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Article • January 9, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
California Family Mourns Son Who Committed Suicide in Jail, Receives $1.65 Million Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon At least three major federal lawsuits involving the jail in Monterey County, California had been filed prior to Erick DeAnda’s death at the facility on September 16, 2015, in an isolation …
Article • January 9, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: Medical
Prisoner Co-payments for Health Care Services Eliminated in California by Chad Marks by Chad Marks In 1994, California lawmakers passed a bill that charged prisoners a $3.00 fee when they visited the infirmary for medical or dental care in city and county jails. Twenty-five years later, on September 10, 2019, …
Article • January 9, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
California Jail Prisoner’s Broken Leg Nets $550,000 Settlement by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Nevada County, California and Correctional Medical Group Companies (CMGC) – now known as Wellpath – agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former jail prisoner who alleged his leg was broken by …
Article • January 9, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Death
San Diego County Jails Still No. 1 in Prisoner Deaths by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On July 3, 2009, the first day that Sheriff Bill Gore assumed operational control of San Diego County’s jail system, a prisoner killed himself. In October 2019, Don Jon Ralph became the 14th person …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: Prison Gangs
California AB Prison Gang Members, Others Indicted by Feds by A 143-page federal indictment filed on May 21, 2019 described criminal violations allegedly committed by Ronald Yandell, Daniel Troxell, William Sylvester, Travis Burhop, Brant Daniel, Donald Mazza, Pat Brady, Jason Corbett, Matthew Hall, Samuel Keeton, Michael Torres, Jeanna Quesenberry, Kevin …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: Prison Labor
California’s Firefighting Prisoners in Short Supply by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke California has a history of using prisoners to fight wildfires that dates back to World War II. But that practice is being questioned after 2018 was one of the worst fire seasons ever recorded, and several prisoners were …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
California Prison Rehabilitation Programs Costly and Ineffective by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss A report by the California State Auditor, released on January 31, 2019, found that rehabilitative programs currently offered by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) did not assist in reducing the state’s 50 percent recidivism …
Brief • January 2, 2020
Pina v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Order Granting Summary Judgment, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2020 se 2:18-cv-08149-DMG-PLA Document 53 Filed 01/02/20 Page 1 of 17 Page ID #:724 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 13 …
Brief • January 1, 2020
San Bernardino County Court Order Against Protests 2021 2 SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street, Eleventh Floor San Bernardino, CA 92415 3 4. 5 6 7 8 IN THE SUPERIOR.COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 9 FOR THE COUNTY Of SAN BERNARDINO 10 GENERAL ORDER OF …
Article • December 30, 2019
Federal Judge Allows 'Nationwide' Class-Action Lawsuit Against GEO Over Alleged Forced Labor on Prisoners by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A federal judge has granted class-action status in a federal lawsuit filed against GEO Group, alleging the private, for-profit company forced immigration detainees to work in order to avoid punishment. …
Brief • December 26, 2019
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Contreras v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2019 Case 2:19-cv-10897 Document 1 Filed 12/26/19 Page 1 of 31 Page ID #:1 1 2 3 4 GEORGE G. MGDESYAN, ESQ. (SBN 225476) MGDESYAN LAW FIRM 4529 SHERMAN OAKS A VENUE SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 TELEPHONE: (818) …
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Strip Searches, Settlements
Los Angeles County to Pay $53 Million for Strip Searches of Female Prisoners by Chad Marks by Chad Marks In 2010, a class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of female prisoners at the Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF) in Los Angeles who were forced to undergo humiliating strip and visual …
Brief • December 11, 2019
Allen v. Inyo County, CA, Claim Form, Failure to Protect, 2019 //o/ 7- /2- COUNTY OF INYO CLAIM FOR DAMAGES Name of Claimant: Danielle Allen Home Address : 2893 West Line Street, Bishop, California 93514 Business Address: NIA Telephone Numbers : Home : Business 760-920-5 495 ~ Address to which …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Three Strikes
Life Sentence for Joyriding Overturned in California by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Kenneth Oliver, 52, was only 29 when he received a life sentence under California’s “three strikes” law for repeat felons. He was arrested while joyriding in a stolen car as a passenger, and a stolen handgun was …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Consent Decrees
Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Withdrawal of Consent for Magistrate Judge Improperly Denied by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on August 28, 2019 that a California prisoner’s motion to withdraw consent to have a magistrate judge hear his case was improperly denied, and that dismissal …
Brief • December 10, 2019
McClelland v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Failure to Protect, 2019 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement'') is made by Plaintiff, Andre McClelland ("Plaintiff'') with respect to his claims against Defendants County of Los Angeles, including its Sheriff's Department, Deputy Steve Medina, Deputy …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel
California Appellate Court Discusses Appointment of Counsel for Incarcerated Litigants by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter California’s Fifth Appellate District held on August 6, 2019 that trial courts are responsible for recognizing their discretionary duty to appoint counsel and experts to ensure indigent civil prisoner litigants are afforded …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Lawsuit Proceeds Over Conditions at Orange County, California Jail by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A federal civil rights lawsuit filed in April 2019 against Orange County, California Sheriff Don Barnes was granted class-action status in September 2019 to include all detainees at the Orange County Jail (OCJ) whose telephone …
Brief • December 2, 2019
Filed under: Excessive Force
Carmona v. County of San Mateo, CA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2019 Case 5:18-cv-05232-LHK Document 38 Filed 12/02/19 Page 1 of 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 LAW OFFICES OF JOHN L. BURRIS JOHN L. BURRIS, Esq. (SBN 69888) LATEEF H. GRAY, Esq., (SBN 250055) …
Raul Novoa, et al. v. The GEO Group, Inc., order, class certification, forced labor, 2019 Case 5:17-cv-02514-JGB-SHK Document 223 Filed 11/26/19 Page 1 of 28 Page ID #:4532 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL EDCV 17-2514 JGB (SHKx) Case No. Date November 26, 2019 Title Raul …
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