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Family Sues New Jersey Jail Over Prisoner Suicide
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Jail Specific, Suicides
Family Sues New Jersey Jail Over Prisoner Suicide by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Did you hear the one about the prisoner who allegedly hanged himself while restrained in a straitjacket? That isn’t an opening line for a sick joke; rather, it’s the contention of officials in Essex County, New …
Dawson, et al. v. South Correctional Entity (SCORE), et al., WA, complaint, wrongful death, 2019
Brief • December 5, 2019
Filed under: Naphcare, Food, Water, Jail Specific, Americans with Disabilities Act, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Sixth Amendment
Dawson, et al. v. South Correctional Entity (SCORE), et al., WA, complaint, wrongful death, 2019 Case 2:19-cv-01987 Document 1 Filed 12/05/19 Page 1 of 51 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 …
Burke v. Glanz, OK, Final Agreed Judgment, OK, Wrongful Death, 2019
Brief • December 2, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific, Failure to Train/Supervise, Wrongful Death, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
Burke v. Glanz, OK, Final Agreed Judgment, OK, Wrongful Death, 2019 Case 4:11-cv-00720-JED-PJC Document 615 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 12/02/19 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA ROBBIE BURKE, as the Special Administrator of the Estate of Elliot Earl Williams, …
Worth Rises: Paying for Jail - How County Jails Extract Wealth from New York Communities, 2019
Publication • December 1, 2019
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems, Jail Specific, Bail Bonds, Freedom of Information Act, Telephone Rates, Family, First Amendment, rights
Worth Rises: Paying for Jail - How County Jails Extract Wealth from New York Communities, 2019 PAYING FOR JAIL How County Jails Extract Wealth from New York Communities DE C EMBE R 2 01 9 C O- PUBL IS H E D BY: WO RTH RISES Worth Rises is a …
Chencinski v. Zaruba, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect - Drug Treatment, 2019
Brief • November 22, 2019
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Deliberate Indifference
Chencinski v. Zaruba, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect - Drug Treatment, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRJCT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ROBERT CHENCINSKI, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff v. JOHN ZARUBA, THE COUNTY OF DUPAOE, GERARDO GUZMAN, AND LISA ZEGAR, Defendants. …
A Jail Increased Extreme Isolation to Stop Suicides. More People Killed Themselves.
Article • November 20, 2019
Filed under: Overcrowding, Jail Specific, Mental Health, Suicides
A Jail Increased Extreme Isolation to Stop Suicides. More People Killed Themselves. by Jason Pohl, Ryan Gabrielson The Kern County, CA Sheriff’s Office places hundreds of people into suicide watch each year. They’re held for days or weeks in rooms without mattresses and sometimes toilets. The state can’t stop it. …
Matute v. Wathen, IL, Settlement, Medical Malpractice, 2019
Brief • November 15, 2019
Filed under: Dental Care, Malpractice, Liver, Jail Specific, Inadequate Health Care Facilities
Matute v. Wathen, IL, Settlement, Medical Malpractice, 2019 Edwin Matute v. David Wathen et.al. 17 CV 2556 Judge Mathew Kennelly GENERALRELEASEOF ALLCLAIMS This General Release of All Claims ("Release") arises out of litigation in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, as shown by the caption above. …
Al-Kadi v. Ramsey County, MN, Settlement Agreement, Religious Discrimination, 2019
Brief • November 5, 2019
Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Jail Specific, RLUIPA, First Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights
Al-Kadi v. Ramsey County, MN, Settlement Agreement, Religious Discrimination, 2019
Split Summary Judgment Order in California Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Suit
Article • November 1, 2019
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Medical, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, Staff Training
Split Summary Judgment Order in California Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Suit by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On September 17, 2019, a federal judge denied several summary judgment claims urged by CoreCivic while granting one. Federal prisoner Gerardo Cruz-Sanchez entered the Otay Mesa Detention Center (OMDC) in San Diego, California, operated …
Vera Institute of Justice - Broken Ground: Why America Keeps Building More Jails and What It Can Do Instead, 2019
Publication • November 1, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Failure to Treat, Statistics/Trends, Overcrowding, Jail Specific, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Vera Institute of Justice - Broken Ground: Why America Keeps Building More Jails and What It Can Do Instead, 2019 Broken Ground: Why America Keeps Building More Jails and What It Can Do Instead Chris Mai, Mikelina Belaineh, Ram Subramanian, and Jacob Kang-Brown November 2019 Foreword Perennial headlines about the …
Grottano et al. v. The City of New York, et al., NY, order granting preliminary approval of class action settlement, strip searches of jail visitors, 2019
Brief • October 30, 2019
Filed under: Strip Searches, Visitor Searches, Body Cavity Searches, Jail Specific, Money/Property, Failure to Train/Supervise, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights
Grottano et al. v. The City of New York, et al., NY, order granting preliminary approval of class action settlement, strip searches of jail visitors, 2019 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 258 Filed 10/30/19 Page 1 of 6 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 258 Filed 10/30/19 Page 2 of 6 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 258 …
Ottman v. DuPage County, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019
Brief • October 22, 2019
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Deliberate Indifference
Ottman v. DuPage County, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 IN THE UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT FOR THE NORTHERNDISTRICTOF ILLINOIS EASTERNDIVISION FAWZIA. OTTMAN(R-47719), Plaintiff, v, DUPAGECOUNTY,DUPAGECOUNTY SHERIFFJAMESMENDRICK,in his official capacity,JOHN ZARUBA,in his individual capacity,LISA ZEGAR,ALMAM. MARTIJA, M.D.,EVARISTOP. AGUINALDO,J.R., M.D., GERARDOC. GUZMAN,M.D.,AND COLIN CANTWELL,in his official and individual capacity, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) …
Gohranson v. Snohomish County, WA, Settlement, Withdrawal Death, 2019
Brief • October 21, 2019
Filed under: Pain, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
Gohranson v. Snohomish County, WA, Settlement, Withdrawal Death, 2019 43F Tax ID number
Grottano, et al. v. The City of New York, et al., settlement and order, strip searches of jail visitors, 2019
Brief • October 21, 2019
Filed under: Strip Searches, Visitor Searches, Jail Specific, Money/Property, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights
Grottano, et al. v. The City of New York, et al., settlement and order, strip searches of jail visitors, 2019 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 251-3 Filed 10/21/19 Page 2 of 41 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DANA GROTTANO; N.D.; A.R.; and D.M., individually and on behalf of …
Washington v. City of New York, NY, Settlement, Inmate Abuse, 2019
Brief • October 18, 2019
Filed under: Failure to Treat, Body Cavity Searches, Jail Specific, Attorney Client, Excessive Force, Class Notice, Telephones, Failure to Protect (Staff), Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Sixth Amendment, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
Washington v. City of New York, NY, Settlement, Inmate Abuse, 2019 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 168 Filed 10/21/19 Page 1 of 16 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 166 Filed 10/18/19 Page 2 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------------------- X DA VON WASHING TON, et. al., Plaintiffs, STIPULATION …
Alexander v. Pulaski County, AR, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2019
Brief • October 16, 2019
Filed under: Medication, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Jail Specific, Americans with Disabilities Act, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Alexander v. Pulaski County, AR, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2019
McLaughlin v. SLO County, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2019
Brief • October 11, 2019
Filed under: Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Federal Tort Claims Act, Failure to Train/Supervise, Wrongful Death, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
McLaughlin v. SLO County, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2019
Report: Summit Food Services Provides Inadequate Nutrition at Missouri Jail
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Food, Jail Specific
Report: Summit Food Services Provides Inadequate Nutrition at Missouri Jail by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Attorney and retired judge Gary Oxenhandler conducted a study in 2017 on the prisoner population at the Boone County Jail (BCJ) in Columbia, Missouri. He reported that prisoners were complaining about the quality and …
$2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over California Jail Prisoner’s Suicide
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Jail Specific, Settlements, Suicides
$2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over California Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In March 2019, Kern County, California agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the parents and estate of a man who committed suicide at the county’s jail. The suit alleged …
Investigations into Texas Jail Deaths Find Thousands of Guards Untrained, on Temporary Licenses
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Jail Misconduct, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, Guards/Staff
Investigations into Texas Jail Deaths Find Thousands of Guards Untrained, on Temporary Licenses by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An investigation by the Dallas Morning News into the Christmas Eve 2016 death of prisoner Andy Debusk at the Parker County jail revealed that not only did the guards at the …
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