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Locked Up and Left to Die by Michael Barajas, Sophie Novack, In Texas, dying in jail is “par for the course.” by Michael Barajas and Sophie Novack, Texas Observer Armando Carrillo had been waiting outside the Nueces County Jail for hours when he heard sirens approaching in the middle of the night …
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
$275,000 Settlement Reached After Detainee’s Attempted Suicide at Illinois Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In April 2021, Illinois’ DuPage County Jail (DCJ) and its Psychiatric Services Medical Director agreed to pay $275,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by detainee Dean Fuerstenberg, who attempted suicide at the jail …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
California Federal Court Approves Consent Decree Upgrading Mental Health Care at Alameda County Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 7, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California approved a Consent Decree in a class-action lawsuit filed against the Alameda County Jail in …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Ninth Circuit Says Nevada DOC Not Micromanaged by Requirement to Treat Prisoner’s Severe Mental Illness; Upholds Preliminary Injunction by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 30, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit took the Nevada Department of Corrections (DOC) to task over a four-year delay …
Brief • April 4, 2022
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Patrick Labat, GA, Order Approving Settlement, Lack of Mental Care, 2022 Case 1:19-cv-01634-WMR Document 343 Filed 04/04/22 Page 1 of 54 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PATRICK LABAT, in his …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
$100,000 Paid by Pennsylvania DOC to Family of Pro Se Prisoner Litigant Who Committed Suicide by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss A Pennsylvania prisoner’s long and contentious history with the state Department of Corrections (DOC) came to a bitter end on September 29, 2021, with an agreement by the state …
Brief • March 21, 2022
NeSmith v. County of San Diego, CA, Settlement Agreement, Lack of Mental Care, 2022 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS For the consideration of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00), Plaintiffs CHASSIDY NeSMITH, individually and as Guardian ad Litem on behalf of and as Successor in Interest to THE …
Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022
Federal Court Hears that Mental Healthcare in Louisiana Prison is “Almost Non-existent” by Matthew Clarke State’s “scorched-earth” strategy runs up $3 million legal tab by Matt Clarke A bench trial opened at a federal court in Louisiana on January 10, 2022, with dramatic testimony from a former state prisoner, who …
Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022
Federal Judge Finds Alabama DOC Mental Health Care Horrendous, Orders: Start Hiring by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On December 27, 2021, four years after calling Alabama’s treatment of mentally ill prisoners “horrendously inadequate”—due largely to chronic understaffing—a federal judge issued a new mandate to the state Department …
Tenth Circuit: Mentally Ill Prisoners Have No Clearly Established Right to Be Kept Out of Solitary Confinement by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On October 21, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a complaint filed by the estate of a mentally ill …
Brief • March 1, 2022
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Patrick Labat, GA, Fees, Lack of Mental Care, 2022 Case 1:19-cv-01634-WMR Document 337-10 Filed 03/01/22 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PATRICK LABAT, in his official capacity …
Brief • March 1, 2022
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Patrick Labat, Ga, Cost, Lack of Mental Care, 2022 Case 1:19-cv-01634-WMR Document 337-9 Filed 03/01/22 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) GEORGIA …
Article • February 19, 2022
$1 Million Paid by Santa Clara County to Estate of Alzheimer’s Patient Killed When He Wandered onto Interstate Highway after Release from County Jail by Chuck Sharman By Chuck Sharman A $1 million settlement was signed on April 14, 2018, by attorneys for Santa Clara County, California, to settle a …
Article • February 19, 2022
$25,000 Paid by Santa Clara County to Prisoner Suffering Mental Health Episode Beaten by Guards at County Jail by Chuck Sharman By Chuck Sharman  Lawyers finished executing an agreement on July 27, 2018, under which Santa Clara County, California, consented to pay $25,000 to settle claims by a prisoner at …
Brief • February 14, 2022
Nunez v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Settlement Agreement, Lack of Mental Care, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 40A9E35D-4039-4212-BACC-917DD5CB8B37 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between Martin Nunez ("Plaintiff') and the County of Santa Clara ("County") in recognition of the following …
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
Fifth Circuit Reinstates Federal Prisoner’s Tort Claim Against BOP Officials by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held on August 23, 2021, that a district court erred in dismissing a former federal prisoner’s intentional tort claims. The former prisoner, Bryan Kerr Dickson, …
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
$1 Million Default Judgement for Michigan Jail Prisoner Against Health Care Provider in Sexual Assault by Mark Wilson But She Probably Won’t Collect It From the Defunct Provider by Mark Wilson On April 1, 2021, a Michigan federal court entered a $1 million default judgement for a woman who was …
Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022
New Illinois Law Allows Early Release for a Few Eligible Offenders by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian In August 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) signed House Bill 3665 into law, allowing for the early release of certain prisoners housed in the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) who are …
M.G. V. NY State Office of Mental Health, NY, Opinion & Order, Inadequate Mental Health Care, 2021 Case 7:19-cv-00639-CS-AEK Document 185 Filed 11/15/21 Page 1 of 20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------x M.G., P.C., C.J., M.J., J.R., D.R., S.D., W.P., and D.H., individually and on …
Brief • November 1, 2021
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Patrick Labat, GA, Settlement Agreement, Lack of Mental Care, 2021 Case 1:19-cv-01634-WMR Document 328-1 Filed 11/01/21 Page 1 of 32 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PATRICK LABAT, et al., Defendant. …
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