Hynes v. Missouri Dept of Corrections, MO, Judgment, Violation of Sunshine Law, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY STATE OF MISSOURI WILLA HYNES, Plaintiff, V. MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Cause No: 21AC-CC00327 Division: II JUDGMENT The …
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: On January 9, 2023, the Montgomery Police Department (MPD) arrested a guard at the city jail for an alleged off-duty assault, the Birmingham News reported. It’s unclear who filed the misdemeanor complaint against Reba Foulks, 36; MPD didn’t begin its investigation until …
Eighth Circuit Holds Delaying Surgery for Reducible Hernia Not Deliberate Indifference to Missouri Prisoner’s Serious Medical Needs by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke What happens if you develop a hernia while jailed? One Missouri prisoner found the answer when he was forced to wait 16 months for surgical relief. Then, …
Jury Awards $2 Million to Nurse in Sexual Harassment Case against Missouri Prison Officials by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On December 27, 2022, in Missouri’s 19th Circuit Court, Judge Jon Beetem ordered the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to pay $2 million in punitive damages to a …
News in Brief by Alabama: WHNT in Huntsville reported on December 16, 2022, that a Morgan County Jail detainee was charged with assaulting a guard. Ashley Nicole Taymon, 36, had gotten into an altercation at the Community Corrections Office five days earlier and was taken to a hospital. There she …
First Transgender Prisoner Execution Carried Out in Missouri by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Missouri executed Amber McLaughlin, 49, by lethal injection on January 3, 2023, after she sat on death row for at least a decade as Scott McLaughlin. Hers was the first state-sanctioned murder of the …
Mega-stars Accused of Plagiarizing Song from Nameless Missouri Prisoner by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In October 2022, movie star Johnny Depp and musician Jeff Beck countersued artist and educator Bruce Jackson for libel and slander, after he accused them of plagiarizing lyrics for the song Sad Motherfuckin Parade, …
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 …
Eighth Circuit Revives Missouri Prisoner’s Claim Against Prison Food Manager for Denying Renal Diet by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgment to a Missouri prison food service director accused of interfering …
Daughter of Condemned Missouri Prisoner Unsuccessfully Sues to Witness His Execution by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 29, 2022, Missouri administered a lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre to murder prisoner Kevin Johnson, 37. But his 19-year-old daughter was not by his side. …
Newman v. Missouri Department of Corrections, MO, Judgment, Sexual Harrassment, 2022 i IN THE 19TH CIRCUIT COURT .I c9~~-FPY~'I'J .. . •· ..STATE-OF:MISSOURL . . .I . . . . KATHLEEN NEWMAN, l ~ Plaintiff, I ·) V. ;.:\/?':/~:;:;-_ MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., . :.Cause No.17AC-CC00364 ·.. ·• …
Brooks v. City of St. Louis, MO, Settlement, Medical Neglect-Suicide, 2022 Case: 4:17-cv-00981-RLW Doc. #: 293 Filed: 12/21/22 Page: 1 of 9 PageID #: 6338 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CECELIA PERRY, et al., on behalf of all beneficiaries pursuant to Section 537.080, Plaintiffs, vs. …
Webb v. The City of Maplewood, MO, Motion for Atty's Fees, Costs and Service Awards, False Imprisonment, 2022 Case: 4:16-cv-01703-CDP Doc. #: 263 Filed: 12/14/22 Page: 1 of 7 PageID #: 7402 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CECELIA ROBERTS WEBB, et al., Individually and on …
ACH Settles After Federal Jury Awards $8.5 Million in Suit Over Missouri Detainee’s Death by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart In August 2022, private jail medical provider Advanced Correctional Healthcare (ACH) settled with the estate of a Missouri pretrial detainee who died of lung cancer after being refused medical attention …
Eighth Circuit Strands Missouri Prisoners Sentenced to Life Without Parole as Juveniles in ‘Opaque’ Review Process by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On August 30, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that Missouri’s parole review process does not violate the constitutional rights of prisoners who …
Ramey v. Parosn, MO, Opinion and Order, Preliminary Injunction, 2022 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI CENTRAL DIVISION CORIONSA RAMEY, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL L. PAROSN, in his official capacity as Governor of Missouri, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Brooks v. City of St. Louis, MO, Complaint, Medical Neglect-Suicide, 2022 Case: 4:17-cv-00981-RLW Doc. #: 277 Filed: 11/16/22 Page: 1 of 30 PageID #: 6242 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CECELIA PERRY, as Plaintiff Ad Litem for Christina Brooks, and D.B., D.B., D.B., and D.B., …
Missouri Jail Guard Charged With Helping Teen Son Escape Juvenile Detention by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On October 25, 2022, a guard at the St. Louis County Justice Center (SLJC) was charged with shattering a window at the building to help her son and another teen escape …
Webb v. The City of Maplewood, MO, Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Settlement, False Imprisonment, 2022 Case: 4:16-cv-01703-CDP Doc. #: 261 Filed: 11/01/22 Page: 1 of 8 PageID #: 7391 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CECELIA ROBERTS WEBB, et al., Individually and on behalf of …
News in Brief by Alabama: A convicted bank robber had 30 months added to his 17-year prison sentence on September 26, 2022, for bribing an Alabama jail guard to smuggle him a cellphone, K2 “spice” paper, and other contraband. According to a federal Department of Justice (DOJ) press release, while …
