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Another Prisoner Dies at Tennessee Prison Run By CoreCivic by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The September 14, 2019, death of prisoner Albert Dorsey, 60, at the Hardeman County Correctional Facility (HCCF), a private prison operated by Tennessee-based CoreCivic, was initially called a suicide by the medical examiner. The prison’s …
Harrison v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRJCT OF ILLINOlS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS rr This Settlement Agreement is made and entered into this ,Z5.... day of April 2020, by and between Plaintiff Joyce Harrison, Independent Administrator of the …
Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 4 - Responses to Ptf. 2nd Request to Admit, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2020 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MARLBORO Gary Locklear, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Locklear, ) ) ) ) IN THE COURT OF COMMON …
Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 2 - Answers to Ptf. Interrogations, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2020 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) ) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF MARLBORO ) ) FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Gary Locklear, individually and as ) Personal Representative of the Estate ) …
Continuing Problems at Texas Jail Roil County’s Relationship with GEO Group by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke As previously reported in PLN, Florida-based GEO Group has had a litany of problems at the jail it operates for Liberty County, Texas. During a rocky 57-day stretch in mid-2019, there were prisoner …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Pennsylvania Board Revokes Psychologist’s License Over Prisoner Suicides by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Pennsylvania Board of Psychology revoked the license of psychologist James Harrington and imposed $62,233 in civil penalties and costs. The revocation was based on seven suicides over an 18 month period at SCI Cresson, …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Washington State Pays $500,000 to Family of Man Who Died by Suicide by Chad Marks by Chad Marks The family of Morgan Bluehorse, who committed suicide in solitary confinement at the age of 29, will receive $500,000 from the Washington state Department of Corrections, in a settlement reached November 13. …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: Staffing, Suicides
Suicide Rate of BOP Guards Keeps Increasing, Sets New Record by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The suicide rate among guards in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) keeps increasing, reaching a record high in 2019 for the most suicides in a single year: 14. Top brass at both state …
1.25 Million Corizon Settlement in Mentally Ill Michigan Prisoner’s Dehydration Death by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections and its medical vendor, Corizon Health, agreed in October 2019 to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit involving the death of a mentally ill prisoner who …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
PrimeCare Medical Pays Bulk of $252,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Detainee’s Suicide by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A $252,000 settlement was reached in October 2019 in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a pretrial detainee who hanged himself at Pennsylvania’s Northampton County Prison (NCP). Kyle A. Flyte, …
Brief • March 31, 2020
Crews v. Hawk Sawyer, KS, Judgment, Drug Treatment in Prison, 2020 Case 2:19-cv-02541-JWB-ADM Document 55 Filed 03/31/20 Page 1 of 1 United States District Court -------------------------- DISTRICT OF KANSAS---------------------------LEAMAN CREWS, Plaintiff, v. Case No: 19-2541-JWB KATHLEEN HAWK SAWYER, in her official capacity as the Director of the Federal Bureau of …
Crews v. Hawk Sawyer, KS, Memorandum and Order, Drug Treatment in Prison, 2020 Case 2:19-cv-02541-JWB-ADM Document 54 Filed 03/31/20 Page 1 of 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS LEAMAN CREWS, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 19-2541-JWB KATHLEEN HAWK SAWYER, in her official capacity as the …
J.H. v. the GEO Group, CO, Amended Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00629-NRN Document 7 Filed 03/09/20 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 20-cv-00629-LTB J.H., Plaintiff, v. THE GEO GROUP, INC.; JORDAN C. LUJAN; LISA L/N/U; …
Ricardez v. County of Ventura, CA, Second Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death - Suicide, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-00079-JFW-AS Document 57 Filed 03/09/20 Page 1 of 52 Page ID #:270 1 Mark R. Pachowicz (SBN 138108) mark@pachowicz.com 2 Jennie Hendrickson (SBN 144562) 3 jennie@pachowicz.com PACHOWICZ | GOLDENRING APLC 4 6050 Seahawk Street Ventura, …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
$300,000 Settlement in Lincoln County Missouri Jail Attempted Suicide Suit by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Mark A. Jaconski was arrested on June 17, 2015, for outstanding traffic warrants and taken to Mercy Hospital for a “fit for confinement” determination. Hospital officials made that determination and Jaconski was transported to …
Fulton County Ordered to Clean Up Repulsive Jail Conditions for Mentally Ill Women by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Georgia federal district court ordered the Fulton County Sheriff to give more out of cell time and to provide sanitary confinement conditions for women at the South Fulton …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Federal Prisoner to Receive Opioid Addiction Medication While Incarcerated by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) came to an agreement September 11, 2019, with Leaman Crews to provide him buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) during his 36-month prison sentence. Represented by Lauren Bonds of …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Mental Health
Michigan Finding Success With More Humane Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Michigan’s new approach to dealing with mentally ill prisoners is not only more humane, it is proving to be more effective at reducing recidivism. When Heidi Washington took over as director …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Suicides
Suicide or Murder? Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Still Drawing Attention to Bureau Inadequacies by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Months after the August 2019 death of Jeffrey Epstein, rumors and theories are still circulating that cast doubt on the cause of death. The 66-year-old billionaire became the center of the …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Long-running Maricopa County, Arizona Jail Lawsuit Ends by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon With all of the negative publicity concerning the Maricopa County, Arizona, jails associated with former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, it’s easy to overlook the fact that the unconstitutional conditions there began under Sheriff-elect Jerry Hill. It was during …
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