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Policy of Hiring Trained Medical Professionals Does Not Immunize County from Municipal Liability in Wrongful Jail Death; Case Settles for $475,000.00 by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that where a Los Angeles County Jail prisoner died of allegedly deficient medical attention, …
Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007
Prison Skin-Art Pared From Canadian Budget by Gary Hunter An innovative plan to prevent the spread of communicable diseases in Canadian prisons has been axed by Canada?s Conservative government. In 2005, $350,000 in startup funds plus $600,000 for operating costs were allocated to implement a safe-tattoo program in six federal …
Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007
Prisoner’s Death Following Failure To Give Intake Medical Examination Settled By Los Angeles County For $700,000 by John Dannenberg Prisoner's Death Following Failure To Give Intake Medical Examination Settled By Los Angeles County For $700,000 by John E. Dannenberg The Los Angeles County Claims Board settled a wrongful death lawsuit …
Brief • July 10, 2007
Hadix v. Caruso, MI, Independent Medical Montor's Report, Systemic Medical Neglect Class Action, 2007 Case 4:92-cv-00110-RJJ Doc #2535 Filed 07/10/07 Page 1 of 52 Page ID#8926 First Report of the Office of the Independent Medical Monitor Introduction In an effort to provide the prisoners at the Hadix facilities, many of …
Brief • July 6, 2007
Filed under: Medical
Cordero v. California DOC, Medical Claim Settlements and Releases, 2007
Brief • June 19, 2007
Inmates with HIV v. Pataki, NY, Protective Order - Medical Records, 2007 Case 9:90-cv-00252-GLS-DEP Document 348 Filed 06/19/07 Page 1 of 5 Case 9:90-cv-00252-GLS-DEP Document 348 Filed 06/19/07 Page 2 of 5 Case 9:90-cv-00252-GLS-DEP Document 348 Filed 06/19/07 Page 3 of 5 Case 9:90-cv-00252-GLS-DEP Document 348 Filed 06/19/07 Page 4 …
Article • June 15, 2007 • from PLN June, 2007
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, STDs
Human Rights Watch Urges Access to Condoms in U.S. Prisons and Jails by by Megan McLemore Incarcerated individuals bear a disproportionate burden of infectious diseases, including Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), and HIV/AIDS. The HIV prevalence in state and federal prisons is more than 3 times higher …
Article • June 15, 2007 • from PLN June, 2007
Filed under: Medical, Gastrointestinal
$30,000 Award in Hawaii Medical Negligence Suit by On March 14, 2006, a court in Hawaii awarded a prisoner $30,000 for medical negligence by Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) personnel. Walter V. Rodenhurst, III, was a pre-trial detainee who was incarcerated at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) due to overcrowding …
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 …
$248,000 Jury Award for Inhumane D.C. Jail Conditions by Five prisoners in the D.C. Jail were awarded a total of $248,000 in damages On February 1, 2006, following a two day jury trial in federal district court over inhumane and unconstitutional conditions at the jail. Shannon J. Battle, Bernard Brown, …
Article • June 15, 2007 • from PLN June, 2007
Dr. Yank: Washington Prison Dentist Nearly Kills Patient by by Rick Anderson If anyone really needed another reason to fear the dentist, Dr. Joel Diven provided it one day in May 2006, when a state prisoner climbed into his dental chair with a toothache. State investigators say Diven, 72, a …
Landmark Settlement Reduces SHU Time, Increases Treatment Of New York Prisoners With Mental Illness by by Betsy Sterling After five years of litigation and two weeks of trial, the New York State Department of Correctional Services and Office of Mental Health have agreed to a settlement that establishes major improvements …
Article • June 15, 2007 • from PLN June, 2007
Phoenix, Arizona Sheriff’s Policy Delaying Prisoners’ Elective Abortions Enjoined by John Dannenberg Phoenix, Arizona Sheriff's Policy Delaying Prisoners' Elective Abortions Enjoined by John E. Dannenberg Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's policy that required a female prisoner seeking an elective abortion to first obtain a court order for this procedure …
Alaska Jail Settles Alcohol Withdrawal Death Case For $573,000 by On June 12, 2006, the State of Alaska settled a federal civil rights lawsuit over the wrongful death of a prisoner in a state-run jail for $573,000. Julia Walker is the mother of Troy Wallace, who died while a prisoner …
Brief • June 4, 2007
Filed under: Respiratory, Smoking
Washington v. Denney, MO, Complaint, Smoking, 2007 j IN THE UNITED STATE DISTICT COURT EASTERD OF MISSOURI MR. ECCLESIASTICAL DENZEL WASHINGTON S. vs. 01--tf /IJ1 GOVENOR MATT BLUNT CASE NO. --(V-{ --SOW QUESTION JURY TRIAL DEMEND DEFENDANT LARRY CRAWFORD DEFENDANT DAVE DORMINE DEFENDANT WENDELL ENLOE DEFENDANT JAY CASSADY DEFENDANT BRAD …
Perry v. City of Gary, IN, Complaint, Police Brutality, 2007 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA PERCY PERRY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) v. THE CITY OF GARY, INDIANA, ) CORPORAL ANTHONY BLOOD, AND ) OFFICER IRVING GIVENS, ) ) Defendants. ) Complaint …
Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 12 - Contract Between SHP and Charles Bush, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2007 Exhibit 1 PHYSICIAN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT between Southern Health Partners, Inc. and CHARLES A. BUSH, M.D. THIS AGREEMENT IS MADE AND ENTERED INTO this 1ST day of July, 2001, between …
Duvall v. Dallas County, TX, Complaint, Failure to Protect; Infection, 2007 Case 3:07-cv-00929-L Document 1 Filed 05/24/07 Page 1 of 10 PageID 1 Case 3:07-cv-00929-L Document 1 Filed 05/24/07 Page 2 of 10 PageID 2 Case 3:07-cv-00929-L Document 1 Filed 05/24/07 Page 3 of 10 PageID 3 Case 3:07-cv-00929-L Document …
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 Prison Health Care System Found Contemptuous by David Reutter by David M. Reutter "Step on a man's foot once, and a polite apology will do. Do it twice, and a profuse apology is in order. Do it thrice, and you have left the land of apology and entered the …
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