S …

Report Finds Alabama Prisons Are Deliberately Indifferent to Prisoner’s Medical Needs

Article • April 20, 2017

Filed under: Work Release, Failure to Treat, Infections, Eighth Amendment, Americans with Disabilities Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Involuntary Treatment/Drugging

Report Finds Alabama Prisons Are Deliberately Indifferent to Prisoner’s Medical Needs by David Reutter by David Reutter Alabama prisoners live in “human warehouses” where “systemic indifference discrimination and dangerous – even life-threatening – conditions are the norm.” That factual finding was drawn in a 2014 report that followed an investigation …

Coleman v. Brown, CA, Order, Mental Health Care, 2017

Brief • April 19, 2017

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Coleman v. Brown, CA, Order, Mental Health Care, 2017 Case 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-DB Document 5610 Filed 04/19/17 Page 1 of 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 12 Plaintiffs, 13 14 v. No. …

Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 7 - Acceptance of Service, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • April 12, 2017

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 7 - Acceptance of Service, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2017 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MARLBORO Gary Locklear, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Locklear, Plaintiff, vs. Marlboro County, Marlboro County Sheriffs Office, Marlboro County Detention Center, Dr. …

National Jail Experts Decry Conditions at Monterey County, California Jail

Article • April 11, 2017

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Overcrowding, Staffing, Sanitation, Americans with Disabilities Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

National Jail Experts Decry Conditions at Monterey County, California Jail by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union has highlighted substandard conditions at the Monterey, California County Jail.  Plaintiffs’ attorneys Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP charged that jail officials have failed to …