Whistleblower Lawsuit Exposes Violence, Cover-ups at Rikers Island Jail by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A former guard at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City has filed a lawsuit in state court exposing misconduct and cover-ups by staff. A subsequent report by the city’s Department of Investigation …
Grottano et al. v. The City of New York, et al., NY, order granting preliminary approval of class action settlement, strip searches of jail visitors, 2019 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 258 Filed 10/30/19 Page 1 of 6 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 258 Filed 10/30/19 Page 2 of 6 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 258 …
Bunn v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-04667-RRM-RLM Document 12 Filed 10/22/19 Page 1 of 48 PageID #: 65 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------------------JOHN BUNN, Plaintiff, AMENDED COMPLAINT AND JURY DEMAND - against Dkt. No. 19-cv-04667 CITY OF NEW YORK, …
Grottano, et al. v. The City of New York, et al., settlement and order, strip searches of jail visitors, 2019 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 251-3 Filed 10/21/19 Page 2 of 41 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DANA GROTTANO; N.D.; A.R.; and D.M., individually and on behalf of …
Washington v. City of New York, NY, Settlement, Inmate Abuse, 2019 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 168 Filed 10/21/19 Page 1 of 16 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 166 Filed 10/18/19 Page 2 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------------------- X DA VON WASHING TON, et. al., Plaintiffs, STIPULATION …
New York State Prisoner Wins Medical Malpractice Suit, Awarded $30,000 by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On April 15, 2019, a New York Court of Claims awarded prisoner Dain Morawski a total of $30,000 for pain and suffering caused by an overdose of incorrectly filled prescription medication. The judgment followed …
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 …
New York Civil Liberties Union: Trapped Inside - The Past, Present, and Future of Solitary Confinement in New York, 2019 TRAPPED INSIDE: The Past, Present, and Future of Solitary Confinement in New York OCTOBER 2019 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report was authored by Data and Research Strategist Michelle Shames and Senior …
Santiago v. Fischer, NY, Memo and Order, False Arrest, 2019 Case 1:12-cv-02137-KAM-ST Document 128 Filed 09/23/19 Page 1 of 26 PageID #: 2089 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------- ------- ------- ------- -----x JESUS SANTIAGO, Plaint iff, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER v. 12-cv-2 137 {KAM) {ST) ANDREW …
New York State Police, Trooper James L. Distasi Unsustained Complaint, 2019 Involved Member(s): Trooper James L Distasi Case Type: Critical Incident Case Number: DCN2018-0346 Finding: Closed by Investigation Complainant: Captain Lawrence A Muller PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BUREAU PERSONNEL COMPLAINT TRACKING D(:N: 20190346 CTV: F5656 REGION: South LEVEL: 4 TYPE: Cl Subiect(s): …
New York State Police, Trooper Kyle S. Wulf Disciplinary Records, 2019 Involved Member(s): Trooper Kyle S Wulf Case Type: Personnel Complaint Case Number: DCN2019-0099 Finding: Founded Complainant: Sgt. Dean Andrikut 4 w RK ATE State Police KEITH M. CORLETT Superintendent ANDREW M. CUOMO Governor LETTER OF CENSURE September 12, 2019 …
New York City May Expand Investment Bar to Prison Service Providers by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Under a policy adopted in 2017 by the Comptroller of New York City, none of the city’s five pension funds has any investments in private prison operators due to concerns about investing public …
HRDC Files FOIL Petition Against New York State Attorney General’s Office by On March 8, 2019, the Human Rights Defense Center, PLN’s parent nonprofit organization, filed suit in the Supreme Court for Albany County, New York against the State Attorney General’s Office for failure to comply with a Freedom of …
Thagard v. Lauber, NY, Stipulation of Settlement and Dismissal, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2019 Case 1:16-cv-00299-EAW-LGF Document 39 Filed 09/06/19 Page 1 of 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JEROME THAGARD, Plaintiff, STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT and VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL vs. Civil Action No.: 16-cv-00299 MARK LAUBER, Defendant. WHEREAS, Plaintiff …
Allen et al. v. N.Y. State Dept. of Corrections and Community Supervision, class action complaint, failure to provide pain management under new policy, 2019 Case 7:19-cv-08173-UA Document 1 Filed 09/02/19 Page 1 of 135 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________ PETER ALLEN, BRIAN BERNARD, MARK DANIELS, …
New York State Police, Troopers Robert Costa, Freddy Lopez, John P. Dirusso, and Michael A. Bayer Letters of Censure, 2019 Involved Member(s): Trooper Robert Costa Trooper Freddy Lopez Trooper John P Dirusso Trooper Michael A Bayer Case Type: Personnel Complaint Case Number: DCN2019-0054 Finding: Founded Complainant: Captain Paul M Dequarto …
New York Appellate Court Holds Names of Prison Guards are Public Records by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon From February 2015 to January 2016, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York (PLS) made a series of records requests to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). The …
New York: $655,000 Award after State Found 100% Responsible for Prisoner Assault by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A New York Court of Claims held the state was 100% responsible for a prisoner-on-prisoner assault that resulted in severe injuries, and awarded $655,000 in damages. Perez Aughtry, 37, testified that around …
New York County Pays $35,000 to Settle Retaliation Claim Against Sheriff by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Officials in Rensselaer County, New York approved a settlement on January 8, 2019 to resolve a federal lawsuit against Sheriff Jack Mahar. Mahar was accused of retaliating against the county’s jail chief, who …
Drug Treatment Is Reaching More Prisons and Jails by JB Nicholas Recent legal victories have spurred counties and states to provide medication-assisted treatment to prisoners struggling with substance use. by JB Nicholas, The Appeal, a nonprofit criminal justice news site Her father sold her drugs. Her sister was strung out. …
