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Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Middlesex County, New Jersey Settles Solitary Confinement Suit by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In September 2018, Middlesex County, New Jersey agreed to settle a civil rights lawsuit and give prisoners held in a secure housing unit more freedom.  “It’s no longer possible to lock someone in solitary confinement and …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Strip Searches, Settlements
Michigan Prisoner Obtains $2,000 Settlement in Group Strip Search Suit by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On February 10, 2017, Mario Cavin, incarcerated at the Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility, filed a handwritten civil rights complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He alleged that he …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Georgia Pays More Than $3 Million to Settle Prison Medical Negligence Suits by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The state of Georgia paid over $3 million in 2018 to settle lawsuits involving two former doctors hired by Augusta University’s Georgia Correctional HealthCare (GCHC) to work in state prisons. …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Tennessee County Settles Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Use of Force Claim for $160,000 by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee has agreed to pay Timothy Warren $110,000 in damages for injuries he suffered at the county jail, plus an additional $50,000 in attorney’s …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Settlements
New Jersey DOC Settles Sexual Abuse Suit, but More Cases are Pending by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to settle a federal complaint that alleged multiple civil rights violations at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. That same facility, located in …
California Jail Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Conditions of Confinement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal civil rights suit filed by the Prison Law Office against Santa Clara County, California after a mentally ill prisoner was beaten to death by guards at the county’s jail has settled for policy …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Ohio County Jail Settles PLN Censorship Suit for $45,000 by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In response to a censorship lawsuit filed in 2017 by Prison Legal News’parent organization, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), Greene County, Ohio agreed to settle the case for $45,000. Filed in the U.S. District …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
California Prison Psychologist Blows Whistle on LGBTQ Harassment, Settles Lawsuit for Retaliation by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A prison psychologist who filed a complaint under the California Whistleblower Protection Act alleging blatant abuse by state prison guards against LGBTQ prisoners has agreed to settle her lawsuit and resign. Dr. …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
$150,000 Settlement after Michigan DOC Discriminates Against HIV Positive Prisoner by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss John Dorn sued the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) for subjecting him to harsher disciplinary penalties than other prisoners simply because he was HIV positive.  Represented by attorneys Chris E. Davis and Mark A. …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
No Summary Judgment for Jail’s Denial of Mental Health Treatment; $150,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On June 8, 2018, an Oregon fed-eral district court denied a summary judgment motion filed by jail officials, concluding that a reasonable jury could find a psychotic detainee’s 16-day confinement without treatment …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Female Prisoner Wore Wire to Take Down Rikers Island Guards, Wins $425,000 Settlement by Rick Anderson by Rick Anderson A female prisoner in New York who wore a wire to help bust three Rikers Island jailers who sexually abused her has received a $425,000 settlement from the city.  The trio …
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Taser Misuse at California Jail Costs County $1.15 Million by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On March 5, 2018, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department in California settled a federal civil rights lawsuit that alleged deputies at the Rancho Cucamonga jail engaged in a practice of “tasing” prisoners for their own …
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
$1 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A federal civil rights lawsuit brought by the family of a Texas prisoner who died after jailers ignored his rapidly deteriorating mental and physical condition settled for $1 million.  When Fernando Longoria, 29, reported …
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
$10 Million Award for Wrongly Jailed Philadelphia Man by A Philadelphia jury awarded Khanefah Boozer $10 million in a state court lawsuit that alleged police officer Ryan Waltman had falsely accused Boozer of firing shots at him. Boozer was the designated driver during a January 22, 2011 night out with friends. …
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Three Wrongfully Convicted Ohio Prisoners Receive $19.5 Million by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Eugene Johnson, Derrick Wheatt and Laurese Glover, also known as the East Cleveland Three, wrongfully convicted of the 1995 murder of Clifton Hudson, Jr., received a settlement totaling $4.5 million from Cuyahoga County, Ohio in March …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Illinois DOC Settles Lawsuit Filed by Deaf, Hard of Hearing Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) has settled a class-action suit brought by deaf and hard of hearing prisoners who said they were denied sign-language interpreters for what was called “high-stakes interactions” with …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
California: $1 Million Settlement in Suit Over Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 28, 2017, the family and estate of a mentally ill prisoner who committed suicide while incarcerated at the Yuba County jail in California filed suit in federal court alleging violations …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
$1.6 Million Settlement for Missouri Prison Guard Subjected to Sexual Harassment by The Missouri Department of Corrections (MDOC) has agreed to a $1.6 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by a female guard who alleged she was subjected to sexual harassment at the Kansas City Reentry Center (KCRC). Tina Gallego …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Connecticut DOC Settles Cancer Misdiagnosis Lawsuit for $1.3 Million by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell After misdiagnosing a prisoner’s skin cancer as psoriasis for years and refusing to perform tests when treatment was not working, the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle the prisoner’s …
Illinois Federal Jury Awards Prisoner $252,100 for Beating and Denial of Medical Care by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon During the noon meal on February 5, 2014, Illinois prison guard Nathan Berry found alcohol and an altered TV in a property box in a cell shared by Osbaldo Jose-Nicolas and …
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