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CCA Pays $1,000 for Failure to Protect Stabbing of Tennessee Prisoner by CCA Pays $1,000 for Failure to Protect Stabbing of Tennessee Prisoner Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $1,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging the negligence of guards resulting in a prisoner being stabbed. Prisoner David Gardner alleged that …
CCA Paid $3,000 Settlement to Prisoner Assaulted with Issued Lock by CCA Paid $3,000 Settlement to Prisoner Assaulted with Issued Lock Correction Corporation of America (CCA) paid $3,000 to settle the lawsuit of Silverdale Correctional Facility prisoner Jeffrey L. Pines who alleged CCA was negligent in issuing a lock that …
CCA and Aramark Pay $2,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Suit by CCA and Aramark Pay $2,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Suit The Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and Aramark Correctional Services (Aramark) paid a combined $2,000 to settle a Tennessee prisoner’s slip and fall claim. The …
Article • June 10, 2015
California: Government Immunity Does Not Shield Officials from Decision to Keep Wrong Person Incarcerated by California: Government Immunity Does Not Shield Officials from Decision to Keep Wrong Person Incarcerated In August 2007, the California Supreme Court held that the governmental immunity provision of Government Code (GC) §845.8(a) did not shield …
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Jail Misconduct
Former Sacramento County Jail Medical Director Sentenced for Drug Abuse by Former Sacramento County Jail Medical Director Sentenced for Drug Abuse In February 2011, 15 months after he was convicted of writing fraudulent oxycodone prescriptions, Peter Dietrich, the former director of medical services for the Sacramento County Jail System, was …
Article • June 10, 2015
Santa Clara County Fulfilled Meeting and Conferring Obligations in Reducing Peace Officer's Work Hours by Santa Clara County Fulfilled Meeting and Conferring Obligations in Reducing Peace Officer's Work Hours The California Appeals Court for the Sixth District has held that Santa Clara County (“County”) fulfilled its lawful obligations “to meet …
Article • June 10, 2015
California Supreme Court: Names of Officers Involved in Shooting Must Be Disclosed by California Supreme Court: Names of Officers Involved in Shooting Must Be Disclosed On May 29, 2014, the California Supreme Court held that under the California Public Records Act (PRA) the Long Beach police department was required to …
Article • June 10, 2015
California Appellate Court Rules Attorney May Not Be Assessed Costs in Frivolous Suit by California Appellate Court Rules Attorney May Not Be Assessed Costs in Frivolous Suit A California appellate court recently held that state law does not allow a court to tax costs against a plaintiff's attorney, even when …
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Classification, Furloughs
Arkansas Prisoner’s Suit Based on Classification Status Dismissed by David Reutter Arkansas Prisoner’s Suit Based on Classification Status Dismissed by David Reutter The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit for being barred by sovereign immunity and for failure to state a cause of action on which …
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Employee Litigation, Police
Alleged Retaliation towards Police Deputy Unrelated to First Amendment Protection, Federal Court Holds by Alleged Retaliation towards Police Deputy Unrelated to First Amendment Protection, Federal Court Holds The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that a former police sergeant’s freedom of speech and association rights were …
$690,000 Settlement in HRDC Suit Over Death of Prisoner’s Baby at CCA Jail by Derek Gilna $690,000 Settlement in HRDC Suit Over Death of Prisoner’s Baby at CCA Jail by Derek Gilna In August 2014, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit prison firm, settled a federal lawsuit …
Article • June 5, 2015
Filed under: Murder by Parolees
$550,000 Settlement for Shooting of Two by Gang Members under Custody of Washington DOC by $550,000 Settlement for Shooting of Two by Gang Members under Custody of Washington DOC The Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) paid $550,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by two people who were shot by …
$30,000 Award for New York Prisoner Held in Tuberculosis Isolation by $30,000 Award for New York Prisoner Held in Tuberculosis Isolation A New York Federal Jury awarded a prisoner $30,000 for injuries incurred from constitutional violations that resulted from him being held in tuberculosis isolation against his will, despite not …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
$1.75 Million Settlement in Michigan Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death by David Reutter $1.75 Million Settlement in Michigan Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death by David M. Reutter A $1.75 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a pre-trial detainee who died as a result of heroin withdrawal …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Massachusetts: Wrongful Death Claims Survive Summary Judgment in Prisoner Suicide Case by Mark Wilson Massachusetts: Wrongful Death Claims Survive Summary Judgment in Prisoner Suicide Case by Mark Wilson n September 15, 2014, a Massachusetts superior court denied summary judgment to jail officials on a wrongful death claim related to a …
Women, Incarcerated by Sharona Coutts Women, Incarcerated by Sharona Coutts and Zoe Greenberg, RH Reality Check Investigative Series Shows Systemic Abuses of Women in Prisons and Jails Keeley Schenwar learned she was pregnant the same day she was arrested. That spring of 2013, she didn’t pee on a stick and …
The Genesis of Increasing Incidents of Police Brutality: The War on Drugs by Bill Trine The Genesis of Increasing Incidents of Police Brutality: The War on Drugs By Bill Trine What is the cause of the spiraling increase in police assaults on people whom they should help to protect --- …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Arbitrator’s Award on Pay Raises for Prison Guards Costs Pennsylvania County $5 Million by David Reutter Arbitrator’s Award on Pay Raises for Prison Guards Costs Pennsylvania County $5 Million by David M. Reutter Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Commission has been forced to dip into its reserve funds to comply with an …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Arizona: Sergio Aguilar, 51, incarcerated at the Towers Jail in Phoenix, died on November 4, 2014 following a fight among several prisoners that reportedly started over a commissary-related issue. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said the incident was a “racially divided brawl” and …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs by Michael Brodheim Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs by Michael Brodheim Overcrowding at Nevada’s Elko County jail is expected to ease with the scheduled completion of an addition to the facility, while the …
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