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TDCJ Pays $45,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Claim by On March 3, 2005, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice agreed to pay $45,000 to Bethaney Clopp and her attorney, George Chandler, PC, to settle a civil action alleging a "sexually hostile work environment and retaliation." The case was brought under …
$73,000 Settlement for Denial of Pain Medication to Wisconsin Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 6, 2009, Wisconsin settled a lawsuit brought by a state prisoner who complained of guards preventing him from receiving his pain medication when he was in intense pain, then retaliating against him …
California Prison Guard’s First Amendment Rights Upheld in Job-Related Retaliation Complaint by The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California upheld a prison guard’s complaints in a Title VII job action claiming that prison officials retaliated against her in violation of her First Amendment rights, and the Ninth …
$30,000 Settlement in Ohio Jail Sexual and Racial Harassment by Ohio’s Richland County paid $30,000 to settle the sexual and racial harassment claim of Angela Pitts, whose claims occurred while employed as a guard by Richland County Sheriff Department (RCSD). Pitts, a white female, began working for the RCSD in …
$50,000 Settlement for Seattle Jail Guard’s Wrongful Termination by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $50,014.15 to settle the wrongful termination claim of Mimi Lee Dunn. She claimed that while working as a guard at the jail from May 1998 to October 20, 2000, she was the subject of sexual …
$7,500 as Settlement of Jail Nurse’s Sexual Harassment Claim by Washington State’s King County Jail has paid $7,500 to settle the sexual harassment claim of Valerie J. Lincoln. She claimed that while she was a nurse at the Jail from May through August of 2000, she was sexually harassed by …
Lesbian Guard Awarded $200,000 for Unlawful Discrimination, Retaliation by A New York appellate court has upheld an award of damages for a lesbian guard who was subjected to unlawful discrimination and retaliation. Alicia Humig, the only female guard on her cell block at the Wende Correctional Facilitiy, filed a complaint …
Rookie Cop Sues Over Forced Resignation by A former rookie Oregon police officer who was forced to resign for reporting her training officer’s egregious misconduct is suing the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). Lindsay K. Hunt realized her dream of becoming a police officer when she was hired by PPB on …
California Female Parole Supervisor Awarded $859,000 for Gender Discrimination by Female Superior by California Female Parole Supervisor Awarded $859,000 for Gender Discrimination by Female Superior A Los Angeles jury has awarded $859,000 in damages to a female state parole supervisor who claimed that her superior, also a woman, discriminated against …
$155,751 Award Against California Youthful Offender Parole Board Upheld by A California court of appeals upheld a jury award of $9,046.00 and $146,705.00 in attorney fees to a former California Youthful Offender Parole Board (YOPB) employee. Lisa Steele, a former clerk at the YOPB, filed suit in California superior court …
Pennsylvania Prison Official Settles Termination Lawsuit For Investigating Beating by Former Pennsylvania county prison official, Lt. Constance Bowers, brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit after being terminated in 2004, two months short of 20 years service to the state. She was allegedly terminated for failure to end an investigation …
N.Y. Corrections Veteran Awarded $150,000 For Retaliation by New York State guard Patricia Luca brought 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Nassau County, it's police and sheriff's departments, Civil Service Commission and various individuals. She alleged gender discrimination and retaliation for having filed a sexual harassment complaint. Luca was awarded …
BOP Medical Worker's Race Based Termination Suit Settles For $65,000 by West Virginia resident and ex Bureau of Prisons medical employee, Darrick Leacock, brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in 1995 against United States Attorney General Janet Reno after allegedly being discriminated against and subsequently fired due to his …
Corruption in Orange County, CA Sheriff’s Department Revealed; Sheriff Resigns, Convicted on Criminal Charges by Marvin Mentor Corruption in Orange County, CA Sheriff’s Department Revealed; Sheriff Resigns, Convicted on Criminal Charges by Marvin Mentor Former Orange County, California Sheriff Michael S. Carona and many of his staff at the Theo …
Unemployment Compensation Denied to Guard Who Failed to Stop Prisoner Assault by Unemployment Compensation Denied to Guard Who Failed to Stop Prisoner Assault The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has held that a guard who was fired for willful misconduct for failing to report the planned assault of a prisoner was …
Allegations of Contraband Smuggling, Sex and Corruption at Texas Prison by Matthew Clarke Allegations of Contraband Smuggling, Sex and Corruption at Texas Prison by Matt Clarke The Inspector General’s office of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has been investigating numerous cases of corruption at the 1,555-bed Terrell Unit …
$885,437.24 Award for CMS Massachusetts Jail Nurse Barred for Reporting Prisoner Abuse by $885,437.24 Award for CMS Massachusetts Jail Nurse Barred for Reporting Prisoner Abuse A Massachusetts federal court awarded $885,437.24 in compensatory damages, punitive damages, costs, attorney fees and electronic litigation support fees to a Correctional Medical Services (CMS) …
Rape of Child by Former Washington DOC Director’s Son Spawns Departmental Crisis by John Dannenberg Rape of Child by Former Washington DOC Director’s Son Spawns Departmental Crisis by John E. Dannenberg The Washington State Court of Appeals has upheld the firing of the Department of Corrections’ (WDOC) chief personnel counselor …
South Carolina Prison Officials Allegedly Forced to be Executioners by On December 18, 2007, Ira Baxley and Terry Bracey, former South Carolina Department of Corrections (DOC) officials with 22 and 23 years of service, respectively, filed suit in federal court against DOC Director Jon Ozmint and Director of Operations Robert …
Article • September 15, 2008 • from PLN September, 2008
California DOC Whistleblower Promoted to Head of Audit/Compliance Department by California DOC Whistleblower Promoted to Head of Audit/Compliance Department What goes around apparently comes around. In 2004, a 35-year veteran California civil servant received $500,000 in a whistleblower lawsuit against his employer, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), …
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