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Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017
Fifth Circuit Upholds $2.85 Million Award in Suit over Jail Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 29, 2016, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury award of $1.5 million for pain and suffering and $917,000 for wrongful death in a lawsuit brought by survivors …
Florida Prisoner Deaths Spike with Privatized Prisoner Health Care by David Reutter by David Reutter With the advent of privatized prisoner health care in Florida, a spike in deaths has hit levels not seen in 10 years. Yet, privatization remains popular with Gov. Rick Scott, the former CEO of a …
California Sheriff’s Largest Campaign Donors include Corizon and Aramark by Greg Dober by Greg Dober  In Alameda County, California, Corizon Correctional Healthcare is facing questions regarding campaign contributions to County Sheriff Greg Ahern.  While investigating two inmate deaths at Santa Rita jail, in Alameda County, television station, KTVU-2 uncovered public …
Ryan v. County of Nassau, NY, Verdict, PTSD Suicide, 2017 Case 2:12-cv-05343-JS-SIL Document 108 Filed 04/12/17 Page 1 of 11 PageID #: 3552 ~ILED IN Olli K1 ·- ·:: COURT EXHIBIT ;J/LllJIJ 0 /L * u.s. o1~rR1e~ ci~~i~o.N.Y. APR 12 2017 * -------'--'--dk. ~ ~-_121-1~3 =----- ~-----k?----=----~-_yf ?J2iji!tA1;f:~ - -----------t+--------------····------ …
Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 7 - Acceptance of Service, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2017 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MARLBORO Gary Locklear, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Locklear, Plaintiff, vs. Marlboro County, Marlboro County Sheriffs Office, Marlboro County Detention Center, Dr. …
Article • April 11, 2017
Mentally Ill, Disabled CDCR Prisoner Dies Following Use of Force Incident by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On September 7, 2013, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) prisoner Joseph Duran, 35, a mentally ill inmate who breathed through the use of a tube in his throat, died following a …
Brief • April 11, 2017
Rowe v. City of Yelm, WA, Settlement, Wrongful Death Cardiac, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT J. Release. For the value of THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FNE THOUSAND AND 00/ 100 DOLLARS ($375,000.00), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, SEAN ROWE, an individual, and CARMEN ROWE, as an indi vidual and as the Personal Representative …
Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017
Texas City Settles Suit Over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $1.25 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke In April 2016, the City of Arlington, Texas agreed to pay the estate of a man who died in the municipal jail $1.25 million to settle a wrongful death suit. Two jailers were …
Article • March 29, 2017
California Health Care Facility Found Deficient and Unconstitutional by Gary Hunter In July 2013, at a cost of $840 million, the California Health Care Facility (CHCF) opened its doors for the purpose of providing care for over 1,800 prisoners. Less than a year later, in February 2014, a court-appointed overseer …
Burke v. Glanz, OK, Jury Verdict, Broken Neck Wrongful Death, 2017 Case 4:11-cv-00720-JED-PJC Document 498 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 03/20/17 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRJCT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA ROBBIE EMERY BURKE, as the Special Administratrix of the Estate of Elliott Earl …
Eighth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Minnesota Prisoner Medical Deliberate Indifference Lawsuit by On November 24, 2014, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a ruling that affirmed a district court order granting summary judgment to Olmstead County, Minnesota defendants in a lawsuit in which the family of a deceased …
An Inmate Died Of Thirst In A Jail Run By A Loudly Pro-Trump Sheriff by Terrill Thomas’ death in Milwaukee County Jail has been ruled a homicide. By Ryan J. Reilly, The Huffington Post WASHINGTON ― Authorities have ruled the death of an inmate at a jail run by a …
Sandra Bland Died One Year Ago by And Since Then, At Least 810 People Have Lost Their Lives in Jail By Dana Liebelson & Ryan J. Reilly, The Huffington Post Over the past year, there have been so many stories of violence and injustice in America, and even the most …
We Wanted To Find Troubled Jails, So We Counted The Bodies by Ten jails. More than 40 deaths. What happened in one year? By Ryan J. Reilly & Dana Liebelson, The Huffington Post WASHINGTON ― In any given year, the vast majority of the thousands of jails in the United …
Texas’ Largest Jail Hasn’t Learned Much From Sandra Bland’s Death by Poor and frightened people are still dying in this understaffed facility. By Ryan J. Reilly & Dana Liebelson, The Huffington Post Harris County Jail, which serves the Houston area, is one of the largest jails in the country. Like …
No place to be sick: When jail cell becomes a death chamber by Olympia makes no effort to regulate Washington’s jails, the state’s psychiatric hospitals of last resort By Levi Pulkkinen, SeattlePI.com Jimi Johnson, bottom, was 27 when he killed himself at Mason County Jail on April 23, 2013. Two …
Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Complaint, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2017 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MARLBORO ) ) ) Gary Locklear, individually and as ) Personal Representative of the Estate ) of Roy Locklear, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) vs. ) Marlboro County, Marlboro County ) …
Alaska Prisoner Deaths Criticized in Report by The deaths of four Alaska prisoners has placed a focus on that state’s prison system.  The handling of the deaths and a lack of training was criticized in a report that preceded the replacement of corrections commissioner. Gov. Bill Walker called the report’s …
New York Counties, Corizon Reach $1.85 Million Settlement in Detainee’s Death by Two New York counties agreed to pay $1.85 million to settle a lawsuit over the July 2011 death of detainee Irene Bamenga while she was under the care of private medical contractor Corizon Health. Bamenga, a French citizen, …
Washington: Teen’s Death in Tribal Jail Sparks Lawsuit, Contract Scrutiny by On January 9, 2017, Seattle attorneys Edwin Budge and Erik Heipt said they plan to file a federal lawsuit on behalf of the family of a teenager who died after warning jailers he had a heart condition and had …
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