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Lindell v. Carr, WI, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2023
Brief • July 24, 2023
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)
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News in Brief
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A guard with the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was indicted on April 27, 2023, on charges he sexually abused two prisoners at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Aliceville, according to a report by the Birmingham News. Robert D. Smith allegedly had sexual intercourse …
News in Brief
Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On March 26, 2023, a former state prison guard at Easterling Correctional Facility was arrested for taking bribes to smuggle contraband into the lockup. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that Quindarius Thagard, 27, was fired and charged with use of office for personal gain and promotion …
Hoffmann v. State of Wisconsin, WI, Emergency Petition for Habeas Corpus, Habeas Corpus, 2023
Brief • May 1, 2023
Filed under: Habeas Corpus
Hoffmann v. State of Wisconsin, WI, Emergency Petition for Habeas Corpus, Habeas Corpus, 2023 l j United States District Court 517 E. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, Wi. 53202 Rev. Dean Hoffmann, (VICTIM) Petitioners -vs- ) State of Wisconsin, et al Respondents ) No: 2 3- c- 0 5 5 3 Emergency …
News in Brief
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: WBAM in Birmingham reported that a guard at the Blount County Jail was taken into custody and fired on January 31, 2023. Joseph Snow, 43, was charged with second-degree assault for injuring a detainee during an incident captured on surveillance video. Sheriff Mike Moon called …
Seventh Circuit Revives Claim of Wheelchair-Bound Wisconsin Prisoner Denied Access to Handicapped Toilet
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Toilets
Seventh Circuit Revives Claim of Wheelchair-Bound Wisconsin Prisoner Denied Access to Handicapped Toilet by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On October 25, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the dismissal of a civil rights complaint filed by a former Wisconsin prisoner, who alleged that …
Ammerman v. Officer Jackson, WI, Complaint, Denial of Medical Care, 2023
Brief • March 8, 2023
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Ammerman v. Officer Jackson, WI, Complaint, Denial of Medical Care, 2023 Case: 3:23-cv-00156-jdp Document #: 1 Filed: 03/08/23 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN PAUL D. AMMERMAN, PLAINTIFF, V. 23-cv-156-jdp Civil Action No.------ Correctional Officer Jackson, Correction Officer at CCI, Sergeant Teirstrip, Sergeant at …
Seventh Circuit Sides With Muslim Prisoner, Bars Strip Search by Transgender Wisconsin Guard
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Filed under: Strip Searches, Religious Practices, Discrimination (Transgender)
Seventh Circuit Sides With Muslim Prisoner, Bars Strip Search by Transgender Wisconsin Guard by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 16, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that forcing a Muslim prisoner &ldquo;to submit to cross-sex strip searches&rdquo; by a transgender Wisconsin guard …
Over $237,000 Awarded in Wisconsin Prisoner’s Suit Accusing Guard of Unwanted Sexual Advances
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Settlements
Over $237,000 Awarded in Wisconsin Prisoner’s Suit Accusing Guard of Unwanted Sexual Advances by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On June 16, 2022, the federal court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin ordered a state prison guard to pay $110,042.38 in legal costs and fees for a former state …
Estate of Michael Madden v. Milwaukee County, WI, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022
Brief • November 22, 2022
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Estate of Michael Madden v. Milwaukee County, WI, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022 FULL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, COVENANT NOT TO SUE, AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT AS TO CERTAIN PARTIES ONLY This Full Settlement Agreement, Covenant Not to Sue, and Indemnification Agreement ("Full Settlement Agreement") is entered into by the parties-Gail Stockton ("Stockton"), Individually …
Wisconsin High Court Admits Into Evidence Secret Tape of Prisoner Made by Fellow Prisoner
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Informants, Tape Recordings
Wisconsin High Court Admits Into Evidence Secret Tape of Prisoner Made by Fellow Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 1, 2022, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin decided that just because a jailhouse snitch used a government-provided device to tape incriminating statements made by a fellow pretrial …
Wisconsin Pays $8,000 To State Prisoner After Seventh Circuit Revives Retaliation Claim Against Guard Over Destroyed Legal Documents
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Retaliation for Litigating, Settlements
Wisconsin Pays $8,000 To State Prisoner After Seventh Circuit Revives Retaliation Claim Against Guard Over Destroyed Legal Documents by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 5, 2022, a Wisconsin state prisoner signed off on an agreement to accept $8,000 to resolve claims that a guard destroyed his legal …
News in Brief
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A jail guard in Chilton County, Alabama, was arrested on July 21, 2022, and charged with promoting contraband, the Clanton Advertiser reported. The guard, Tyler Ryan Couch, is accused of organizing an effort to smuggle drugs to detainees. Though jail policy forbids guards from transmitting …
Wisconsin Supreme Court Guts State’s Fair Employment Act Protection for Returning Prisoners With Domestic Violence Convictions
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
Filed under: jobs, Forced Labor Offenses
Wisconsin Supreme Court Guts State’s Fair Employment Act Protection for Returning Prisoners With Domestic Violence Convictions by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett In a 4-to-3 decision handed down on March 10, 2022, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin held an employer did not unlawfully discriminate against a former state prisoner by …
$90,000 Paid to Settle Lawsuit Over Recorded Attorney-Client Calls at Wisconsin Jail
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
Filed under: Settlements, Recorded Calls
$90,000 Paid to Settle Lawsuit Over Recorded Attorney-Client Calls at Wisconsin Jail by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian On March 21, 2021, an agreement was reached between Wisconsin&rsquo;s Portage County and a class of plaintiffs consisting of current and former detainees at the county jail to settle claims that …
Seventh Circuit Allows Wisconsin Prisoner to Amend Inartfully Pleaded Pro Se Complaint
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
Filed under: Pleading Requirements/Rules, Procedural Requirements
Seventh Circuit Allows Wisconsin Prisoner to Amend Inartfully Pleaded Pro Se Complaint by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 2, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit revived a Wisconsin prisoner&rsquo;s retaliation claim against a state prison guard, saying that the district court erred when it …
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 …
Jones v. State of Wisconsin, WI, Settlement, Retaliation, 2022
Brief • August 5, 2022
Filed under: Retaliation
Jones v. State of Wisconsin, WI, Settlement, Retaliation, 2022 MUTUAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT · This Mutual Release and Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is made among William Jones ("Plaintiff'') and the State of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections ("DOC"), and all employees of those entities (collectively, 11 State"). WHEREAS, Plaintiff …
News in Brief
Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: In Mobile on January 21, 2022, the U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office for the Southern District of Alabama announced that an 18-month federal prison sentence for bribery had been handed down by a federal court to Lakerdra Shanta Snowden, 31, a former guard at the Escambia County …
News in Brief
Article • December 1, 2021 • from PLN December, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A 20-year-old guard at the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, was arrested on October 29, 2021, on charges that he attempted to smuggle methamphetamine into the jail. According to a report by Huntsville TV station WHNT, the guard, Matthew Moran, faces one count …
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