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Brief • August 15, 2019
Lee v. Pfister, IL, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2019 1:19-cv-01277-CSB # 1 Page 1 of 80 UNITED STAl'~ 0::C.~TfU.C.T E-FILED Thursday, 15 August, 2019 12:52:57 PM couR,Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD fo-r \\re, CEN,RA L CY.I£T UC..\ OF ~ ' I S PA\J. L Lee., ~\Q,n-\ -\~, ~~L~~ ~. C\'-1',\ …
Howie v. Nevada County, CA, Settlement, Use of Force, 2019 Dated: 2019 By: Peter Bertling Attorne for Defendant JESSICA LIMME Dated: 2019 By: Jerome Varanini Attorney for Defendant WELL PATH MANAGEMENT GROUP,INC.(formerly known as Correctional Medical Group Com anies, Inc. and "CFMG" Dated: ' 8 19-19 (02055434.DOCX) 2019 By: ~~~-~~ …
$250,000 Awarded to Mississippi Woman After Being Jailed 96 Days Without Bail Hearing or Lawyer by Douglas Ankney by Dale Chappell  A woman who spent 96 days in the Choctaw County Jail in Mississippi without being granted a lawyer or bail hearing was awarded $250,000 by a federal jury March …
Huerta v. Ewing, IN, Order, Jail Conditions, 2019 Case 2:16-cv-00397-JMS-MJD Document 240 Filed 08/09/19 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 2024 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION Jauston Huerta, et al Plaintiffs, vs. CAUSE NO. 2:16-CV-397-JMS- MJD JOHN PLASSE, et al Defendants. ORDER The parties …
Gohranson v. Snohomish County, WA, Complaint, Withdrawal Death, 2019 Case 2:16-cv-01124-MJP Document 160 Filed 08/09/19 Page 1 of 20 1 THE HONORABLE MARSHA J. PECHMAN 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 6 7 JOHN T. GOHRANSON, et al., 8 9 …
Beck v. Snohomish County, WA, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death - Medical Negligence, 2019 Case 2:18-cv-01827-RSL Document 51 Filed 08/08/19 Page 1 of 25 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 6 7 8 9 10 11 PAULETTE BECK, as Personal Representative of …
Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
California County Jail, Private Medical Provider to Pay $825,000 for Prisoner’s Death by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Lara Ann Gillis, a 47-year-old mother, died in December 2015 after spending just over 24 hours at a county jail. Gillis was arrested on December 4, 2015 in Monterey County, California on …
$100,000 Withheld from Washington Jail for Failure to Fully Implement Ban on Juvenile Solitary Confinement by Chad Marks by Chad Marks The King County jail system in Washington State was slated to receive $100,000 in March 2019, but the payment was put on hold following reports that jail officials were …
Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Cook County Commissioners Approve $1.5 Million Settlement for Jail Beating by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Irene Nash, suffering from bipolar disorder, found herself on the wrong side of the law when she returned to her former childhood home. She entered the house and drank a bottle of wine. It …
Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Federal Court Caps Attorney Fees in Suit Over Teen Girl Raped in Oklahoma Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In March 2019, a federal district court held that attorney fees in a lawsuit filed by a teenage girl who was repeatedly raped by a guard at the David L. …
Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Allegation that Prisoner was Beaten after Guard Outed Him as Sex Offender Stated Eighth Amendment Claim by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A federal district court in the Western District of Virginia held that a prisoner who alleged he was beaten after a jail guard informed other prisoners of his …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Jail Specific
Build it and They will Come: Officials Claim Spokane, Washington Needs Bigger Jail by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Despite millions of dollars in grant money to reduce the population at Washington State’s Spokane County jail, the sheriff and police chief say the county requires a newer and larger facility …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
California Jailer Accused of Raping Detainees to Stand Trial by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  On March 31, 2018, two female detainees at a jail in Contra Costa County, California decided to play a dangerous game and began a flirtation with male guard Patrick Morseman. Early that day, the women …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Tennessee Jail Sexual Assault Lawsuit can Proceed, Federal Court Rules by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Tennessee federal district court has held the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Esco Jarnagin can be held liable for the sexual assault of a pretrial detainee. The ruling was based …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Prison Gangs, Jail Specific
Mexican Mafia Crime Ring Busted in Los Angeles, San Bernardino County Jails by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In May 2018, federal authorities, including the FBI and DEA, in conjunction with California state prison officials and local police, arrested 32 people on charges related to the Mexican Mafia’s operation of …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
New Jersey Jail to Pay $1.2 Million for Strip Searching Detainees by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Richard Wright and April Wedding were awarded $10,000 each as representatives in a class-action suit filed against Ocean County, New Jersey for its practice of strip searching everyone booked into the …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Habeas Petition Granted Over Failing Roof, Unsanitary Conditions at California Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 5, 2019, Robert Escareno, incarcerated at the California Substance Abuse Treatment and State Prison at Cocoran (SATF), submitted closing arguments in a Superior Court habeas action that alleged the failing roof …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Transportation, Settlements
$2 Million Awarded to New Mexico Prisoner Left in Hot Transport Van by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Each year, throughout the duration of summer months, there are empathy-invoking news stories about children and pets left in unattended vehicles, sometimes resulting in deaths due to the scorching heat. A New …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Missouri County Agrees to $60,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Ralph Caldwell, the father of Michael Kibbons, filed a lawsuit against St. Louis County, Missouri for deliberate indifference to his son’s mental health needs, resulting in his death. The suit alleged that jail staff …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Force-Feeding is Cruel, Painful and Degrading – and American Prisons Won’t Stop by Aviva Stahl In a Colorado supermax facility, hunger-striking inmates have been force-fed and barred from sharing their ordeal with the outside world. A prisoner breaks his silence for the first time. by Aviva Stahl, The Nation It was …
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