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Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Cook County Sheriff’s Office Pays $110,000 to Settle PLN Censorship Suit by On June 25, 2019, Cook County, Illinois finalized a settlement in a lawsuit filed by Prison Legal News, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), over the censorship of publications mailed to prisoners at the county …
Brief • August 6, 2019
McCarvey v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Summons and Complaint, Negligence (Motor Vehicle), 2019 19AVCV00567 • ~ FILED by Superlo, Court of Calllomla, County 01 Loa Angeles on 08/00/2019 IM:38 PM S!eni R. CartM, Elceolliw Offlcen'OIO!l of Coun, by J. Zlegler,Oeputy Clerk . SUMMONS SUM-10[ '°' ~uu •"· .. 80Af; …
Article • July 28, 2019
Filed under: Jail Specific, Trials
Body-Wire Evidence of Oregon Jail Murder for Hire Plot Must be Suppressed; Solicitation Does Not Support Attempted Murder Conviction by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson  The Oregon Court of Appeals held that a prisoner who solicited another prisoner to kill a witness cannot be convicted of attempted aggravated murder. It …
Filing • July 18, 2019
HRDC v. New York Department of Corrections, NY, Verified Petition, FOIA Request, 2019
Amador v. Baca, CA, Motion for Preliminary Approval of Settlement, Strip Searches, 2019 Case 2:10-cv-01649-SVW-JEM Document 387 Filed 07/16/19 Page 1 of 19 Page ID #:13990 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Barrett S. Litt, SBN 45527 blitt@kmbllaw.com Lindsay Battles, SBN 262862 Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & …
Article • July 3, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Michigan: Settlement in Class-Action Suit by Prisoners with Hearing Disabilities by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has approved a final settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought by Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service (MPAAS) on behalf of about 200 deaf and …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Maine: Prosecutorial Misconduct in False Rape Case Results in $2.1 Million in Damages by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Vladek Filler found himself on the wrong side of former Hancock County District Attorney Mary Kellett. In 2007, Filler’s wife, Ligia Filler, made allegations that her husband sexually assaulted her. Kellett …
Michigan Prisoner Dies from Cocaine Overdose, Sergeant and Paramedics Charged, $3.75 Million Settlement by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On December 10, 2017, 35-year-old William Marshall was arrested for possession of cocaine and marijuana in Westland, Michigan. At 7:51 a.m., only a bit more than an hour after being booked …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Monterey County, California Pays $365,000 for Jail Prisoner’s Death by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Officials in Monterey County, California agreed to pay the family of Jacob Parenti $365,000 to settle a lawsuit over his death while he was held at the Monterey County Jail (MCJ). In 2013, Parenti was …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Former Louisiana Warden Nate Cain, Son of Infamous Burl Cain, Pleads Guilty by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter “Yes, sir,” said Nathan Burl Cain II. With that reply in March 2019, the former warden of Louisiana’s Avoyelles Correctional Center, now known as the Raymond Laborde Correctional Center, abruptly …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Parole
Michigan: $40,000 Settlement for Parole Violation Sanctions Absent Due Process by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A $40,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit alleging the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) deprived a parolee of his liberty without due process or an opportunity to properly waive his rights. …
Nevada: Jail Death Due to Excessive Force Leads to $175,000 in Settlements by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell An excessive force death at the hands of Washoe County, Nevada sheriff’s deputies ended in settlements totaling $175,000. It was the third excessive force death in a two-year period for the Sheriff’s …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Ninth Circuit Issues Ruling on Arizona DOC Stipulated Settlement by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on December 20, 2018 that a stipulated settlement in a conditions of confinement suit against the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) allowed the district court to …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
$115,000 Settlement after Nebraska Prison Nurses Ignore Prisoner’s Heart Attack by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In mid-August 2015, diabetic Nebraska prisoner Aron Lee Boyd­-Nicholson was washing clothes in his cell when he began experiencing classic heart attack symptoms – including chest pain, dizziness and weakness – before he collapsed. …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Tennessee: Federal Court Grants Class-Action Status in Shareholder Suit Against CoreCivic by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 26, 2019, a federal district court in Tennessee granted class-action certification in a shareholder lawsuit brought against CoreCivic, formerly Corrections Corporation of America, that alleged the company made statements misrepresenting the …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
D.C. Court Awards $501 Million in Suit Against North Korea for Torture-Death of Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On December 24, 2018, a federal court awarded $501.1 million to the parents of Otto Warmbier after he was tried, convicted and imprisoned by North Korean officials in an attempt …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
GEO Group Produces Litigation Documents After HRDC Files Public Records Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis, MBA The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization of Prison Legal News, prevailed in a lawsuit seeking to force private prison contractor GEO Group to comply with Vermont’s public records law.  …
PLN v. Cook County, IL, Settlement, Censorship, 2018
Bell v. Sheriff of Henry County, et al., IN, order, class action, jail overcrowding, 2019 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION ADAM BELL, Plaintiff, v. SHERIFF OF HENRY COUNTY, et al. Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 1:19-cv-00557-SEB-MJD Order Granting Motion …
Brief • June 25, 2019
Franklin v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Public Records, 2019 CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by Bryce Franklin ("Plaintifi" or "Releasor"), and The GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO" or "Releasee"). GEO explicitly includes all employees and independent contractors, third-party administrators, insurers, …
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