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Malcich v. St. Louis County, MO, Settlement, Failure to Provide Medical Needs, 2022

Brief • September 8, 2022

Filed under: Failure to Treat

Malcich v. St. Louis County, MO, Settlement, Failure to Provide Medical Needs, 2022 Case: 4:20-cv-01030-AGF Doc. #: 196 Filed: 09/08/22 Page: 1 of 5 PageID #: 4603 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ANGELA MALCICH, Plaintiff, v. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) …

News in Brief

Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by   Alabama:The Birmingham News reported that a jail guard in Mobile was arrested on May 17, 2022, for smuggling adult movies intoMobile County Metro Jail. The guard, Fredrick Johnson, 37, was charged with 21 counts of promoting contraband that included a camera, phone chargers, and flash drives, …

News in Brief

Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: A former Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) guard was indicted on April 22, 2022, for assaulting three prisoners and then filing a false report to cover it up, the Associated Press reported. The guard, Lorenzo Mills, 55, was charged with beating three male prisoners with a wooden baton at Draper Correctional …

Nelson v. Frazier, MO, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2022

Brief • 2022

Filed under: Excessive Force, Restraints

Nelson v. Frazier, MO, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2022 2316-CV05188 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI AT KANSAS CITY MACK C. NELSON, c/o JPLaw 1301 Oak Street, Suite 605 Kansas City, Missouri 64106 PLAINTIFF, v. P.O. Frazier -Badge# 50085 c/oKCMOPD 1125 Locust Kansas City, Missouri 65106 P.O. Surges -Badge …

Hill v. Advanced Correctonal Healthcare, Inc, MO, Complaint, Lack of Medical Care, 2021

Brief • May 26, 2022

Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Hill v. Advanced Correctonal Healthcare, Inc, MO, Complaint, Lack of Medical Care, 2021 Case: 4:20-cv-00804-JMB Doc. #: 122 Filed: 05/26/21 Page: 1 of 32 PageID #: 1268 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …

Hill v. Phelps County Sheriff's Department, MO, Judgment, Lack of Medical Care, 2022

Brief • May 26, 2022

Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Hill v. Phelps County Sheriff's Department, MO, Judgment, Lack of Medical Care, 2022 Case: 4:20-cv-00804-JMB Doc. #: 264 Filed: 05/26/22 Page: 1 of 2 PageID #: 12696 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION LADY MAAKIA CHARLENE SMITH, personal representative of the Estate of Bilal Hasanie Hill, …

Keil v. MHM Services, INC, MO, Jury Verdicts, 2022

Brief • April 28, 2022

Filed under: Sexual Assault

Keil v. MHM Services, INC, MO, Jury Verdicts, 2022 VERDI CT Note: Complete this form by writing in the names required by your verdict. On Plaintif f Karen Keil 's claim against Defendant Bearden, as submitted in Instruction No. 15, we find in favor of (Plainti ff Keil) Note: or …

News In Brief

Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News In Brief by Arizona: After two escaped prisoners were recaptured and returned to the Arizona State Prison in Florence on January 31, 2021, Phoenix station KNXV reported that at least part of the blame for their escape was assigned to short-staffing of guards at the state Department of Corrections …

Centurion Health Supplants Corizon in Missouri After Court Ruling

Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022

Filed under: Corizon, Centurion

Centurion Health Supplants Corizon in Missouri After Court Ruling by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders After a trial on November 3, 2021, a Missouri court ruled in favor of the state Department of Corrections (DOC) in a challenge to its decision replacing its private healthcare contractor Corizon with a competitor, …

Eighth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Private Companies Providing Missouri Prisoner’s Health Care

Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022

Filed under: Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Qualified Immunity

Eighth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Private Companies Providing Missouri Prisoner’s Health Care by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 24, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that private companies providing health care for prisoners are not entitled to assert qualified immunity or appeal …

News in Brief

Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: According to Birmingham Real-Time News, a kidnapper was recaptured after being erroneously released from jail in Jefferson County, Alabama, on December 17, 2021. The prisoner, Matthew Burke, 35, was apprehended during a traffic stop after being released from the Jefferson County Jail on Dec. 11 …

Eighth Circuit Rules Guard’s History of Excessive Force too Prejudicial or a Jury to Hear in Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Case

Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prejudice - Potential for Undue

Eighth Circuit Rules Guard’s History of Excessive Force too Prejudicial or a Jury to Hear in Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Case by Jacob Barrett, Matthew Clarke Another Guard Escapes Liability by Refusing to Participate by Jacob Barrett and Matt Clarke What happens to a prison guard accused of using excessive force who …

Hoppock Law Firm v. Munita, MO, Complaint, Censorship, 2022

Brief • January 28, 2022

Filed under: Censorship

Hoppock Law Firm v. Munita, MO, Complaint, Censorship, 2022 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF WESTERN MISSOURI Hoppock Law Firm, LLC and Kelly Hewitt, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) Cynthia Munita, Director of FOIA ) Operations with U.S. Citizenship and ) Immigration Services, ) ) Ur Jaddou, …

St. Louis Jail Guard Charged with Allowing Brutal Beating of Prisoner

Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat

St. Louis Jail Guard Charged with Allowing Brutal Beating of Prisoner by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A former guard at the St. Louis Justice Center (SLJC) was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 28, 2021, on charges that she allowed two prisoners to beat a third in …

News in Brief

Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: A guard at San Quentin State Prison and one of two outside co-conspirators were arraigned on September 8, 2021, on federal charges they smuggled cellphones to an unnamed prisoner on death row at the California lockup. According to a statement by the U.S. Department of …

Benevolent or Predatory?

Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021

Filed under: Sexual Harassment, Government Misconduct

Benevolent or Predatory? by Casey Bastian Lake Ozark Politician Gives Women Prisoners Help, Gets Sex by Casey J. Bastian In 2015, Gerry Murawski was an elected city alderman for Lake Ozark, Missouri. Murawski was also engaging in questionable relationships with several young women. During the period of 2015-2016, Murawski would …

News in Brief

Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: A former guard at the Mobile Metro Jail was scheduled to be arraigned on May 19, 2021, after being indicted for his role in an alleged scheme to smuggle cellphones into the Alabama lockup in exchange for bribes. According to a report by local TV …

Eighth Circuit Holds Lack of “Clearly Established” Law Requiring Staffer to Notify of Prisoner’s Suicide Risk Prevented Damages

Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021

Filed under: Suicides

Eighth Circuit Holds Lack of “Clearly Established” Law Requiring Staffer to Notify of Prisoner’s Suicide Risk Prevented Damages by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Finding that qualified immunity prevented a lawsuit against a jailer who failed to notify a receiving jail that a prisoner was at-risk for suicide and he …

News in Brief

Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: On June 9, 2021, a former guard at the Federal Correctional Institution in Aliceville, Alabama, agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that he had sexual intercourse with a prisoner in the laundry room at the women’s prison west of Tuscaloosa. According to the Birmingham …

Ltr Sent to Corizon Re Denial of Bid Appeal 7-30-21

Publication • July 30, 2021

Filed under: Corizon, Private Contractors

Ltr Sent to Corizon Re Denial of Bid Appeal 7-30-21 Michael L. Parson Governor Sarah H. Steelman Commissioner State of Missouri OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Division of Purchasing 301 West High Street, Room 630 Post Office Box 809 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0809 (573) 751-2387 FAX: (573) 526-9815 TIO: 800-735-2966 Voice: 800-735-2466 …