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Oregon HCV Class Action Settled; Limitations Period for Individual Damages Actions Tolled by Mark Wilson Oregon HCV Class Action Settled; Limitations Period for Individual Damages Actions Tolled by Mark Wilson On April 6, 2004, the Class Action suit against the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) for failing to properly diagnose …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
Filed under: Medical, Hepatitis
Expert Panel Significantly Revises Oregon's HCV Guidelines by A panel of hepatitis experts has significantly revised the hepatitis C virus (HCV) guidelines of the Oregon Department of Corrections. Pursuant to the terms of the settlement resolving Oregon's Class Action HCV suit of Anstett v. State of Oregon , a Medical …
Alabama Settles Class Action Medical Suit; Institutes HCV Treatment Protocol by John E Dannenberg Alabama Settles Class Action Medical Suit; Institutes HCV Treatment Protocol by John E. Dannenberg In a major milestone along the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) march towards gaining humane medical care in Alabama's prisons, a Settlement …
Tough Justice Leads To Quadriplegic's Death In CCA-Operated D.C. Jail by Michael Rigby Tough Justice Leads To Quadriplegic's Death In CCA-Operated D.C. Jail by Michael Rigby Washington D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith E. Retchin is known for being tough on crime. She's so tough, in fact, that when a quadriplegic …
Wilkins v. Scarrott and Koponen, CA, Appeal Brief Employee Litigation, Wrongful Death, 2005 STATEMENT OF THE CASE This civil rights case is unique in that police officers are on both sides. William Wilkins, a seven-year veteran of the Oakland, California, police department, was shot and killed by two rookie officers …
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
Prison Needle Exchanges Around the World by Julie Falk Did you know the first prison needle exchange program was started in Switzerland in 1992? Would you guess that the five other countries maintaining needle exchange programs in their criminal justice systems are Germany, Spain, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus? In the …
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
Massachusetts Court Enjoins Sheriff from Charging Jail Prisoners Assorted Fees by Michael Rigby Massachusetts Court Enjoins Sheriff from Charging Jail Prisoners Assorted Fees by Michael Rigby The sheriff of Bristol County, Massachusetts, has been enjoined from gouging prisoners and their families on jail service fees in accordance with his Inmate …
City Settles In Death of Prisoner at CCA-Operated Tulsa Jail by The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has agreed to settle its part in a federal lawsuit over the death of a Native American prisoner in the Tulsa Jail. According to the November 7, 2003 settlement, the city will pay the …
Washington Jail Settles Wrongful Death Suit For $1.6 Million by Michael Rigby On October 12, 2004, Jefferson County, Washington, agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit arising from the wrongful death of Kevin Bledsoe in the Jefferson County Jail. The settlement is one of the largest ever for …
New York Prisoner's Retaliation Suit Remanded for Trial by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment to guards in a prisoner's retaliation suit. This action was filed by New York prisoner Anthony Bennett, alleging he was retaliated against for successfully prosecuting a …
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
HIV Is Occupational Disease for Connecticut Prison Guards by HIV is Occupational Disease for Connecticut Prison Guards The Connecticut Supreme Court held that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an occupational disease for prison guards who are members of prison emergency response units. The court also held that the estate …
Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004
Wisconsin District Court Reversed; PLRA Fee Limits Constitutional, Says Seventh Circuit by In a 6-5 decision marked by a plurality opinion and a strongly-worded dissent, the en banc Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, and held that provisions of the Prison …
Guards Fornicate, Sell Drugs in Pennsylvania Jails by Guards Fornicate, Sell Drugs In Pennsylvania Jails The Allegheny County Jail in Pennsylvania is a den of perversion and sexual predation. To date, eleven guards have been ordered to stand trial on charges they sexually assaulted female prisoners at the jail. The …
Vermont Auditor's Report Blasts CCA and CMS by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Keys to Success report issued by the Vermont State Auditor on May 26, 2004, concludes the Vermont Department of Corrections' (VDOC) "failure to monitor its contracts with private companies and individuals has resulted in significant …
CMS Must Pay $1.75 Million in Illinois Jail Suicide by John E Dannenberg CMS Must Pay $1.75 Million In Illinois Jail Suicide by John E. Dannenberg Correctional Medical Services (CMS), a private contractor providing all medical and mental health services at the Lake County, Ill. Jail, was ordered by a …
Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004
Wisconsin County Settles Negligent Death Claim for $1.2 Million by Wisconsin County Settles Negligent Death Claim For $1.2 Million On July 24, 2003, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a claim arising from a man's death in the county jail. The deceased, former president of the …
Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004
Jury's $108,000 Verdict in New York Prisoner's Medical Claim Vacated by The Second Circuit Court of Appeal has affirmed a district court's order setting aside a jury's verdict of $108,000 in a prisoner's lawsuit alleging deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. New York prisoner Juan Hernandez sustained multiple gunshot …
Connecticut Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit for $2.9 Million by Michael Rigby Connecticut Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit For $2.9 Million by Michael Rigby On April 4, 2002, the State of Connecticut agreed to settle for $2.9 million a lawsuit arising from the wrongful death of Timothy Perry, a mentally ill man …
New York Prisoners Win Injury Awards, Lack of Expert Testimony Detrimental by Michael Rigby New York Prisoners Win Injury Awards, Lack Of Expert Testimony Detrimental by Michael Rigby In two separate cases, New York courts of claims awarded $3,500 to prisoners pursuing pro se personal injury claims against the state. …
Article • September 15, 2004 • from PLN September, 2004
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS
Report Faults Vermont Policies in Prisoner Deaths; Retaliation Precedes PLN Writer's Suicide by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An independent investigation into the deaths of seven prisoners concludes that Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) policies were partly to blame for some of the deaths. The deaths occurred between November …
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