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Failed Extortion Scheme Led to Washington Prisoner’s Suicide Attempt, Lawsuit Says by David Reutter by David M. Reutter According to a suit filed on behalf of a Washington state prisoner who attempted to commit suicide, a guard at the McNeil Island Corrections Center retaliated against prisoners who failed to pay …
14 Years of Litigation Fails to Remedy Deficient Jail Medical Care; Herrera Saga Continues in Washington State by by Mark Wilson In 1996, Tacoma, Washington officials settled a class-action federal lawsuit over unconstitutional conditions and insufficient health care at the Pierce County Jail (PCJ). Fourteen years later, however, prisoners continue …
Eighth Circuit Upholds $2,501 Retaliation Judgment Against Arkansas Prison Guard by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a $2,501 award to an Arkansas state prisoner who was subjected to retaliation by an Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) guard. On June 23, 2007, ADC prisoner Walter …
Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $5,000 to a Prisoner Who Was Harassed for Filing a Grievance by On May 23, 2007, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $5,000 to a prisoner who was harassed after filing a complaint. Vicki Cole was strip-searched by one guard in violation …
Eleventh Circuit Reverses/Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity in Retaliation Case by On June 22, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court’s denial of qualified immunity for four Georgia prison officials accused of retaliation. Danny Hicks sued Warden …
Doherty v. Marshall, MA, Plaintiff's Appellate Brief, Inhumane Prison Conditions, 2010 Issue Presented Did the superior court abuse its discretion by awarding attorney fees to Plaintiff-Appellee Doherty after the jury found that the DefendantAppellants had caused him and ten other prisoners to live under conditions of extreme squalor and filth …
$2,750 Settlement in California Prisoner’s Denial of Exercise Claim by The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) paid $2,750 to settle a prisoner’s Eighth Amendment claim for denial of exercise. The May 7, 2008 settlement came in a lawsuit filed by prisoner Terrell Curry. In his third amended complaint, …
New Jersey: Class-Action Status Granted in Suit Challenging Conditions of Confinement at Passaic County Jail by Michael Brodheim On May 28, 2009, a U.S. District Court granted class-action status to prisoners seeking declaratory and injunctive relief for unconstitutional conditions of confinement at the Passaic County Jail (PCJ) in Paterson, New …
New York Prisoner Gets Mixed Verdict in Retaliatory Beating Ruling by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a mixed verdict in an appeal by New York state prisoner Cesar A. Espinal. Espinal’s § 1983 suit, which was filed pro se, accused a total of 14 guards and other prison …
DC Circuit Reverses CCA/TransCor Non-Exhaustion Dismissal by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and for conceding summary judgment by failing to respond to the defendants’ summary judgment motion. The …
John Henry Knows His Gun, et al. v. Corrections Corp. of America, Crossroads Correctional, MT, settlement, discrimination against Native American prisoners, 2010 GENERAL RELEASE RELEASORS: JOHN HENRY KNOWS HIS GUN, DEE CHANCE WHITE HIP, DARRYL LEWIS FROST, JASON JAY CHIEFSTICK, BRIAN ANTHONY JOHNSTON, EDWARD STAMPER, WILLIAM GOPHER, ALLEN POTTER RELEASEES: …
The History of Prison Legal News by Paul Wright In May 1990, the first issue of Prisoners’ Legal News (PLN) was published. It was hand-typed, photocopied and ten pages long. The first issue was mailed to 75 potential subscribers. Its budget was $50. The first 3 issues were banned in …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
$5,000 Award in New York Prisoner’s Retaliation Suit by Following a bench trial, a New York federal district court awarded a prisoner $5,000 in a lawsuit alleging that a guard retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment rights. The civil rights action was filed by state prisoner Karl Ahlers, …
CCA Agrees to Pay $1.3 Million to Settle Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Suit by On October 1, 2009, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) entered into a consent decree with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to settle allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation involving female employees at the company’s Crowley County …
$25,000 Federal Jury Award For Racial/Sex Discrimination by TDCJ by On October 9, 2003, a federal jury awarded a former employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) $25,000 in compensation for damages caused by discrimination against her due to her race and gender. Latrice M. Sellers was a …
TDCJ Pays $10,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit by On April 28, 2004, Texas Prison guard Patricia Jane Eads signed a settlement agreement with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in connection with a Title VII claim filed by her attorney, Clinton E. Wells, Jr., with McDowell & Colmer, …
Massachusetts DOC Agrees to Pay $15,000 to Settle ADA Suit by On October 24, 2005, the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to settle a suit brought by a prisoner under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for $15,000. Paul Shedlock sued the DOC after staff at MCI Norfolk refused …
$50,000 Settlement in California Guard’s Employment Discrimination, Retaliation Lawsuit by The California Department of Corrections paid $50,000 to settle the lawsuit of James Young for employment discrimination and retaliation. On October 13, 2004, Young testified at a court hearing for coworker Julie Nicholson about a sexual harassment lawsuit she filed …
Washington State Settles Prisoner's Personal Injury Claim for $20,000 by On January 8, 2007, the State of Washington settled for $20,000 a personal injury claim brought by a state prisoner. Michael Humburgs, a Washington State state prisoner, was incarcerated at the Larch Mountain Corrections Center when he injured his ankle. …
Washington State Agrees to Pay DOC Employee $275,000 to Settle Gender Discrimination Claim by The State of Washington has agreed to pay $275,000 to a female Department of Corrections (DOC) employee who experienced harassment because of her gender, and retaliation as a result of an EEOC complaint about the matter. …
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