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Duvall v. Dallas County, TX, Complaint, Failure to Protect; Infection, 2007 Case 3:07-cv-00929-L Document 1 Filed 05/24/07 Page 1 of 10 PageID 1 Case 3:07-cv-00929-L Document 1 Filed 05/24/07 Page 2 of 10 PageID 2 Case 3:07-cv-00929-L Document 1 Filed 05/24/07 Page 3 of 10 PageID 3 Case 3:07-cv-00929-L Document …
Qualified Immunity Defense Waived in Jail Suit by The court of appeals for the Fifth circuit held that Louisiana jail conditions were unconstitutional due to overcrowding, a lack of programs and no outdoor exercise for the prisoners. After a trial finding the defendants liable, the district court, sua sponte, raised …
Attorney Fees Deposited in Escrow Due to Defendant Intransigence by Florida jail prisoners successfully challenged unconstitutional jail conditions. The district court awarded $7,506.50 in attorney fees for post judgment work done to monitor the injunction and ordered the money deposited into a court escrow account due to the defendants' unwillingness …
Pulaski County Jail Ordered to Clean Up or Quit by The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas ordered the Pulaski County Jail to bring jail conditions up to federal constitutional standards or terminate the operation of the facility. The jail detainees sought declaratory judgment and preliminary …
Article • May 15, 2007
Okay to Deprive Arrestees of Food and Water for Short Time by Okay to Deprive Arrestees of Food and Water for Short Time Plaintiffs who were arrested and spent "a short time" (unspecified, but the characterization is undisputed) in a police lockup were not subjected to punishment by the failure …
Article • May 15, 2007
IL Jail Conditions Suit States Claim by The en banc court of appeals for the Seventh circuit held that a federal prisoner had stated a claim upon which relief could be granted in a suit against the St. Clair County, Illinois sheriff and jailers. The plaintiff claimed he spent three …
Good Faith Defense Analyzed Under Objective and Subjective Factors; $210,000 Jail Conditions Verdict by Good Faith Defense Analyzed Under Objective and Subjective Factors; $210,000 Jail Conditions Verdict Upheld The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held a district court properly applied a subjective and objective test to determine a defendant's good …
Article • May 15, 2007
No Constitutional Right Created By State Jail Standards by The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Texas jail standards did not create a constitutional right and therefore were not enforceable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards was created by the Texas Legislature to …
Los Angeles County Jail Conditions Unconstitutional by A California federal district court held the conditions at the Los Angeles County Jail were unconstitutional. This class action suit resulted in a non-jury trial that alleged violations of the pre-trial detainees' constitutional rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. The court found the detainees …
Jail Closed Due To Living Conditions, Failure To Comply by The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ordered the closing of a county jail due to unconstitutional living conditions. Prisoners confined in the 102-year-old Allegheny County Jail (Pennsylvania) brought suit against state and county authorities to alleviate …
Saginaw County Jail Practices Unconstitutional by A Michigan federal district court held that practices and procedures, affecting pre-trial detainees at the Saginaw County Jail are unconstitutional and enjoined them. This is a class action suit that did not challenge the general physical conditions, but the practices and procedures of the …
Article • May 15, 2007
Regret Expression Issued for Improper Arrest by On December 15, 1995, Texas' Grand Prarie police SWAT team burst into 18-year-old Bryan McMillen's parents' house and put guns to McMillen's head while awaking him from bed. Their purpose was to arrest him for the murder of Adrianne Jones, whose boyfriend said …
$95,000 Award in Excessive Force on Quadriplegic by During a struggle while being arrested on December 12, 1996, Boyd Knight, a quadriplegic, was pulled from his wheelchair by Texas police officer Glen Osborn, who hit, kicked, and dragged Knight around his house, while officer David Houser watched. When taken to …
Buford-Lewis v. Marion County, IN, Complaint, jail conditions, 2007 Case 1:07-cv-00527-SEB-DML Document 1 Filed 04/26/2007 Page 1 of 9 Case 1:07-cv-00527-SEB-DML Document 1 Filed 04/26/2007 Page 2 of 9 Case 1:07-cv-00527-SEB-DML Document 1 Filed 04/26/2007 Page 3 of 9 Case 1:07-cv-00527-SEB-DML Document 1 Filed 04/26/2007 Page 4 of 9 Case …
King v. Walker, Il, Parole Revocation Hearings, Class Cert Order, 2006 Case 1:06-cv-00204 Document 48 Filed 05/08/2006 Page 1 of 25 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CHARLES KING, ANDRE BROWN, CHOIKE HILL, THOMAS GILBERT, NELSON MUNIZ, ANTHONY SMITH, and ANDRE McGREGG, …
Incompetence, Brutality and Scandal Infest Tennessee Prisons and Jails by by Michael Rigby Tennessee isn't known for its huge prison system, like Texas or California. Nor is the state's capital city, Nashville, recognized for massively overcrowded jails such as the ones in Los Angeles or New York City. But one …
Brief • January 3, 2006
Lake v. Schoharie County, NY, Medical Lake Case, Order, 2006
Grand Jury Finds Criminal Conduct In Chicago Jail Prisoner Abuse Scandal by Matthew T. Clarke As previously reported in PLN, the Cook County Jail has been the scene of controversy involving the wanton beating of prisoners by an elite squad of guards known as the SORT team. [PLN Feb. 2004, …
Wilson v. Hampton County, SC, Amended Complaint, Protection against Danger, 2005 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT DIVISION Civil Action No. 9:05-1777-PMD Brenda Wilson, Plaintiff ) ) ) v. ) Hampton County, ) Tonda Smith, Felsiha Mixson ) Illlya Odom, Diane Jamison ) Individually …
CCA Finally Loses Contract at Mismanaged Tulsa Jail by by Matthew T. Clarke For years the Sheriff of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Stanley Glanz, has been telling anyone who would listen that he, not CCA, should be running the county jail. Now, after five years of CCA mismanagement, he may finally …
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