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Sheriff May be Liable for Jail Suicide by The decedent was arrested while drunk and promptly hanged himself in a police holding cell. The plaintiffs settled with the city defendants for $11000, leaving the state defendants in the case. The district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to …
Warden May Be Liable for Suicide for Lack of Mental Health Staffing by The plaintiff was sentenced to 60 days for possession of Valium in the third degree. After six days in jail he drank cleaning fluid, which was viewed by staff as a suicide attempt despite his claim he …
No Liability for Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by No Liability for Jail Prisoner's Suicide The decedent, diagnosed as schizophrenic, was arrested on outstanding warrants. Jail personnel were notified that he was an escape risk and he was placed in a suicide watch cell. The officer on duty the next day was …
No Liability for Shooting Suicidal, Armed Jail Prisoner by The plaintiff was arrested and tried to kill himself. He was handcuffed to a wall on the police station booking area for observation, and set fire to his clothing while so restrained. He expressed more suicidal thoughts at the hospital where …
Buried Alive: Solitary Confinement in Arizona’s Prisons and Jails by David Reutter Buried Alive: Solitary Confinement in Arizona's Prisons and Jails Review by David M. Reutter "There have been a couple of times that I've tried to end my life in here, but they keep reviving me and bringing me …
As Connecticut's Prison Population Increases, So Does the Number of Imprisoned Mentally Ill by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Like other prison systems throughout the nation, Connecticut's is reaching peak capacity. In the midst of dealing with overcrowding and parole issues, the Connecticut Department of Correction (CDOC) must also …
Three Murders in Three Months at Mississippi Control Unit Lead to Improvements And New Consent Decree by "Taken as a whole, I am convinced the conditions in Unit 32 are as bad as anywhere in the whole country," observed Margaret Winter, a lawyer with the National Prison Project of the …
ADX Media Visit Staged To Dispel "Myths And Rumors" by Bob Williams On the sixth anniversary of the 9-11 World Trade Center attacks, Ron Wiley, warden of the Federal Supermax known as ADX, staged a tightly controlled first-ever media visit at the Federal stronghold. Its stated purpose was an education …
Daniels v. Smith, et al., TX, First Amended Original Complaint, Suicide, 2008 Case 2:07-cv-00227-J Document 21 Filed 04/11/2008 Page 1 of 14 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AMARILLO DIVISION MARY DANIELS, Individually and in her capacity as heir of the Estate of THEODORE …
Ware v. CCA, TN, Complaint, protective custody paranoid inmate suicide medical neglect, 2008 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0170 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0171 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0172 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0173 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0174 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0175 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0176 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0177
Audit Reveals Problems with Maryland’s New Prisoner Health Care System by Michael Rigby Audit Reveals Problems with Maryland's New Prisoner Health Care System by Michael Rigby Maryland's new prisoner health care program remained understaffed in 2006, and the state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) has yet to …
Georgia’s Prison Health System Squeezed by Increasing Population, Decreasing Staff Budget by David Reutter Georgia's Prison Health System Squeezed by Increasing Population, Decreasing Staff Budget by David M. Reutter With an increase in Georgia's prison population, the cost to provide medical care to prisoners has soared. Due to legislative budgetary …
Los Angeles Settles County Jail Murder Suit For $1 Million by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On August 14, 2007, Los Angeles County settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a mentally ill prisoner who was stomped to death in a holding cell by two prisoners, while guards …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Lawsuit Exposes Jail Limbo for Mentally Incompetent Defendants in Texas by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to a lawsuit filed by a non-profit group, Texas is facing a shortage of mental hospital beds that leaves hundreds of mentally-incompetent criminal defendants stranded in jails awaiting treatment. Texas has a total …
New Jersey District Court: Reargument Granted in PHS Negligence Claim by On January 10, 2005, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey agreed with a state prisoner?s contention that the failure of Prison Health Services (PHS) to monitor her lithium levels fell under the common knowledge exception …
Article • December 15, 2007
NV Prisoner's Right-to-Private-Mental-Health-Consultation Suit to go to Trial by Mark Miller, a Nevada state prisoner, received mental health consultations through his cell door. He filed grievances requesting private consultations, to no avail. He then filed suit in federal district court claiming that the denial of private mental health consultations violated …
Dallas, Texas, Jail Pays $950,000 for Neglecting Mentally Ill Prisoners by Michael Rigby On February 20, 2007, the Dallas County, Texas, Jail agreed to pay $950,000 for its negligent mistreatment of three mentally ill individuals, one of whom died, while imprisoned at the jail awaiting competency hearings. In 2004, James …
Article • December 15, 2007
Head Games by Alan Prendergast At least one out of every five Colorado prisoners is mentally ill -- some violent, some undetected or untreated. How did the Big House become the Bug House? By Alan Prendergast Talk all you want about bad men and madmen. The truly scary ones are …
Article • November 15, 2007
An Unprecedented Crime: Mass Torture in America. And How to Stop It by Lance Tapley By: LANCE TAPLEY 11/14/2007 1:49:18 PM Editor's Note: This is an edited version of a speech given by Phoenix contributing writer Lance Tapley to a seminar at the National Lawyers Guild 70th Anniversary Convention in …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Indiana DOC Agrees to Remove Mentally Ill Prisoners from Control Units by The Indiana Department of Corrections (IDC) settled a class action lawsuit brought by mentally ill prisoners whose Eighth Amendment rights had been trampled since 1993 by IDC policy that placed them in long-term disciplinary housing instead of treating …
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