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Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Settlements
Former BOP Official Pays $50,000 to Settle Anti-Kickback Claims by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had accepted a $50,000 settlement from Cary J. Hudson, a former Bureau of Prisons financial administrator, to resolve allegations that he took kickbacks from …
$500,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Alcohol Withdrawal Death of Indiana Jail Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In February 2019, LaPorte County, Indiana agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of a jail prisoner who died of seizures caused by alcohol withdrawal. The suit …
Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
$50,000 for Missouri Jail Prisoner Who Suffered Injuries Caused by Broken Plumbing by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Nicholas Ayers was a pretrial detainee at the Jackson County Detention Center in Missouri in 2015 and 2016. On January 1, 2016, a water pipe to Ayers’ cell broke so the water …
Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
$185,000 Settlement in Beating of Florida Jail Prisoner; Guard Convicted by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida’s Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has paid $185,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a jailer assaulted a pretrial detainee. Audra West was booked into the North Broward Detention Facility on April …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Connecticut DOC Settles Calendar Lawsuit for $1,500, Policy Changes by The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) has agreed to pay a $1,500 settlement in a lawsuit filed by state prisoner Jeremy Barney, who alleged his First Amendment right to receive publications was violated when the warden at Osborn Correctional Institution …
Cops, Guards Beat Mentally Ill Arrestee to Death as Jail Nurse Watches; $5 Million Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon It is estimated that around 20 percent of prisoners have a serious mental health condition, and due to the criminalization of mental illness in the United States, the mentally …
$100,000 Settlement for Suicide of Mentally Ill Prisoner Repeatedly Raped by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On February 27, 2019, the State of Hawaii and a prison medical contractor agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Helen Coma, the mother of 32-year-old Jonathan Ibana.  Ibana, incarcerated at …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
$1.1 Million Settlement for Michigan Parole Officer in Sexual Harassment Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging parole officer Shannon Woods was subjected to sexual harassment and a hostile work environment for …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Missouri DOC Costs State Another $600,000 in Sexual Harassment Settlement by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A lack of basic respect for female employees, as well as any notion of appropriate workplace behavior, continues to plague state agencies in Missouri, most notably the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC). And the …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
New York Appellate Court Holds Names of Prison Guards are Public Records by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon From February 2015 to January 2016, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York (PLS) made a series of records requests to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). The …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
New York: $655,000 Award after State Found 100% Responsible for Prisoner Assault by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A New York Court of Claims held the state was 100% responsible for a prisoner-on-prisoner assault that resulted in severe injuries, and awarded $655,000 in damages. Perez Aughtry, 37, testified that around …
$30,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Pretrial Detainee Subjected to Excessive Force by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A $30,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit alleging that guards at the Clinton County Correctional Facility (CCCF) in McElhattan, Pennsylvania used excessive force on a pretrial detainee. The suit also claimed …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Pennsylvania County Pays $1.1 Million to Former Prisoner Beaten by Guards by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Patrick J. Haight, 53, was being held at the Erie County Prison in Pennsylvania on a $500 bond for driving under the influence when he was viciously beaten by guards. On May 10, …
$60,000 Settlement for Female Pennsylvania Prisoner in Sexual Assault Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit claiming a female prisoner at Pennsylvania’s Lackawanna County Prison (LCP) was “repeatedly sexually harassed and assaulted by numerous corrections officers over the course of …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
$118,000 Attorney Fee Award in Pennsylvania DOC Public Records Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania awarded $118,458.37 in attorney fees in a public records suit brought by Uniontown Newspapers. The award followed the court’s finding that the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Settlements
Final Settlement Entered in 1976 Class-Action Suit Against Florida Jail by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In August 1976, a lawsuit was filed in a Florida federal district court alleging numerous constitutional violations at the Broward County jail, including overcrowding. Two years later the case was certified as a class …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
New York County Pays $35,000 to Settle Retaliation Claim Against Sheriff by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell  Officials in Rensselaer County, New York approved a settlement on January 8, 2019 to resolve a federal lawsuit against Sheriff Jack Mahar. Mahar was accused of retaliating against the county’s jail chief, who …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Transportation, Settlements
$2 Million Awarded to New Mexico Prisoner Left in Hot Transport Van by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Each year, throughout the duration of summer months, there are empathy-invoking news stories about children and pets left in unattended vehicles, sometimes resulting in deaths due to the scorching heat. A New …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Missouri County Agrees to $60,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Ralph Caldwell, the father of Michael Kibbons, filed a lawsuit against St. Louis County, Missouri for deliberate indifference to his son’s mental health needs, resulting in his death. The suit alleged that jail staff …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Strip Searches, Settlements
$30,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Excessive Strip Search Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Prison (LCP) paid $30,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a female pre-trial detainee was strip searched four times over her three-day stay at the facility. Rebecca Brown was arrested on …
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