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Assaulted Detainee Settles with Louisiana Jail over Deliberate Indifference to His Safety by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A mentally ill jail Louisiana detainee who was beaten by fellow inmates after urinating on another detainee’s shoes agreed to a settlement with jail employees regarding his civil rights suit. On April …
$60,000 settlement reached in prisoner's case against officer by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A man suffering from schizophrenia at Tangipahoa Parish Jail (TPJ) in Louisiana, who was not always provided with necessary medications and was attacked and injured by other detainees through staff indifference, received a $60,000 settlement in …
Two Men Unlawfully Searched and Falsely Arrested for Sitting in Vehicle Settle with Middletown, N.Y., Cops by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Patrick Ammirati and James Esposito, who were arrested and prosecuted over a speck that wasn’t even a drug after Middletown, New York, police found them suspiciously sitting in …
Louisiana Prisoner Beaten by Guards Settles Excessive Force Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A prisoner housed at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Louisiana (JPCC), who was pinned down and beaten by five guards, agreed to an undisclosed settlement with the guards, prison officials and medical staff.      …
Article • July 25, 2018
Warden Settles with Prisoner Made to Sleep on Floor of Overcrowded California Prison by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Jacob Howard, a prisoner transferred to California’s North Kern State Prison where he had to sleep on the floor because of overcrowding, settled his federal lawsuit with the warden who knew …
Article • July 24, 2018
Filed under: War on Drugs, Police
Queens Couple Receives $10,000 Settlement after False Arrest and Property Confiscation by NYPD by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Michael and Alisha Drepaul agreed to a $10,000 settlement with the city of New York in response to Mr. Drepaul’s false arrest and prosecution, and the police confiscation of $9,800 worth …
Article • July 24, 2018
$25,000 Settlement for Detroit Man Falsely Arrested and Imprisoned by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A man who was falsely arrested, falsely imprisoned and maliciously prosecuted by Detroit police officers based on mistaken identity, received a $25,000 settlement from the city of Detroit on behalf of the officers. On September …
Muslim Prisoner Strip-Searched in Presence of Female Guard in California Prison Settles Civil Rights Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Anthony Dean, a Muslim prisoner at California State Prison-Sacramento who was subjected to an unclothed body search while a female guard was present, settled a civil rights suit that …
Article • July 8, 2018
$25,000 Settlement Offer from NYPD over Assault, False Arrest Accepted by Parolee by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Jose Perez, a parolee who was assaulted, arrested and re-imprisoned over charges that were later dismissed, agreed to a $25,000 settlement with New York City in response to a federal suit alleging …
Article • July 8, 2018
Quadriplegic Denied Required Meds Settles with Louisiana Prison Operated by CoreCivic by Christopher Zoukis Robert Blackstock agreed to an undisclosed settlement in his federal lawsuit against private prison company CoreCivic (formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America). The prisoner alleged medical indifference after staff and medical personnel refused to provide his required …
Article • July 8, 2018
$30,000 Settlement for Brooklyn Man Falsely Arrested by NYPD by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Derrick Baxton, who was arrested by officers of the New York Police Department with no evidence of wrongdoing, settled his federal civil rights lawsuit with the city of New York for $30,000.      On February …
Article • July 8, 2018
$125,000 Settlement in Case of Michigan Man Who Killed Himself In Jail by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The estate of a man who committed suicide while in the custody of the Crawford County Sheriff's Department in Crawford County, Michigan, agreed to a settlement offer of $125,000 in response to …
Native American Prisoner Settles with California State, Prison Officials over Religious Liberty by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Ralph Martinez, a Native American prisoner who was denied the use of elements fundamental to the practice of his religion while incarcerated at Calipatria State Prison in California, agreed to a settlement …
Article • July 8, 2018
Pennsylvania Prisoner Settles with Prison Officials over Permanent Injuries Caused by Medical Neglect by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  Thomas K. Turner, a prisoner housed at Berks County Prison, Pennsylvania, agreed to an undisclosed settlement with prison officials in response to permanent injuries caused to his leg as a result …
Article • July 8, 2018
$91,615 Awarded to Injured Aramark Employee After Indiana Jury Finds Against Prison by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  An employee with Aramark, a government service contractor, who suffered a back injury that required surgery after having to force open a gate at an Indiana prison, was awarded damages of $91,615 …
Disabled Louisiana Police Department Employee Settles Discrimination Suit with City by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Walter Steele, a city employee who worked with the Oakland Police Department in Louisiana and had cerebral palsy with partial paralysis, agreed to a settlement with the Oakdale police chief and the city after …
Article • July 8, 2018
Filed under: Medication
$9,900 Settlement Reached After New York Prisoner Denied Medication Resulting in Seizures by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis  Jerry McKoy, a prisoner at Arthur Kill Correctional Facility in New York who suffered seizures because medical staff denied him his medication, agreed to a $9,900 settlement with the doctor in charge. …
$200,000 Settlement Given to Family of California Man Who Died of Heart Failure in Pretrial Custody by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Jorge Osvaldo Cottini, who was being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles pending trial, died of heart problems after allegedly being denied his prescribed heart …
Article • July 8, 2018
California Prisoner Awarded $500 for Spread of Cancer Due to Medical Indifference by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Armster Hampton, whose cancer potentially spread because prison medical staff failed to initiate any testing or treatment, was awarded $500 in damages by a federal jury.      In 1999 and 2003, while …
$700 Settlement Agreed to by California Prisoner Treated with Deliberate Medical Indifference by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  Marvin Glenn Hollis, who was denied appropriate treatment for a serious medical infection while incarcerated in California's High Desert State Prison, accepted a $700 settlement offer made by prison officials.      According to …
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