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$30,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Pretrial Detainee Subjected to Excessive Force by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A $30,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit alleging that guards at the Clinton County Correctional Facility (CCCF) in McElhattan, Pennsylvania used excessive force on a pretrial detainee. The suit also claimed …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Pennsylvania County Pays $1.1 Million to Former Prisoner Beaten by Guards by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Patrick J. Haight, 53, was being held at the Erie County Prison in Pennsylvania on a $500 bond for driving under the influence when he was viciously beaten by guards. On May 10, …
$60,000 Settlement for Female Pennsylvania Prisoner in Sexual Assault Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit claiming a female prisoner at Pennsylvania’s Lackawanna County Prison (LCP) was “repeatedly sexually harassed and assaulted by numerous corrections officers over the course of …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Settlements
Final Settlement Entered in 1976 Class-Action Suit Against Florida Jail by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In August 1976, a lawsuit was filed in a Florida federal district court alleging numerous constitutional violations at the Broward County jail, including overcrowding. Two years later the case was certified as a class …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
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 …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Transportation, Settlements
$2 Million Awarded to New Mexico Prisoner Left in Hot Transport Van by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Each year, throughout the duration of summer months, there are empathy-invoking news stories about children and pets left in unattended vehicles, sometimes resulting in deaths due to the scorching heat. A New …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Missouri County Agrees to $60,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Ralph Caldwell, the father of Michael Kibbons, filed a lawsuit against St. Louis County, Missouri for deliberate indifference to his son’s mental health needs, resulting in his death. The suit alleged that jail staff …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Strip Searches, Settlements
$30,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Excessive Strip Search Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Prison (LCP) paid $30,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a female pre-trial detainee was strip searched four times over her three-day stay at the facility. Rebecca Brown was arrested on …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Cook County Sheriff’s Office Pays $110,000 to Settle PLN Censorship Suit by On June 25, 2019, Cook County, Illinois finalized a settlement in a lawsuit filed by Prison Legal News, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), over the censorship of publications mailed to prisoners at the county …
Article • July 3, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Michigan: Settlement in Class-Action Suit by Prisoners with Hearing Disabilities by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has approved a final settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought by Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service (MPAAS) on behalf of about 200 deaf and …
Michigan Prisoner Dies from Cocaine Overdose, Sergeant and Paramedics Charged, $3.75 Million Settlement by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On December 10, 2017, 35-year-old William Marshall was arrested for possession of cocaine and marijuana in Westland, Michigan. At 7:51 a.m., only a bit more than an hour after being booked …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Monterey County, California Pays $365,000 for Jail Prisoner’s Death by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Officials in Monterey County, California agreed to pay the family of Jacob Parenti $365,000 to settle a lawsuit over his death while he was held at the Monterey County Jail (MCJ). In 2013, Parenti was …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Parole
Michigan: $40,000 Settlement for Parole Violation Sanctions Absent Due Process by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A $40,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit alleging the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) deprived a parolee of his liberty without due process or an opportunity to properly waive his rights. …
Nevada: Jail Death Due to Excessive Force Leads to $175,000 in Settlements by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell An excessive force death at the hands of Washoe County, Nevada sheriff’s deputies ended in settlements totaling $175,000. It was the third excessive force death in a two-year period for the Sheriff’s …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Ninth Circuit Issues Ruling on Arizona DOC Stipulated Settlement by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on December 20, 2018 that a stipulated settlement in a conditions of confinement suit against the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) allowed the district court to …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
$115,000 Settlement after Nebraska Prison Nurses Ignore Prisoner’s Heart Attack by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In mid-August 2015, diabetic Nebraska prisoner Aron Lee Boyd­-Nicholson was washing clothes in his cell when he began experiencing classic heart attack symptoms – including chest pain, dizziness and weakness – before he collapsed. …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
D.C. Court Awards $501 Million in Suit Against North Korea for Torture-Death of Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On December 24, 2018, a federal court awarded $501.1 million to the parents of Otto Warmbier after he was tried, convicted and imprisoned by North Korean officials in an attempt …
PLN v. Cook County, IL, Settlement, Censorship, 2018
Filing • June 7, 2019
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Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
$300,000 Settlement in Lawsuit over Minnesota Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In December 2018, Minnesota agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a prisoner who committed suicide while guards ignored orders to keep him under constant observation, then forged documents to …
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