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Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Williams & Connolly, HRDC Win Censorship Case Against Virginia Regional Jail, $210,000 in Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Williams & Connolly LLP of Washington, D.C. and the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), parent organization of Prison Legal News (PLN), have won a federal civil rights judgment against …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
New Law in Maryland Reveals Pathetic Prison Wages by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A new law in Maryland approved last year required disclosure of wages paid to prisoners, information that The Baltimore Sun reported on January 2, 2020. The law covered the Division of Correction (DOC), which employs about …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
$550,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Starvation Death by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A $550,000 settlement was reached in a civil rights lawsuit alleging 19-year-old Jimmy Lucero laid in a catatonic state at Augusta State Medical Prison (ASMP) as he starved to death with little to no medical care …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Disabled Detainee at Cook County Jail Wins Class Certification in Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 9, 2020, Preston Bennett, a disabled prisoner at the Cook County Jail (CCJ) in Chicago, won class-action certification to represent all of the jail’s disabled prisoners housed in its Division …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Tioga County, New York Police Informant Paid $50,000 to Settle False Arrest Claims by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On November 8, 2019, three New York detectives agreed to pay $50,000 to settle false arrest claims brought by an informant they charged with conspiring to kill an Assistant District Attorney …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Second Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment on Connecticut Prisoner’s Failure to Protect Claim by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held on Dec. 6, 2019, that a lower court incorrectly granted guards summary judgment on a prisoner’s failure to protect claim. Connecticut prisoner …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
$2.8 Million Settlement in New York Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide by David Reutter by David M. Reutter New York’s Suffolk County Legislature agreed on September 26, 2019 to pay $2.8 million to settle a lawsuit concerning the events surrounding the suicide six years earlier of pretrial detainee Jack Franqui. The morning …
Brief • September 1, 2020
Lapidus Law Firm v. WMATA, DC, Opinion, Public Records, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00161-JDB Document 14 Filed 09/01/20 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAPIDUS LAW FIRM PLLC, Plaintiff, v. Civil No. 20-161 (JDB) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Lapidus Law …
Brief • August 18, 2020
Filed under: Public Records
Hispanic National Law Enforcement Association NCR v. Prince George's County, MD, Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene and Access Records, Access to Public Records, 2022 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MARYLAND HISPANIC NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION NCR, et al., Civil Action No. 8:18-cv-03821 Plaintiffs, v. Hon. Theodore D. …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Judge Awards $273,246 Payment to New York Prisoner Beaten by Guard by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 16, 2020, a New York federal magistrate judge awarded $273,246.88 to a Sing Sing Correctional Facility prisoner who alleged a guard brutally beat him and lied about the incident. The …
Injunction Orders Protection for Prisoner Witnesses in California Disability Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A California federal district court granted a temporary restraining order that requires the defendants to take steps to end the retaliation against two class members housed at the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
$5,400 Payout by Montana DOC Over Ex-Prisoner’s Claim of Religious, Gender Discrimination by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Montana Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $5,400 to resolve a former prisoner’s claim that alleged religious discrimination and failed equal opportunities for women. The November 7, 2019 Conciliation …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
$110,000 Settlement Reached in Ohio Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Ohio prisoner received a $110,518.94 settlement in a civil rights action that alleged guards used excessive force on him. The settlement, finalized on February 13, 2020, further provided for reversal of misconduct reports …
$140,000 Settlement in Ohio Jail Beating, Retaliation Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Jail (CCJ) agreed to a $140,000 settlement on February 14, 2020 in a civil rights action alleging a prisoner was subjected to excessive force and retaliation by guards. Corrionne Lawrence was booked …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Jury Award $700,000 to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted by Guards by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Kevin Younger was a prisoner at the Maryland Reception, Diagnostic and Classification Center (MRDCC) when he was viciously assaulted by prison guards. The beating was in retaliation for an assault on one of the guards. …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
$135,000 Settles Sexual Orientation Discrimination Suit by Former Michigan Prison Guard by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 10, 2019, a former Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC) prison guard, who is Hispanic and openly gay, settled a lawsuit over her discriminatory treatment at a DOC prison for $135,000. Twelve …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
$122,000 Payout as Utah Settles Suits Claiming Daggett County Jail Torture by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell On November 15, 2019, the Utah Department of Corrections (DOC) settled lawsuits with four former prisoners who were tortured at the hands of Daggett County Jail guards, agreeing to pay out a total …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2018
$12.5 Million to Settle Class Action Suit Over Strip Searches of NYC Jail Visitors by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso New York City agreed to pay victims $12.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit on October 18, 2019, brought by visitors to New York City jails at the Brooklyn, …
Article • July 20, 2020
Vt. Supreme Court Holds Complainant Has No Right to Psychologist’s Response to Disciplinary Complaint Unless Disciplinary Charges Are Filed by The Vermont Supreme Court recently held that a prisoner who filed a disciplinary complaint against a prison psychologist alleging the psychologist falsified a risk assessment extending his incarceration by 14 …
Filing • July 7, 2020
HRDC v. GEO, NM, Complaint, Public Records, 2020 FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE HumanRights Defense Center, Plaintif.t Cause No. --------- v. The GEO Group, Inc., The New Mexico CorrectionsDepartment, Brian Fitzgerald, in his official capacity as records custodian for the New Mexico Corrections …
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