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Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017
Filed under: Cancer, Failure to Treat
Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Civil Rights Suit against Cook County Jail by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Kevin Dixon was a pretrial detainee at the Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois when he was diagnosed with a paratracheal mass. Unfortunately, according to the Seventh Circuit, medical personnel at the …
Report Finds Substandard Medical Care in ICE Facilities by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In a July 2016 report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) found that 16 of the 18 immigrant detainees who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody from 2012 to 2015 received substandard medical care, and that …
May v. Logan, IL, Settlement, Sexual Assault of a Terminally Ill Inmate, 2017 6494 MRS/PJS IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION FLOYD MAY, Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) vs. HOLLY LOGAN, Defendant. ) ) ) ) No. 14 CV 10103 Honorable …
Bryant v. NM Corrections Dept, NM, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (“Agreement”) is entered into by Charles Bryant, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert Lawrence Bryant (“Plaintiff” or “Releasor”), the GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter “GEO”) and Corizon, LLC fka …
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 …
Bryant v. NM Corrections Dept, NM, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 1/9/2017 2:13:52 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO Ginger Sloan FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF SANTA FE STATE OF NEW MEXICO Charles Bryant, as the personal representative for the ESTATE OF ROBERT LAWRENCE BRYANT, …
Corizon, CCA Settle Lawsuit Over Solitary Confinement of Elderly Woman by Matthew Clarke Corizon Health and for-profit prison firm Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) have settled a lawsuit over the solitary confinement of a then-70-year-old prisoner following an alleged false positive drug test caused by Zantac, a heartburn medication. Carol …
Brief • September 8, 2016
D'Amico v. Montoya, FL, Order Granting Preliminary Injunction, no medical care, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-00127-MW-CAS Document 125 Filed 09/08/16 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION STEVEN F. D’AMICO, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 4:15cv127-MW/CAS DR. VERNON MONTOYA, DR. A. BUCARELLI, …
Hollingsworth v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case: 1:15-cv-01595 Document #: 53 Filed: 09/06/16 Page 1 of 10 PageID #:142 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ARTERO HOLLINGSWORTH, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, LOGAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, SHERIDAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, WEXFORD MEDICAL CORPORATION, …
Brief • September 2, 2016
Grenier v. Semple, CT, Amended Complaint, Radon Gas Exposure, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-01465-AVC Document 15 Filed 09/02/16 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT LEE GRENIER; TAVORUS FLUKER; ANTHONY ROGERS; THOMAS MARRA; LAWRENCE TOWNSEND; TERRENCE EASTON; LAMONT SAMUEL; IAN COOKE; and J. MICHAEL FARREN, on behalf of …
Article • August 4, 2016
Alaskan Prisoner Deaths under Scrutiny by Matthew Clarke The Alaskan state legislature held a hearing in July 2014 after five Alaskan prisoners died between April and June of that year. According to Joe Schmidt, director of the Alaska Department of Corrections, the 2010 national prisoner death rate was .217% and …
DÁmico v. Montoya, FL, Report and Recommendation, Medical Negligence, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-00127-MW-CAS Document 111 Filed 07/28/16 Page 1 of 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION STEVEN F. D'AMICO, Plaintiff, vs. Case No. 4:15cv127-MW/CAS DR. VERNON MONTOYA, DR. A. BUCARELLI, DR. ALFONSO …
Incarceration, Justice and the Planet: How the Fight Against Toxic Prisons May Shape the Future of Environmentalism by Panagioti Tsolkas Prisons inspire little in terms of natural wonder. It might be a weed rises through a crack and blooms for a moment. It might be a prisoner notices. But prisoners, …
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
New York Court of Claims Awards $1.75 Million to Prisoner’s Estate by Derek Gilna Scott Degina, a New York state prisoner, sued the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) for damages as a result of negligent treatment of his severe urological problems. He further alleged that due to the …
Oyenik v. Corizon Health, Inc., AZ, Reply Brief, Deliberate Indifference Medical Treatment, 2016 Case: 15-16850, 05/06/2016, ID: 9966889, DktEntry: 41, Page 1 of 20 No. 15-16850 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT RONALD EDWARD OYENIK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CORIZON HEALTH INC., Defendant-Appellee. On Appeal from the United States …
Wayne World v. Correctional Managed Health Care, CT, medical malpractice and neglect complaint, 2016 r!! 1 of 10 Case 3:16-cv-00519-JCH Document 1 Filed 04/01/16 Page UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT tr'layne Prisoner Civil lJorld Number: March 22 2016 \rS ?,25 ÇLU st7 -rd? ?¡l!, ( ,.) Correctíonal Managed …
Reproductive Health Care in Women’s Prisons “Painful” and “Traumatic” by Victoria Law By Victoria Law, Truthout It was Kim Dadou’s second day at New York’s Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. As part of the prison’s intake process, she was brought to the prison’s medical unit for a gynecological exam and pap smear. …
Civil Rights Advocates Laud Healthcare Settlement with Arizona Prison System by Joe Watson by Joe Watson and Derek Gilna Civil rights organizations hailed the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed against the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) in the wake of scores of prisoner deaths and preventable injuries stemming from …
Oyenik v. Corizon Health, Inc., AZ, Opening Brief, Deliberate Indifference Medical Treatment, 2016 Case: 15-16850, 01/27/2016, ID: 9841902, DktEntry: 13, Page 1 of 38 No. 15-16850 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT RONALD EDWARD OYENIK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CORIZON HEALTH INC., ET AL., Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the …
Article • October 30, 2015
Heart Disease, Cancer, and Suicide Continue to be Leading Causes of Prisoner Deaths by Derek Gilna Heart Disease, Cancer, and Suicide Continue to be Leading Causes of Prisoner Deaths by Derek Gilna In 2000, the Bureau of Justice Statistics began to compile statistics from state and local jails on causes …
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