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Jackson v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, 2017

Brief • May 4, 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference

Jackson v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, 2017 Case 3:15-cv-00920-NJR Document 145 Filed 05/04/17 Page 1 of 26 Page ID #943 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION MICHAEL JACKSON, #M15131, Plaintiff, v. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., DIRECTOR OF WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., …

Price v. Walsh, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2017

Brief • May 3, 2017

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Price v. Walsh, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2017 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS FOR THE SOLE AND ONLY CONSIDERATION of a total of FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,000.00), paid by and on behalf of Defendants, DANIEL WALSH, SHERIFF OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, and BRADLEY J. MORRIS, DEPUTY SHERIFF OF CHAMPAIGN …

Lacy v. Dart, IL, Order, Violations of ADA, 2017

Brief • May 2, 2017

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act

Lacy v. Dart, IL, Order, Violations of ADA, 2017 Case: 1:14-cv-06259 Document #: 368 Filed: 05/02/17 Page 1 of 8 PageID #:8440 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHNATHAN LACY, KENNETH FARRIS, MARQUE BOWERS, MAURICE BOSTON, KEVIN DAWSON, individually and for all …

Lippert v. Baldwin, IL, Memo and Order Granting Class Status, IDOC Health Care, 2017

Brief • April 28, 2017

Filed under: Medical, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Fourth Amendment

Lippert v. Baldwin, IL, Memo and Order Granting Class Status, IDOC Health Care, 2017 Case: 1:10-cv-04603 Document #: 534 Filed: 04/28/17 Page 1 of 20 PageID #:9527 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DON LIPPERT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JOHN BALDWIN, et …

Corbin v. Knox County, IL, Settlement Agreement, Jail Suicide, 2017

Brief • April 28, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Bail Bonds, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

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Illinois Kickbacks as of FY2015

Kickback publication • April 26, 2017

Filed under: Telephones

Illinois Kickbacks as of FY2015 pdated : 11/4/2015 AG AG_NAME FUND FUND_NAME 426 CORRECTIONS 523 DEPT OF CORRECTIONS REIMBURSEM 426 CORRECTIONS 523 DEPT OF CORRECTIONS REIMBURSEM REV_SRC 1200 1737 AG AG_NAME FUND FUND_NAME 426 CORRECTIONS 523 DEPT OF CORRECTIONS REIMBURSEM 426 CORRECTIONS 523 DEPT OF CORRECTIONS REIMBURSEM REV_SRC 1200 1737 …

Illinois Governor Threatens Prison Closure, Gets New Budget

Article • April 24, 2017

Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems, Overcrowding

Illinois Governor Threatens Prison Closure, Gets New Budget by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Nothing inspires politicians to scour under the seat cushions for change like a threat to close prisons. Following months of tense discourse and panic, the Illinois legislature extended its session in November to reach a new …

Barmore v. Dubrick, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016

Brief • April 24, 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Hernias, Failure to Treat

Barmore v. Dubrick, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 5350- MRS/PJS IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION SHAWN BARMORE, JR., ) ) Plaintiff, vs. DR. ANTHONY DUBRICK, DR. IMHOTEP CARTER, DR. SALEH OBAISI, WEXFORD HEALTH SERVICES, INC., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) …

Doe v. Dart, IL, Settlement, Cook County Sexual Assault, 2017

Brief • April 23, 2017

Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (Staff)

Doe v. Dart, IL, Settlement, Cook County Sexual Assault, 2017 UNITED STATES DISTRlCT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTl~RN DIVISION ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, vs. ) ) ) ) ) Smith, et al. Defendants. 14 c 8296 Honorable Judge Edmond E. Chang CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE NOW COMES …

Serrano v. Guevara, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2017

Brief • April 17, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Informants and Paid Witnesses, False Statements, Testimony or Documents, Pattern of Improper Conduct

Serrano v. Guevara, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2017 Case: 1:17-cv-02869 Document #: 1 Filed: 04/17/17 Page 1 of 47 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ______________________________________________________________________________ ) ARMANDO SERRANO, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) No. REYNALDO GUEVARA, …

Patrick v. City of Chicago, IL, Judgment, Wrongful Conviction False Confessions, 2017

Brief • April 12, 2017

Filed under: Police Misconduct, False Arrest

Patrick v. City of Chicago, IL, Judgment, Wrongful Conviction False Confessions, 2017 Case: 1:14-cv-03658 Document ILND 450 (Rev. 10/13) Judgment in a Civil Action #: 365 Filed: 04/12/17 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:11230 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Deon Patrick, Plaintiff(s), Case …

Johnson v. Lashbrook, IL, Merit Review, Failure to Protect, 2017

Brief • April 4, 2017

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Deliberate Indifference

Johnson v. Lashbrook, IL, Merit Review, Failure to Protect, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00193-MJR-SCW Document 8 Filed 04/04/17 Page 1 of 16 Page ID #30 IN THE UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT FORTHE SOUTHERNDISTRICTOF ILLINOIS TREMAINEARRONJOHNSON, R-1562S, Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 17-cv-00193-MJR vs. ) JACKIE LASHBROOKE, C/OCARTER, ) ) ) ) ) …

PLN Files Censorship Suit Against Cook County, Illinois

Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship, First Amendment

PLN Files Censorship Suit Against Cook County, Illinois by On June 30, 2016, Prison Legal News filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Cook County, Illinois, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart and Cook County jail officials, alleging they unconstitutionally censored PLN’s monthly publication and books mailed to prisoners at the jail. …

Exonerated Illinois Prisoner Wins $22 Million Verdict Against City of Chicago

Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017

Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction

Exonerated Illinois Prisoner Wins $22 Million Verdict Against City of Chicago by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Nathson Fields, convicted of a 1984 double homicide in Chicago, served eighteen years in prison – including 11 on death row – before his convictions were overturned. He was released in 2003 after …

Kennedy v. Garrett, IL, Merit Review, Excessive Force and Retaliation, 2017

Brief • April 3, 2017

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints

Kennedy v. Garrett, IL, Merit Review, Excessive Force and Retaliation, 2017 .,, 3:16-cv-03332-JES # 10 Page 1 of 8 ,rt I E-FILED Monday, 03 April, 2017 10:56:00 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, !LCD UNITED STATFS DISTRICT COURT CENfRALDISTRICTOFaLINOIS RAFAELKENNEDY, Plaintiff, SGT. GARREIT, etal., Defendants ) ) } ) ) ) …

Harris v. Calloway, IL, Complaint, Denial of Medical Care, 2017

Brief • March 30, 2017

Filed under: Failure to Treat

Harris v. Calloway, IL, Complaint, Denial of Medical Care, 2017 2:17-cv-02075-MMM-JEH Filed: 03/30/17 UNITED STATES# 1DISTRICT COURT Page 1 of 11 E-FILED CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Thursday, 30 March, 2017 11:53:17 AM URBANA DIVISION Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD LARRY G. HARRIS, N-57672, ) Plaintiff, ) ) -vs- WARDEN VICTOR …

Gully v. Goines, IL, Merit Review, Retaliation, 2017

Brief • March 30, 2017

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Strip Searches, Conditions of Confinement, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Gully v. Goines, IL, Merit Review, Retaliation, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00211-DRH-SCW Document 7 Filed 03/30/17 Page 1 of 24 Page ID #84 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS RONNIE GULLY, Jr., Plaintiff, No. 17ïcv–00211ïDRH vs. RUSSEL GOINES, DEREK HUNDLEY, and C/O HOUSER, Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND …

Jon Burge, Torturer of Over 100 Black Men, Is Out of Prison After Less Than Four Years

Article • March 28, 2017

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Pensions, Torture Victims Act

Jon Burge, Torturer of Over 100 Black Men, Is Out of Prison After Less Than Four Years by Flint Taylor Chicago’s notorious former police commander is released from prison. A human rights lawyer representing police torture victims responds. by Flint Taylor, In These Times Today, former Chicago police commander Jon Burge, …

Troutwine v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, 2017

Brief • March 28, 2017

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Troutwine v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, 2017 Case: 3:16-cv-50251 Document #: 34 Filed: 03/28/17 Page 1 of 8 PageID #:181 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Donald Wayne Troutwine (S-09709) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. Lt. Kuhse, …

Tucker v. Lally, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2017

Brief • March 27, 2017

Filed under: False Arrest, False Statements, Testimony or Documents, Photographs/Photo Array

Tucker v. Lally, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2017 Case: 1:17-cv-02331 Document #: 1 Filed: 03/27/17 Page 1 of 9 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ANTHONY TUCKER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) CITY OF CHICAGO DETECTIVES J. ) LALLY, …