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Article • September 15, 2009
$20,000 Settlement in Discrimination/Hostile Work Environment by Washington State’s King County paid $20,000 to settle the discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation claim of Jameelah Cage, who alleged guard Burnis Jones sexually harassed her while she worked at the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention in April 2005. The February …
Article • September 15, 2009
$26,000 Settlement in Wrongful Discharge by Seattle Jail by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $26,252.44 to settle the lawsuit of Rosaline Deede, who claimed she was retaliated against and wrongfully discharged from her position as a guard at the jail. She had reported that for a considerable period of …
Article • September 15, 2009
$12,500 Settlement in Wrongful Termination by Washington Jail by Washington State’s King County paid $12,500 to settle the wrongful termination claim of Ronald R. Hunt. The details of this incident are not contained in the claim form, other than the date of termination being October 25, 2002, from the Department …
Article • September 15, 2009
Washington State Jail Guards Lose Overtime Suit by The Washington State Supreme Court has held that “delayed” payment of wages beyond the time frame set forth in former WAC 296-128-035 does give rise to employer liability under the Wage Rebate Act (WRA), but only where the delay is “willful.” The …
Article • September 15, 2009
Guard-Former Prisoner Relationships not Protected Association by The First Circuit Court of Appeal has affirmed a federal district court’s order dismissing the civil rights action filed by a Massachusetts Department of Corrections (MDOC) guard who was fired for conducting a romantic relationship with a former prisoner, in violation of Department …
Violence on the Rise in BOP Facilities by Brandon Sample Killings, assaults and other acts of violence are becoming more widespread in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), as the prison population increases and staff-to-prisoner ratios decline. Fifteen prisoner-on-prisoner BOP homicides occurred in 2008 compared with 12 in 2007. Serious …
$226,000 Workers’ Comp Settlement for Pennsylvania Guard Scarred by MRSA by A Pennsylvania prison guard who contracted a staph infection that caused facial scarring has settled a workers’ compensation claim for $226,000. While employed at the Graterford Prison in 2003, guard Carol Snyder contracted an infection. She awoke on the …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
Oregon Teenage Girls Stage Brazen Escape Attempt by A bold and bloody escape attempt from an Oregon lockup sent three guards to the hospital. In a stunning twist, the masterminds behind the well-planned, brazen attempt were not hardened criminals, but rather a group of eight teenage girls ranging from 13 …
Sexually Harassed Florida Prison Nurse’s Injunctive Relief Claim Moot by A Florida federal district court has denied summary judgment on monetary damages but granted it for injunctive and declatory relief, on motion brought by the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) in a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination and hostile work environment. …
Jury Awards Guard $150,000 for Retaliation; Court Awards an Additional $800,000 by A Nassau County federal jury has awarded a county jail guard $150,000 for discrimination and retaliation that occurred as a result of a prior sexual harassment suit. Patricia Luca, a guard for 12 years, sued Nassau County, its …
Article • July 15, 2009
Lay Opinion Testimony of Guard that Prisoner was Attempting to Throw Other Guard Over Railing Admissible by On April 30, 2008, the California Court of Appeals for the Fifth District affirmed the conviction of a California prisoner for assault with malice aforethought on a guard. Michael Gaddy was charged with …
Lesbian Guard Awarded $200,000 for Unlawful Discrimination, Retaliation by A New York appellate court has upheld an award of damages for a lesbian guard who was subjected to unlawful discrimination and retaliation. Alicia Humig, the only female guard on her cell block at the Wende Correctional Facilitiy, filed a complaint …
Court Refuses to Overturn Guard’s Civil Rights Conviction by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary has denied a former guard’s Rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal. Seth Burke was charged with civil rights violations for using excessive force on prisoners at the Lucas County Jail in Ohio. Burke kicked one …
Court Rejects Claims by Chaplains Duped Into Working for Free by A California court has rejected a suit by a group of chaplains who alleged that they were not paid overtime for their work in excess of eight hours a day and/or 40 hours a week. The chaplains sued Santa …
Jane Doe v. McKeithen, FL, Memo Opposing MSJ, Sexual Assault, 2009
$200,000 Settlement in Sexual Harassment by Washington State’s King County paid $200,000 to settle the sexual harassment and hostile work environment claim of Jacqueline Galvan, who made claims relating to her employment at the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention. The lengthy complaint in civil court details events from July …
$325,000 Award for Virginia Sheriff's Sexual Harrasment, Battery and Harassment by On January 15, 2008, a federal jury awarded a former sheriff's deputy $325,000 for battery and sexual harassment she suffered at the hands of a former sheriff. Lespia King, 22, a former deputy at the Roanoke City Jail in …
California Chaplains Lose Appeal in Compensation/Fraud Case by On June 5, 2008, a California appeals court affirmed a superior court ruling sustaining the demurrer in an action brought against Alameda County, California by three jail chaplains and Community Chaplains, Inc. (Appellants). Appellants' case alleged state law violations on the part …
Article • June 15, 2009
California Prison Guards' Dishonesty During Investigation Not Protected By Statute Of Limitations by The California Court of Appeal held that where California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) prison guards and staff were timely charged with lying during an investigation relating to on-the-job misconduct, but their Notices of Adverse Action …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
$4.75 Million Settlement in Virginia Jail Construction Accident Case by $4.75 Million Settlement in Virginia Jail Construction Accident Case On June 26, 2008, Electric Power Systems, Inc. (EPS) entered into a $4.75 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by electrician Larry Shifflett, 53, who was seriously injured during construction of …
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