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$2.45 Million Paid by Wellpath and Macomb County, Michigan, After Detainee’s Withdrawal Death in Jail
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
$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
Article • September 21, 2022
Filed under: Drug Overdose, Accidents
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
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides
$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
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
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
Brief • August 31, 2022
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act
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
Article • August 25, 2022
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Juvenile Prisons, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders
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
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Filed under: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
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
Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
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
Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds
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
Article • July 14, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
Filed under: Failure to Treat
$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
Brief • July 8, 2022
Filed under: Failure to Treat
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
Article • June 6, 2022
Filed under: Dogs, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)
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 …
Sixth Circuit: Michigan DOC’s Years-Long Delay in Access to Religious Services and Items Constitutes Constructive Denial of Religious Exercise
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Filed under: Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices
Sixth Circuit: Michigan DOC’s Years-Long Delay in Access to Religious Services and Items Constitutes Constructive Denial of Religious Exercise by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On November 9, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that a six-year delay in replying to a Michigan prisoner’s request …
Bulthouse v. Muskegon County, MI, Order Granting Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022
Brief • May 27, 2022
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Bulthouse v. Muskegon County, MI, Order Granting Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022 Case 1:21-cv-00281-PLM-SJB ECF No. 61, PageID.492 Filed 05/27/22 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JOHN BULTHOUSE, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Paul Bulthouse, Plaintiff, -vCOUNTY OF MUSKEGON, …
Bulthouse v. Muskegon County, MI, Addendum of Settlement With Confidentiality, Wrongful Death, 2022
Brief • May 23, 2022
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Bulthouse v. Muskegon County, MI, Addendum of Settlement With Confidentiality, Wrongful Death, 2022 Case 1:21-cv-00281-PLM-SJB ECF No. 60, PageID.491 Filed 05/23/22 Page 1 of 1 ADDENDUM TO SETTiEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS WITH CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-DISCLOSURE This Addendum is hereby incorporated into that certain Settlement And Release Of All …
Bulthouse v. Muskegon County, MI, Addendum of Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022
Brief • May 10, 2022
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Bulthouse v. Muskegon County, MI, Addendum of Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022 Case 1:21-cv-00281-PLM-SJB ECF No. 58-1, PageID.487 Filed 05/10/22 Page 1 of 2 EXHIBIT A 01135775-1 Case 1:21-cv-00281-PLM-SJB ECF No. 58-1, PageID.488 Filed 05/10/22 Page 2 of 2 ADDENDUM RE EASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Addendum i hereby incorporated into …
Con Who Conned Cons is Sentenced to Federal Prison
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Filed under: Drug Treatment/Rehab
Con Who Conned Cons is Sentenced to Federal Prison by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has no parole, but there are ways for a federal prisoner to shorten a sentence length. One way is to successfully complete a 13-week Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), earning up to 12 months …
Rushing v. Michigan Dept of Corrections, MI, Judgment, Failure to Accomodate Disability, 2022
Brief • April 14, 2022
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners
Rushing v. Michigan Dept of Corrections, MI, Judgment, Failure to Accomodate Disability, 2022 2019-001635-CD RUSHING, DARRIN~ FILED by Macomb County Circuit Court 4/ 14/2022 1:57:30 PM Service, Submitted, and File STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT FOR MACOMB COUNTY DARRIN RUSHING, Plaintiffs, Case No: 2019-001635-CD Hon. Edward …
News In Brief
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News In Brief by Arizona: After two escaped prisoners were recaptured and returned to the Arizona State Prison in Florence on January 31, 2021, Phoenix station KNXV reported that at least part of the blame for their escape was assigned to short-staffing of guards at the state Department of Corrections …
Stojcevski v. County of Macomb, MI, Settlement, Failure to Provie Medical Care, 2022
Brief • March 31, 2022
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect
Stojcevski v. County of Macomb, MI, Settlement, Failure to Provie Medical Care, 2022 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Release of All Claims and Settlement Agreement (Agreement) is made by Macomb County on behalf of Defendant Macomb County and Plaintiff Dafinka Stojcevski as Personal Representative of the Estate …
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