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Article • August 15, 2000 • from PLN August, 2000
$800,000 Settlement in AZ Jail Restraint Suit by In August, 1999, the Maricopa County board of supervisors, approved an $800,000 settlement for a pretrial detainee subjected to excessive force in the Maricopa County (Phoenix) Jail in Arizona. Richard Post, a wheelchair bound paraplegic was arrested and taken to the county …
Article • June 15, 1999 • from PLN June, 1999
CMS Settles Wrongful Death Suit for $75,000 by In 1998 Correctional Medical services (CMS) and the estate of Mark Murphy settled a wrongful death suit for $75,000. CMS is the largest provider of privatized medical care to prisoners and jail detainees. Mark Murphy was imprisoned at the Delaware Correctional Center …
Article • August 15, 1997 • from PLN August, 1997
Utah Supreme Court Vacates Damage Reduction in Prison Suit by The Utah supreme court held that prisoners can sue for money damages for violation of their state constitutional rights, a landmark ruling for Utah prisoners. Roger Bott, a Utah state prisoner, sought medical care when he began experiencing vision problems. …
Article • May 15, 1997 • from PLN May, 1997
No Care for STD Violates Eighth Amendment by A federal district court in Texas held that a jail prisoner had stated a claim for violation of his eighth amendment right to medical treatment when he was not provided with medical treatment for a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) he had sought …
Jail Sued Under ADA by In 1990 Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12131-12134, which prohibits discrimination against the disabled by public services. Readers will note that this law applies to prisons and jails who can be sued for failing to provide disabled prisoners with …
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