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Article • July 8, 2018
$25,000 Settlement Offer from NYPD over Assault, False Arrest Accepted by Parolee by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Jose Perez, a parolee who was assaulted, arrested and re-imprisoned over charges that were later dismissed, agreed to a $25,000 settlement with New York City in response to a federal suit alleging …
Article • July 8, 2018
Quadriplegic Denied Required Meds Settles with Louisiana Prison Operated by CoreCivic by Christopher Zoukis Robert Blackstock agreed to an undisclosed settlement in his federal lawsuit against private prison company CoreCivic (formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America). The prisoner alleged medical indifference after staff and medical personnel refused to provide his required …
Article • July 8, 2018
$30,000 Settlement for Brooklyn Man Falsely Arrested by NYPD by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Derrick Baxton, who was arrested by officers of the New York Police Department with no evidence of wrongdoing, settled his federal civil rights lawsuit with the city of New York for $30,000.      On February …
Article • July 8, 2018
$125,000 Settlement in Case of Michigan Man Who Killed Himself In Jail by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The estate of a man who committed suicide while in the custody of the Crawford County Sheriff's Department in Crawford County, Michigan, agreed to a settlement offer of $125,000 in response to …
Native American Prisoner Settles with California State, Prison Officials over Religious Liberty by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Ralph Martinez, a Native American prisoner who was denied the use of elements fundamental to the practice of his religion while incarcerated at Calipatria State Prison in California, agreed to a settlement …
Article • July 8, 2018
Pennsylvania Prisoner Settles with Prison Officials over Permanent Injuries Caused by Medical Neglect by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  Thomas K. Turner, a prisoner housed at Berks County Prison, Pennsylvania, agreed to an undisclosed settlement with prison officials in response to permanent injuries caused to his leg as a result …
Article • July 8, 2018
$91,615 Awarded to Injured Aramark Employee After Indiana Jury Finds Against Prison by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  An employee with Aramark, a government service contractor, who suffered a back injury that required surgery after having to force open a gate at an Indiana prison, was awarded damages of $91,615 …
Disabled Louisiana Police Department Employee Settles Discrimination Suit with City by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Walter Steele, a city employee who worked with the Oakland Police Department in Louisiana and had cerebral palsy with partial paralysis, agreed to a settlement with the Oakdale police chief and the city after …
Article • July 8, 2018
Filed under: Medication
$9,900 Settlement Reached After New York Prisoner Denied Medication Resulting in Seizures by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis  Jerry McKoy, a prisoner at Arthur Kill Correctional Facility in New York who suffered seizures because medical staff denied him his medication, agreed to a $9,900 settlement with the doctor in charge. …
$200,000 Settlement Given to Family of California Man Who Died of Heart Failure in Pretrial Custody by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Jorge Osvaldo Cottini, who was being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles pending trial, died of heart problems after allegedly being denied his prescribed heart …
Article • July 8, 2018
California Prisoner Awarded $500 for Spread of Cancer Due to Medical Indifference by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Armster Hampton, whose cancer potentially spread because prison medical staff failed to initiate any testing or treatment, was awarded $500 in damages by a federal jury.      In 1999 and 2003, while …
$700 Settlement Agreed to by California Prisoner Treated with Deliberate Medical Indifference by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  Marvin Glenn Hollis, who was denied appropriate treatment for a serious medical infection while incarcerated in California's High Desert State Prison, accepted a $700 settlement offer made by prison officials.      According to …
Article • July 8, 2018
Filed under: Pain, Failure to Treat, Bedding
California Prisoner Settles with Prison Doctor Accused of Deliberate Indifference by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  Christopher Du Pree, a prisoner at the Lancaster, California, correctional facility, accepted a settlement for an undisclosed amount against the prison physician whom he accused of deliberate indifference to his medical needs.      In …
Pre-Trial Detainee Settles Excessive Force Claim Against Los Angeles Deputies for $5,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Hilliard Williams, who was being held in pre-trial detention in Los Angeles, California, agreed to a $5,000 settlement against four Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies for using excessive force against him.      …
Article • July 7, 2018
911 'swatting' prank excuses officer's fatal shooting by R. Bailey By R. Bailey A Kansas district attorney ("DA") determined that a Wichita SWAT team acted reasonably when it fatally shot an innocent, unarmed father in his own home while responding to a “swatting” or 911 prank call made from Los …
Article • July 7, 2018
$1.25M Settlement for Chicago Man Coerced into Confessing to Rape and Murder by Christopher Zoukis Harold Hill, who was coerced into confessing to a rape and murder, and freed from prison when DNA evidence exonerated him nearly 13 years later, settled with the Chicago Police Department for $1,250,000. Attorney's fees …
Pennsylvania Prisoner Settles Federal Assault Suit Against Fayette County Prison Guards by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Timothy Michael Reckner, a prisoner at Fayette County Prison, Pennsylvania, who was allegedly assaulted by prison guards on several occasions, resulting in physical and emotional injuries, agreed to a settlement with the various parties. …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Ex-Prisoner Awarded $150,000 after 'Savage Beating' Arranged by Guards by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Sussex County, New Jersey, has agreed to pay a former prisoner $150,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging guards at the Keogh-Dwyer Correctional Facility (KDCF) – the county’s jail – put a “hit” on him and …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Fourth Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Denial of Rastafarian Services by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On December 5, 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part the dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit challenging the denial of Rastafarian group religious services at a North Carolina state prison. Torrey …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Wrongfully Convicted North Carolina Man Receives $4 Million by A North Carolina man who served 37 years for a double homicide he did not commit has received a $4 million settlement from the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) in a federal lawsuit. Joseph Sledge, Jr. became a suspect in the …
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