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Pennsylvania Jail Rebuffs Calls for Independent Review of Abuse Claims by Pennsylvania Jail Rebuffs Calls for Independent Review of Abuse Claims by David M. Reutter Jails and prisons are often located in areas hidden from public view, and as a result often become extremely insular. Those who work within such …
Massachusetts Jail Conditions Unconstitutional Says U.S. Department of Justice by Gary Hunter A report released by the U.S. Justice Department (USJD), on May 1, 2008, concluded that conditions in the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction (HOC) in Massachusetts violated the constitutional rights of prisoners in its custody. The …
Was Juan Mendoza Farias Beaten to Death by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Guards? by John Dickerson On December 2, 2007, a 40-year-old man named Juan Mendoza Farias was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail. Like a lot of people who come through Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s doors, Farias’ offense was …
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Own Records Raise Serious Questions About Inmate Juan Mendoza Farias' Violent Death by John Dickerson Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Own Records Raise Serious Questions About Inmate Juan Mendoza Farias’ Violent Death by John Dickerson Juan Mendoza Farias was handcuffed and alone in a jail cell when guards opened …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Pre-Release Jail-Abuse Questionnaires Said to Pressure Prisoners by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Civil rights advocates and attorneys have raised concerns over a recent policy implemented by the Sacramento County, California jail system whereby prisoners are asked to sign a “screening form” prior to release that inquires whether they …
Brief • November 3, 2008
Ratcliff v. Schriro, AZ, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2008 ., , Case Document 1 LODGED ~COPY L~r:r:¥ R. Ra+cl if£ . Narue and Prisoner ooking Number Asec- 4t:-- NOV 32008 CLERK US DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA BY . - M DEPUTY Place of Confinement P. o. f>0x Mailing Address City, …
Brief • October 23, 2008
Countryman v. Hall, FL, Order Denying MTD, Guard Brutality, 2008 ! I I IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA . . WILLIAM COUNTRYMAN .' .' . . ~. Plaintiff; .. CASE NO.: 2008-627 CA v. WENDALL HALL, in his official capacity As SHERIFF of SANTA …
Excessive Force Suit Against Illinois Guards Must be Retried, Allowing Evidence of Guards’ Actions by Excessive Force Suit Against Illinois Guards Must be Retried, Allowing Evidence of Guards’ Actions The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that a prisoner who sued guards for allegedly brutally injuring him during an …
Alabama Jail Guard Fired, Convicted, Held Civilly Liable in Prisoner’s Assault by David Reutter Alabama Jail Guard Fired, Convicted, Held Civilly Liable in Prisoner’s Assault by David M. Reutter In a rare conclusion to a guard’s violent attack on a prisoner, a Jefferson County, Alabama jail guard was fired, prosecuted, …
PHS Wins Quadriplegic Prisoner’s Negligence Suit, Jail Settles for $100,000 by PHS Wins Quadriplegic Prisoner’s Negligence Suit, Jail Settles for $100,000 On February 14, 2008, a Florida jury found that Prison Health Services (PHS) was not negligent in misdiagnosing a jail prisoner’s broken neck, which left him a permanent quadriplegic. …
Article • October 15, 2008 • from PLN October, 2008
71-Year-Old Veteran Paid $185,000 for Rough California Jail Booking Treatment by An elderly veteran, while being booked into the Santa Clara County, California jail in December 2005 for failure to appear at a civil trial, struggled with deputies during the fingerprinting process and was subdued with violent force. He claimed …
Brief • October 15, 2008
Mull v. New York, NY, Complaint, Rikers Excessive Force Causing Brain Injury, 2008
Brief • October 6, 2008
Martinez v. Thompson, NY, Mtn. for Atty Fees, Excessive Force Causing PTSD, 2008 Case 9:04-cv-00440-DEP Document 180-4 Filed 10/06/08 Page 1 of 32 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------X ANGEL MARTINEZ, Plaintiff, -against- Case No. 04 CV 0440 (DEP) SCOTT THOMPSON, et. aI., Defendants. ------------------------------x MEMORANDUM …
Millions Paid in Mississippi Jail Deaths; Ten Guards Sentenced for Abuses; Corruption Continues by Bob Williams “The house always wins,” Warden Don Cabana proclaimed to the Sun Herald, a Mississippi newspaper, in July 2007. However, Harrison County, home of the Harrison County Adult Detention Center (ADC), has agreed to pay …
Former Immigration Detainee Awarded $100,001 Against CSC/Esmor, Plus $137,808 in Attorney’s Fees and Expenses by A federal jury has awarded a former detainee $100,001 against a private company that operated a New Jersey detention center for the U.S. government. The jury found for the plaintiff on her negligent supervision and …
Sanabria v. Hillsborough County, NH, Deposition, employee sex bias jail prisoner abuse, 2007 COpy ~_ •. r THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE * * * * * * * * * * * * DORIS SANABRIA, * * Plaintiff, * v. * HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY …
Riley v. Corrections Corporation of America, CO, Complaint, Retaliation on Inmate, 2008 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. __________________ JAMES RILEY, Plaintiff, vs. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a Tennessee corporation; HOYT BRILL, individually and in his official capacity as Warden of the …
Whistle-blowing California Sheriff’s Deputy Settles Retaliation Suit For $150,000 by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Butte County, California officials settled a decade-old $1.2 million lawsuit brought by a former county jail deputy who blew the whistle on a jailhouse beating of a child molester ordered by three other deputies, …
Illinois State Prison Guard's Release From DOC For Perjury Regarding Prisoner Beatings Affirmed by Former Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) guard Frank Moran appealed a court affirmation of his release from employment by the Illinois Civil Service Commission (CSC) for committing grand jury perjury. The judgment was affirmed. Moran lied …
Article • August 15, 2008
Alabama Prisoner Wins $100 in Excessive Force Suit by On January 1, 2001 Herbert Ivory was an Alabama state prisoner. He was talking with a female guard when 2 sergeants, Michael Hazeley and Darryl Falls, attacked him for no reason. He was seen by a health care person and treated …
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