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Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: Prison Reform
Trump Calls Prison Reform “Very Important” as First Step Act Passes in the House by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Does “tough on crime” President Donald J. Trump support prison reform? If his comments at a January 2018 listening session can be believed, the answer is a qualified “yes” – …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Federal Judge Dismisses Class-action Suits Over Jail Phone Rates, Commissions by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On August 10, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers dismissed four related class-action lawsuits in which prisoners challenged the rates and commission kickbacks associated with jail phone service contracts. A group of …
15 Years to Life for Jailers Who Beat Mentally Ill Prisoner to Death by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Three former California jail guards were convicted of second-degree murder for fatally beating a mentally ill prisoner who suffered what prosecutors called an “agonizing and painful” death. In January 2018, the …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: Dogs
Prisoners Help Train Future (K9) Law Enforcement Officers by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Post-9/11, the demand for highly-trained explosives investigators has grown significantly; law enforcement agencies nationwide have hurried to recruit officers who have received specialized training in the detection of bombs and accelerants. And in an ironic twist, …
Article • July 27, 2018
$330,000 Awarded to Brooklyn Woman and Minor Nephew over False Arrest and Two Years of Malicious Prosecution by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Brooklyn woman and her 16-year-old nephew, who were charged with harassing a police officer and obstruction, then compelled to attend around 20 court appearances over two …
Federal Jury Awards Michigan Woman $1,048,000 over Retaliatory Arrests by Christopher Zoukis A Michigan woman who police arrested twice on charges of filing a false police report of rape was awarded just over $1 million after a federal jury found that the arrests were in retaliation for her criticism of …
Article • July 27, 2018
Federal Jury Awards Texas Man $169,128 in Excessive Force Claim Against Sheriff’s Deputy by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zouki Richard Uekert, who suffered a fractured nose and teeth from a San Patricio County sheriff’s deputy, was awarded $169,128 by a federal jury after it determined that the deputy used excessive …
Article • July 27, 2018
New York Man Falsely Arrested and Maliciously Prosecuted Settles Suit with Nassau County Officials by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A New York man—whose partner reported to police that he made threats on her life and who was subsequently arrested and jailed before the charge was dismissed— agreed to a …
Article • July 27, 2018
Massachusetts Settles Claim by U.S. over Gender-Biased Prison Guard Exam by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The state of Massachusetts agreed to stop using the Caritas physical abilities test in the selection process of its prison guards upon a judicial finding that it negatively discriminated against women — and it agreed …
Article • July 27, 2018
$30,000 Settlement Reached for New Jersey Prisoner Assaulted by Guards by Christopher Zoukis      Lester Seeley, who was allegedly assaulted by several guards while being held in the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, New Jersey, agreed to a $30,000 settlement with the county.      According to Seeley, he suffered …
Father of Man Strangled While in Missouri Jail Accepts Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis George Stevens, whose son was strangled to death by another man while being held in a Missouri jail, agreed to a settlement with the city of St. Louis in response to his wrongful death …
$125,000 Awarded to Pennsylvania Prisoner over Excessive Force by Guards by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Cornell L. Warren, a diabetic prisoner held in a Pennsylvania state prison, was awarded $125,000 in damages after a jury found that a guard used excessive force against him that resulted in a broken …
Article • July 26, 2018
$190,000 for Man Falsely Arrested and Maliciously Prosecuted by NYPD by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A man who was arrested by New York City police officers without probable cause or evidence, then maliciously prosecuted before the charges were dropped, was awarded $190,000 as a result of his federal civil …
Pennsylvania Prisoner Receives Settlement from Guards over Excessive Force Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  A prisoner who was maced, restrained and unnecessarily disciplined agreed to a settlement with Pennsylvania guards in exchange for dropping his federal civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive force.      On February 8, 2008, Allen …
$99,000 Settlement Reached in Negligent Enforcement of Protection Order Case by Christopher Zoukis  by Christopher Zoukis The family of Jessica Ann Monroe-Mead agreed to a $99,000 settlement with the county of Newaygo, Michigan, and the sheriff to settle a civil rights claim alleging failure to properly respond to and enforce …
California Prisoner Moved to Formerly Condemned Facility with No Bed Settles Civil Rights Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis David C. Moore, a California prisoner who was temporarily sent to a different prison and assigned to a cell with no bed, the conditions of which caused him back pains, …
Sikh Harassed for Refusing to Cut Beard Settles Civil Rights Suit with California Prison Officials by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A practicing Sikh in a California prison who refused to cut his beard for religious reasons when ordered by guards agreed to a settlement with the prison system and …
Article • July 26, 2018
$78,214 Awarded to Massachusetts Prisoner Assaulted by Other Inmates by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A prisoner incarcerated in the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (MDOC) who warned guards of an impending attack, was assured by them of his safety, and then attacked, was awarded $78,214 by a Superior Court jury. …
Article • July 26, 2018
Kentucky Jail Guard Receives $60,000 Jury Award in Sexual Harassment Suit by Christopher Zoukis  A female corporal at the Fayette County Jail in Kentucky who was sexually harassed by her male supervisors was awarded $60,000 after a jury agreed with her harassment claim but rejected her claim of assault and …
Article • July 26, 2018
Visually Impaired Missouri Prisoner Receives Settlement Over Denial of Reasonable Accommodations by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Richard Ruffin, a prisoner at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center (MECC), received an enforced settlement with the prison and prison officials, one aspect of which provides him with enlarged-text materials that he is …
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