Summary Judgment Denied in Ohio Police Excessive Force Case by An Ohio Federal district Court granted in part and denied in part a motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit against guards at the Montgomery County Jail, alleging use of excessive force. After being arrested by Dayton Police for criminal …
Ohio County Jail Settles Sex Suit for $30,000 by On September 14, 2006, Medina County, Ohio agreed to settle a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit by a woman who claimed that she was sexually exploited by guards. Tammy DeCosta sued Medina County after Kathy Hastings, a guard at the Medina …
Sex Addicted Ohio Sheriff’s Jail Supervisor Receives $1,000 Following Termination by Ohio’s Warren County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to pay $1,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former jail supervisor who was fired for viewing pornography and masturbating at work. A 2006 investigation of former Lieutenant Shaun Wells resulted …
$862,500 Settlement in Mentally Ill Ohio Jail Prisoner’s Death by A settlement of $862,500 has been reached in the death of a mentally ill prisoner who died at Ohio’s Summit County Jail (SCJ). While acting in a delusional and disoriented manner, Mark D. McCallaugh, 28, was arrested on August 7, …
Ohio Inspector General Finds Wrongful Acts by Prison System’s Assistant Director by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 29, 2009, the State of Ohio’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an investigative report concerning the relationship between Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) Assistant Director Michael Randle …
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Attorney General’s SORNA Regulations Violate APA; Law Cannot be Applied to Offenders Convicted Before Its Enactment by The Sexual Offenders Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) may not be applied to offenders who were convicted of sex offenses before the statute’s enactment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit …
OH Cuyahoga County-Securus Contract 2010-2018 SECURUS Technologies Master Services Agreement Cuyahoga County (OH) A004002 This Master Services Agreement (this "Agreement") is by and between COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, OHIO, a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the State of Ohio organized and existing under the Charter of Cuyahoga …
Attorney-Prepared Report to Ohio Government Entity Exempt from Disclosure by On April 21, 2009, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that a report prepared for a public entity by its long-time outside counsel was exempt from disclosure under the Ohio Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43. In July 2008, the mayor …
Ohio Prison Employees Involved in Improper Relationships, Drug Smuggling, Sexual Misconduct by Mark Wilson Four Ohio prison employees resigned or were fired amid an investigation into their improper relationships with prisoners, while in unrelated incidents four state prison guards were accused of sexual misconduct, smuggling drugs and soliciting bribes. The …
Problems Persist at Lucas County, Ohio Jail by Last month, PLN reported that four officials with the Sheriff’s Office in Lucas County, Ohio, including Sheriff James Telb, had been indicted on federal charges related to the June 1, 2004 death of jail prisoner Carlton Benton. [See: PLN, Oct. 2009, p.48]. …
Ohio Prison Guards Party, Federal Stimulus Funds Save Their Jobs by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Only weeks before ordering $640 million in spending cuts, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland paid more than 800 employees of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DORC) to attend a “Year End Review” …
Ohio Jail Officials Face Federal Charges, Investigation by Brandon Sample A federal grand jury has returned indictments against two Lucas County, Ohio jail guards in connection with the death of a prisoner. Additionally, Lucas County’s sheriff and another jail employee face charges of lying to investigators. According to the indictment, …
Ohio County Jail Agrees to Pay $75,000 For Locking Up Poor by On April 30, 2009, Hamilton County, Ohio agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of over 600 individuals who were jailed for non-payment of a fine without first being afforded an attorney or hearing to …
Sixth Circuit Overturns $625,000 Verdict for Ohio Prisoner Sexually Abused by Guard by Brandon Sample In what one judge described as a “legal travesty,” on March 13, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overturned a jury verdict in favor of a prisoner who had been sexually …
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Sex Offender Residency Restrictions Not Retroactive by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Supreme Court of Ohio held that a state statute restricting sex offenders from residing within 1,000 feet of a school (R.C. 2950.031) did not apply to sex offenders whose home purchase and offense …
Ohio Parole Authority Ordered to Grant Hearings that Provide Meaningful Parole Consideration by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, Ohio has entered summary judgment finding the Ohio Adult Parole Authority (APA) denies “meaningful parole consideration when they assign an inmate to a …
Ohio Limits Electronic Monitoring to Only Those Who Can Pay by If you’re convicted in Ohio and can afford to pay, you may be able to obtain release on electronic monitoring. If not, you can serve your time in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO). That is the new …
$445,000 Settlement in Ohio Jail Prisoner’s Medical Death by Ohio’s Hancock County Jail agreed to pay $445,000 in the death of a prisoner. The settlement provides no liability of wrongdoing in the April 26, 2006 death of prisoner Lisa Waddell. The suit was brought by Waddell’s daughter. Waddell was found …
Court Refuses to Overturn Guard’s Civil Rights Conviction by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary has denied a former guard’s Rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal. Seth Burke was charged with civil rights violations for using excessive force on prisoners at the Lucas County Jail in Ohio. Burke kicked one …
