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Devoe v. Broaddus, CO, Second Amended Complaint, Medical Negligence, 2009 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 09-cv-00711-PAB-BNB DEBRA KAY DEVOE, Plaintiff, vs. MARK BROADDUS in his Individual Capacity as Warden, SUSAN ROBERTS in her Individual Capacity as CNM, NP, JENNIFER COUNTRYMAN-TRUJILLO, in …
Texas Prisoners Still Dying in Houston Jails, Among Other Problems by Gary Hunter Clarence Freeman’s hot check turned out to be his death warrant after it resulted in his arrest and incarceration at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, where he was fatally assaulted by a guard. On New …
Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009
Florida Prison Guards Fired, Suspended for Shocking Children with Stun Guns by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has fired three guards, demoted a warden and disciplined other employees following an investigation into dozens of children being shocked with stun guns during “Take Our …
Problems at Washington’s Civil Commitment Center Continue by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 30, 2008, Paepaega Matautia, Jr., 39, a mail room guard at the Special Commitment Center (SCC) for sex offenders on McNeil Island in Washington state, was arrested on federal charges of attempting to possess and …
Pennsylvania Jail Mired in Scandal ... Again by by David M. Reutter With the suspension of two top officials at the Monroe County Correctional Facility (MCCF) in Snydersville, Pennsylvania, efforts to turn the jail around have hit yet another stumbling block. The February 27, 2009 suspensions – and later resignations …
Glomar Response to Prisoner’s FOIA Request Insufficient by On February 28, 2008, U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary M. Collyer denied a summary judgment motion filed by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit challenging the BOP’s refusal to confirm or deny the existence of …
$6 Million Settlement in Beating Death of California Detainee by California’s Kern County agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit in the beating death of a pre-trial detainee at the county’s jail. The August 15, 2005, incident involved “as many as 14 detention officers [who] … beat, hit, …
Hawaii to Remove Prisoners from CCA Facility Over Abuse Charges by Ian Urbina Hawaii prison officials said Tuesday that all of the state’s 168 female inmates at a privately run Kentucky prison will be removed by the end of September because of charges of sexual abuse by guards. Forty inmates …
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
Contraband Smuggling by Texas Prison Guards Rarely Punished Harshly by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A review conducted by a Houston newspaper concluded that a large quantity and variety of contraband is still being smuggled into Texas prisons by state prison guards, and those caught smuggling rarely receive harsh punishment. …
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
Sheriff and Guards Indicted: Sex, Misconduct and Contraband Scandal at Texas Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 27, 2009, a grand jury in Montague County, Texas returned a 106-count indictment against former Sheriff Bill Keating and ten jail guards, four prisoners and two other people in connection …
Article • September 15, 2009
Split Decision in Termination Proceeding of Two Guards Required Revote by A split decision in termination proceedings by the Imperial County Employment Appeals Board of two California prison guards required a revote, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, held July 22, 2008. Richard Lopez and Rosario Lopez, correctional …
Article • September 15, 2009
$20,000 Settlement to Attorney Attacked/Arrested by Guard in Courtroom by Washington State’s King County has paid $20,000 to settle the claim of attorney Nicholas George, who was attacked and arrested on August 22, 2002 by jail guards Floyd Drane and Bruce Lockhart. Despite not asking any other attorneys and knowing …
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 …
15 Guards Charged with Assaulting Maryland Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has charged 15 former prison guards with assaulting prisoners. The charges come nearly a year after the guards were fired from the North Branch Correctional Institution and Roxbury Correctional Institution; another …
Federal Prison Guards’ Convictions Affirmed in Sex Scandal by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of two guards convicted in a sex-for-contraband scheme at the Women’s Federal Correctional Institute in Tallahassee, Florida. PLN previously reported the arrests and indictments in …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Poaching Boast Lands Oregon Prison Guard in Hot Water; Pulls State Trooper Father Down with Him by Mark Wilson Pendleton, Oregon boys pride themselves on their hunting abilities. Deep in the heart of Oregon’s high desert, hunting is an age-old rite of passage and a way of life. Guards at …
Spurlock v. Townes, NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2009 Case 1:09-cv-00786-LH-DJS Document 1 Filed 08/12/2009 Page 1 of 12 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO HEATHER SPURLOCK, & SOPHIA CARRASCO, Plaintiff, v. No. 1:09-cv-00786 ANTHONY TOWNES & BARBARA WAGNER in their individual capacities, & CORRECTIONS …
Florida Guard Convicted of Assaulting Prisoner by On January 16, 2009, a federal jury in Jacksonville, Florida found a former state prison guard guilty of a federal felony civil rights violation for assaulting a prisoner in August 2005. The prisoner, who was not named, allegedly feigned illness by lying on …
Supreme Court Holds Supervisory Officials Not Liable for Abuse of 9-11 Detainees by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 14, 2007, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court’s denial of the government’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging abuse of …
Oregon Jail Guards Lose Access to Porn Sites by Mark Wilson Guards at the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC) couldn’t be trusted to stay off Internet porn sites during work hours, so Sheriff Bob Skipper pulled the plug effective December 1, 2008. Rampant, improper use of the Internet at the …
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