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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, …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Torture vs Other Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment -- Is the Distinction Real or Apparent?, by Metin Basoglu, MD, PhD et al., by John Dannenberg Arch Gen Psychiatry Vol. 64, pp.277-284, March 2007 Reviewed by John E. Dannenberg Motivated by recent reports of U.S. human rights abuses in military prisons, …
Brooks et al v. Napoli et al, NY, Complaint, 2007 Case 1:07-cv-00497-JTC Document 1 Filed 07/30/07 Page 1 of 26 Case 1:07-cv-00497-JTC Document 1 Filed 07/30/07 Page 2 of 26 Case 1:07-cv-00497-JTC Document 1 Filed 07/30/07 Page 3 of 26 Case 1:07-cv-00497-JTC Document 1 Filed 07/30/07 Page 4 of 26 …
Florida Boot Camp Death Results in Manslaughter Charges Against 7 Guards and Nurse; Civil Claims Settled for $7,425,000 by After two autopsies and an 11-month investigation, aggravated manslaughter charges were issued in the death of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson at a Florida boot camp. Anderson?s death at the Bay County …
Article • June 15, 2007 • from PLN June, 2007
South Carolina Prisoner Awarded $4,000 For Fall, Broken Ankle by On August 21, 2006, a South Carolina jury awarded $4,000 to a man who fell and broke his ankle while imprisoned in the Charleston County Detention Center. Plaintiff Clark Green, 40, claimed that while imprisoned in the two-story jail he …
Excessive Force And Medical Negligence Death In Youngstown, Ohio Arrest Settles For $350,000 From Police, $100,000 From PHS by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The death of a Youngstown, Ohio arrestee who was severely beaten by police and negligently treated by Prison Health Services? (PHS) contract jail medical staff …
Michigan Prisons: Another CMS Failure in Privatized Prisoner Health Care by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Another state prison system that subjected itself to the experiment of privatized medical services has learned the same hard lesson suffered by other states: a trail of inadequate care that leaves prisoners dead …
Michigan's In-Cell Restraints Considered Torture; Injunction Issued by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court has held that the use of in-cell restraints for punitive reasons constitutes torture. In reaching that conclusion, the Court reopened its previous judgment concerning mental health claims and issued a preliminary …
Rhode Island DOC May Be Liable for Virginia's Treatment of Prisoners by The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals held that Rhode Island corrections officials may be liable for unconstitutional treatment of Rhode Island prisoner held in Virginia prisons. Bernardo Figueroa is a prisoner in custody of the Rhode Island …
Estate of Epileptic New Mexico Prisoner Settles for $1,250,000 by During the week of May 22, 2000, the estate of a deceased epileptic prisoner who was denied medical attention and then allegedly tortured and beaten by a jailer in the Taos County, New Mexico, jail settled prior to trial for …
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