Ohio Jails Find Loophole to Again Charge Booking Fees by Lockups in suburban Cincinnati just aren’t as profitable as they once were. So sheriff’s offices in southwestern Ohio’s Hamilton and Butler counties are charging prisoners for the time they’re forced to spend in jail. More than 10 years ago, a …
Fraley-Arpan v. Ohio DOC, OH, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, Prisoner Assault, 2012 F';ILt:~ . COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO 2012 APR I 0 AM 10: 25 IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO BROOKE FRALEY-ARPAN, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE AND NEXT OF KIN OF BRANDON A. COPAS, …
Report Criticizes Ohio Prison Doctor Who Resigned by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An August 2011 performance report by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) found that a prison doctor failed to properly follow-up with his patients, and improperly discontinued medications and treatment without meeting with patients. …
State of Ohio v. Broom, OH, Judgment, 8th Am death penalty failed execution, 2012 [Cite as State v. Broom, 2012-Ohio-587.] Court of Appeals of Ohio EIGHTH APPELLATE DISTRICT COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION No. 96747 STATE OF OHIO PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE vs. ROMELL BROOM DEFENDANT-APPELLANT JUDGMENT: AFFIRMED Civil Appeal from …
Ohio Adam Walsh Act Violates Separation of Powers Doctrine by Provisions of Ohio’s Adam Walsh Act (AWA) that require the reclassification of sex offenders by the Ohio Attorney General violate the separation of powers doctrine, the Ohio Supreme Court decided on June 3, 2010. In 2006, Congress passed the federal …
Ohio ACLU, Other Organizations Release Reports on Prison Privatization by In April 2011 the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio (ACLU) released an expansive report entitled Prisons for Profit: A Look at Prison Privatization, which draws strongly on the experiences of other states with heavily-privatized prison systems. The report concludes …
Ohio County’s Intensive Probation Program Failing Miserably by Justin Miller A study has found that an intensive probation program in Hamilton County, Ohio is so unsuccessful that its participants are actually more likely to re-offend than those convicted of similar crimes who receive no supervision at all, according to the …
Ohio Prisoner Escape and Hostage-Taking Results in Lawsuit Against CCA, Settlement by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) has agreed to a confidential settlement in a negligence suit following an escape from one of the company’s private prisons. On April 2, 2007, prisoner Billy Jack Fitzmorris, held at the CCA-run Northeast …
$370,000 in Annual Phone Revenue at Ohio Jail by At the Montgomery County jail in Dayton, Ohio, taking more than a half-million dollars annually from prisoners who want to call their loved ones is actually called “giving.” When asked by the Dayton Daily News about prisoners’ telephone access in Montgomery …
Ohio Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Public Records Damages to Prisoner by On December 1, 2010, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued and opinion affirming a court of appeals decision denying statutory damages to a prisoner who prevailed against prison officials in a public records mandamus action. Lambert Dehler, an …
Ohio DOC Not Liable in Prisoner’s MRSA Death by An Ohio claims court held that the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) is not liable for a prisoner’s death in a wrongful death and medical negligence lawsuit. The court’s ruling was based upon community-acquired MRSA not being widely acknowledged …
Piskura Etal v Taser Intl Oh Declaration Gary Vilke Taser Death 2011 10/17/2011 01:13 51%152450 PAGE SDCJ UNITED STATES DISTRlCT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Mary Piskura, ct al., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. I: IO-ev-00248 Judge Hennan J. Weber TASER INTERNATIONAL, INC., et aI., Defendants, DECLARATION OF …
Ohio DOC Guard Liable For Prisoner's Slip and Fall Exiting Transport Van by On March 19, 2007, Court of Claims of Ohio magistrate recommended that a state prison guard be found liable for allowing a mobility-impaired prisoner to receive injuries by slipping and falling while exiting a transport van. Edward …
Feds Intervene in Suit, Allege “Sadistic” Stun Gun Use at Ohio Jail; Jail Settles by Brandon Sample On November 3, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion to join a lawsuit filed by Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS) against the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, alleging “excessive, cruel, …
Ohio: Jailhouse Lawyer OK'd Absent State-Supplied Meaningful Alternatives by John Dannenberg Ohio: Jailhouse Lawyer OK’d Absent State-Supplied Meaningful Alternatives by John E. Dannenberg A majority of the Ohio Supreme Court held that the right of prisoners to meaningful access to the courts entitles them to be aided by jailhouse lawyers …
Correa v. Simone, OH, Depo of Grossi, False Arrest & Excessive Force, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION RAFEAL CORREA, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 1:10-CV-2273 v. OFFICER JAMES J. SIMONE, JR., et al, Defendants. ________________________________/ VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF DAVID M. GROSSI, SR. Taken on …
Ohio Prison Industry Cranks Out Crappy Toilet Paper by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The foray by Ohio Penal Industries (OPI), a branch of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, into manufacturing toilet paper has turned out to be a crappy deal for taxpayers. OPI creates a wide …
Ohio Legislature Cannot Increase Sex Offender Registration Requirements Imposed By Court by Michael Brodheim By Michael Brodheim A divided Ohio Court of Appeals has held that changes to the state's Sex Offender Registration and Notification (SORN) Act, increasing its registration and notification requirements, violate the constitutional separation of powers doctrine …
Ohio Negligent Shackling Claim Remanded by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample On April 8, 2010, the Court of Appeals of Ohio remanded a prisoner’s negligence claim against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRD). Jack Nott sued the ODRC after his left leg was amputated from the knee down. …
Qualified Immunity Based Summary Judgment Denied in Ohio Excessive Force Case by On November 25, 2008, an Ohio federal court denied prison officials' motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity in an excessive force case. The court also denied defendants' motions to dismiss, for judgment on the pleadings and …
