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Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Search for Mental Health Care Ends Tragically at Florida Jail by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter County jails are ill equipped to care for people with mental health issues. That fact was not known to Vicki Futch, 80, when she called Florida’s Putnam County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) for …
Prisoner’s Death from Methadone Over-Prescription Results in Summary Judgment, Settlement by David Reutter by David Reutter In a November 30, 2018 decision, the Seventh Circuit upheld a summary judgment order in favor of county defendants in a lawsuit alleging they were deliberately indifferent to the medical needs of a pretrial …
Wisconsin Pays Largest Civil Rights Settlement in State’s History –$18.9 Million – for Juvenile Offender’s Suicide Attempt by Chad Marks, Derek Gilna by Chad Marks and Derek Gilna Sydni Briggs was 16 years old in July 2015 when she was remanded to a Wisconsin state youth prison for breaking into …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Unlicensed Interns to Perform Psych Tests on Utah Prisoners by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer According to October 2018 news reports, Utah’s Department of Corrections wants to pay unlicensed interns to “train” at the Draper prison by administering psychological and IQ tests to prisoners in mental health and sex offender …
Fifth Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Suit by Civilly Committed Sex Offender by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In December 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a civilly committed Texas sex offender against Tarrant County, Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson and Avalon …
Horrific Deaths, Brutal Treatment: Mental Illness in America’s Jails by Gary A. Harki by Gary A. Harki, The Virginian-Pilot Bradley Thomas had bipolar disorder and was in a severe depressive episode when he was arrested for a misdemeanor in Oregon. He had spit on his landlord’s face and threatened her …
Brief • May 2, 2019
Alexander v. Pulaski County, AR, Second Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2019 Case 4:18-cv-00046-BSM Document 27 Filed 05/02/19 Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION PORCHA ALEXANDER, Individually and as Administratrix for the Estate of SHARON LAVETTE ALEXANDER VS. PLAINTIFF CASE NO. …
Carter v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Excessive Force and Medical Negligence, 2019 ase 2:19-cv-03840-JFW-JEM Document 1 Filed 05/02/19 5 Jeremy I. Lessem, Esq (SBN 213406) Jamal L. Tooson, Esq (SBN 261373) Lessem, N ewstat & Tooson, LLP 3450 Cahuenga Blvd W. Ste. 102 Los Angeles, CA 90068 Phone …
Aleem v. Cenikor Foundation, LA, Complaint, Failure to Pay Minimum Wage, 2019 Case 4:19-cv-03032 Document 1 Filed on 05/01/19 in TXSD Page 1 of 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MALIK ALEEM, Plaintiff v. CENIKOR FOUNDATION, INC. and Defendant. ) ) ) ) …
Sorey v. Cenikor Foundation, LA, Class Action Complaint, Failure to Pay Minimum Wage, 2019 Case 4:19-cv-03033 Document 1 Filed on 05/01/19 in TXSD Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA GREGORY SOREY, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly …
Leibowitz v. DuPage County, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2019 RF.LEASEANDSETTJ.,EMENTAGREEMENT TIUS RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter AGREEMENT) is made between Plaintiff, David P. Leibowitz , not personally but in his capacity as Bankruptcy Trustee of the Estate of Mark Jacoby (hereinafter "LEIBOWITZ>!) and DuPage County and Thomas Repa,Phillip Heck, and …
Publication • April 19, 2019
Office of the Inspector General - California Health Care Facility Medical Inspection Results Cycle 5, 2019 Roy W. Wesley Inspector General Office of the Inspector General California Health Care Facility Medical Inspection Results Cycle 5 April 2019 Fairness Integrity Respect Service Transparency Medical Inspection Unit Office of the Inspector General …
Casias v. New Mexico DOC, NM, Jury Verdict, Prisoners Left in Hot Van, 2019 Case 1:16-cv-00056-JMC-SCY Document 221 Filed 04/04/19 Page 1 of 9 Case 1:16-cv-00056-JMC-SCY Document 221 Filed 04/04/19 Page 2 of 9 Case 1:16-cv-00056-JMC-SCY Document 221 Filed 04/04/19 Page 3 of 9 Case 1:16-cv-00056-JMC-SCY Document 221 Filed 04/04/19 …
Beck v. Hamblen County, TN, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Unsafe Jail Conditions, Assault, 2019 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT GREENEVILLE ZACKERY BECK, Plaintiff, v. HAMBLEN COUNTY, TENNESSEE and ESCO JARNAGIN, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 2:17-cv-178 Judge Travis …
Thomas v. Milwaukee County, WI, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2019 SETTLEMENT SETT'LPI\{BIIT AGREEMENT RBLtrÄSB AGRDEN{BNT AND RELEASE Definitions Definitions 1. "ReleasiLrg Parties" shall l. As used herein, the Balnes n/k/a tenn "Releasing As used to Terrill the term sllall refer Terrill Barnes refer to Terrill Terrill Thomas, Thornas, Jr., Arnari Thomas-Acosta, …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
New York City Settles Kalief Browder Lawsuit for $3.3 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  The untimely death of Kalief Browder at age 22 sparked a nationwide movement to enact bail reform and end the use of segregation for young detainees. Both President Obama and New York City Mayor …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Mitigating Factors Counter Government’s Interest in Forced Psychotropic Medication by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held on December 19, 2018 that the government could not involuntarily medicate a defendant where it lacked an interest to prosecute. A significant factor in the case was that the defendant had already served …
California Jail Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Conditions of Confinement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal civil rights suit filed by the Prison Law Office against Santa Clara County, California after a mentally ill prisoner was beaten to death by guards at the county’s jail has settled for policy …
Pennsylvania DOC, Mental Health Contractor Settle Wrongful Death Suit for $27,500 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) have agreed to pay $15,000 to the estate of a mentally ill prisoner who was killed after being attacked by another prisoner …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
California Prison Psychiatrists Blow Whistle on Poor Mental Healthcare, Falsified Records by Steve Horn by Steve Horn The landmark case of Coleman v. Brown, a federal lawsuit that forced California to provide better mental health treatment for state prisoners, has taken an unusual turn after the state’s prison psychiatry chief …
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