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From the Editor by Paul Wright Since we started publishing PLN in 1990, the injustices of the parole system, or that of never-ending punishment and sentences without end, has been an enduring theme. In the 1970s it was prisoners’ rights activists and advocates who called for an end to parole …
Brief • January 13, 2017
Rosales v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death, 2017 SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT INTRODUCTION This agreement is made as of January 13, 2017, by and ainong Gabino Rosales, individually and as successor in interest to Jorge Rosales} and Maria Olivia Rosales, individually and as. succe$sor in interest …
Brief • January 11, 2017
Estate of Hennis v. Cumberland County, NJ, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2017 Case 1:16-cv-04216-RBK-AMD Document 26 Filed 01/11/17 Page 1 of 16 PageID: 124 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY CAMDEN VICINAGE The Estate of David Hennis by and through its administrator Ad Prosequendum, Patricia Hennis, And Patricia Hennis, …
Krome Detention Center has Long History of Detainee Abuse by David Reutter Immigration reform was a recurring theme in the recent presidential election. The national debate has focused on what should be done with the millions of undocumented immigrants who reside in the United States, but as events at the …
New York: Nearly $10 Million in Settlements Over Denial of Medical Care at Rikers Island by On November 13, 2015, the City of New York entered into a $3.8 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a Rikers Island prisoner who swallowed caustic chemicals and died due …
Deaths Due to Neglect in U.S. Jails Reflect Nation’s Values by David Reutter While brutality and murders committed by police officers – particularly against unarmed black men – have gained increased public attention over the past few years, the deaths of people in jail due to the negligence or deliberate …
Correctional Medical Care Pays $425,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Opiate Withdrawal Death by Correctional Medical Care (CMC) agreed to a $425,000 settlement in a lawsuit alleging the company’s practice of putting profit before patient care resulted in the opiate withdrawal death of a prisoner at New York’s Schenectady County Jail (SCJ). …
Michigan Jail Subject of Wrongful Death Lawsuit and PLN Censorship Suit by The family of a prisoner who died from drug withdrawal symptoms at Michigan’s Macomb County Jail (MCJ) filed a lawsuit against the facility and its private medical contractor, Correct Care Solutions, in March 2015. On June 11, 2014, …
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, …
Brief • January 6, 2017
In the Matter of the Estate of Samantha Jeanne Robinson, OR, Petition re Settlement, Bacterial Pneumonia, 2017 1/6/2017 4:21:40 PM 14PB02525 1 2 3 4 5 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON 6 FOR THE COUNTY OF LINN 7 8 In the Matter of the Estate of: …
Estate of Dennis Choquette v. Corrections Corporation of America, CO, Complaint, Wrongful Death Diabetes Neglect, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-00060-KLM Document 1 Filed 01/06/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 70 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 17-cv-60 ESTATE OF DENNIS CHOQUETTE by and through …
California County Settles Suits over Two Jail Prisoners’ Deaths for $1.6 Million by Matthew Clarke In mid-2014, Sutter County, California settled lawsuits brought by the families of two county jail prisoners who died. The family of Rodney Bock received $800,000 while the family of Nathan Prasad received $825,000. The jail …
Brief • December 27, 2016
Estate of Jimi Lee Johnson v. Mason County, WA, Declaration of Kimberly M. Pearson, Wrongful Death-Mental Health, 2016 Case 3:14-cv-05832-RBL Document 141 Filed 12/27/16 Page 1 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 9 10 PEGGY JOHNSON, …
Rice v. Montgomery County, KY, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death Seizure, 2016 SETTI.FTVIENT. RELEASE qF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITYAGREEMENT This Settlement, Release of All Claims and Indemnity Agreement (hereinafter, "Agreement") is entered into by Diana Rice, Adminisffatrix of the Estate of Ronald Calvin Gaunce, deceased, and Della Ford, as natural mother …
Brief • December 16, 2016
Mays v. Deschutes County, OR, Settlement Agreement, Meth Overdose, 2016 s r. ET TLE M EN T Á,çßp, .E MEIì{T ôNp R E |,pA,F_H.OF, À rL CrA r MS FARTTES: This effective the and Release of All Claimç ('Agreeräent") is entered into Decemher 2016, by and betwecn thsfollowing I 1. …
Brief • December 16, 2016
Whitlow v. Corizon, PA, Complaint and Jury Trial Demand, Prison Health Services - Failure to Treat, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-01874-CB Document 1 Filed 12/16/16 Page 1 of 51 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CYNTHIA JEWETT WHITLOW, Administratrix Of the Estate of CLARENCE J. JEWETT, …
Brief • December 16, 2016
Whitlow v. Corizon Inc, PA, Complaint and Jury Trial Demand, Failure to Treat Mental and Physical Health, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-01874-CB Document 1 Filed 12/16/16 Page 1 of 51 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CYNTHIA JEWETT WHITLOW, Administratrix Of the Estate of CLARENCE J. …
Reforms at New Orleans Jail Slow to Materialize; Death Reporting Problematic by David Reutter Federal monitors overseeing implementation of a consent decree concerning conditions at the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) in New Orleans said they were “very concerned” about the lack of progress in implementing the agreement’s provisions. Forty-nine prisoners …
Private Jail Contractor’s Insurance Excludes Coverage of Detainee’s Death by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an insurance company is not required to defend or indemnify a private prison contractor in the death of a pretrial detainee at a Texas jail. Mario Garcia was confined at the Brooks …
Father of Four Dies in Privately-operated Texas Jail; Civil Suit Expected by On October 5, 2016, the Huffington Post released disturbing video from inside a private prison in Texarkana, Texas that showed Michael Sabbie, a 35-year-old father of four, being violently flung to the ground by a group of six …
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