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Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Louisiana Attorney Permanently Disbarred but Not Criminally Charged for Pimping Child to Jail Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An attorney’s failure to respect the authority of the Louisiana Supreme Court, “as well as his use of his position as an attorney to obtain sexual gratification at the …
Salas v. Buccigrossi, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault and Rape, 2011 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASE ANDCOVENANT OFNON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of TWENTY NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($29,000.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, BRENDA SALAS does hereby release, acquit …
U.S. Department of Justice Report Puts Price Tag on Preventing Prison Rape by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 18, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report on the estimated fiscal impact of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards that had been proposed by the …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
Washington DOC Agrees to Change Sexual Abuse Policies by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) has agreed to change its policies that relate to preventing, reporting and investigating sexual abuse of prisoners by staff members. The changes resulted from a settlement in a class-action …
Department of Justice Reports on Sexual Victimization in U.S. Prisons and Jails by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In August 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released a report on the most recent national survey of prisoners on the topic of sexual victimization in prisons …
Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011
Los Angeles County Approves $444,000 in Settlements for Sexual Assaults by County Employees by On September 29, 2010, the Office of the County Counsel (OCC) for Los Angeles County, California recommended a $199,000 settlement of a claim alleging that a Los Angeles County Probation Department employee had sexually assaulted a …
Ramirez v. Trujillo, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault and Rape, 2011 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASE AND COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of THIRTY FIVE IHOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($35,000.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiency ofwhicb is hereby acknowledged, VERONICA RAMIREZ docs hereby release, …
Prison Pays: Geo Corp Profits from Half-Way House Murder and Mayhem in Texas by Craig Malisow Despite a history of abuse and bad conditions, private-prison corporation GEO Group keeps getting contracts in Texas by Craig Malisow Anthony Ferrell left the Ben A. Reid halfway house in northeast Houston on October …
Texas: $5 Million Settlement in TransCor Sex Abuse Case by In October 1999, prisoner Cheryl Schoenfeld was sexually assaulted by two TransCor employees while being transported through Texas. TransCor, a subsidiary of private prison firm Corrections Corp. of America (CCA), transports prisoners nationwide. TransCor guards Michael Jerome Edwards and David …
Article • April 15, 2011
Pennsylvania DOC Agrees to Pay $110,000 to Settle Sex Abuse Suit by On August 27, 2007, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $110,000 to settle a lawsuit by a female prisoner who alleged that she was forced to perform sex acts on another prisoner while another guard …
Brief • March 31, 2011
[Plaintiff] v. Smith, OH, Complaint, Sexual Assault Women's Prison, 2011 Case: 2:11-cv-00277-ALM-MRA Doc #: 1 Filed: 03/31/11 Page: 1 of 22 PAGEID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO plaintiff's name redacted c/o David B. Malik 8437 Mayfield Road, Suite 101 Chesterland, Ohio 44026 Plaintiff, …
Prison Health Services Doctors Caught in Scandals by In a two-week period in July 2010, two doctors employed by Prison Health Services (PHS) were involved in scandals that led one to resign while the other was arrested. PHS regional medical director Dr. Trevor P. Parks was accused of not being …
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds $625,000 Judgment for Female Prisoner Molested by Ohio Prison Guard by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On January 24, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court (USSC), ruling on a relatively minor procedural issue regarding the timing of a defense motion for summary judgment, upheld a $625,000 …
Article • March 15, 2011
$10,000 Sex Abuse Suit Settled in Washington County by On June 5, 2008, Snohomish County agreed to pay $10,000 to a woman who was sexually abused by a guard at the Snohomish County Jail (SCJ). While at SCJ, Linda Ward was sexually abused by William Cassel, a former guard at …
Illinois Guard’s Wrongful Termination Suit Dismissed; Guard Terminated for Sex with Prisoners by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a Black Illinois guard’s wrongful termination action. In March or April 2003, Nicole Burns, a female detainee at the Cook County, Illinois jail reported that …
Illinois Guard Terminated for Sex with Prisoners; Wrongful Termination Suit Dismissed by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of an Illinois African-American guard’s wrongful termination action. In March or April 2003, Nicole Burns, a female detainee at the Cook County, Illinois jail reported that guards …
D.C. Settles Unreasonable Strip Search, Sexual Battery Allegations for $15,750 by On May 11, 2006, the District of Columbia paid $15,750 to settle a lawsuit filed by two prisoners who claimed they were subjected to unreasonable strip searches and sexual battery by guards at the Central Facility in Lorton, Virginia. …
Kentucky Jail Under Investigation After Prisoner Dies; Sexual Abuse, Financial Mismanagement Also Alleged by Derek Gilna The Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, a jail in Paintsville, Kentucky, became the focus of a Kentucky State Police investigation after the death of a prisoner in March 2009. Additionally, a jail guard was …
St. Louis Lockups Violate Constitutional Rights, ACLU Asserts by Mark Wilson A troubling investigative report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU-EM) has exposed a culture of abuse, corruption and cover-ups at the City Justice Center and the Medium Security Institution in St. Louis (CJC/MSI). The most …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
$300,000 Settlement for New York Guard’s Fondling of Prisoner by The New York State Department of Correctional Services agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a prisoner’s Eighth Amendment claim involving a sexual assault. Arthur Kill Correctional Facility prisoner Stephen Lewis advised his unit guard on November 8, 2007 that he …
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