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Ventura County Jail Restraint Chair Use Enjoined; Class Certified by The plaintiffs complained of abuse of restraint chairs, e.g., being strapped into them for asking questions and not being let out to go to the bathroom. The plaintiffs had standing to seek an injunction concerning the use of restraint chairs …
Article • May 15, 2008
Habeas Granted for Defendant Shackled at Trial by A criminal court determined that it would order a criminal defendant shackled during his trial, without establishing a compelling need for the shackling. At 636: "Because visible shackling during trial is so likely to cause a defendant prejudice, it is permitted only …
$200,000 Settlement for Negligent Medical Care/ Treatment of Federal Prisoner by The Bureau of Prisons has agreed to pay Beatrice Codianni-Robles, a prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institute in Danbury, Connecticut, $200,000 to settle a federal tort claims suit. After concluding a job on the prison yard on September 12, …
Three Murders in Three Months at Mississippi Control Unit Lead to Improvements And New Consent Decree by "Taken as a whole, I am convinced the conditions in Unit 32 are as bad as anywhere in the whole country," observed Margaret Winter, a lawyer with the National Prison Project of the …
Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008
$1,825,000 Settlement in Alabama Prisoner’s Death from Flesh-Eating Bacteria by $1,825,000 Settlement in Alabama Prisoner's Death from Flesh-Eating Bacteria The settlement in a prisoner's death from flesh-eating bacteria at Alabama's Mobile Metro Jail now totals $1,825,000. In September 2007, the City of Mobile agreed to pay $375,000 to settle its …
Lundstrom v. Albuquerque Police Officers, NM, Amended Complaint, Illegal Search and Seizure, 2008 Case 1:07-cv-00759-JCH-WDS Document 58 Filed 03/04/2008 Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO JOSEPH LUNDSTROM and JANE HIBNER Plaintiffs, vs. CASE NO: 07-00759 JH/WDS ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS DEBRA …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
New York Prisoner Awarded $4,250 for Knee Injury While Shackled by On March 19, 2007, a court of claims in Rochester, New York, award $4,250 to a state prisoner who fell and injured his knee while walking to a transport van in leg shackles. State prisoner Earl Martin, 54, fell …
California Appellate Court Overturns $177,000 Prisoner Beating Verdict by by John E. Dannenberg The California Court of Appeal (4th District) has reversed a $177,000 jury verdict against Orange County and its Sheriff, Michael Carona, finding that no substantial evidence supported the verdict and that the award of punitive damages violated …
Wrongful Death At Wallens Ridge State Prison Settled For $1,540,000 by In 2002, the state of Connecticut paid $1.1 million and in 2003 the state of Virginia paid $350,000 to the family of Connecticut state prisoner Larry Frazier who died a torturous death in a supermax prison. To ease Connecticut …
Article • December 15, 2007
Beating by Kentucky Jail Guards Results in $1,150,000 Jury Verdict by A federal jury awarded a Kentucky man $1,150,000 for a beating during arrest. Mr. Sosa, a Hispanic man suffering from AIDS, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. While confined in the jail, Sosa was kicked, handcuffed to a …
State Law Claims in Federal Suits Must Be Exhausted by Use of force is a prison condition for purposes of PLRA; the unavailability of damages does not excuse exhaustion (citing prior circuit authority for both propositions) This court uses the 18 U.S.C. § 3626(g)(2) definition of "conditions of confinement" as …
Article • December 15, 2007
Anesthetized Prisoner Awarded $500 for Fall and Injuries by A New York prisoner who was injured when he fell while under effects of anesthesia was awarded $500. On January 13, 1999, New York prisoner James Siena underwent general anesthesia for a kidney procedure. After discharge, "he became dizzy while climbing …
$56,000 Settlement for Torturous Eight Hours in New Jersey Jail by In April 2007, the Borough of Bradley Beach, New Jersey, agreed to pay $56,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging multiple constitutional violations by a woman who spent eight hours in the Borough?s jail. Plaintiff Aimee Sliker was arrested …
Like America, Japan Allows Guards to Walk After Prisoner Abuse Convictions by The recent convictions and sentences given to several Japanese prison guards reveals the phenomena of allowing guards to walk even when they seriously injure kill prisoners is not limited to the United States. In total, seven guards have …
Alves v. Harrison County, MS, second amended complaint, jail restraint chair injury, 2007 Case 1:06-cv-00912-LG-JMR Document 80 Filed 10/18/2007 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN DIVISION KASEY D. ALVES PLAINTIFF VERSUS CAUSE NO.:1:06cv912 LG-JMR HARRISON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI, BY AND THROUGH THE …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Eighth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment Dismissal of Excessive Force Claims by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court?s grant of summary judgment to jail officials on a detainee?s excessive force claim. Patti Johnson and her sisters Laura Johnson, Stacey Hall and Karen Mitchell were all confined in …
Article • October 15, 2007
The Cost of Cruelty - $9 million verdict for prisoner's death at Sheriff Arpaio's Maricopa Co. jail by John Dougherty The Cost of Cruelty A federal jury returned a $9 million verdict against Maricopa County in still another jailhouse death By John Dougherty Published: March 30, 2006 A federal jury …
Moore v. NM Dept of Corrections, NM, Complaint, Wrongful Death - Excessive Force, 2007 0 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF TORRANCE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE DISTRICT COURT D-0722- CV - 2007 - 1 9 8 FARRlS P. MOORE, HELENE. MOORE, Individually and as Personal Representatives of the Estate …
Sanabria v. Hillsborough County, NH, Complaint, employee sex bias jail prisoner abuse, 2007 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ************************** * * Plaintiff * * v. * * Hillsborough County Department * of Corrections * * Defendants * ************************** Doris Sanabria Civil Action: 1:07-cv-284-JM COMPLAINT PARTIES …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Shackling at California Jury Trial, Without Justifying Need, Is Reversible Error by A California state prisoner who was convicted of possessing drugs in his cell had his jury conviction reversed because the trial court had not determined the necessity of his being tried in chains and prison garb. Melvin Simmons, …
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