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Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
California Prisoner Wins $365,000 Settlement for Assault by Jail Guards by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On April 18, 2016, Rikki Martinez, 39, was a pretrial detainee at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Santa Clara, California. According to a complaint filed in federal court, on that day deputies alleged that …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Denial of Summary Judgment for Prison Officials Affirmed in West Virginia Excessive Force Case by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Miguel Delgado, incarcerated at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex (MOCC), alleged in a civil rights complaint that MOCC Warden David Ballard had authorized policies and procedures that allowed guards to …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Michigan Prisoner Prevails in First Amendment Retaliation Case; $30,000 in Damages and Attorney Fees by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court has awarded $18,325.28 in attorney fees and costs in a prisoner’s civil rights action, which followed a jury verdict on First Amendment retaliation …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
Cook County, Illinois to Pay $1.7 Million for Former Marine’s Suicide in Jail by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In April 2019, the Cook County Board of Commissioners agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of Devin Lynch, a Marine Corps veteran and active reservist, …
Court Grants Remittitur in Former Prison Teacher’s Sexual Harassment Case – Total Award of $6.4 Million Plus Fees, Costs, Interest by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke New York federal jury awarded a former state prison teacher $9.19 million after she proved that a guard had sexually harassed and stalked her …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Arizona Prisoner Receives $175,000 after Guards Read His Legal Mail, Shared it with FBI and Prosecutors by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 7, 2019, Maricopa County, Arizona agreed to pay a prisoner $175,000 to settle claims related to jail guards reading his legal mail, sharing it with the …
Author John Grisham Pens Editorial Criticizing Death Penalty in North Carolina by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On October 11, 2018, world-famous author and attorney John Grisham published an editorial in a North Carolina newspaper regarding capital punishment in that state. “Today, there are 141 people on North Carolina’s death …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Santa Clara County Jail Captain Accused of Misconduct, Retires by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In early June 2019, Captain Amy Le, 51, former president of the Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers’ Association, was walked off the sheriff’s office property and placed on paid leave. The reasons for her …
Brief • October 7, 2019
Juricich v. County of San Mateo, CA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2019 Case 3:19-cv-06413-SK Document 1 Filed 10/07/19 Page 1 of 14 1 2 3 4 5 DAVID M. HELBRAUN (SBN 129840) HELBRAUN LAW FIRM 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3340 San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone: (415) 982-4000 Facsimile: (415) 421-0912 Email: …
Barnes v. Zaruba, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 IN THE UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT NORTHERNDISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERNDIVISION KEVIN D. BARNES, SR., ) ) ) No. 1:17 CV 01901 ) vs. ) Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer JOHN E. ZARUBA, both individually and ) in his official capacity as DuPage County ) Sheriff, GERARDO …
Publication • October 7, 2019
Letter to Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce re CoreCivic membership, October 2019 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS October 4, 2019 Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 41 Peabody Street Nashville, TN 37210 Re: CoreCivic’s Chamber membership Dear Board members: On September 13, Out & …
In-the-News Article • October 6, 2019
Editorial opposing CoreCivic's membership in the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce Oct. 6, 2019 Letters to Editor or Editorials Nashville Scene Letter: Oppose CoreCivic By  Alex Friedmann  - October 6, 2019   A couple of weeks ago, Out & About Nashville published an editorial letter by its managing editor James Grady …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Family of California Prisoner Who Committed Suicide Settles Suit for $595,000 by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Jason Nishimoto, 44, committed suicide on August 27, 2015 by hanging himself with a bedsheet after being placed in solitary confinement at the Vista Detention Facility (VDF) in San Diego, California. Nishimoto had …
California County Settles Jail Death for $300,000 by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On February 10, 2015, Alexander Jeffrey Sutherland was arrested in Manteca, California and charged with public intoxication. The police took him to the San Joaquin County Jail (SJCJ). After booking, Sutherland, 27, was placed in an isolated …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Alabama Jail Prisoner Accused of Conspiring to Get Pregnant, Claiming Rape by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Twenty-six-year-old pretrial detainee and capital murder defendant Latoni Daniel gave birth to a baby boy on May 29, 2019. But she wasn’t pregnant when she was processed into the Coosa County jail in …
Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of New Mexico Prisoner’s First Amendment Claims by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Monte Whitehead was incarcerated at the Otero County Prison Facility in New Mexico, operated by for-profit contractor Management & Training Corp. (MTC). He filed suit in state court raising various claims under the …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Prison Gangs, Settlements
North Carolina Prisoners Sue Over Gang Violence, Obtain $62,500 Settlement by According to a February 8, 2019 news report, a lawsuit filed by North Carolina prisoners Tavieolis Hunt, 39, Benjamin White, 35, and Sean Smith, 38, settled for a total of $62,500. The settlement was reached after the trio and …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Hepatitis
Hepatitis C Treatment Ordered in North Carolina Prisons by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal district court in North Carolina has ordered expanded hepatitis C (HCV) treatment in a class-action suit brought by three state prisoners. The court’s entry of a preliminary injunction on March 20, 2019 …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
$157,000 Settlement in Michigan DOC Employee Discrimination Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $157,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging it had discriminated against a female prison guard. Merrianne Weberg, 58, began working for the MDOC in 1992 and …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Congressional Black Caucus Institute Accepts Donations from Private Prison Companies by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Although the website of the Congressional Black Caucus states that banning private prisons is part of its agenda during the current congressional session, the legally separate but affiliated Congressional Black Caucus Institute (CBCI) has …
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