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Morris v. Aranas, et al., NV, Second Amended Complaint, Deliberate Indifference (Medical/Failure to Protect), 2020 Case 3:18-cv-00310-RCJ-CLB Document 43 Filed 10/08/20 Page 1 of 27 Name l7J-I Ii, SFN VAGJl MJf: C!AUON Cl[Y,NV~ r27ol £;. 773 Prison Number UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA a.MR.LU IJ1oM r ) ) …
Article • October 5, 2020
Idaho Arrestees Act Voluntarily When Declining Opportunity to Surrender Contraband Before Entering Jail by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 15, 2020, the Idaho Supreme Court held that an arrestee acts voluntarily when given an opportunity to surrender contraband before entering jail but chooses to continue possessing it. On …
Article • October 5, 2020
$60,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Alleging Corizon Failed to Provide Prisoner Surgeries by Corizon agreed to a $60,000 settlement reached in a lawsuit alleging it failed to provide a Florida prisoner with medically necessary surgeries, pain medications and palliative measures. The complaint also alleged causes of actions against the Florida Department …
Article • October 5, 2020
$50,000 Settlement for Failure to Treat Hernias by Corizon Health agreed to pay $50,000 in a lawsuit alleging it deprived a prisoner of medically necessary surgery to correct his hernias. The suit remained unsolved against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC). Upon receiving his initial physical exam upon entry into …
Article • October 5, 2020
Seventh Circuit Rejects Retaliation Claim Based on Suspicious Timing Alone by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 20, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment on a prisoner’s retaliation claim. The court found that suspicious timing alone is …
Article • October 5, 2020
$2,500 Settlement for Failure to Treat Broken Arm and Shoulder Injury by Corizon Health agreed to pay $2,500 to a prisoner for failing to treat his broken arm. The complaint alleged other claims against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) and its agents that were not relevant to the settlement. …
Johnson v. Bailey, IL, Settlement, Strip Search, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# Official Case # 16-5780 CD 16-CV-5780 Johnson, Henry #B63019 v. Bailey, et al. Defendants: Pia i ntiffs: Filed Case Name Received 12/19/16 Date Served Status closed 10/ 18/ 16 Class Act ion On Appeal ._ Spears …
Article • October 4, 2020
$2,500 Settlement in Failure to Protect Prisoners During Jail Fire in Indiana by A pretrial detainee received a $2,500 settlement in a civil rights action alleging jail officials failed to evacuate detainees during a fire and did not treat their injuries. The lawsuit stemmed from a fire in a cellblock …
$350,000 Settlement in Florida Detainee’s Suicide by Corizon Health agreed to pay $350,000 in a lawsuit that alleged it failed to provide mental health care to a pretrial detainee who committed suicide at Florida’s Charlotte County Jail. Victor H. Ackers was arrested on May 21, 2013, for domestic violence and …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
NYC Floating Jail May Finally be Closed by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins The Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx was emblematic of the Big Apple’s rotten core in the 1990s, an area saturated with drugs, homelessness and prostitution. Facing an influx of inmates from rising crime rates, the city …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Report: New Jersey Women’s Prison Promoted Culture of Abuse by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) concluded a two-year investigation April 12, 2020 of allegations of continued sexual abuse against prisoners at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (EMCFW). …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
DC Federal Court Enters Partial Preliminary Injunction Against District Jails For COVID-19 Deficiencies by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In an order entered June 18, 2020, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the federal district court of the District of Columbia entered a preliminary injunction against the district’s Department of Corrections (“DOC”), …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
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National Guard Called in to Help Run Indiana State Prisons by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Indiana National Guard has switched roles in helping the Indiana Department of Correction (“IDOC”) during the coronavirus pandemic, from that of health-care workers to prison guards, as prison staff become infected by COVID-19. …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Ford Foundation President’s Support to Replace Rikers With Other Jails Criticized by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Ford Foundation President Darren Walker published a blog titled, “In Defense of Nuance” in the fall of 2019. A larger portion of the missive supported the building of four smaller detention centers to …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Prison Postcard: Life in the Time of COVID, Correctional Center, Virginia by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel Rosen I’m here at the Greensville Correctional Center in southern Virginia. This place holds up to 3,000 inmates. On August 7, we went on lockdown for the second time in four months. There …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Prisoners Evacuated but ICE Detainees in Louisiana Suffer During Hurricane Laura by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The year 2020 has been rife with unpleasant surprises. The planet has contended with the coronavirus pandemic — the worst since the Spanish flu — and protests sparked by the police killing of …
Quickle v. Lasek, IL, order, damages, sexual coercion, 2020 1:18-cv-01332-SEM-TSH # 107 Page 1 of 6 E-FILED Tuesday, 29 September, 2020 09:14:46 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS DONALD QUICKLE, Plaintiff, v. SHERRI LASEK, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) …
Valentine et al. v. Collier, TX, hand sanitizer protection for geriatric prisoners during COVID, 2020 United States District Court Southern District of Texas ENTERED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION LADDY CURTIS VALENTINE, et al., Plaintiffs, VS. BRYAN COLLIER, et al., Defendants. September 29, 2020 David …
Braggs v. Dunn, AL, Opinion and Order, Systemic Medical Neglect, 2020 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-JTA Document 2984 Filed 09/24/20 Page 1 of 16 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION EDWARD BRAGGS, et al., ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Brief • September 24, 2020
Houston v. Nickolson, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 19-3894 19-CV-3894 Plaintiffs: Houston, Lemuel #B88647 v. Nicholson, et al. IDOC# Defendants: Received Filed Case Name 7/ 3/19 Date Served 7/ 18/ 19 Status closed Class Action On Appeal □ n .Spc~ars Opposing …
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