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Mold-infested Prisons Sicken Guards and Prisoners by by Spencer Woodman, The Intercept During much of her three years awaiting trial in New York’s Rikers Island jail, Candie Hailey was locked in a solitary confinement cell ventilated by a mold-covered air duct. The purpose of the vent was, of course, to …
Corrections Corporation of America, Rocked by Setbacks, Changes its Name by Derek Gilna Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the largest for-profit prison firm in the United States, and the subject of a recent scathing Mother Jones undercover investigative report that detailed numerous deficiencies at a Louisiana prison operated by the …
Illinois Jail Detainee’s Inadequate Food and Contaminated Water Claims Survive Initial Dismissal by On September 25, 2015, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a civil rights action brought by a pre-trial detainee at Illinois’ Cook County Jail that alleged inadequate food and contaminated water. However, the …
Abdullah v. Wexford, IL, Merit Review, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00920-NJR-DGW Document 12 Filed 11/04/16 Page 1 of 14 Page ID #37 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SALIK ABDULLAH, Plaintiff, vs. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, DR. LOUIS SCHICKER, VIPEN SHAH, MARK SCOTT, CHRISTINE BROWN, …
Tennessee Jail Seizure Death Claims Survive Dismissal; Physician Claims Dismissed for No Deliberate Indifference Allegations by Mark Wilson A Tennessee federal court dismissed deliberate indifference claims against a jail doctor for a prisoner's seizure death, absent allegations of his personal involvement or awareness. The court refused to dismiss claims brought …
NY: Prisoner's Abuse Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss by Lonnie Burton On December 2, 2014, a federal judge denied New York City's attempt to dismiss a suit filed by a Riker's Island prisoner who claimed he was attacked and beaten by a jail guard without provocation or justification. The excessive …
Brief • October 28, 2016
Pederson v. County of Plumas, CA, Mot to Enforce Consent Decree, Access to Dentures, 2017 Case 2:89-cv-01659-KJN Document 79 Filed 10/28/16 Page 1 of 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dan Stormer, Esq. [S.B. # 101967] Mohammad Tajsar, Esq. [S.B. #280152] HADSELL STORMER & RENICK …
Mentally Ill Texas Jail Prisoner Celled in Fetid Squalor for Months by Matthew Clarke Almost a year after a surprise inspection of the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) resulted in the discovery of a mentally ill prisoner who had been locked …
Jail Officials Compelled to Provide Medical Reports in Wrongful Death Lawsuit by Lonnie Burton The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has ordered the defendant in a lawsuit stemming from the beating death of a prisoner to provide county morbidity and mortality reports to the plaintiff …
Article • October 25, 2016
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Pretrial Detainee's Lawsuit for Unsanitary Conditions, Due Process Violations by Lonnie Burton On August 29, 2016, a three-judge panel of the Eleventh CircA.t U.S. Court of Appeals upheld an order of a federal district court in Alabama which dismissed the lawsuit of a pretrial detainee …
Article • October 25, 2016
Colorado Prisoner Sues Over Prison Officials' Failure to Treat Dental Infection by Matthew Clarke A Colorado state prisoner filed a federal civil rights action in September 2014, alleging denial of medical care for a dental infection that nearly killed him and left him with partial paralysis of his tongue and …
Spurlock v. Townes, 10th Circuit, Order and Judgment, Prison Sexual Assault, 2016 Case 1:09-cv-00786-WJ-SMV Document 369-1 Filed 10/19/16 Page 1 of 27 Appellate Case: 12-2094 Document: 01019686054 Date Filed: 09/12/2016 Page: 1 FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS TENTH CIRCUIT September 12, 2016 …
Brief • October 16, 2016
White v. Lasalle Corrections Inc, LA, Complaint, Wrongful Death and Survival Action, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-01405 Document 1 Filed 10/06/16 Page 1 of 14 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION LARA J. WHITE, Individually and On Behalf of Her Minor Child, V. R. W., …
Ellis v. Pfister, IL, Complaint and Jury Demand - Prison Death at Pontiac Correctional Center, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-09449 Document #: 1 Filed: 10/03/16 Page 1 of 17 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION PHYLLIS ELLIS, as Administrator of the Estate …
Thompson, et al. v. Jackson, et al., GA, Amended Class Action Complaint, Inmates Denied Release, 2016 Fulton Case 1:16-cv-04217-MLB Document 9 Filed 11/10/16 Page 1 of 58 County Superior Court ***EFILED***TMM Date: 10/14/2016 11:51:39 AM Cathelene Robinson, Clerk IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FULTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA OSWALD THOMPSON, …
Reyes v. Atchison, IL, Merit Review, Solitary Confinement, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00826-NJR-DGW Document 6 Filed 09/26/16 Page 1 of 13 Page ID #83 IN THE UNITEDSTATES DISTRICTCOURT FOR THE SOUTHERNDISTRICTOF ILLINOIS JAIRO REYES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. } Case No. 16-cv-0826-NJR ) ILLINOISDEPARTMENTOF CORRECTIONS, MICHAELP. ATCHISON, SALVADORGODINEZ, RICHARD HARRINGTON, …
V.W. v. Conway, NY, Complaint, Juvenile Solitary, 2016 Case 9:16-cv-01150-DNH-DEP Document 1 Filed 09/21/16 Page 1 of 42 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------x V.W., a minor, by and through his parent : and natural guardian DERECK WILLIAMS; : R.C., a minor, by and through his …
Henricks v. Gonzales, OH, Verdict, Medical Neglect, 2016
Publication • September 12, 2016
The Bail Trap, The New York Times, 2016 9/12/2016 The Bail Trap ­ The New York Times http://nyti.ms/1IJKXjS The Bail Trap Every year, thousands of innocent people are sent to jail only because they can’t afford to post bail, putting them at risk of losing their jobs, custody of their …
Publication • September 12, 2016
Paying For Your Time, Loyola Jour of Pub Int Law, 2016 Colgan, Beth 9/12/2016 For Educational Use Only PAYING FOR YOUR TIME: HOW CHARGING INMATES..., 15 Loy. J. Pub. Int. L 319 15 Loy. J. Pub. Int. L 319 Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law Spring 2014 Article PAYING FOR …
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