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Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Illinois: Settlement in Suit Against Private Prison Medical Contractor is a Disclosable Public Record by The Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) contracts with a private company, Wexford Health Sources, Inc., to provide medical and mental health care in state prisons. In 2012, prisoner Alfonso Franco died from cancer; three years …
Brown v. DPSCS, MD, Final General Settlement Argreement, Discrimination Against Blind Prisoners, 2019 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Release and Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered this 5th day of June, 2019, between Steven Brown, Wilbert Delano, Gregory Hammond, Sedric Holley, Russell Hopkins, Johnny James, Tyrell Polley, Maynard Snead and Robert …
Colon v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, 2019 Hearing Date: 10/3/2019 9:30 AM - 9:30 AM Courtroom Number: 2305 Location: District 1 Court Cook County, IL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION ANA H. COLON, Plaintiff, V. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. ) ) ) ) …
Michigan Hit with Multiple Lawsuits Related to Women’s Prison by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The State of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) have been named defendants in three separate lawsuits concerning the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility (WHV). In August 2018, the state agreed to pay …
Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Filed under: Strip Searches, Settlements
New Jersey County Pays $1,975,000 to Settle Suit Over Unlawful Strip Searches by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Ocean County, New Jersey has agreed to pay $1.975 million to settle a class-action lawsuit, where the class was defined as “All persons who were admitted into the Ocean County Correctional Facility …
Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
$750,000 Settlement After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies at Virginia Jail by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Natasha McKenna, a diagnosed schizophrenic, died at age 37 at a jail in Fairfax County, Virginia, where she was being held awaiting transfer to Alexandria on charges of assaulting a peace officer. Alexandria officials …
Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Gladiator-Style Fight Club at San Francisco Jail Results in $60,000 Settlement by Chad Marks, Edward Lyon by Chad Marks and Ed Lyon For a second time, the City of San Francisco has agreed to settle a prisoner’s lawsuit stemming from a fight club orchestrated by jail deputies and induced by …
Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Georgia Prisoner Left in Vegetative State; Lawsuit Settles for $1,500,000 by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In March 2014, Mollianne Fischer’s term of probation for misusing a credit card was revoked and she began serving a two-year sentence at Arrendale State Prison. She appeared to be in good health at …
Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Prisoner Enters Federal System Able to See, Leaves Nearly Blind; $2.6 Million Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Vannara Nhar, 22, was sentenced to a term in federal prison for selling firearms to an undercover cop. He entered the Bureau of Prisons in October 2011 with near-perfect vision and …
Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
California: Placer County to Pay up to $1.44 Million to Settle Class Action Suit for Jail Beatings by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In March 2019, Placer County, California agreed to create a fund of $1,449,700 to settle potential claims arising from a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of prisoners …
Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
HRDC Files Public Records Suits, Argues GEO Group is a De Facto Public Agency by Steve Horn by Steve Horn The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization of Prison Legal News, has filed lawsuits in Texas and Vermont arguing that the GEO Group – one of the nation’s …
Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Ohio County Pays $115,000 to Settle Second Suit Over Restraint Chair Pepper-Spraying by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 8, 2019, Montgomery County, Ohio agreed to pay $115,000 to resolve a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a former jail prisoner who was pepper-sprayed while “largely strapped into” a …
Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Los Angeles County to Pay Almost $4 Million for Sexual Abuse by Jail Deputy by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In November 2018, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle claims against the county, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LACSD), Sheriff James …
Colon v. IDOC, IL, Settlement, 2019 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DMSION ) ) ANA H. COLON, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No.19CH6819 Hon. Pamela Meyerson Calendar 11 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This …
Publication • June 1, 2019
Paid in Full- A Plan to End Money Injustice in New Orleans, Vera Institute of Justice, 2019 Paid in Full: A Plan to End Money Injustice in New Orleans Jon Wool, Alison Shih, and Melody Chang June 2019 The following organizations endorse this report and its recommendations: ADL South Central …
Taha v. Bucks County (Bensalem Township), PA, et al., Verdict, Unlawful Dissemination, PA, 2019 Case 2:12-cv-06867-WB Document 338 Filed 05/29/19 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DARYOUSH TAHA, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-6867 V. CLASS ACTION BUCKS COUNTY, et al., …
Filing • May 28, 2019
HRDC v. USDHHS, D.C., Complaint, FOIA Litigation, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-01551-ABJ Document 1 Filed 05/28/19 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISCTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER 1028 N. Federal Highway Lake Worth, FL 33460 ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) United …
Filing • May 23, 2019
HRDC v. U.S. Park Police, D.C., Complaint, FOIA Request, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-01502 Document 1 Filed 05/23/19 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISCTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER 1028 N. Federal Highway Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460 ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Summary Judgment in Failure to Protect Case by In a December 28, 2018 decision, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who claimed prison officials violated his rights by failing to protect him …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Mental Health
Settlement Provides for Improved Competency Procedures for Jailed Mentally Ill in Washington State by A Washington State federal district court has approved a settlement in the Trueblood case, a class-action lawsuit filed in 2014 to reform Washington’s forensic mental health system. [See: PLN, Aug. 2017, p.22]. The complaint alleged that “individuals …
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