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Inmate Accident Compensation Act Does Not Preclude Bivens Remedy by The Inmate Accident Compensation Act (IACA), 18 U.S.C. § 4126, does not preclude a federal prisoner from bringing a claim under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971) for work-related injuries that …
Manuel v. Atkins, DE, Demand for Jury Trial, Injury while Incarcerated, 2011 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE KARL B. MANUEL, SBI NUMBER 00332040 Plaintiff, v. SERGEANT ATKINS, an employee at Sussex Violation of Probation Center (SVOP) 23207 Dupont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware 19947 WARDEN WILLIAM OETTEL, an …
Alaska Prisoner’s Action to Overturn DR Not Moot if Relief Sought Greater than Obtained by David Reutter By David M. Reutter The Alaska Supreme Court has held that a prisoner’s action to reverse a disciplinary charge is not moot where the relief sought is greater than that afforded by prison …
$75,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Negligence Claim Injury Due to Failure to Correct Dangerous Condition by The Wackenhut Corrections Corporation paid $75,000 to settle a prisoner’s negligence claim. The settlement came in a lawsuit filed by Florida prisoner Thomas Less Stevens. Stevens alleged in his complaint against Wackenhut that on December …
Article • April 15, 2011
Wackenhut Pays $32,500 in Negligence Lawsuit by Wackenhut Corrections Corporation paid $32,500 to settle a negligence lawsuit filed by Florida prisoner Michael Wyzykowski. In his complain, Wyzykowski claimed he was ordered to cut “maiden cane” with a weed whacker that was altered by Wackenhut guards, replacing the original head and …
Article • March 15, 2011
$5,000 Settlement in D.C. Jail Prisoner’s Burning Lawsuit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $5,000 to settle the negligence lawsuit of prisoner James Walton. While incarcerated at the D.C. Jail on October 29, 2005, Walton was pulling a wheeled trashcan full of hot water through the kitchen when one …
D.C. Department of Corrections Employee Exposed to Environmental Pollutants Settles for $10,000 by On July 18, 2006, the District of Columbia paid $10,000 to settle with a Department of Corrections employee who suffered respiratory illness after exposure to environmental pollutants. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
$195,000 Award for Injury Resulting from NY Prison Garbage Detail by A New York Court of Claims has awarded a former prisoner $195,000 for injuries she sustained while working on a garbage detail. In an April 29, 2008 order, the court found the State of New York 100% liable. The …
Brief • December 9, 2010
National Corrections Industries Assessments, Summary Findings, 2010 NATIONAL NAL CORRECTIONAL CORRECTIO INDUSTRIES NCIA ASSOCIATIONN ASSOCIATIO NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC. 1202 North Charles St. * Baltimore, MD 21201 * (410) 230-3972 * Fax (410) 230-3981 SUMMARY FINDINGS OF THE 2009-2010 PIECP COMPLIANCE SITE ASSESSMENTS December 9, 2010 Prepared By: Barbara …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
$2 Million Award in Maryland Prisoner’s Work Crew Death by A jury in Prince George’s County, Maryland found that state prison and highway officials and the driver of a private dump truck were liable in an accident that killed a prisoner who was picking up trash on the side of …
Article • May 15, 2010
Washington Prisoner Paid $19,000 for Partial Loss of Toe by On September 14, 2007, the state of Washington paid $19,000 to settle with a prisoner who had a portion of his toe cut off while mowing grass at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. The suit, filed in Snohomish …
Article • May 15, 2010
Washington DOC Pays Prisoner $1,000 for Injury by On June 19, 2005, Washington state prisoner, Daniel Erickson, filed a claim against the DOC seeking $2,000 in damages for injuries he suffered while performing his assigned job. He accused DOC staff of negligence in failing to properly secure a manhole cover, …
Washington State Settles Prisoner's Premises Defect Suit for $5,000 by On June 29, 2007, the State of Washington settled for $5,000 a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who had been injured due to a premises defect at a state prison kitchen. Louis R. Pace was a Washington State prisoner incarcerated …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Three Prisoners Raped at Oklahoma Governor’s Mansion by In October 2009, news agencies reported that three female prisoners had claimed they were raped by employees at the Oklahoma Governor’s mansion. A three-month investigation by the Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections (ODOC) concluded the head chef and groundskeeper at the mansion had …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
$100,000 Settlement in New York Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Claim by The State of New York agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a prisoner’s slip and fall claim that occurred at the Groveland Correctional Facility. The settlement comes in a claim filed by prisoner James Mahoney, who was assigned as …
$60,000 Settlement for Washington Prisoner Injured by Chemical Spill by The State of Washington paid $60,000 to settle a prisoner’s claim that he was injured due to a chemical spill. While working in the kitchen at the McNeil Island Correction Center, prisoner George D. Douglas reached for a chemical bottle …
Arizona DOC May Be Held Accountable for Not Protecting Prisoners from Asbestos by A federal magistrate judge in Arizona has recommended denying a motion for summary judgment filed by the State of Arizona in a lawsuit brought by a group of current and former prisoners. The suit was filed after …
Article • September 15, 2009
$4,500 Settlement in Snohomish County Jail Work Injury Suit by Washington State’s Snohomish County Jail paid $4,500 to settle the lawsuit of Tami S. Rutledge, who asserted that while working in the Jail’s kitchen as a prisoner, she sustained severe and debilitating injuries to her right hand and thumb while …
Article • September 15, 2009
$15,000 Settlement for Seattle Jail Work Injury by Washington State’s King County paid $14,928.70 to settle the lawsuit of Bonni Estes, who alleged damages from an incident at the Kent Regional Justice Center on March 7, 2002. That day she was working in the Center’s bakery, assisting another prisoner in …
$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 …
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