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Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
$8.25 Million Verdict Against Former Colorado Sheriff for Detainee’s Sexual Assault During Jail Transfer by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 4, 2022, a federal jury in Colorado awarded $8.25 million to a woman taken by a former sheriff to his home and sexually assaulted as he was transporting …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Filed under: Failure to Treat, PLRA
Tenth Circuit: Colorado Prisoner’s Injury Requiring Medical Treatment Not De Minimus by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, in a mixed ruling issued on January 11, 2023, found a prisoner’s allegations satisfied the physical injury requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform …
Article • July 14, 2023
Colorado Becomes Seventh State to Prohibit Jailing Immigrants for ICE by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi On June 20, 2023, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed a new law to “eliminate involvement in immigration detention” by local governments in the state. When it takes effect in 2024, House Bill 1100 …
Article • June 13, 2023
Former FBI Agent and Admitted Russian Spy Found Dead in Federal Prison by Gregory Teixeira by Gregory P. Teixeira  A former FBI agent who was convicted of being one of the most damaging spies in U.S. history, was found dead in his cell on June 5, 2023, at the federal …
Article • June 1, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
Filed under: Kidney, Food
Over $3.5 Million Paid to Incontinent Colorado Prisoner Offered Diapers Instead of Dining Priority Pass by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On December 16, 2022, a jury in federal court for the District of Colorado awarded $3.5 million to state prisoner Jason Brooks, whose complaint alleged simply that the …
Brief • April 17, 2023
Estate of Tomas Beauford v. Mesa County, CO, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2023 Legal Counsel. DinsmOre DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP 1775 Shcnnan Street, Suile-2500 Denver, CO 80203 www.dinsmore.com ANDREW B. CLAUSS (303) 296-4971 (direct) andrew.clauss@dinsmore.com April 24, 2023 VIA HAND-DELIVERY David A. Lane Killmer Lane & Newman LLP 1543 Champa Street, …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Suspended Colorado Work Release Program Exposes Companies’ Reliance on Low-Wage Labor by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart Human resources manager Jeanette Carmack called them “really, really good guys”: nine prisoners from the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) who filled positions in the Public Works and Parks, Recreation and Golf departments …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Polling Stations Inside Jails Combat Voter Disenfranchisement by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders America’s carceral system strips millions of people of many privileges as citizens. Even when released, some of those privileges are not regained. Take voting, for instance. Felons – with rare exceptions in a couple of states – …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: On January 9, 2023, the Montgomery Police Department (MPD) arrested a guard at the city jail for an alleged off-duty assault, the Birmingham News reported. It’s unclear who filed the misdemeanor complaint against Reba Foulks, 36; MPD didn’t begin its investigation until …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Colorado’s Halfway Houses Returning Half of Residents to Prison by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On July 9, 2022, the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) rescinded a new policy that barred parole officers from getting arrest warrants for people who walk away from one of the state’s halfway houses. The …
Brief • February 22, 2023
Nash v. Mikesell, CO, Order Re Claims for Injunctive Relief, Policies and Practices, 2023 DISTRICT COURT, TELLE~ COUNTY, COLORADO Court address: 101 West Bennett Ave., P.0. Box DATE F LED: Febmary 22, 2023 11 :36 AM 997, Cripple Creek, CO 80813 Phone Number: (719) 689-7360 < ; BERCK NASH, et …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Tenth Circuit Says Prison Work Assignment Covered Under ADA Protections by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled on August 25, 2022, that prison employment falls under federally funded programs protected by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
$300,000 Paid by Colorado to Prisoner Sexually Harassed by Guard with Foot Fetish by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On July 25, 2022, Colorado agreed to pay former state prisoner Susan Ullery $300,000 to settle her claims that she was sexually harassed by a former guard &mdash; who also sexually …
Article • January 20, 2023
Denver Jailer Breaks Detainee’s Wrist with Nunchucks, Gets Whopping 3-Day Suspension by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Back on April 25, 2021, while attempting to remove handcuffs and leg shackles from an unruly and apparently intoxicated detainee, Denver Sheriff&rsquo;s Deputy Daniel Rodriguez broke out a pair of nunchucks. …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On November 2, 2022, a former state prison guard at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility near Birmingham pleaded guilty to federal contraband smuggling charges. The Birmingham News reported that Wilson Brian Clemons, 32, was arrested on November 23, 2021, on state counts of marijuana …
Brief • December 16, 2022
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Brooks v. Colorado Department of Corrections, CO, Jury Instructions, Denial of Medical Care, 2022 Case 1:13-cv-02894-SKC Document 432 Filed 12/16/22 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 38 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No.: 1:13-cv-02894-SKC JASON BROOKS, Plaintiff, v. COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. …
Brief • December 16, 2022
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Brooks v. Colorado Department of Corrections, CO,Special Interrogatories to the Jury, Denial of Medical Care, 2022 Case 1:13-cv-02894-SKC Document 435 Filed 12/16/22 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No.: 1:13-cv-02894-SKC JASON BROOKS, Plaintiff, v. COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF …
Brief • December 16, 2022
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Brooks v. Colorado Department of Corrections, CO,Verdict, Denial of Medical Care, 2022 Case 1:13-cv-02894-SKC Document 434 Filed 12/16/22 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No.: 1:13-cv-02894-SKC JASON BROOKS, Plaintiff, v. COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. VERDICT FORM …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Federal Government Pays $300,000 for Endangering Diabetic Prisoner With ‘Dramatically’ Subpar Care by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On May 25, 2022, a former federal prisoner agreed to accept $300,000 to settle claims he was subjected to unconstitutionally bad treatment for severe Type 1 diabetes while incarcerated by the federal …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Colorado Prisoner Targeted by Gangs Wins Injunction for Placement in Protective Custody by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Finding a Colorado state prisoner was in grave danger from gang members he&rsquo;d testified against in a murder investigation, the federal court for the District of Colorado enjoined the state Department …
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