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Ohio Supreme Court: Only Statute, Not Agency Policy, Creates Legal Duty Enforceable in Mandamus

Article • July 19, 2022

Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Mandamus

Ohio Supreme Court: Only Statute, Not Agency Policy, Creates Legal Duty Enforceable in Mandamus by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On February 7, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio denied a writ of mandamus petition filed by a state prisoner challenging a decision by the state Department of Rehabilitation and …

“Join Me in Holding Your Nose” Federal Judge Reluctantly Okays $750,000 Settlement in Ohio Pre-Trial Detainee’s Excessive Force Suit

Article • July 14, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022

Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings

“Join Me in Holding Your Nose” Federal Judge Reluctantly Okays $750,000 Settlement in Ohio Pre-Trial Detainee’s Excessive Force Suit by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On December 6, 2021, the Board of Commissioners of Clermont County, Ohio, voted to pay $750,000 to settle a suit brought by a former pretrial …

News in Brief

Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: A former Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) guard was indicted on April 22, 2022, for assaulting three prisoners and then filing a false report to cover it up, the Associated Press reported. The guard, Lorenzo Mills, 55, was charged with beating three male prisoners with a wooden baton at Draper Correctional …

$17.5 Million Paid to Ohio Prisoner Left Quadriplegic After Brutal Attack by Guards

Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

$17.5 Million Paid to Ohio Prisoner Left Quadriplegic After Brutal Attack by Guards by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead In November 2021, Ohio state prisoner Seth Fletcher received a $17,500,000 settlement to conclude the civil rights complaint filed on his behalf against guards at Chillicothe Correctional Institution (CCI), after the …

Drug Enforcement and Policy Center-Private Prison Companies and Sentencing, Jan 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Private Prisons

Drug Enforcement and Policy Center-Private Prison Companies and Sentencing, Jan 2022 DRUG ENFORCEMENT AND POLICY CENTER DEPC STUDENT PAPER SERIES Private Prison Companies and Sentencing Amy Pratt The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law pratt.295@osu.edu NO. 39, JANUARY 2022 0 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MORITZ COLLEGE O F LAW …

Kiekisz v. Cuyahoga County BOCC, OH, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022

Brief • May 3, 2022

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Kiekisz v. Cuyahoga County BOCC, OH, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement (hereinafter "Agreement") is entered into this /j_ay ~ 3 r~day of • 2022 by and between Paula Kiekisz, as Mother and Administratrix of the Estate of Bren- den John Kiekisz,. …

News in Brief

Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: A state Department of Corrections (DOC) guard in Birmingham was arrested on March 9, 2022, for allegedly beating a prisoner to death, according to the Alabama Political Reporter. As PLN previously reported, prison officials at first insisted no foul play was suspected in the death of Victor …

Kiekisz v. Cuyahoga County BOCC, OH, Minutes-Approving Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022

Brief • April 26, 2022

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Kiekisz v. Cuyahoga County BOCC, OH, Minutes-Approving Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022 County Council of Cuyahoga County, Ohio Resolution No. R2022-0052 Sponsored by: County Executive Budish/Department of Law A Resolution approving a proposed settlement in the matter of Paula Kiekisz, as Mother and Administrator of the Estate of Brenden John Kiekisz, …

Kiekisz v. Cuyahoga County Council, Minutes of Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022

Brief • April 26, 2022

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Kiekisz v. Cuyahoga County Council, Minutes of Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022 County Council of Cuyahoga County, Ohio Resolution No. R2022-0052 Sponsored by: County Executive Budish/Department of Law A Resolution approving a proposed settlement in the matter of Paula Kiekisz, as Mother and Administrator of the Estate of Brenden John Kiekisz, …

News in Brief

Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: In Mobile on January 21, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama announced that an 18-month federal prison sentence for bribery had been handed down by a federal court to Lakerdra Shanta Snowden, 31, a former guard at the Escambia County …

All Writs Act Provides Authority for Medical-Imaging Transport Order for Condemned Ohio Prisoner Challenging His Conviction; Certiorari Granted

Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022

Filed under: Misdiagnosis, Federal Death Penalty Act

All Writs Act Provides Authority for Medical-Imaging Transport Order for Condemned Ohio Prisoner Challenging His Conviction; Certiorari Granted by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 26, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit agreed with a district court that an Ohio state prisoner must be …

Greene v. Ohio Dept. Of Rehab and Correction, OH, Settlement, Medical Malpractice, 2021

Brief • February 28, 2022

Filed under: Malpractice

Greene v. Ohio Dept. Of Rehab and Correction, OH, Settlement, Medical Malpractice, 2021 IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO CHARLES GREENE, Plaintiff,. Case No. 202 l -00276JD • V· Judge Patrick E. Sheeran Magistrate Robe1t Van Schoyck. OHIO•DEPARTMENTOF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION, Defendant. . . • ,JOURNAL ENTRY . . …

Estate of Michael a McDaniel v. Ohio Dept. Of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2022

Brief • February 4, 2022

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

Estate of Michael a McDaniel v. Ohio Dept. Of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2022 STATE OF OHIO COURT OF CLAIMS Estate of Michael A. McDaniel, By Jada Lynn McDaniel, Administrator c/o John W. Waddy, Jr. 111 Hamilton Park Columbus, Ohio 43203 Plaintiff, vs. Case No. ________________________ Ohio …

Estate of McDaniel v. Ohio Dept of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2022

Brief • February 4, 2022

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

Estate of McDaniel v. Ohio Dept of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2022 STATE OF OHIO COURT OF CLAIMS Estate of Michael A. McDaniel, By Jada Lynn McDaniel, Administrator c/o John W. Waddy, Jr. 111 Hamilton Park Columbus, Ohio 43203 Plaintiff, vs. Case No. ________________________ Ohio Department of …

Judge Sentences Boss of ‘Horrific’ Cuyahoga Ohio Jail to Prison

Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Misrepresentations

Judge Sentences Boss of ‘Horrific’ Cuyahoga Ohio Jail to Prison by Edward Lyon “I don’t know how you can live with yourself.” by Ed Lyon In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, County Executive Armond Budish (D) is now the last man standing in a decade-long county government and jail malfeasance and mismanagement …

Seven Ohio Guards Fired After Killing Prisoner, No Criminal Charges

Article • December 1, 2021 • from PLN December, 2021

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

Seven Ohio Guards Fired After Killing Prisoner, No Criminal Charges by On January 26, 2021, 55-year-old Michael McDaniel entered the Corrections Reception Center in Orient, Pickaway County, Ohio, to serve a sixteen-month sentence for aggravated assault in Franklin County, Ohio. Jada McDaniel, his sister, said that he was a Black …

Estate of Rios v. Richland County Risk Sharing Authority, OH, Settlement Agreement, 2022

Brief • December 1, 2021

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Estate of Rios v. Richland County Risk Sharing Authority, OH, Settlement Agreement, 2022 FILED - JOURNALIZED HURON CO OHIO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PROBATE DMSION HURON COUNTY, OHIO In The Matter Of The Estate of Alexander Jose Rios TO: l JUN -9 2021 PROBATE COURT TIMOTHY L CARDWELL, JUDGE …

Estate of Rios v. Richland County Risk Sharing Authority, OH, Statement in Support of Proffered Settlement, 2021

Brief • December 1, 2021

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Estate of Rios v. Richland County Risk Sharing Authority, OH, Statement in Support of Proffered Settlement, 2021

Estate of McVay v. Ohio Dept. Of Rehabilitiation and Correction, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021

Brief • December 1, 2021

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

Estate of McVay v. Ohio Dept. Of Rehabilitiation and Correction, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021 STATE OF OHIO COURT OF CLAIMS E STATE OF D EWEY C. M C V AY , J R ., By Ronald B. Noga, Special Administrator, c/o Friedman Gilbert + Gerhardstein 441 Vine Street, Suite …

Woods v. State of Ohio, OH, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2021

Brief • November 17, 2021

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)

Woods v. State of Ohio, OH, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2021 J.N THE OHIO COURT OF CLAIMS DEREK WOODS, Plaintiff, Case No. 2019-01045JD -vs- OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION, Defendant. JOURNAL ENTRY APPROVING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT The Court, being folly advised as to the premises, approves and confirms the Settlement …