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Cook County Jail Conditions Unconstitutional, Charges Department of Justice by David Reutter Cook County Jail Conditions Unconstitutional, Charges Department of Justice by David M. Reutter On July 11, 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division issued a letter to officials at Illinois’ Cook County Jail (CCJ) which found …
Violence and Corruption at Rikers Island; Called a “Battle Camp for Kids” by David Reutter Violence and Corruption at Rikers Island; Called a “Battle Camp for Kids” by David M. Reutter While there have been no escapes and only two suicides in the past year at New York City’s Rikers …
Texas Prison Guard Files False Report, Faces 20 Years by Gary Hunter Texas Prison Guard Files False Report, Faces 20 Years by Gary Hunter Former Texas prison guard Eugene Morris, Jr. was found guilty of filing a false report about a use of force incident involving state prisoner Robert Tanzini. …
Nurse Pleads Guilty in Death of Florida Juvenile Prisoner by A former nurse at Florida’s Miami Regional Juvenile Detention Center has pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of culpable negligence related to the death of a teenage prisoner. The guilty plea comes five years after the death of 17-year-old Omar …
$170,000 Jury Verdict in Sacramento Jail Beating by $170,000 Jury Verdict in Sacramento Jail Beating In April 2008, a federal jury in Sacramento, California returned verdicts against five Sacramento County Jail deputies for beating a prisoner and denying him food and water for eight hours. Although the facts were contested, …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
Maryland DOC Pays $500,000 for Detainee Beaten to Death By Guards by Maryland DOC Pays $500,000 for Detainee Beaten to Death By Guards In May, 2008, the State of Maryland settled for $500,000 a lawsuit brought by the family of a detainee who was beaten to death by jail guards …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
Ohio Jail Guard’s Excessive Force Conviction Affirmed by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a former jail guard’s criminal convictions for using excessive force on three prisoners. Michael J. Budd, once second-in-command of the Mahoning County, Ohio Sheriff’s Department, was charged in a four-count indictment with subjecting prisoners …
Article • January 15, 2009
4 Year Statute of Limitations Applies to 1983 Claims Filed in Florida by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action filed by a person in Florida has a four-year statute of limitations. The Court’s holding reversed a Florida federal district court’s dismissal …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
Connecticut DOC Settles Prisoner Hogtying Death For $900,000 by Connecticut DOC Settles Prisoner Hogtying Death For $900,000 The Connecticut Department of Corrections (CDC) settled a wrongful death complaint for $900,000 when a prisoner who was hogtied in a prison classroom died of traumatic asphyxia from the application of such restraint. …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
NCCHC Releases Position Statement on Abuse of Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 14, 2007, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) issued a position paper in response to the abuse of prisoners. The NCCHC is an organization dedicated to improving professionalism and safety in the …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
Indiana Prisoner Receives $200,000 in Excessive Force Case by Indiana Prisoner Receives $200,000 in Excessive Force Case An Indiana federal jury has awarded a state prisoner $200,000 for a guard’s use of excessive force. The claim arose from an incident that occurred at the Wabash Correctional Facility on April 21, …
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, …
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