S.L. v. Sheriff Swanson, MI, Complaint, Prohibit of In-Person Visits, 2024 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 7th CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF GENESEE S.L.. T.L.L., T.L.. C.L.. M.L. J.L., N.L., D.L., and J-1.L. , by their next friend Onisha Lyle, Z.T.E .. Z.W., K.W. , by their next friend …
M.M. v. Sheriff King, MI, Complaint, Prohibit of In-Person Visits, 2024 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 3P CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF ST. CLAIR 1 M.M., by her next friend Danielle McDonald, C.P. and A.P., by their next friend Brianna Griffin, MARIE BILLS, and KATHLEEN TANTON, individually and on …
Michigan Reaches $1.03 Million Settlement with Exonerated Prisoner by The state of Michigan has agreed to pay former prisoner Jeff Titus, 71, a total of $1.03 million for nearly 21 years he spent incarcerated for killing two hunters before his convictions were overturned. Titus, who consistently maintained his innocence, then …
Sixth Circuit Revives Suit by Pregnant Mentally Ill Michigan Detainee Allegedly Kicked in Her Womb by Jail Guard, Losing Baby by On July 17, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit deemed testimony by a pregnant mentally ill detainee no less credible than that of her Michigan …
Michigan Supreme Court: DOC Owes Attorney Fees in Public Records Case Even if Plaintiff Is Represented Pro Bono by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 26, 2023, the Michigan Supreme Court held that journalists seeking release of videos from the state Department of Corrections (DOC) were prevailing parties and …
News in Brief by Alabama: Within 48-hours of booking into the Morgan County Jail on August 29, 2023, Miles Rea Batson, 39, had two second-degree assault charges added to his public intoxication charge as well as another for disarming a law enforcement agent. WHNT in Huntsville reported that during booking …
McCann v. Fuller, MI, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2023 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN RAYMONDE. MCCANN, II, Plaintiff No. 1:19-cv-1032 V HON. PAULL. MALONEY BRYAN FULLER; Special Representative for the ESTATE of JAMES BEDELL; MARCUS DONKER; MICHAEL SHANE CRIGER; VILLAGE OF CONSTANTINE; and as-yet UNKNOWN OFFICERS OF THE …
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 12, 2023, an Alabama jail guard was caught – in uniform – stealing Pokemon cards from a Walmart. WBMA in Birmingham reported that Josh Hardy then fled store security on foot before cops caught him in a nearby restaurant. Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew …
Despite Prior Settlement Agreement, Sick Michigan Prisoners Still Forced to Wait for Medication in Cold and Rain by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Owing in part to the diligent efforts of Michigan prisoner Mark White and a suit he filed in March 2023, it appears that employees of the state …
News in Brief by Alabama: A state Department of Corrections (DOC) guard was arrested on June 10, 2023, for allegedly smuggling drugs, including meth, to a prisoner at Kilby Correctional Facility, 1819 News reported. Charlie Townsend, 28, resigned from his position upon his arrest by the Law Enforcement Services Division. …
$30,000 Paid by Michigan to Prisoner Wrongfully Classified as Sex Offender by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 6, 2023, a Michigan prisoner dismissed his complaint against officials with the state Department of Corrections (DOC) after agreeing to accept $30,000 to settle claims that he suffered the “stigmatizing …
Fox v. Washington, MI, Opinion, Religous Discrimination, 2023 RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 23a0136p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT JAMES HARRISON FOX; SCOTT DAVID PERREAULT, Plaintiffs-Appellants, ┐ │ │ > v. HEIDI E. WASHINGTON, Director of the Michigan Department of …
News in Brief by Arizona: A private prison guard in Arizona was picked up on drug charges in California on April 18, 2023, as he made his way back from Mexico with his wife and kids – along with almost 53 pounds of meth and heroin stashed in the gas …
Four Michigan Jail Guards Guilty in Detainee Death, Family Paid $2.4 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Just weeks before their trial was to begin on charges of involuntary manslaughter in a detainee’s death, four guards at Michigan’s Muskegon County Jail pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of Willful …
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Caves to Criticism, Accepts Resignation of Formerly Incarcerated Clerk by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On January 5, 2023, new Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Bolden announced she had accepted the resignation of her formerly incarnated clerk, Pete Martel. In doing so, the justice bowed …
Corizon Bankruptcy Threatens $6.4 Million Award to Family of Michigan Prisoner Whose Five-Day Jail Term Turned Into Death Sentence by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On December 5, 2022, a jury in federal court for the Western District of Michigan awarded $6.4 million to the estate of Wade Jones, 40, …
$2.4 Million Judgment Against Michigan Jail Doctor Convicted of Sexually Abusing Three Prisoners by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 8, 2022, the federal court forthe Eastern District of Michigan awarded $2.4 million in compensatory and punitive damages to three prisoners sexually abused in 2018 by a former physician …
Sixth Circuit Won’t Hold Michigan County Liable After Mentally Ill Prisoner Impregnates Another by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On May 3, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment favoring for defendant officials with Wayne County, Michigan, in a complaint filed by one mentally …
News in Brief by Alabama: WBAM in Birmingham reported that a guard at the Blount County Jail was taken into custody and fired on January 31, 2023. Joseph Snow, 43, was charged with second-degree assault for injuring a detainee during an incident captured on surveillance video. Sheriff Mike Moon called …
