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$224,528 Awarded to County Jail Employee in New York Retaliation Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal jury awarded Mark Battistoni, an employee at the Dutchess County, New York, jail, $224,528 after it found that his employer unlawfully retaliated against him.      In July 2007, Battistoni received reports …
Daughter of Texas Prisoner Who Died from Asthma Attack Receives Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis C.P., the minor daughter of a Texas prisoner who died after suffering an asthma attack while in prison, agreed to a settlement with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and a prison …
$50,000 Settlement for New York Female Prisoner Fondled by Physician's Assistant by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Tunisia Ivory, a female prisoner at Riverhead Correctional Facility in Suffolk County, New York, received $50,000 in a settlement with the county over allegations that she was inappropriately touched on multiple occasions by …
Article • June 20, 2018
$45,000 Settlement Ends Pennsylvania Prisoner Federal Assault Suit Against Guards by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A former prisoner at Fayette County Prison, Pennsylvania, who was allegedly assaulted by prison guards on several occasions resulting in physical and emotional injuries, agreed to an out-of-court settlement totaling $45,000.      While Timothy …
Article • June 20, 2018
$1,500 Settlement After New York Prisoner Claims Smoke Injuries by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A prisoner at Franklin Correctional Facility in Malone, New York, received a settlement of $1,500 to drop his federal lawsuit in which he alleged suffering severe respiratory attacks from unauthorized smoking within the prison.      …
Pennsylvania Prison Inmate Receives Settlement for Ceiling Collapse Injury by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  Ian Quarles, a Pennsylvania inmate at State Correctional Institution Smithfield, agreed to a settlement in response to alleged injuries caused by the collapse of a shower ceiling.      On October 12, 2005, Quarles was allegedly …
Article • June 20, 2018
$25,000 Awarded to New York Prison Inmate Over Medical Mistreatment by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  Michael Brew, a prisoner at the Greene Correctional Facility in Coxsackie, New York, was awarded $25,000 in damages against a prison doctor whom a federal jury found was deliberately indifferent to Brew's serious medical …
California Casino Patron Settles Civil Rights Suit with Casino and Tehama County Sheriff's Department by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  A California man, who was allegedly mistreated by the staff of a casino he was visiting and sheriff's deputies who forcefully arrested him, accepted a settlement agreement of an undisclosed …
Article • June 20, 2018
$1.25 Million Settlement for Chicago Man Coerced into Confessing to Rape and Murder by Christopher Zoukis 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 …
Article • June 16, 2018
California Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment Settles Suit with Prison Medical Staff by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  Carlos Quiroz, who alleged that he lost 80 percent of the vision in his left eye due to medical neglect while incarcerated in three different California prisons, agreed to a settlement with the …
Jewish Prisoner Denied Kosher Meals Settles with Arizona Prison Officials by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Officials at Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona, a private prison operated at the time by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), a private prison company now known as CoreCivic, agreed to settle with a …
Man's Arrest Based on False Information Results in Settlement with City of Los Angeles, LAPD by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  Robert Craig Bell, who was arrested and jailed based on information that later was found to be false, agreed to a settlement with the city of Los Angeles and …
Article • June 16, 2018
Wrongfully Deported California Permanent Resident Granted Retrial by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis     Jose Luis Tapia-Fierro, who was a legal permanent resident of California when he was deported after a conviction of involuntary manslaughter, was granted the right to appeal his deportation decision even after waiving his appeal …
Corrections Corporation of America Settles Medical Neglect Suit with Louisiana Prisoner by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  Emmett Ellerbe, a prisoner at Louisiana's Winn Correctional Center who was allegedly denied adequate medical treatment, reached a settlement with the prison, the warden and the medical staff. The terms of the agreement …
Article • June 13, 2018
Department of Defense: Art Created by Guantαnamo Bay Detainees Belongs to U.S. by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Professor Erin L. Thompson of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City created a stir when she decided to curate an exhibit of art created by “enemy combatants” detained at …
Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Prisons Don’t Damage Only Prisoners; Guards at Risk of PTSD and Suicide, Too by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In Prison Legal News, much of our reporting addresses the abuses that the U.S. carceral system inflicts on prisoners. But prisoners (and their families) aren’t the only ones whose lives are …
Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Ohio: Federal Lawsuit Over Jail Beating Settles for $70,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal lawsuit alleging various constitutional and state law violations related to the beating of a jail detainee in Euclid City, Ohio settled in October 2017 for $70,000. On January 14, 2015, Lucille Dumas was …
Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Percentage of Americans with Felony Convictions Increases, Especially for Blacks by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A January 2018 report from Pew Charitable Trusts indicated that the number of U.S. residents with a felony record rose sharply in every state between 1980 and 2010. The report analyzed data from a …
Article • June 7, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Who is in Private Prisons? New Study Provides Surprising Answers by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The election of pro-business and law-and-order candidate Donald Trump to the presidency has been a boon to companies that operate for-profit prisons and immigration detention centers. So perhaps now is a good time to …
Settlement in Federal Suit Over Treatment of Disabled Detainees in Northern California Jail by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A class-action lawsuit brought by disabled prisoners held at the Shasta County Jail in California has settled, subject to judicial approval. The case was originally filed by Everett Joseph Jewett, a …
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