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Beating Of Ex Federal Prisoner And Snitch Settles For $300,000 by Ex federal prisoner Mark Lang petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in 1993 and filed subsequent tort action in 1995 for redress after prison officials put him in a cell with a psychiatric patient who severely beat him. …
Article • March 15, 2009
BOP's Noncompliance With Parole Provisions Settles For $346.18 by Illinois federal prisoner Michael Knowles petitioned for a writ of mandamus against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in 1997 to enjoin their noncompliance with statutory parole provisions mandating his parole eligibility. Knowles agreed to dismiss the petition in exchange for being …
Colorado Federal Prisoner's Pastoral Visit Denial Settles For $10,370 by Colorado federal prisoner and Buddhist, Yu Kikumura, brought a Bivens and federal tort action against officials at the United States Penitentiary (USP) at Florence after being denied visits by non Buddhist ministers. The action was settled for $10,370 and the …
$7,500 Settlement After Colorado Federal Prisoner Beaten At Florence Facility by Colorado federal prisoner Marion Bryant, Jr., brought a combined Bivens, 42 U.S.C § 1983 and federal tort action against federal guards and officials for excessive force in 1997. He alleged cruel and unusual punishment leading to injury, as well …
$10,000 Settlement After Colorado Federal Prisoner Beaten At Florence Facility by Kinson Celestin, a federal prisoner housed in Texas, brought a combined Bivens and federal tort action against the United States in 1998 after allegedly being beaten by federal prison guards at a Colorado facility and subsequently being denied medical …
Article • March 15, 2009
$500 Settlement After Illinois Federal Prisoner Food Poisoned by Wisconsin federal prisoner Charles Anderson brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1998 for being food poisoned at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Marion, Illinois, in 1997. The $2,500 suit settled for less than $500 in 1999 …
Child's Fingertip Amputated After Guard's Negligence by Wisconsin resident Evonie Bean, guardian of injured minor Tianna Fudge, brought a federal tort action against the United States in 2001 after Fudge's fingertip was caught in a prison door and severed while at a prison visit. Details of the 2003 settlement agreement …
Article • March 15, 2009
Civilian's Fall At Michigan Federal Prison Settles For $80,000 by Tennessee State residents Melinda and William Sexton brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1999 after Melinda slipped and fell at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) at Milan, Michigan, in 1997. The suit settled for $80,000 in …
$750,000 Settlement for Colorado DOC Guard Death At Hands Of BOP Training Instructors by Colorado state resident Pamela Perse brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1995 after Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) personnel's negligence resulted in the death of her husband. The suit settled for $750,000 …
Colorado Federal Facility Segregation Suit Settles For $150 by Colorado federal prisoner Lonnie Benefield brought a Bivens action against United States Penitentiary (USP) personnel at Florence and its warden in 1998 for placing him in segregation without due process. The suit settled for $150. Benefield was allegedly participating in programs …
Federal Prisoner Beaten For Refusing To Testify Against Another Prisoner by Minnesota federal prisoner Allan Parmelee brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against federal guards and marshals in 1993 for excessive force and due process violations after being needlessly beaten for allegedly failing to testify against a prisoner. The …
Article • March 15, 2009
Federal Prisoner's Lost Eyeglasses Suit Settles by Kansas federal prisoner Alan Strong brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1998 after personnel at the United States Penitentiary (USP) at Leavenworth lost eyeglasses valued at approximately $1,000. The suit settled for an undisclosed amount in 1999. Strong was …
Pennsylvania Prison Official Settles Termination Lawsuit For Investigating Beating by Former Pennsylvania county prison official, Lt. Constance Bowers, brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit after being terminated in 2004, two months short of 20 years service to the state. She was allegedly terminated for failure to end an investigation …
Article • February 15, 2009
$210,000 Settlement For Execution Of Dog By Richmond, California Police by Richmond (California) residents Cynthia Peters and Mark Parr brought a federal action against Richmond police who shot their dog while pursuing a suspect. The suit settled for $225,000. Two Violence Suppression Unit police officers were pursuing a suspected drug …
Article • February 15, 2009
Ohio Pays $552,500 For 13 Years Of Wrongful Imprisonment by Ohio ex prisoner Anthony Green settled his wrongful imprisonment action against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for $552,500. He had been imprisoned for 13 years. Green was found guilty by a Cuyahoga County jury for rape and aggravated …
$2,000 Settlement For Federal Prisoner's Lost Property And Legal Work by Wisconsin federal prisoner Joseph Davis brought a combined 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and federal tort action in 1997 after guards lost his property and legal documents, and assaulted him during a transfer to another prison. He claimed that he …
Federal Prisoner's Suit Settles For $1,500 after Falling From Bunk by Virginia federal prisoner Glen Francis brought a federal tort action in 1995 for $200,000 after being injured at FCI Petersburg while climbing down from his bunk. The suit settled for $1,500. Francis was on his top bunk when FCI …
Article • February 15, 2009
Montana Prison Settles Suit For Employees' Interrupted Lunch Breaks by Fourteen Montana State Prison (MSP) employees brought suit against the state Department of Corrections for reimbursement after allegedly working through their lunch breaks. The suit for damages in excess of $250,000 settled for $124,000. MSP employees consisting of three shift …
Article • February 15, 2009
BOP Offers $150,000 Settlement After Prisoner Was Raped By Guard by Kentucky federal prisoner Vileiby Rosado brought a federal tort action in 1995 for $500,000 after being raped by a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) guard who had prior undisciplined incidents for similar conduct. A $150,000 settlement was offered by …
Federal Officials' Refusal To Treat Prisoner's Severed Tendon Settles For $22,500 by Virginia federal prisoner Chris Walker brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1998 after various officials refused to treat his severed Achilles tendon. Jail and prison officials, as well as Bureau of Prisons personnel ignored …
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