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Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
$1.35 Million Award in Montana Jail Prisoner’s Alcohol Withdrawal Death by David Reutter $1.35 Million Award in Montana Jail Prisoner’s Alcohol Withdrawal Death by David M. Reutter The Montana Human Rights Commission (MHRC) awarded $1.35 million for a pre-trial detainee’s death after finding county jail officials showed “discriminatory indifference” for …
$1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner by David Reutter $1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner by David M. Reutter A Wisconsin federal jury awarded $1 million to the estate of a prisoner who died of a heart attack at the Racine County …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright The one area of American life where no one is calling for gender equality or parity is that of mass incarceration. Prisons are and remain a tool of social control aimed primarily at men, who make up 91% …
A City of Convicts: The statistical sleight of hand that makes the U.S. crime rate seem lower than it really is by Josh Voorhees A City of Convicts: The statistical sleight of hand that makes the U.S. crime rate seem lower than it really is by Josh Voorhees Imagine an American …
Article • June 2, 2015
$750 Awarded to County Prisoner for Use of Force and Racially Discriminatory Grooming Enforcement by $750 Awarded to County Prisoner for Use of Force and Racially Discriminatory Grooming Enforcement On November 29, 2006, the County of Sacramento settled a civil suit for alleged excessive force, and religious discrimination committed by …
$207,500 Settlement in Ohio Prisoner’s Suicide by $207,500 Settlement in Ohio Prisoner’s Suicide The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction paid $207,500 to settle a wrongful death claim brought by the estate of a prisoner who committed suicide. Candace Van Sickle, 21, was sentenced to eight years in prison for …
6th Circuit: Court Must Accept Facts Found By Michigan Prison Hearing Officer by 6th Circuit: Court Must Accept Facts Found By Michigan Prison Hearing Officer On April 2013, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that preclusive effect must be given to fact finding that is made by a Michigan …
Article • June 1, 2015
$2.3 Million Jury Verdict in Florida Man’s Fatal Shooting by Deputies by David Reutter $2.3 Million Jury Verdict in Florida Man’s Fatal Shooting by Deputies by David Reutter A Florida federal jury found the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and two of its deputies liable in a civil rights and wrongful …
$1.6 Million Settlement for Police Body Cavity Search and Forced Colonoscopy of New Mexico Man by $1.6 Million Settlement for Police Body Cavity Search and Forced Colonoscopy of New Mexico Man A 54 year-old resident of Lordsburg, Hidalgo County New Mexico filed a civil rights complaint in the District Court …
Article • June 1, 2015
$900K Settlement to Family of New Mexico Man Shot By Rogue Policeman by $900K Settlement to Family of New Mexico Man Shot By Rogue Policeman The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico has agreed to pay $900,000 to the family of an unarmed man who was shot and killed in 2011 …
Article • June 1, 2015
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
$500K Awarded to New York Prisoner Sexually Assaulted by Guard by $500K Awarded to New York Prisoner Sexually Assaulted by Guard A federal court in New York recently awarded a $500,000 default judgment to a woman who was forced to perform oral sex on a prison sergeant. The judgment was …
Article • June 1, 2015
$300,000 Settlement in EAJA Suit by David Reutter $300,000 Settlement in EAJA Suit by David Reutter The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a claim under the Equal Access to Justice Act for “Attorney’s fees, expert fees and costs” to challenge the BOP’s “Violation of its …
$17,500 Settlement for Brutal Assault of Juvenile Prisoner by CCA Guard by $17,500 Settlement for Brutal Assault of Juvenile Prisoner by CCA Guard Corrections Corporation of America paid $17,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging an employee “brutally and savagely with extreme force” assaulted a juvenile at the Tall Trees Facility. …
$12,630.50 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Who Suffered Leg Amputation by $12,630.50 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Who Suffered Leg Amputation Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $12,630.50 to settle a lawsuit by former prisoner Samuel L. Key for the failure to provide medical treatment that resulted in amputation of his left …
Article • June 1, 2015
$12,500 Settlement for CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner by $12,500 Settlement for CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $12,500 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Katie J. Farr for its failure to treat her serious medical condition while held at the Silverdale Correctional …
$12,500 Settlement for CCA Guard’s Failure to Protect Tennessee Prisoner Stabbed 13 Times by $12,500 Settlement for CCA Guard’s Failure to Protect Tennessee Prisoner Stabbed 13 Times Correction Corporation of America (CCA) paid $12,500 to settle a lawsuit brought by Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility prisoner Roberto J. Gatewood. Gatewood alleged …
Article • June 1, 2015
$8,500 Settlement in Beating of Prisoner Due to CCA Guard Opening Cell Door by $8,500 Settlement in Beating of Prisoner Due to CCA Guard Opening Cell Door Correction Corporation of America paid $8,500 to settle a lawsuit by prisoner Randall A. Myers, who alleged he was severely beaten by other …
Article • June 1, 2015
$8,500 Settlement for Sexual Assault of Minor by Alabama Prisoner on Work Release by $8,500 Settlement for Sexual Assault of Minor by Alabama Prisoner on Work Release The city of Cordova, Alabama, agreed to pay $8,564.26 to settle a lawsuit that charged it failed to properly supervise a prisoner who …
Article • June 1, 2015
$8,000 Payment for CCA Prisoner for Failure to Treat Asthma by $8,000 Payment for CCA Prisoner for Failure to Treat Asthma Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $8,000 to settle the lawsuit of Silverdale Correctional Facility prisoner Robert Jackson, who alleged CCA failed proper medical treatment for him. Jackson had …
$7,900 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted in CCA Prison by $7,900 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted in CCA Prison Corrections Corporation of America paid $7,900 to settle a negligent hiring lawsuit that involved assault and battery of a juvenile at the Silverdale Detention Facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The complaint stemmed from a …
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