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Pennsylvania DOC's Nondisclosure of Documents Regarding Chemical Incident Upheld by Court by Pennsylvania state prisoner Christopher Heffran petitioned for review of the Department of Corrections' (DOC) non-production of requested documents regarding his asthma attack. The DOC stated that the requested documents were not public records under the Right to Know …
Article • January 15, 2008
Guards’ Individual Immunity a Matter of Bad Faith Intent by Guards' Individual Immunity a Matter of Bad Faith Intent Former Kentucky State prisoner William Sloas' voluntary participation in the Rowan County Jail's work program resulted in his leg being broken in an accident. He brought suit against the county and …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
Prisoner Crashes Jet Ski into Dock in Camden County, Georgia by On September 16, 2006, a Camden County, Georgia jail prisoner crashed a Sheriff?s Department jet ski into a private dock at Harriet?s Bluff on the Crooked River. According to Sheriff Bill Smith, jail trustees were moving the jet skis …
Both Thumbs, One Finger Amputated Nets Prisoner $25,000 by A New York prisoner whose thumbs and left ring finger were amputated was awarded $25,000. Mr. Saleh, a 31-year-old New York prisoner, was a carpentry student. While operating a circular saw, making name plates, he suffered "a traumatic amputation of the …
Article • December 15, 2007
New York Prisoner Awarded $100,000 for Delayed Surgeries From Work Place Fall by A New York prisoner who was denied medical care for five months was awarded $100,000. On May 25, 1989, New York prisoner Thomas Lenahan fell from a two-story roof in a work accident. He was treated for …
Article • December 15, 2007
NY Prisoner Awarded $6,800 After Dough Rolling Accident by A New York prisoner who suffered digital nerve damage to his middle finger when his hand was caught in a dough-rolling machine was awarded $6,800. In November 1993, a 29-year-old New York prisoner got his hand caught in a dough-rolling machine …
Article • December 15, 2007
New York Prisoner’s Saw Mill Injuries Net $736,000 by New York Prisoner's Saw Mill Injuries Net $736,000 A New York prisoner was awarded $736,000 for injuries incurred in a prison sawmill accident. Mr. Lowe was a 33-year-old New York prisoner when his left, non-dominant, forearm and hand were amputated in …
Article • December 15, 2007
Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Penis Injury in Farming Accident Nets $750,000 Jury Verdict by Pennsylvania Prisoner's Penis Injury in Farming Accident Nets $750,000 Jury Verdict A Pennsylvania prisoner who sustained penis and groin injuries in a farming accident was awarded $750,000. Mr. Hilliard was working on the prison farm while confined at …
Article • December 15, 2007
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Woodshop Accident Mangles New Hampshire Prisoner’s Hand, Nets $10,000 Verdict by Woodshop Accident Mangles New Hampshire Prisoner's Hand, Nets $10,000 Verdict A New Hampshire prisoner was awarded $10,000 for job-related injuries. Mr. Gilman, a 24-year old prisoner, was using a saw to make a rabbit cut for a bookcase. The …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Confidential Settlement for Alabama Prisoners Killed in Road Work Crew by A confidential settlement has been reached in the death of one prisoner and injury to another. The prisoners, John Nicholas Shoultz and David McKee, were prisoners of the Alabama Department of Corrections. They were picking up trash in the …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
NY Prisoner Who Crushed Thumb Working at Ski Resort Awarded $40,000 by Finding a prison official failed to properly train prisoners to use a log splitter, New York?s Binghampton Court of Claims held the state of New York was 75% liable for injuries sustained from use of that splitter. While …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
Forced Work in Dangerous Washington Prison Job Conditions States Eighth Amendment Claim by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that known dangerous prison working conditions can give rise to an Eighth Amendment cruel and unusual punishment claim, even where the prisoner ?volunteered? …
Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007
$90,000 Awarded for Broken Hand During NY Prison Job Assignment by David Reutter by David M. Reutter While a prisoner at New York?s Bayview Correctional Facility, Jeanette Perez was required to assist moving a full garbage dumpster as part of her work detail. When trying to move that dumpster on …
Washington DOC Pays $1,700 in Faulty Kettle Claim by On December 6th, 1989 Alvin Lee Prater, then a prisoner confined at McNeil Island Corrections Center in Steilacoom, Washington, suffered a fall that injured both his right knee and lower back. Prater was working in the institution's kitchen when he was …
Article • May 15, 2007
Washington DOC Pays $60,000 in Prisoner Work Injury by In November of 1999, the State of Washington and the Department of Corrections paid George Vilsack $60,000. On August 4, 1995, Vilsack, a prisoner Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington fell from a scaffolding. Vilsack was instructed by the DOC …
Washington DOC Pays $50,000 to Injured Contractor by In 1999, the State of Washington paid Ramon Martin $50,000. Martin, a free citizen of the State of Washington was employed as a contractor with Washington State. On June 30, 1996, Martin delivered a bucket loader to Clallam Bay Corrections Center in …
Prisoner Burned Washington DOC Paid $4,500 by On June 3, 1994, John L. Cox, a prisoner confined at the Twin Rivers Correctional Facility in Monroe, Washington, was severely burned. Cox, working as a steam fitter, was ordered to remove a fitting to repair a broken pump when the fitting blew …
Washington DOC Pays $10,500 in Slip and Fall by In 1997, the State of Washington and the Department of Corrections paid Mark A. Kostatelos $10,500. Kostatelos, a prisoner residing at McNeil Island Correctional Center in Steilacoom County, Washington, worked in the marine maintenance and repair shop as a marine mechanic. …
Article • May 15, 2007
Washington DOC Recreation Injury Suit Settled for $9,500 by In August of 2000, the Department of General Administration paid John E. Karas $9,500. Karas, a prisoner at Pine Lodge Facility in Spokane County, Washington, was ordered by a guard to remove bowling pins as the automatic pinsetter was not operating. …
Washington DOC Pays $4,500 in Kitchen Hose Explosion by On April 11th, David Whitener, a prisoner confined at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington suffered severe burns while working in the institution's kitchen. Whitmer was washing dishes in the dish tank when the hot water hose attached to the …
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