Michigan Prisoners Once Again Lose Visitation Due to COVID-19 and Influenza Outbreaks by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Michigan state prisoners are having a grim winter. Quarantine orders are in effect at 11 state lockups suffering outbreaks of the flu and COVID-19. Two prisons, Macomb Correctional Facility (CF) …
News in Brief by Alabama: On November 2, 2022, a former state prison guard at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility near Birmingham pleaded guilty to federal contraband smuggling charges. The Birmingham News reported that Wilson Brian Clemons, 32, was arrested on November 23, 2021, on state counts of marijuana …
Five High-Level Staffers Out of Michigan Prison After State Watchdog Uncovers Anti-Gay Harassment by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The Michigan Office of the Executive Inspector General (OIG) released a 50-page report on December 5, 2022, detailing a culture of unprofessional and irresponsible behavior at the management level of …
Jones v. Corizon Health Inc., MI, Judgment, Negligence, 2022 Case 1:20-cv-00036-HYJ ECF No. 244, PageID.5701 Filed 12/05/22 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION CHARLES JONES, Plaintiff, Case No. 1:20-cv-36 v. HON. HALA Y. JARBOU CORIZON HEALTH INC., et al., Defendants. ____________________________/ JUDGMENT …
Jones v. Steimel, MI, Verdict, Wrongful Death, 2022 Case 1:20-cv-00036-HYJ ECF No. 243, PageID.5674 Filed 12/02/22 Page 1 of 11 ... UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION CHARLES JONES, as Personal Representative of the Estate ofWADE JONES, deceased, Plaintiff, Case No.: 1:20-cv-36 v. Hon. Hala Y. …
Coopwood v. Wayne County, MI, Brief of Amici Curiae, Excessive Force, 2022 Case: 22-1485 Document: 25 Filed: 11/17/2022 Page: 1 No. 22-1485 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT JAQUETTA ANN COOPWOOD, v. Plaintiff-Appellant, WAYNE COUNTY, MI., ET AL., Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the United States …
McCann v. Fuller, MI, Plaintiff's Consolidated Response in Opposition to Dft's Motion for Summary Judgment, Wrongful Conviction, 2022 Case 1:19-cv-01032-PLM-PJG ECF No. 138, PageID.2776 Filed 11/14/22 Page 1 of 81 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN RAYMOND E. McCANN, II, Plaintiff, v. BRYAN FULLER, Special Representative of the …
Michigan Supreme Court Says Prisoner’s Possession of Cell Phone by Itself Doesn’t Show Threat to Security by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 28, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court held that possession of a cell phone by a prisoner may not justify an enhanced sentence under the state …
$2.45 Million Paid by Wellpath and Macomb County, Michigan, After Detainee’s Withdrawal Death in Jail by Benjamin Tschirhart by Ben Tschirhart On March 31, 2022, an agreement was entered by Michigan’s Macomb County paying $1.15 million to the estate of David Stojcevski, 32, a detainee who died from drug withdrawal …
Sixth Circuit Says Detroit Jail Guard Suspended for Failing To Check on Detainee Not Liable for His Death From Drugs Hidden in His Rectum by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 8, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held a guard at the Detroit …
$1.1 Million Settlement Paid by Michigan County to Estate of Detainee Who Committed Suicide at Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On October 7, 2021, the Board of Commissioners of Michigan’s Macomb County agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims by survivors of a detainee who hanged …
News in Brief by Alabama: A federal prisoner in Birmingham was gunned down outside a privately-operated reentry facility on July 16, 2022. The Associated Press reported that the prisoner, Larry Taylor, 47, had just been released from the facility, which is operated under contract from the federal Bureau of Prisons …
White v. Michigan Dept of Corrections, MI, Complaint, ADA Violation, 2022 Case 2:22-cv-12047-DPH-EAS ECF No. 1, PageID.1 Filed 08/31/22 Page 1 of 17 lJ rn T ED S TA T ES /() D IS TR IC T CO UR T IH THE EASTERH DISTRICT•SOUT UBRH DIVISIOH OF HICHIGAH HARK UH …
Two Juvenile Behavioral Treatment Centers in Detroit Ordered to Close by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On June 23, 2022, the state of Michigan notified two youth residential behavioral treatment centers in Detroit they had to shutter operations by July 8 due to shocking allegations of staff abuse …
ACLU Wins FOIA Case at Michigan Supreme Court, Which Says Records May Be Exempted Only by Statute, Not Regulation by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a decision reached on February 4, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court handed the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) a …
News in Brief by Alabama:The Birmingham News reported that a jail guard in Mobile was arrested on May 17, 2022, for smuggling adult movies intoMobile County Metro Jail. The guard, Fredrick Johnson, 37, was charged with 21 counts of promoting contraband that included a camera, phone chargers, and flash drives, …
Federal Courts Order Seizure of Canteen Funds for Restitution Owed by High-Profile Prisoners by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In two recent cases, federal courts have granted orders to seize funds from prisoners after sizable balances in their canteen accounts came to prosecutors’ attention. In federal court for …
$3.8 Million Paid for Michigan Detainee’s Death from Alcohol Withdrawal After Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Summary Judgment to Jailers for Deliberate Indifference by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On March 7, 2022, a federal court approved a $3.8 million settlement between a Michigan county and the estate of a …
Buetenmiller v. Cogwell, MI, Order Granting and Opinion, Breach of Medical Care, 2022 Case 2:20-cv-11031-DML-CI ECF No. 109, PageID.2503 Filed 07/08/22 Page 1 of 20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION REBEKAH BUETENMILLER, SAMANTHA BILLS, and STACEY GLASS, Plaintiffs, Case Number 20-11031 Honorable David M. Lawson …
Michigan Guard Arrested for Killing the Service Dog He Adopted at His Prison by Jo Ellen Nott By Jo Ellen Nott A former guard employed by the Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO), was fired and arrested on April 25, 2022, for allegedly torturing …
