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Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
$1.5 Million Settlement for CA Jail Prisoner’s Broken Leg by Ventura County, California officials have settled an excessive-force lawsuit brought by a prisoner whose leg was severely broken while he was being restrained by jail deputies. The $1.5 million award, while admittedly high, avoided both the high costs of attorney …
1980s Settlement Agreement Heads to Improved Conditions in Nevada Prisons by The state of Nevada has agreed to a comprehensive settlement agreement that will improve conditions at all Nevada prisons. Billy Shapley and other Nevada state prisoners filed a class action suit against Nevada prison officials alleging that their First, …
Court Orders Disclosure of Medical Records; Reverses Itself Next Day by U.S. District Judge Gary L. Sharpe ordered the release of medical records of 30 prisoners to class counsel in a civil rights action challenging the adequacy of care provided to HIV positive New York prisoners after the prisoners objected …
Connecticut Settles Mental Health Suit by On May 22, 1995, the state of Connecticut agreed to settle a lawsuit challenging the quality of mental health care it provides to its prisoners. Edward Roe and class of other prisoners sued Connecticut prison officials alleging that the mental health services provided by …
Court Halts Missouri Physician-Overseen Lethal Injection Execution; Blows Doctor’s Cover by A “secret” Missouri surgeon who has supervised 54 prisoner executions had his cover pulled and suffered immediate peer criticism, court restriction, and a media barrage. In tension were the Hippocratic Oath of doctors to sustain the life of their …
Article • April 15, 2009
Court Orders California Prison Officials to produce Document In Response To Discovery Request by U.S. Magistrate Judge G. Hollows has ordered prison officials in a suit alleging inadequate medical care to turn over various documents not provided in response to requests for discovery. Victor Carrasquillo, a California state prisoner, filed …
Article • April 15, 2009
Judge Excludes Evidence of Criminal Conduct in Prisoner Civil Rights Action by U.S. District Judge John E. Steele has granted a motion in limine in a civil rights action over the adequacy of medical care provided to a prisoner whose baby died at birth. Michelle Goebert sought to exclude evidence …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Prisons Flush Drugs, Contaminate Water Supply by Mark Wilson Each year, tons of unused pharmaceuticals are flushed by America’s state and federal prisons, hospitals and long-term care facilities, contaminating the nation’s drinking water, according to an Associated Press (AP) investigation. “We flush it and flush it and flush it – …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Filed under: Medical, Cardiovascular, Blood
Prisoner Self Care: Hypertension by Michael D. Cohen, MD by Michael D. Cohen M.D. Introduction This article is about high blood pressure, also called hypertension. Hypertension is a common chronic disease that arises slowly and continues for years. It generally causes few or no symptoms. Treatment is directed at controlling …
Releasing The Disease: Is Overcrowded Cook County Jail Responsible For The Rise Of MRSA On The Outside? by Kelly Virella Releasing The Disease: Is Overcrowded Cook County Jail Responsible For The Rise Of MRSA On The Outside? by Kelly Virella The sudden death of a 17-month-old boy in Hyde Park …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Illinois Guards Protest Prison’s Failure to Treat Scabies Outbreak by Illinois Guards Protest Prison’s Failure to Treat Scabies Outbreak An outbreak of scabies, a mite infestation that causes itching and rash-like symptoms, has hit the Illinois River Correctional Center. Guards protested outside the facility on October 1, 2008 to decry …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Court Monitor Criticized Care to Michigan Dialysis Treatment Afforded Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Before the Michigan Department of Corrections closed the Southern Michigan Correctional Facility (SMCF) in late 2007 to avoid further litigation in the long-running class action known as Hadix, the federal judge overseeing the …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
BOP Amends Policy On Shackling Of Pregnant Prisoners by BOP Amends Policy On Shackling Of Pregnant Prisoners The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has decided to bar the shackling of pregnant federal prisoners except in extreme situations. The policy change comes just six months after the Second Chance Act of 2007 …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
$100,000 Settlement In Death of Diabetic California Prisoner by $100,000 Settlement In Death of Diabetic California Prisoner The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) settled for $100,000 the wrongful death suit brought by the surviving son of a CDCR prisoner who died from undertreated diabetes after a 2½ year …
Conditions on Federal Death Row “Horrendous,” ACLU Finds by Brandon Sample The conditions of confinement on federal death row fall below minimum constitutional standards and jeopardize the lives and safety of condemned prisoners, according to an investigation by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The results of the ACLU’s investigation …
Wojtaszek v. Litherland, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2009 Case 3:08-cv-00317-JPG-PMF Document 34 Filed 04/15/09 Page 1 of 20 Page ID #163 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION MATTHEW WOJTASZEK, #K63527, Plaintiff, v. DR. LITHERLAND (DENTIST), MS. CORRELL (DENTAL ASST.), PAMELA …
Publication • March 17, 2009
Filed under: Seizures, Stun Guns/Tasers
TASER Induced Seizure Case Report CMAJ 2009 Apr 06 09 05:53p A Shari Damm 519 735 9919 p. 2 Generalized tonic-donie seizure after a taser shot to the head Esther T. Bui MD, Myra Sourkes MD, Richard Wennberg MD <A.nstRA.c' >' .' .., . .~. ·, .·. · . · …
GEO Cancels Contract at Pennsylvania Jail, Looks Elsewhere for Business by David Reutter GEO Cancels Contract at Pennsylvania Jail, Looks Elsewhere for Business by David M. Reutter GEO Group, Inc. (formerly known as Wackenhut Corrections), the second-largest private prison company in the nation, has operated the jail in Delaware County, …
CMS Contract Woes Persist in New Jersey, Arizona and Delaware by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Deficiencies in medical care and failure to comply with contractual obligations have resulted in the termination of two contracts for Correctional Medical Services (CMS). The contracts were worth a total of $95 million …
$2,925,000 in Recent Settlements Involving Maricopa County and Sheriff Joe Arpaio by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The most recent developments in a thirty-year history of abuse and medical neglect of prisoners by Arizona&rsquo;s Maricopa County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office (MCSO) include three lawsuits in which the county paid almost $3 million …
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