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Waters v. City of Arlington, TX, Settlement, inmate death restraints strangulation, 2016 Staff Report Settlement of Estate of Jonathan Paul Claim City Council Meeting Date: 4-12-16 Document Being Considered: Resolution RECOMMENDATION Authorize the execution of a settlement agreement and related documents in connection with the claim by the Estate of …
Atkins and Walker v. FL DOC, FL, Complaint, wrongful death beating asphyxia restraints, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA MAE HELEN ATKINS as Personal Representative of the Estate of MATTHEW WALKER Plaintiff, v. CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. ________________ FLORIDA DEPARTMENT …
Bell v. Ducay, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE Darcy Bell v. Chris Ducay, Richard Campbell; et al., ND IL Case No. 12 CV 7058 This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between Darcy Bell ("Plaintiff') and the County of Kane, on …
Brief • April 4, 2016
Griffin v. Zaruba, IL, Amended Complaint, Excessive Force, 2016 Case: 1:15-cv-03474 Document #: 30 Filed: 04/04/16 Page 1 of 5 PageID #:99 FIL0E16D 4/4/2 . BRUTON T THOMAS G TRICT COUR IS D . CLERK, U.S UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS MICHAEL GRIFFIN (Enter above the full …
Excited Delirium Syndrome: Medical Condition or Cover-Up? by David Reutter Debate is quietly raging within the medical and law enforcement communities about a diagnosis first identified more than 160 years ago which more recently has become associated with the deaths of people in police custody, many of whom were involved …
Report Finds Shortcomings at Santa Clara County, California Jail by Derek Gilna A report prepared by a San Francisco law firm following interviews with 944 prisoners and 33 staff members at the Santa Clara County Jail found numerous complaints of both physical and verbal abuse, uneven enforcement of rules, harassment …
Tennessee Prisoner Awarded $60,000 for Guards’ Use of Excessive Force by A Tennessee federal jury awarded $60,000 to a prisoner after finding three guards at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution (RMSI) in Nashville had used excessive force. The verdict found that prison guards Joshua McCall, Gaelen Doss and Sean Stewart …
Second Circuit Allows Muslim Prisoners’ Bivens Claims to Proceed by Derek Gilna Although Muslim prisoners held at the harsh U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have received more publicity, conditions of confinement for prisoners of Middle-Eastern descent in domestic prisons have also been abusive. So abusive, in fact, that …
DOJ Settlement to Improve Conditions at Mississippi Juvenile Facility by The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement to address conditions at Mississippi’s Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center (LCJDC). The settlement agreement is the culmination of a DOJ investigation and a March 31, 2011 findings letter from the …
Article • March 30, 2016
$55,000 Settlement in Suit over Beating/Restraint Chair Abuse at New Jersey Jail by Matthew Clarke In December 2014, Sussex County, New Jersey settled a lawsuit brought by a former jail prisoner who alleged he was brutally beaten, sprayed with chemicals and strapped into a restraint chair for 19 hours after …
Article • March 30, 2016
$75,000 Award for Illinois Prisoner Subjected to Forced Feeding by An Illinois federal jury awarded $75,000 to a prisoner who was subjected to excessive force during a force feeding procedure.  Post-trial, the parties reached a confidential settlement that included attorney fees. Illinois prisoner John Williams went a hunger strike at …
McClanahan v. Butler, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2019 Case# 16-340 SD Official Case# 16-CV-340 -,.L ► Case Name .- ·... A-· Mcclanahan, Chase #B89851 v. Butler, et al. Institutions: Court: Magistrate: Appeal number: Doc Staff: Appellate Court: AG {Appeal): Judge (Appeal): Filed Received 3/28/16 8/11/16 Status closed STA TE OF …
Valentine v. City of Concord, CA, First Amended Complaint, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00279-MEJ Document 7 Filed 03/14/16 Page 1 of 10 2 3 4 5 6 FULVIO F. CAJINA (Bar No. 289126) THE LAW OFFICE OF FULVIO F. CA.JINA The Sierra Building 311 Oak Street Suite …
Acevedo v. Marte, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2016 1:16-cv-03479 Document 1 : 03/21/16 1 7 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DANIEL ACEVEDO, Plaintiff, V. LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICER MARTE, LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICER SAPYTA, LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICER WILSON, LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF …
Article • March 7, 2016
Federal Lawsuit, Criminal Charges Follow Beating of Prisoners In Florida Jail by Christopher Zoukis The repeated beating of a prisoner at the DeSoto County Jail in Florida has resulted in some serious consequences: a $3.5 million federal lawsuit, criminal charges against the jail guards, and the firings and a resignation …
Systemic Abuse of Prisoners in U.S. by By John Kiriakou Two federal prison guards in Florida recently agreed to plead guilty for beating a prisoner and then covering it up. One officer faces up to three years in a federal prison, while the other is looking at a year. The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) issued …
Jones v. County of Salem, NJ, Release, ADA diabetes mental illness guard brutality medical neglect, 2016 RELEASE This Release, dated March 4, 2016, is given by the Releasor, Harold Jones, referred to as I, to the County of Salem, Charles Miller, Raymond Skradzinski, and Elbert Johnson, referred to as You. …
Widespread Corruption in L.A. County Jails Leads to Federal Investigation, Indictments by David Reutter by David M. Reutter and Rod L. Bower Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy David “Lee” Baca faces up to six months in prison after pleading guilty on February 10, 2016 to charges that he lied …
Federal Jury Awards $950,000 to Prisoners Beaten at L.A. County Jail by Derek Gilna As indicated by this month’s cover story, violence or the threat of violence has long been part of life for prisoners in Los Angeles County’s jail system. An incident that occurred in August 2008, however, demonstrated …
PLN Obtains Confidential CCA Litigation Records in Tennessee by David Reutter There are many arguments against the privatization of prisons, jails and other detention facilities. Over the years, Prison Legal News has published numerous articles detailing the problems with having a for-profit company fulfill the essential governmental function of incarceration …
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