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$3.75 Million Settlement for Orange County, California, Jail Detainee Severely Beaten by Prisoners by After suffering severe brain damage while confined at an Orange County Jail in California, Fernando Ramirez, represented by attorneys Mark W. Eisenberg of Newport Beach and Jerry N. Gans of Santa Ana, sued the County, the …
Violence on the Rise in Arizona Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The level of violence in Arizona prisons is increasing – at least that is the conclusion to be drawn from recent reports. In 2008 alone there were four homicides in the state’s prison system, and with …
Article • September 15, 2009
$1,500 Settlement for Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault at Seattle Jail by Washington State’s King County paid $1,500 to settle the claim of prisoner Steven L. Morris, who claimed that as he concluded a visit on December 24, 2003 at the Regional Justice Center King County Jail, he was attacked by another prisoner …
Article • September 15, 2009
$10,000 Settlement in Failure to Protect From Tuberculosis by Seattle Jail by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $12,500.32 to settle the claim of Michael Regan, who claimed that he contracted tuberculosis (TB) while in the jail from June 28 to July 4, 2001, because he was housed with a …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Res to Def Res to Mot to Strike injuries, prison riot, 2009 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 ▲COURT USE ONLY ▲ Plaintiffs: …
Brief • August 20, 2009
Howard v. Clarkson, CO, Stipulated Protective Order, inmate threats extortion complaints, 2009 Case 1:06-cv-00282-PAB-CBS Document 194-2 Filed 08/20/2009 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Case No. 06-cv-00282-PAB-CBS SCOTT L. HOWARD, Plaintiff, v. CAPTAIN JOHN CLARKSON, in his individual and …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Improper Classification that Resulted in Seattle Jail Beating Settles for $37,500 by Washington State’s King County Jail settled a claim that a prisoner was beaten severely by another prisoner due to improper classification for $37,500. While at the Jail on August 2, 2003, Ian Kennedy Lennox was beaten by Carlos …
Allowing Others to Attack Prisoner, Making Credible Death Threats, Labeling Prisoner a Snitch Violate Eighth Amendment by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed in part a district court’s denial of qualified immunity to four guards accused of violating a prisoner’s Eighth Amendment rights. William Irving, a …
Violence on the Rise in BOP Facilities by Brandon Sample Killings, assaults and other acts of violence are becoming more widespread in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), as the prison population increases and staff-to-prisoner ratios decline. Fifteen prisoner-on-prisoner BOP homicides occurred in 2008 compared with 12 in 2007. Serious …
Palton v Remley, AR, Verdict, sexual abuse, 2009 Case 5:06-cv-00198-SWW-HLJ Document 223 Filed 07/16/2009 JURY INTERROGATORIES Page 1 of 3 NOTE: Complete the following interrogatories by writing in the names required by your verdict. 1. On plaintiff Jason Palton' s claim against defendant Antonio Remley, as submitted in Jury Instruction …
Preserving the Rule of Law in America’s Jails and Prisons: The Case for Amending the Prison Litigation Reform Act by Margo Schlanger by Margo Schlanger and Giovanna Shay** Prisons and jails pose a significant challenge to the rule of law within American boundaries. As a nation, we are committed to …
ADA Routinely Violated by Prisons in the case of Deaf Prisoners by McCay Vernon, Ph.D. Over the last forty years, Congress has enacted numerous laws specifically designed to assure disabled individuals access to the programs, activities, services, public facilities and other resources available to the general population. This access was …
Positive Correlation between Mental Illness and Prison Victimization by Jimmy Franks In September 2008, the Center for Behavioral Health Services & Criminal Justice Research (the Center) published its Policy Brief regarding a recent survey conducted to determine the quality of life for prisoners in New Jersey’s Department of Corrections (DOC). …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
$3,200 Awarded to Indiana Jail Prisoner for Negligent Medical Care by On December 2, 2008, a federal jury awarded Richard Petrig, a former prisoner, $3,200 for negligent medical care. Petrig was attacked by his cellmate while incarcerated at the Posey County Jail in Indiana. After the attack, Petrig told jail …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
New York Prisoner Awarded $5,000 for Assault by Cellmate by A New York Claims Court awarded a prisoner $5,000 for being assaulted by his cellmate. The Court found that prison officials knew or should have known that a threat existed and they failed to act to prevent it. While incarcerated …
Causal Link Established by Prison Officials’ Failure to Protect Prisoner from Specific Threats by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that two Florida prison officials could be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failure to act upon a prisoner’s request for protection when he specified the nature …
Marin County Agrees to Pay $300,000 to Prisoner Severely Injured After Being Denied Psych Meds by On September 13, 2006, the County of Marin, California agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a former Marin County prisoner who severely injured himself after being denied psychiatric medications. Jacob Neitzel had a …
Article • July 15, 2009
New York Liable for Foreseeable Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault; Prisoner Awarded $80,000 in Damages by A New York Court of Claims found that prison officials were 100% liable for injuries incurred from a foreseeable prisoner-on-prisoner assault at the Auburn Correctional Facility. On July 17, 2003, prisoner Alexis Irizarry was assaulted by prisoner …
Article • July 15, 2009
$1,500 Award in NY DOCS Failure to Protect Suit by A New York Court of Claims awarded a prisoner $1,500 for prison officials’ failure to protect him. Prisoner Anthony Collins was assaulted and stabbed by other prisoners at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility on May 13, 1999 as a result …
Neal et al v. Michigan DOC, MI, Plan of Allocation - Settlement, sexually hostile prison guard sexual misconduct, 2009 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WASHTENAW NEAL, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 96-6986-CZ Hon. Timothy P. Connors vs. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants. …
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