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Privatized Prisoner Transportation Service Poses Problems by David Reutter Privatized Prisoner Transportation Service Poses Problems by David M. Reutter Several lawsuits against the self-proclaimed “nation’s largest prisoner extradition company and one of the largest international transporters of detainees” have cast a harsh light on a contractor hired to fulfill the …
Equal Justice Initiative Files Suit Over High Levels of Violence at Alabama Prison by Joe Watson Equal Justice Initiative Files Suit Over High Levels of Violence at Alabama Prison by Joe Watson The Montgomery, Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) filed suit against the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) on October …
Article • December 2, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
$451,000 Federal Jury Award for Illinois Prisoner Beaten by Jail Guard by Matthew Clarke $451,000 Federal Jury Award for Illinois Prisoner Beaten by Jail Guard by Matt Clarke In March 2014, an Illinois federal jury awarded $451,000 to a pretrial detainee at the Cook County Jail who was severely beaten …
Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Abuses at Pennsylvania County Prison by David Reutter Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Abuses at Pennsylvania County Prison by David Reutter A second federal lawsuit has been filed by a former prisoner at Pennsylvania’s York County Prison, alleging that his civil rights were violated by …
Article • November 17, 2015
Federal Court Extends Discovery Cutoff Dates and Orders Michigan Jail Guard to Respond by Federal Court Extends Discovery Cutoff Dates and Orders Michigan Jail Guard to Respond The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has granted in part and denied in part a motion to compel defendant …
Dismissal of Prisoner’s Federal and State Claims Not Warranted; Prison Employees Not Automatically Immune from Liability by Dismissal of Prisoner’s Federal and State Claims Not Warranted; Prison Employees Not Automatically Immune from Liability The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has held that a state prisoner sufficiently …
Article • November 3, 2015
$600,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death by Pennsylvania Police by $600,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death by Pennsylvania Police On July 2, 2012, at a pretrial conference between the parties, defendants, Shenandoah Township Police Officers, and plaintiffs, parents of an eighteen year-old boy deceased under questionable circumstances in the Borough of Shenandoah …
Brief • November 2, 2015
Singletary v. Rodriguez, NY, Settlement, Excessive Force Seg Retaliation, 2015 OCT-30-201~ ..,, •' •.· 14:~0 NYo \ USDS SDNY Case 1:15-cv-01193-PGG Document 19 Filed 11/02/15 Page 1 of 19 DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED i· ·. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW _____________________________________ "_____ "YORK ___________________ :x: "'· DOC#: DATE …
Article • October 29, 2015
$2,150 Awarded to Missouri Prisoner Attacked by Guard by $2,150 Awarded to Missouri Prisoner Attacked by Guard State prisoner Terrell Raney at the Potosi Correctional Center in Missouri was awarded $2,150 in United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, against prison guard Jason Crawford, who assaulted him on October …
Hamm v. City of New York, et al., anti-gay attack on jail visitor, complaint, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------------x Thomas Hamm, FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT Plaintiff, AND DEMAND FOR A JURY TRIAL -v- 15-CV-06238 (JPO) The City of New York; New York City Department of …
Violence in Texas Prisons Tied to Mental Illness by Violence in Texas Prisons Tied to Mental Illness Conclusions of a longitudinal study found that the most violent Texas prisons also house the highest percentage of mentally ill prisoners. The study conducted by the Texas Tribune from 2006 to 2012 collected …
Article • October 27, 2015
North Carolina Prisoner Awarded $0.99 after Assault by Guard by North Carolina Prisoner Awarded $0.99 after Assault by Guard On July 24, 2012, in the U.S. District Court in Charlotte, N.C., a jury awarded plaintiff Jamey L. Wilkins, a North Carolina state prisoner housed in the segregation unit of Lanesboro …
California Court Finds “Horrific” Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter California Court Finds “Horrific” Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter A California federal district court found “an existing constitutional violation with respect to use of force on seriously mentally ill inmates” in a long-running class-action lawsuit. …
Article • October 19, 2015
Two Florida Guards Charged in Assault of Prisoner by David Reutter Two Florida Guards Charged in Assault of Prisoner by David Reutter Two former guards from Florida’s Pinellas County Jail were arrested and charged with official misconduct after one of them assaulted a prisoner. As prisoner Casio Burton, 28, was …
Article • October 19, 2015
Former Montana Jail Guard Exposes Culture of Prisoner Abuse by Joe Watson Former Montana Jail Guard Exposes Culture of Prisoner Abuse by Joe Watson The departure of a career Missoula County, Montana jail guard has exposed multiple allegations of excessive force against prisoners under the direction of one out-of-control supervisor …
Four Alabama Guards Receive Prison Sentences for Beating Prisoner to Death by David Reutter Four Alabama Guards Receive Prison Sentences for Beating Prisoner to Death by David Reutter An Alabama federal district court sentenced four state prison guards to prison for their actions in the beating death of a prisoner …
Article • October 14, 2015
$18,000 Settlement in New York Jail Excessive Force Suit by $18,000 Settlement in New York Jail Excessive Force Suit On November 12, 2013, a lawsuit was settled where a New York jail prisoner claimed he was beaten by guards in a display of unconstitutionally excessive force. The defendants paid $18,000 …
Article • October 12, 2015
$127,000 Settlement for Michigan Jail Guards Use of Excessive Force by David Reutter $127,000 Settlement for Michigan Jail Guards Use of Excessive Force by David Reutter Michigan’s Kent County Correctional Facility (KCCF) agreed to pay $127,198 to settle a civil rights action alleging a guard used excessive force against a …
Ussery v. Mansfield, NC, Settlement Agreement, Excessive Force by Staff, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION NO. 5:ll -CT- 3124-BO SAMMY USSERY, Plaintiff, V. SGT. MANSFIELD, JAMES DUNLOW , TIMOTHY RUFFIN Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Article • October 5, 2015
$80,000 Award for New York Prisoner Injured During Scuffle with Guard by David Reutter $80,000 Award for New York Prisoner Injured During Scuffle with Guard by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims awarded $80,000 to a prisoner for injuries sustained after a confrontation between the prisoner and a …
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