Ghaisar v. USA, VA , Proposed Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 1:19-cv-01224-CMH-IDD Document 163-2 Filed 04/21/23 Page 1 of 3 PageID# 2600 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division JAMES AND KELARA GHAISAR, Individually and as Personal Representatives and Co-Administrators of the Estate …
Virginia DOC Resists Prisoner Fee Cuts by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye A report released by the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) on October 1, 2022, largely rejected recommendations made by a work group to reduce costs for prisoners in state lockups and their families. Tasked by the state …
Fourth Circuit: Religious Headwear Policy Violated Virginia Prisoner’s Rights by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 7, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a Virginia prisoner successfully pleaded that a policy of the state Department of Corrections (DOC) substantially burdened his religious …
Effort Stalls to Help Virginia Prisoners Overcharged for Canteen Sales and Phone Calls by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss When the Virginia House of Delegates’ Public Safety Subcommittee adjourned its meeting on January 19, 2023, it failed to advance several proposals for cutting prison and jail canteen costs, as …
Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of “Overbroad” Claim from Federal Prisoner in Virginia, Says Not Allowed Under Bivens by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In an opinion issued on December 2, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a federal prisoner’s …
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: On January 9, 2023, the Montgomery Police Department (MPD) arrested a guard at the city jail for an alleged off-duty assault, the Birmingham News reported. It’s unclear who filed the misdemeanor complaint against Reba Foulks, 36; MPD didn’t begin its investigation until …
$87,000 Paid to Virginia Prisoner Kicked in Testicles by Guard by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On June 22, 2022, an attorney for theVirginia Department of Corrections signed off on an agreement to pay $87,000 to settle a state prisoner’s claims that he was kicked in the testicles by a …
Estate of Christopher Lapp v. USA, VA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 1:23-cv-00248-MSN-LRV Document 5 Filed 02/23/23 Page 1 of 34 PageID# 42 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division LISA LAPP, as Administrator of the Estate of Christopher Lapp, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Fourth Circuit Reinstates Virginia Prisoner’s Spoliation Motion for Lost Video of His Alleged Assault by Guards by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 25, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a district court in Virginia abused its discretion by implicitly overruling a …
Fourth Circuit Says Prisoners with Gender Dysphoria not Excluded from ADA Protection by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On August 16, 2022, in a question of first impression for federal appellate courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the complaint of a Virginia jail detainee …
Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Derivative Sovereign Immunity for Jail Physician by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In an important decision for prisoners and jail detainees in Virginia, the state Supreme Court held on July 7, 2022, that a jail physician was entitled to a derivation of the state’s sovereign immunity. …
Ford v. Corizon Health, Inc, VA, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 1:22-cv-00411-RDA-JFA Document 84-2 Filed 01/31/23 Page 1 of 7 PageID# 1200 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division MONIQUE SHENELL FORD, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DARRYL TERRELL BECTON, DECEASED, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: …
News in Brief by Alabama: On November 2, 2022, a former state prison guard at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility near Birmingham pleaded guilty to federal contraband smuggling charges. The Birmingham News reported that Wilson Brian Clemons, 32, was arrested on November 23, 2021, on state counts of marijuana …
‘Qualified Immunity Cannot Shield Them’: Fourth Circuit Advances Suit by Virginia Prisoners for Overlong Solitary Confinement by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On June 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed denial of qualified immunity (QI) to officials with Virginia’s Department of Corrections (DOC) in …
Virginia Swipes Sentence Credits From 560 Prisoners Just About to Get Out by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Just as the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) was preparing to release 560 prisoners in July 2022, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and state lawmakers stepped in with a budget amendment that …
Boley v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc, VA, Verdict, Wrongful Death-Medical Neglect, 2022 Case 2:21-cv-00197-RCY-LRL Document 158 Filed 12/09/22 Page 1 of 4 PageID# 2565 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Norfolk Division JAMES A. BOLEY, JR., Administrator of ) ) the Estate of …
Disgraced Virginia Sheriff Gets 12 Years for Bribery and Corruption by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye On May 19, 2022, the federal court for the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced former Norfolk Sheriff Robert McCabe, to 12 years in federal prison for his role in a jail bribery scheme …
Virginia Prison Guard Charged With Murdering Fellow Guard Carrying His Unborn Child by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The guard staff at Virginia’s Keen Mountain Correctional Facility (KMCF) is down by two, after one was arrested for fatally shooting the other, who was seven months pregnant with his …
Wall v. Rasnick, VA, Plaintiff's Request for Live Evidentiary Hearing and Brief in Support of Discovery Sanctions, Spoliation of Video Evidence, 2022 Case 7:17-cv-00385-JPJ-PMS Document 141 Filed 10/11/22 Page 1 of 34 Pageid#: 1626 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION GARY WALL, …
News in Brief by Alabama: A jail guard in Chilton County, Alabama, was arrested on July 21, 2022, and charged with promoting contraband, the Clanton Advertiser reported. The guard, Tyler Ryan Couch, is accused of organizing an effort to smuggle drugs to detainees. Though jail policy forbids guards from transmitting …
