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Estate of Antonia Garcia v. City of Santa Fe, NM, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2021

Brief • May 6, 2021

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Estate of Antonia Garcia v. City of Santa Fe, NM, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2021 FULL RELEASE OF CIVIL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT 1. FOR THE SOLE CONSIDERATION of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), inclusive of any liens against this release, including but not limited to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, …

Report: Private Company Rubber-Stamps Inspections of Abuse-Ridden ICE Detention Camps

Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021

Filed under: Detention - Generally, Discovery and Inspection

Report: Private Company Rubber-Stamps Inspections of Abuse-Ridden ICE Detention Camps by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In a report published January 2, 2021, two immigrant advocacy groups — Advocate Visitors with Immigrants in Detention (AVID) and Immigration Law Lab (ILL) — accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials of holding …

Gonzales v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, NM, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021

Brief • April 19, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Gonzales v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, NM, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 002014 FILED 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Bernalillo County 4/19/2021 1 :20 PM CLERK OF THE COURT Blair Sandoval SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF BERNALILLO STATE OF NEW MEXICO ALONZO GONZALES, Plaintiff, D-202-CV-2021-02399 CASE NO.: …

Molina v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021

Brief • April 14, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Molina v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 003113 RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLE MENT AGREEM ENT THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is executed this ~ a y of t-+p Q.. \ L 2021, by Stephen Molina. RECITALS A. …

New Advocacy Group for New Mexico Prisoners Created

Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021

Filed under: Advocacy, Civil Rights Violations

New Advocacy Group for New Mexico Prisoners Created by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A new watchdog nonprofit in New Mexico is focusing on exposing the culture of secrecy in the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD), which the group says interferes with the ability to monitor civil rights violations against …

Estate of Carmela DeVargas v. BOCC for Santa Fe County, NM, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021

Brief • April 1, 2021

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Estate of Carmela DeVargas v. BOCC for Santa Fe County, NM, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021 Case 1:21-cv-00271-KK-SCY Document 5 Filed 04/01/21 Page 1 of 46 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO ANTONIO DEVARGAS, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Carmela DeVargas, deceased, and …

Martinez v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021

Brief • March 24, 2021

Filed under: Centurion

Martinez v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 003100 RELE ASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ~ IBIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT is executed this ~ ~'.'.\<W:':C..h dayof 2021, by Felix Martinez. RECITALS A. Felix Martinez filed a …

S.M. v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021

Brief • March 24, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

S.M. v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 001999 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 3/24/2021 4:12 PM KATHLEEN VIGIL CLERK OF THE COURT Tamara Snee FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF SANTA FE STATE OF NEW MEXICO …

Pino v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021

Brief • March 5, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Pino v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 001939 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT CHRISTOPHER PINO, FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 3/5/2021 4:05 PM KATHLEEN VIGIL CLERK OF THE COURT Marquel …

Wilson v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2012

Brief • March 3, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Wilson v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2012 Centurion 003247 RELEASEINFULLANDSETTLEMENTAGREEMENT THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement,,) is executed this -3_ day of M A: 1t..--Cf1 2021, by Gerald Wilson and his wife, Victoria Wilson. RECITALS A. Gerald Wilson …

New Mexico Lawyer Fights to End Solitary Confinement

Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

New Mexico Lawyer Fights to End Solitary Confinement by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen An attorney with a small private practice in Albuquerque has blazed an unconventional path to reforming the use of solitary confinement in New Mexico. According to an October 2020 profile in Rolling Stone magazine, …

Finch v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021

Brief • February 23, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Finch v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021 02/24/202 1 002992 10:25 Centurion 5053340500 THOMAS_PAYNE PAGE RELl:ASE IN FULL AND SETTLlsMENT AGRJJ:EMENT THIS REL~E IN FULL AND SETTLEM ENT AGREEM ENT is executed this ft,~ day of J:'.!Q;§(l!'Gl!L '---7 2. .5 …

Hunt v. The Geo Group, Inc., et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death (Medical), 2021

Brief • February 23, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Hunt v. The Geo Group, Inc., et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death (Medical), 2021 Centurion 001920 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 2/23/2021 2:04 PM KATHLEEN VIGIL CLERK OF THE COURT Faith Griego STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT LEE HUNT, …

Sisneros vs. Centurion Correction Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021

Brief • February 11, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Sisneros vs. Centurion Correction Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 003201 RELEASE IN FULL ANO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") 1s executed this _f_L day of h:Sr h(v I 2021, by Jerry Sisneros. RECITALS A. Jen)' Sisneros …

ICE Refused Help in Containing Coronavirus in New Mexico Detention Centers

Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021

Filed under: COVID-19, Detention - Generally

ICE Refused Help in Containing Coronavirus in New Mexico Detention Centers by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) stated that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency refused help controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in its detention centers, jeopardizing detainees’ lives and stonewalling efforts …

New Mexico Corrections Pays $1.4 Million to Settle Whistleblower Complaint Alleging Retaliation for Exposing Deficiencies in Corizon Medical Care

Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021

Filed under: Corizon, Whistleblowing, Settlements

New Mexico Corrections Pays $1.4 Million to Settle Whistleblower Complaint Alleging Retaliation for Exposing Deficiencies in Corizon Medical Care by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney An October 15, 2020 report from the Santa Fe New Mexican revealed that in March 2020, the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) paid $1.4 million …

Jager v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, 2020

Brief • December 29, 2020

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Jager v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, 2020 Centurion 003046 RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is executed this 29th day of December 2020, by Todd Jager. RECITALS A. Todd Jager filed a Complaint against Centurion …

Folsom v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2020

Brief • December 15, 2020

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Folsom v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2020 Centurion 001818 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 12/15/2020 3: 10 PM KATHLEEN VIGIL CLERK OF THE COURT Desiree Brooks STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT …

Varela v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2020

Brief • December 14, 2020

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Varela v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2020 Centurion 003234 RELEASE lN FU LL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE [N FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT is executed this B_ 2020. by Jose Varela. RECITALS A. Jose Varela filed a Complaint against Centurion …

N.M. Prison and Jail Project v. N.M. Corrections Department, NM, complaint, IPRA violations, 2020

Brief • December 9, 2020

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Public Records, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

N.M. Prison and Jail Project v. N.M. Corrections Department, NM, complaint, IPRA violations, 2020 FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF SANTA FE STATE OF NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO PRISON AND JAIL PROJECT, Plaintiff, v. No. NEW MEXICO CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT, BRIAN FITZGERALD and CATHERINE AHRING, Defendants. COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE …