Copeland v. Jones, FL, Opt-Out Statement, Corizon Refusal of Hernia Surgery, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-00452-RH-CAS Document 72-5 Filed 09/19/16 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division TRACY COPELAND, AMADO PARRA, and ARCHIE GREEN, individually and on behalf of a Class of persons similarly situated, …
$340,000 Settlement for Federal Prisoner Severely Beaten by Cellmate While Handcuffed by Lonnie Burton On October 2, 1997, the United States agreed to pay a federal prisoner a total of $340,000 to settle a lawsuit filed just months earlier alleging that negligence and deliberate indifference on the part of prison …
D'Amico v. Montoya, FL, Order Granting Preliminary Injunction, no medical care, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-00127-MW-CAS Document 125 Filed 09/08/16 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION STEVEN F. D’AMICO, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 4:15cv127-MW/CAS DR. VERNON MONTOYA, DR. A. BUCARELLI, …
BOP Settles Race and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $30,000 by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled a race and disability discrimination claim brought by an employee in October 2001 for $30,000.00. The employee, Moses Manual Linen, was a lieutenant at Federal Correctional Institution Marianna, Florida when he was allegedly …
Study Argues that Conjugal Visits Can Reduce Number of Prison Rapes by Researchers at Florida International University contend that states where sexual intercourse between prisoners and their visiting spouses is allowed have fewer rapes and sexual assaults than states where conjugal visits are prohibited, El controversial finding that disputes the …
Florida Supreme Court Upholds Speedy Death Penalty Law by On June 12, 2014, the Supreme Court of Florida held for the state in a constitutional challenge of the state's Timely Justice Act (the Act) of 2013, weighed by death row prisoners. Seeking to expand Allen v. Butterworth, 756 So. 2d …
Eleventh Circuit Finds for Plaintiff in DOC Wage-Hour Act Claim by The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded on September 30, 1991, the circuit court’s decision on a federal Wage-Hour Act (the Act) claim brought by a Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) employee against …
City Commissioners agree to a 2.6 Million Dollar Settlement in the Rachel Hoffman Case by Thirty minutes after a jury had been selected in the Rachel Hoffman Civil Case. City Commissioners in Tallahassee Florida went into a closed door meeting and voted 3-2 in favor of a 2.6 million dollar …
Florida’s Felon Disenfranchisement “Mess” by David Reutter Since George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election by prevailing in Florida by a razor-thin margin of 537 votes, intense scrutiny has been focused on Florida’s election laws and procedures. Civil rights activist have kept the focus on the disenfranchisement of felons, …
Second BOP Guard Convicted In Assault-For-Hire by Brandon Sample A second Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) guard involved with arranging the assault of a prisoner has been convicted of federal civil rights violations. On July 8, 2010, Michael Kennedy was found guilty of violating the civil rights of Richard Delano, …
BOP Dentist Gets Slap On The Wrist for Sex Abuse by Brandon Sample A federal judge has sentenced a former Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) dentist to five months imprisonment, five months home confinement, and a $3,000 fine for having sex with a female prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institution …
Florida: DNA Mix-Up Calls Rapist's Conviction Into Question by When the FBI informed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) that it had a recent "hit" on the DNA of convicted rapist Andrew Lingard, the FDLE realized that something was amiss, because Lingard has been in prison for the last …
$350,000 Settlement in Florida Prisoner’s Negligence Claim, Failure to Correct Dangerous Condition by The Geo Group, Inc., Florida Correctional Finance Corporation, South Bay Correctional Facilities Financing Corporation and the Florida Department of Corrections paid $35,000 to settle a prisoner’s negligence claim. The settlement came in a lawsuit filed by prisoner …
Florida Prison Food Contractors Charged With Theft by David Reutter Florida authorities have charged three people with stealing $1.5 million from the state prison system through a food procurement contract. In 2008, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) signed a contract with US Foods for the company to handle FDOC’s …
Florida Judges’ Outlandish Behavior Tarnishes Bench by David Reutter A prerequisite for holding a judgeship is maintaining an impeccable reputation of upstanding and ethical conduct in all affairs. Along the eastern shores of Florida known as the Space and Gold Coasts, the spotlight has shone upon the wayward conduct of …
Florida Allows Compensation of Wrongfully Convicted Man 25 Years after Release by David Reutter The Florida Legislature passed a bill in the closing minutes of its 2014 session that allows a man who served 21 years on a wrongful conviction to seek up to $2 million in compensation. James Richardson …
Florida Sheriff Tosses Private Health Administrator from Jail Overnight Job by David Reutter An administrator for Armor Correction Health Services, Inc., was forced out of his position by Florida’s Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri. The administrator, Lewis Hays, was involved in the death of Allen Hicks, Sr. 51, who died …
Florida Juvenile Justice Agency Calls Salary for CEO of Non Profit Contractor Excessive by The Secretary of Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is outraged that a nonprofit company that holds two dozen DJJ contracts pays its CEO more than $1.2 million annually. The DJJ wants more that money going …
John Doe v. Swearingen, FL, Complaint, Sex Offender Identification, 2016 Case 4:16-cv-00501-RH-CAS Document 1 Filed 08/09/16 Page 1 of 57 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division _________________________________ ) JOHN DOE 1, JOHN DOE 2, JOHN ) DOE 3, JOHN DOE 4, and JOHN ) DOE 5, …
Guard’s Report of Prisoner Abuse Came with a Cost by David Reutter The confines of prison render abuse by guards a virtually impossible crime to prosecute. The few cases that come to light and successfully prosecuted occur only with video evidence or the testimony of another guard. Florida Department of …
