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Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Nevada County Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $500,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke In September 2017, Washoe County, Nevada settled a lawsuit brought by the parents of a man who died after a struggle with deputies at the county jail. Reno police arrested Justin Thompson, 35, and …
Los Angeles County Settles Lawsuit over Jail Prisoner’s Suicide for $1.7 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 16, 2017, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.7 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who committed suicide at the Twin …
Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Lake County, Indiana Establishes $8.2 Million Bond to Settle Jail Lawsuits by by Ed Lyon On March 25, 2015, Gregory Smith, 39, was arrested in Hobart, Indiana for driving five miles an hour over the speed limit. He was transferred to the Crown Point police, then booked into the Lake …
Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Virginia Prisoner Defeats Summary Judgment, Settles Religious Diet Case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Aaron Carter is a Virginia state prisoner; he is also a member of the Nation of Islam. Due to his religion’s dietary restrictions, he was enrolled in the prison system’s Common Fare program (CFP), which …
Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Filed under: Settlements, Parole
California Supreme Court Modifies Settlement to Revise Parole Process by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna California state prisoner Roy Butler, serving an indeterminate prison term for second-degree murder, sought habeas corpus relief on December 12, 2012, contesting the California Parole Board’s process of calculating the length of his sentence. Butler …
Article • September 2, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Rikers Island Beat Down Suit Settles for $165,000, but Victim Won’t See a Penny by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On October 30, 2012, several guards at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City used batons to beat handcuffed prisoner Gabino Genao, 31, into unconsciousness. In the wake …
Brief • August 24, 2018
Rode v Credio, AZ, Settlement Agreement, 2016
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Arizona Man Falsely Arrested, Prosecuted by Iowa Officials Accepts $285,000 Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Early on January 1, 2017, Tristan Hermanson was with a woman in his apartment in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Two men entered, assaulted him and stole money and his cell phone. The woman, Elizabeth …
$99,000 Settlement Reached in Negligent Enforcement of Protection Order Case by Christopher Zoukis  by Christopher Zoukis The family of Jessica Ann Monroe-Mead agreed to a $99,000 settlement with the county of Newaygo, Michigan, and the sheriff to settle a civil rights claim alleging failure to properly respond to and enforce …
Assaulted Detainee Settles with Louisiana Jail over Deliberate Indifference to His Safety by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A mentally ill jail Louisiana detainee who was beaten by fellow inmates after urinating on another detainee’s shoes agreed to a settlement with jail employees regarding his civil rights suit. On April …
Louisiana Prisoner Beaten by Guards Settles Excessive Force Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A prisoner housed at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Louisiana (JPCC), who was pinned down and beaten by five guards, agreed to an undisclosed settlement with the guards, prison officials and medical staff.      …
Arkansas Supreme Court finds reimbursement from a §1983 settlement improper by An Arkansas Supreme Court reversed and remanded a circuit court’s order granting reimbursement to the state the costs associated with Dexter Harmon’s incarceration. The court ruled that reimbursement from a §1983 settlement was improper because the circuit court failed …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Ex-Prisoner Awarded $150,000 after 'Savage Beating' Arranged by Guards by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Sussex County, New Jersey, has agreed to pay a former prisoner $150,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging guards at the Keogh-Dwyer Correctional Facility (KDCF) – the county’s jail – put a “hit” on him and …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Wrongfully Convicted North Carolina Man Receives $4 Million by A North Carolina man who served 37 years for a double homicide he did not commit has received a $4 million settlement from the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) in a federal lawsuit. Joseph Sledge, Jr. became a suspect in the …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Michigan Jail Wrongful Death Suit Settles for $500,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who died after a violent cell extraction at the Midland County jail in Michigan has settled for $500,000. The Midland Daily News reported the settlement was …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Nevada DOC Settles Suit Over Prisoner Suicide for $93,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke In June 2017, the Nevada Department of Corrections (DOC) paid $93,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the parents and wife of a mentally-ill prisoner who committed suicide after his psychiatric needs were ignored by …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
$9 Million Settlement for Illinois Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Murder by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In October 2017, a $9 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by an Illinois man who spent 15 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. The suit alleged law enforcement …
Article • July 5, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
North Carolina Prisoner Exonerated for Rape Collects $9.5 Million Settlement by A North Carolina man who served over 25 years in prison before being exonerated for the rape of an elderly woman has received a $9.5 million settlement. Timothy Scott Bridges was 23 years old when he was arrested by …
Settlement in Class-action ADA Suit Against Shasta County, California Jail by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Everett Joseph Jewett, a disabled prisoner held in the medical unit at a jail in Shasta County, California, filed suit in federal court in 2013 alleging the facility had failed to comply with the …
$50,000 Settlement for New York Female Prisoner Fondled by Physician's Assistant by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Tunisia Ivory, a female prisoner at Riverhead Correctional Facility in Suffolk County, New York, received $50,000 in a settlement with the county over allegations that she was inappropriately touched on multiple occasions by …
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