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Al-Kadi v. Ramsey County, MN, Settlement Agreement, Religious Discrimination, 2019
Brief • November 5, 2019
Filed under: Brain Injury
Collins v. County of San Diego, CA, Amended Judgment on Jury Verdict, Brain Damage After Arrest, 2019 1 5 Robert F. Vaage, Esq. (SBN 106437) Elizabeth H. Teixeira, Esq. (SBN 259788) LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT VAAGE 110 West A Street, Suite I 07 5 San Diego, CA 92 IO 1 …
Brief • November 5, 2019
Filed under: Employee Litigation
Salas v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Request for Dismissal, Breach of Contract, 2019 Dept. 68 2 0.... (D a M a CT) .,.... a N 1..D --a .,.... --.,.... "D Q) ,;:: Q) CIV-110 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY: STATE BAR NO: 225686 NAME: Abel P. Nair FIRM NAME: …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Judge Orders Federal Prisoner with Cancer Released Due to Poor Medical Care by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In June 2019, a U.S. District Court ordered that a prisoner held at the Federal Correctional Institution in Aliceville, Alabama be released due to the poor medical care she received from the …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Eleventh Circuit: Tasing of Inert Detainee is Excessive Force by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 9, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals answered in the affirmative whether it is “excessive force to tase for a second time a man who, as a result of an …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Malpractice
Appellate Court Holds Louisiana Prisoner’s Medical Malpractice Claim May Proceed by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Louisiana’s First Circuit Court of Appeal held on May 23, 2019 that a prisoner who filed grievances and a lawsuit concerning his medical treatment “exercised reasonable diligence to the best of his …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
How High-Priced Drugs Cripple Prison Health Care – and Reform by Priti Krishtel by Priti Krishtel, The Crime Report In a deeply divided political electorate, prison reform is one of the few issues that attracts bipartisan support. Yet there’s something missing from the current conversation about criminal justice reform: the …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
HRDC Lawsuit Proceeds Over Care Provided to Florida Prisoner Who Starved to Death by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida federal district court has denied a motion to dismiss a civil rights action claiming that Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) officials and the FDOC’s former medical services contractor, …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Victim Notification Law Plagues Alabama’s Parole System by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Admitting it is an “uncalled-for-situation,” Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) Director Charles Graddick announced on September 9, 2019 that all future parole hearings were being postponed in order to comply with a new law that …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Hepatitis
Louisiana Enters into Subscription Model Contract for HCV Treatment by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter n June 2019, Louisiana officials entered into a contract that will allow prisoners and Medicaid patients to receive advanced medications to treat hepatitis C (HCV). The five-year contract with Asegua Therapies, a subsidiary …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Washington DOC Medical Director Fired for Negligence by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) medical director, Dr. Julia Barnett, was terminated on April 18, 2019 because she “failed to exercise sound clinical judgment and failed to provide adequate medical care” to prisoners at the Monroe Correctional …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Prison Labor
Louisiana Prison Industry Program Puts Profits Before Prisoners by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Louisiana Department of Corrections’ (LDOC) prison industry program, Prison Enterprises (PE), was audited in May 2019. The resulting report found that the program still had some of the same issues with sustainability and inadequate training …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Virginia Death Row Conditions Subjected Prisoners to Risk of Harm by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 3, 2019, the Fourth Cir­cuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s order that found the conditions of confinement on Virginia’s death row violated the Eighth Amendment. The appellate court …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
U.S. Department of Justice Plans to Ramp up Federal Death Penalty by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Attorney General William P. Barr has paved the way to restart the “machinery of death,” in the words of former Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, in the form of capital punishment on …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Money/Property
Behind Bars, Co-Pays Are a Barrier to Basic Health Care by Victoria Law by Victoria Law, Truthout When Taylor Lytle began fainting every morning when she stood up, she had to make a decision: Should she seek medical care or should she save her hard-earned wages to buy soap, shampoo, …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Oregon Transgender Prisoner Must be Housed Alone or with Other Transgender or Non­Cisgender Prisoners by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson An Oregon state court held on May 28, 2019 that prison officials were deliberately indifferent to a transgender prisoner’s physical safety when they failed to house her in a single …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Hunger Strikes
Alabama Prisoners Bring Awareness of Abusive Conditions Through Hunger Strikes by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In March 2019, nine Alabama prisoners went on a hunger strike after being placed in solitary confinement without being given any reason other than “preventative measures.” The prisoners, members of Convicts Against Violence or …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright I am excited to report that The Habeas Citebook: Prosecutorial Misconduct, by former HRDC staff attorney Alissa Hull, is now available for purchase and shipping. Building on the success and popularity of The Habeas Citebook: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel,this book provides …
Beyond Estelle: Medical Rights for Incarcerated Patients by Greg Dober by Greg Dober Like most other individuals, prisoners sometimes need medical attention for ailments, injuries and diseases. However, there appears to be a misconception about prisoners’ medical rights among physicians, medical administrators, prison and jail staff, and law enforcement officials. …
Conway v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force - Beating & Brutality, 2019 AMENDED SETTLEMENT AGREJJ.:MENTAND·GENERAL RELEASE This ~•\mended ~~ttlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreemenf') is made as of the 29lh ,day of October 2019 by and belwe<,n Scott Michael Conway, Jr. ("Plaintift,') and the County of Simta …
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