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Article • April 18, 2018
Filed under: Excessive Force, Police
City of Coronado, Calif., Pays $5.5M over Excessive Force Injuries by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis An off-duty police officer, Aaron Mansker, negligently pursued 30-year-old Steven Foley and detained him using excessive force. Mansker shot Foley in the knee and hip, causing muscle damage and the loss of Foley's football …
Article • April 17, 2018
Airport Whistleblower Awarded $340,000 for Retaliation by Dallas Police by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal jury found that a Dallas police officer had been unlawfully retaliated against in two instances after he reported violations of the law, awarding him a total of $340,000.      In November 2005, Robert …
Article • April 17, 2018
Jury Awards Florida Man $11,001 for False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Leon County, Florida, jury found that two undercover narcotics officers for the Apalachicola Police Department were liable for damages in the false arrest and imprisonment of Willie Baucham in the amount of …
Article • April 17, 2018
Filed under: Police, False Arrest
Chicago Police Officers Settle False Arrest Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Chicago man, who was arrested and prosecuted for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, agreed to an undisclosed settlement with four officers of the Chicago Police Department.      On October 24, 2007, Robinson …
Article • April 17, 2018
Federal Jury Awards $4 Million Over Mistreatment by Bell Gardens, Calif., Police by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis After a three-week trial against the City of Bell Gardens, California and numerous Bell Gardens police officers, a federal jury awarded Gerardo Cazares and Marcelo Moreno each about $2.2 million for physical …
Article • April 17, 2018
Deaf Drivers Settle with North Las Vegas Over Discriminatory Police Treatment by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Jeffrey Beardsley and Melissa Ward reached a settlement with the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, for an undisclosed amount after suing the city for mistreatment, malpractice and civil rights violations by employees …
City of Chicago Settles for $4.7 Million After Jury Finds Police Inflicted Rectal Trauma with Screwdriver by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois found that the Chicago Police were liable for physical injury and violation of a man's Fourth Amendment rights when …
Article • April 17, 2018
California Woman Awarded $149,400 for Excessive Force by Jail Officials by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Karen Carter, a 43-year-old dental hygienist, was awarded $149,400 by a federal jury after they found that four Santa Clara, California, jail guards used excessive force against her. On April 3, 2005, Carter was …
Article • April 17, 2018
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Exclusive: Photos Show Aftermath of Lethal South Carolina Prison Brawl that Left Seven Dead by Steve Horn by Steve Horn WARNING: This article contains graphic images. Photos obtained by Prison Legal News appear to reveal the bloody aftermath of a riot that occurred at the Lee Correctional Institution in South …
Article • April 16, 2018
Tenth Circuit upholds class certification of immigration detainees forced to labor by Matthew Clarke On February 9, 2018, the Tenth Circuit court of appeals upheld the certification of two classes of immigration detainees who were forced by GEO Group to labor without pay or to "volunteer" to labor for $1 …
Ninth Circuit Disfavors First Amendment Bivens Claim Against Private Reentry Center by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On February 7, 2018, the Ninth Circuit court of appeals held that a federal prisoner could not pursue a claim that a privately operated reentry center's employees had violated his First and Fifth …
Article • April 16, 2018
Filed under: Abortion, Immigration, Juveniles
Government Contractor Issues Gag Order on Its Lawyers About Abortion Rights by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In fear of losing it $285 million contract with the government, a group that provides lawyers to immigrant children told its lawyers to stop telling minors about their rights to access abortion services. …
Tortured and Wrongly Held at Guantánamo for 14 Years, Abdul Zahir Now Has Freedom, but No Justice by Adam Hudson by Adam Hudson, Truthout | Report Before Barack Obama left office, he released 10 detainees from Guantánamo to Oman. Among them was Abdul Zahir, a 45-year-old man from Afghanistan. Zahir was detained at Guantánamo for 14 …
Article • April 11, 2018
Double Punishment: After Prison, Moms Face Legal Battles to Reunite With Kids by Victoria Law by Victoria Law, Truthout | Report This story is the first in a new Truthout series, Severed Ties: The Human Toll of Prisons. This series will dive deeply into the impact of incarceration on families, loved …
Article • April 10, 2018
Detainees’ Forced Labor Claim Against GEO Class-Certified by David Reutter by David Reutter The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the certification of two subclasses in litigation alleging that GEO Group violated federal forced labor and Colorado unjust enrichment laws at its Aurora, Colorado, immigrant detention center. The complaint alleged …
Article • April 9, 2018
City, Police of Speedway, Ind., Settle False Arrest and Excessive Force Suit by Christopher Zoukis      by Christopher Zoukis     Edward Bowden agreed to a settlement of an undisclosed amount with the city of Speedway, Indiana, and the Speedway Police Department for civil rights violations against him.      On December …
Breaking News! Tennessee: New Trial Ordered in Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Case by Steve Horn by Steve Horn On April 5, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that a lawsuit over the death of 33-year-old Charles “Jason” Toll – a prisoner who died in 2010 after …
EXCLUSIVE: 'Survivors Guide to Prison': An Interview with the Film Producer by Steve Horn by Steve Horn  A new film, “Survivors Guide to Prison,” has hit the small screens on-demand on Amazon, iTunes, Fandango, Hulu and other online streaming venues. It provides not only a step-by-step guide to how to …
Immigrant, Refugee Detainees Allege Abusive Treatment at Private Texas Facility by Steve Horn Detainees predominantly from Somalia have alleged abusive conditions and treatment at a Sierra Blanca, Texas, immigration detention facility operated by LaSalle Corrections, according to a new report published by the Texas A&M University School of Law Immigrant …
Article • April 3, 2018
Imagining a World Without Prisons by James Kilgore  By James Kilgore, Truthout | Op-Ed This story is the seventh in Truthout's "Visions of 2018" series, in which activist leaders answer the question: "What would you like to see created, built, imagined or begun this year?" Each piece will focus on a bold idea …
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