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Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death
$2 Million Settlement After Woman Dies While Jailed for Unpaid Traffic Tickets by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A woman was booked into jail in Mineral County, Nevada on traffic violations, and died days later due to medical neglect. Kelly Coltrain, 27, was visiting her family in July 2017 …
Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
The Cost of Prison Censorship: Florida Taxpayers to Pay $1.2 Million in HRDC Case by On October 22, 2019, a federal district court in Tallahassee awarded almost $1.2 million in attorneys’ fees and costs in a censorship lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC). The suit, filed in 2011 …
Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
$8,500 Settlement in Allegheny County Jail Sexual Harassment Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania paid $8,500 to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by a former female guard. Tanisha Ramsey started working at the Allegheny County Jail on June 30, 2015. While …
Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
$860,000 Settlement in Suit Over Michigan Female Prisoner’s Suicide by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $860,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of a female prisoner who hanged herself after a guard placed a bet on whether …
Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death
$3.1 Million Settlement for Washington Jail Detainee’s Death by Douglas Ankney “Will You Get Back Up?” by Douglas Ankney In November 2017, Piper Travis was arrested for failure to appear on two misdemeanor counts of stealing a TV and a $3.48 bag of Easter candy from a Walmart in Washington …
Article • October 25, 2019
York County, Pennsylvania Reaches $550,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Involving Woman Murdered by Ex-Boyfriend by Douglas Ankney  by Douglas Ankney According to a report released on July 23, 2019, by fox43.com, a $550,000 settlement was reached in a § 1983 lawsuit brought against York County, its Prison Board, and numerous officials …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Alaska Pays $400,000 to Settle Jail Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Suit by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On April 18, 2019, the state of Alaska agreed to pay $400,000 to John Green, the father of Kellsie Green, to settle his lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Corrections over his daughter’s death …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death
Maricopa County Pays $300,000 to Settle Lawsuit Over Arpaio-Era Prisoner Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 23, 2018, Maricopa County, Arizona agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit over the death of a prisoner at the Maricopa County Jail while self-styled “America’s Toughest Sheriff” Joe Arpaio …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
$2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over California Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In March 2019, Kern County, California agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the parents and estate of a man who committed suicide at the county’s jail. The suit alleged …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Settlements
Former Hawaii Prisoner’s Sexual Assault Lawsuit Settles for Paltry $10,000 by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Christina C. Riley was a model prisoner at the Maui Community Correctional Center in Hawaii, and thus was allowed to participate in a work-release program. Parking her car at the jail, she left for …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
California Federal Court Orders City to Pay $150,000 for Failure to Comply with Jail Settlement by Chad Marks by Chad Marks n May 2013, a class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of prisoners housed at the Monterey County Jail in California. A settlement agreement was reached on May 1, 2015, …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
California Prisoner Wins $365,000 Settlement for Assault by Jail Guards by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On April 18, 2016, Rikki Martinez, 39, was a pretrial detainee at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Santa Clara, California. According to a complaint filed in federal court, on that day deputies alleged that …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
Cook County, Illinois to Pay $1.7 Million for Former Marine’s Suicide in Jail by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In April 2019, the Cook County Board of Commissioners agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of Devin Lynch, a Marine Corps veteran and active reservist, …
Court Grants Remittitur in Former Prison Teacher’s Sexual Harassment Case – Total Award of $6.4 Million Plus Fees, Costs, Interest by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke New York federal jury awarded a former state prison teacher $9.19 million after she proved that a guard had sexually harassed and stalked her …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Arizona Prisoner Receives $175,000 after Guards Read His Legal Mail, Shared it with FBI and Prosecutors by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 7, 2019, Maricopa County, Arizona agreed to pay a prisoner $175,000 to settle claims related to jail guards reading his legal mail, sharing it with the …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Family of California Prisoner Who Committed Suicide Settles Suit for $595,000 by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Jason Nishimoto, 44, committed suicide on August 27, 2015 by hanging himself with a bedsheet after being placed in solitary confinement at the Vista Detention Facility (VDF) in San Diego, California. Nishimoto had …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Prison Gangs, Settlements
North Carolina Prisoners Sue Over Gang Violence, Obtain $62,500 Settlement by According to a February 8, 2019 news report, a lawsuit filed by North Carolina prisoners Tavieolis Hunt, 39, Benjamin White, 35, and Sean Smith, 38, settled for a total of $62,500. The settlement was reached after the trio and …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
$157,000 Settlement in Michigan DOC Employee Discrimination Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $157,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging it had discriminated against a female prison guard. Merrianne Weberg, 58, began working for the MDOC in 1992 and …
Brief • October 1, 2019
Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Amended Order, Attorney Fees, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 99-1 Filed: 10/01/19 1 of 4. PageID #: 1595 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO AMBER HUMPHREY, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated, CASE NO. 1:18-cv-01050 …
Brief • September 20, 2019
Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Motion, Approve Settlement, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 97 Filed: 09/20/19 1 of 15. PageID #: 1532 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION AMBER HUMPHREY, On behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 1:18-CV-01050 vs. UNITED …
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