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Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
$250,000 Settlement in Assault Upon Luzerne County Detainee by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A former Pennsylvania pretrial detainee who sustained serious injuries from a guard’s use of excessive force received a $250,000 settlement. As guard Christopher Refner was making rounds at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility on …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
$550,000 Settlement in Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over High-Fee Debit Cards by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In September 20, 2019, an Ohio federal court granted preliminary approval of a settlement in a class action lawsuit against Stored Value Cards, Inc., doing business as Numi Financial, and Republic Bank & Trust …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
$300,000 Settlement in Lincoln County Missouri Jail Attempted Suicide Suit by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Mark A. Jaconski was arrested on June 17, 2015, for outstanding traffic warrants and taken to Mercy Hospital for a “fit for confinement” determination. Hospital officials made that determination and Jaconski was transported to …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
$200,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Louisiana Jail Guard Sexually Abusing Juvenile by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A $200,000 settlement was reached to resolve a civil rights action alleging a guard at Louisiana’s St. Bernard Parish Jail subjected a 15-year-old detainee to repeated sexual abuse. The complaint stated …
Article • March 3, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
$2.5 Million Settlement Over Prisoner’s Restraint Death in Houston, Texas Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The family of a man who died at a jail in Harris County, Texas while being subjected to a dangerous form of restraint settled for $2.5 million in a lawsuit they brought against …
Article • March 3, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
$1.15 Million Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Asthma Death by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Pennsylvania’s Erie County agreed to pay $1.15 million to settle a civil rights action alleging the county jail had a policy that “required a non-medical person to make a medical decision about what to …
Brief • February 24, 2020
HRDC v. Sandoval County, NM, Release of Liability, Public Records, 2019
Filing • February 24, 2020
HRDC v. Sandoval County, NM, Release of Liability, Public Records, 2019
Brief • February 6, 2020
The Marshall Project v. Memphis Shelby Crime Commission, Stipulation, Settlement Agreement, 2020 IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE THE MARSHALL PROJECT and WENDI THOMAS, Petitioners, v. No. CH-19-0165 MEMPHIS SHELBY CRIME COMMISSION Respondent. STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between counsel …
Article • February 5, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death
Oklahoma County Settles Jail Death Lawsuit for $3.2 Million by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The family of a man who was neglected to the point that he died in jail in Carter County, Oklahoma has settled a lawsuit against the county for $3.2 million, plus interest, after new and …
Article • February 5, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Orange County Pays $299K to Settle Claim that Deputy Forbade Nurse to Treat Prisoner by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On August 13, 2019, the Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a $299,000 settlement in a suit brought by a jail nurse who alleged a deputy refused to allow her …
Article • February 5, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
$102,500 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Alaska DOC’s Discrimination Against Muslims by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 3, 2019, the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a lawsuit brought by two Muslim prisoners who had been given inadequate food or no food during the fast of Ramadan, were denied …
Article • February 5, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
Washington State Prisoner’s Suicide Leads to $350,000 Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Shannon Rose Jefferson, a Native American, was a frequent resident at the Whatcom County Jail (WCJ) in Washington State. During the last 16 years of her life, Jefferson was held at the WCJ over 20 times. …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
California County Settles Failure to Protect Lawsuit for $90,000 by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Contra Costa County has settled a lawsuit filed in federal court by Suneel Kumar, agreeing to pay him $90,000 after guards at the county jail allowed another prisoner to attack him while he was performing …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
$45,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Subjected to Excessive Force by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Prison (LCP) has paid $45,000 to settle a civil rights action alleging a guard used excessive force on a prisoner. Multiple guards approached prisoner Marquice Gatewood on December 9, 2017, …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Maryland to Pay $1.4 Million Settlement and Provide Assistance to Blind Prisoners by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On June 5, 2019, the State of Maryland agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by current and former blind prisoners housed at the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI). The …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
New Mexico Prison Guards Win $700,000 Age Discrimination Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Several long-time employees of the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) filed age discrimination and retaliation complaints against that agency with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Senior Warden Anthony Romero was 38 years old …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
20 Years Sees No Improvement in California Prison’s Mental Health Care; Suicide Results in $1.5 Million Settlement by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In a wrongful death lawsuit filed by attorney Lori Rifkin on behalf of the family of Erika Rocha, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) agreed …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Illinois Jail Detainee Dies, Lawsuit Settles for $2.2 Million by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Hoopeston, Illinois citizen Richard J. Gonzalez was convicted of a non-violent felony for theft of $3,000 from an ATM machine. He was detained at the Ford County jail on May 15, 2012, pending a transfer …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Jail Specific, Settlements
Update: Montgomery County, Ohio Pays $10 Million to Settle Jail Lawsuits by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On May 19, 2017, Sgt. Thomas Freeham forcefully shoved Tonya Varney into a cell at a jail in Montgomery County, Ohio; Varney was reluctant to enter the cell because it appeared to have …
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