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Prisoners at Indiana Jail Certified as a Class in Conditions of Confinement Suit by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In June 2019, an Indiana federal district court held that a former jail detainee, Adam Bell, had presented sufficient evidence to fulfill the requirements to certify a class comprised of all …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Colorado Prisoner Receives $200,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Case by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On September 10, 2014, Colorado prisoner Shawn Lovett was serving a 30-year sentence at the Centennial Correctional Facility in Fremont County when he was moved from one part of the prison to another by guards …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death
$2 Million Settlement After Woman Dies While Jailed for Unpaid Traffic Tickets by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A woman was booked into jail in Mineral County, Nevada on traffic violations, and died days later due to medical neglect. Kelly Coltrain, 27, was visiting her family in July 2017 …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Appeals
Florida Victims’ Rights Law Creates Confusion, Limits Time for Appeals by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A constitutional amendment passed by Florida voters in November 2018 requires that victims’ privacy must be protected, in order to prevent retaliation after the criminal (or alleged criminal) is released from prison …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Class Action Certified in Pennsylvania Jail Gender Discrimination Suit by David M. Reutter, Matthew Clarke by David M. Reutter and Matt Clarke A civil rights case alleging Berks County, Pennsylvania denied equal protection to female prisoners classified as trustees has been certified as a class action. After issuing a preliminary …
Filing • December 6, 2019
Filed under: Centurion, Public Records
HRDC v. Centurion, FL, Complaint, Public Records, 2019 Filing # 99957286 E-Filed 12/06/2019 09:11:02 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY CASE NO.: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not-for-profit corporation, IMMEDIATE HEARING REQUESTED PURSUANT TO FLA. STAT. § 119.11(1) Plaintiff, vs. CENTURION …
Article • December 1, 2019
Oregon Court of Appeals: Entering iPhone Passcode is Testimonial Act; Can Be Compelled if State Establishes Defendant’s Knowledge of Passcode is ‘Foregone Conclusion’ by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson In a case of first impression, the Oregon Court of Appeals held that entering a passcode into a smartphone is testimonial …
Brief • November 19, 2019
ACLU v. FL Dept of Corrections, FL, Writ of Mandamus, Public Records, 2019 Filing # 99106002 E-Filed 11/19/2019 12:52:00 PM IN THE FLORIDA SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF FLORIDA, INC., Petitioner, Case No.: v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; Respondent. / PETITION …
Brief • November 18, 2019
Chicago Sun-Times v. IDOC, IL, Settlement, Public Records Request, 2019 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) l V. ) ) ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ) No. 2018 CH 15245 Judge Anna Helen Demacopoulos ) Defendant. ) SETTLEMENT …
Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
The Cost of Prison Censorship: Florida Taxpayers to Pay $1.2 Million in HRDC Case by On October 22, 2019, a federal district court in Tallahassee awarded almost $1.2 million in attorneys’ fees and costs in a censorship lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC). The suit, filed in 2011 …
Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
$8,500 Settlement in Allegheny County Jail Sexual Harassment Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania paid $8,500 to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by a former female guard. Tanisha Ramsey started working at the Allegheny County Jail on June 30, 2015. While …
Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
$860,000 Settlement in Suit Over Michigan Female Prisoner’s Suicide by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $860,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of a female prisoner who hanged herself after a guard placed a bet on whether …
Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death
$3.1 Million Settlement for Washington Jail Detainee’s Death by Douglas Ankney “Will You Get Back Up?” by Douglas Ankney In November 2017, Piper Travis was arrested for failure to appear on two misdemeanor counts of stealing a TV and a $3.48 bag of Easter candy from a Walmart in Washington …
Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Court Declines to Seal Records in Michigan Prisoner’s Excessive Force Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court initially held that a prisoner’s allegation that a guard’s use of a Taser constituted excessive force stated a viable claim. The court also denied the defendants’ …
Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Conditions Lawsuit Against Indiana County Jail Certified as a Class Action by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss An Indiana federal district court held that a former jail detainee, Adam Bell, had presented sufficient evidence to allow certification of a class comprised of all persons currently confined, and who will be …
Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Fifth Circuit Terminates Consent Decree for Muslim Services in Texas Prisons by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 2, 2019, a strongly divided three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion terminating the consent decree in Brown v. Collier, which allowed Muslim prisoners in the …
Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Pennsylvania’s Buck County Liable for Illegally Disclosing Criminal Records by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal jury awarded $1,000 to each person who was subjected to a privacy violation due to Buck County’s willful violation of Pennsylvania’s Criminal History Record Information Act (CHRIA). Up to 66,799 people …
Article • October 25, 2019
York County, Pennsylvania Reaches $550,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Involving Woman Murdered by Ex-Boyfriend by Douglas Ankney  by Douglas Ankney According to a report released on July 23, 2019, by fox43.com, a $550,000 settlement was reached in a § 1983 lawsuit brought against York County, its Prison Board, and numerous officials …
Washington v. City of New York, NY, Settlement, Inmate Abuse, 2019 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 168 Filed 10/21/19 Page 1 of 16 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 166 Filed 10/18/19 Page 2 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------------------- X DA VON WASHING TON, et. al., Plaintiffs, STIPULATION …
Publication • October 15, 2019
Filed under: Depositions
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