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Texas Jails Troubled by Deaths, Negligence and Failed Inspections by Gary Hunter For decades Texas jails have been cesspool's of misery, medical neglect, brutality and over crowding. Class action litigation in the 1970's alleviated some of the worst aspects of the Texas jail system and led to modest improvements. By …
New York Jail Doctor Put on Probation After Wrong Prescription Kills Detainee by by John E. Dannenberg The former medical director for Rensselear (New York) County Jail was put on probation for three years by state health authorities for improper treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome that caused the death of …
Suspicious Deaths And Beatings Allegations Still Plague Santa Clara County, California Jail by by Marvin Mentor Seven prisoner deaths and numerous reported police beatings between October 2004 and April 2005 at the Santa Clara County (SCC), California jail have local civil rights watchers calling for a grand jury investigation. Similar …
GEO Group Buys Out Correctional Services Corporation by In November 2005, GEO Group, the second-largest private prison company in the U.S., finalized its purchase of the Sarasota, Florida-based Correctional Services Corporation (CSC) for $6 a share -- a total of $62 million in cash -- and the assumption of $124 …
Judge Reduces Damage Award Against PHS In New York Jail Heart Attack Suit by by John E. Dannenberg In July 2005, a New York federal jury awarded $150,000 in compensatory damages and $632,988 in punitive damages to a jail prisoner who suffered permanent disabilities when treatment for his heart attack …
Privatized Medical Services in Delaware Kill and Maim by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Anthony Pierce was serving a 14 month sentence for parole violation of a burglary charge at Delaware's Sussex Correctional Institution when he discovered a marble-sized lump growing on the back of his head. A prison …
Washington State Supreme Court Grants PLN Public Disclosure of Washington DOC Medical Malpractice Re by Washington State Supreme Court Grants PLN Public Disclosure of Washington DOC Medical Malpractice Records by John E. Dannenberg Prison Legal News won a big victory for the cause of investigative journalism on July 14, 2005 …
Article • December 15, 2005 • from PLN December, 2005
Los Angeles County Settles Two Jail Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Suits For $325,000 by Los Angeles County settled two prisoner wrongful death suits for $325,000 that alleged negligent medical care during incarceration at the L.A. County jail. On May 8, 2002, 39 year-old county jail prisoner Crystal Baize was transferred …
Colorado DOC's Medical Oversight Found Remiss by G.A. Bowers An independent auditor found the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) to be lax in its oversight of medical care contractors. In April 2005, Navigant Consulting, Inc., reported the results of its audit, commissioned by the Colorado State Auditor, of the CDOC …
Rising Deaths and Violence Among Problems In Illinois Prisons, Jails by by Michael Rigby Imprisonment in Illinois is becoming more perilous, according to the John Howard Association, a Chicago-based nonprofit group that monitors prisons and jails. Between August 2003 and May 2004, according to the association, several state prisoners died …
Article • November 15, 2005 • from PLN November, 2005
Los Angeles County Pays $125,000 In Medical Negligence Juvenile Camp Death by Los Angeles County settled a surviving family's suit for $125,000 that alleged negligent medical care for their son who died while incarcerated in county juvenile facilities. Sixteen year-old William Lee was taken to Central Juvenile Hall after being …
California County Jail Quietly Settles by Substandard Healthcare Suit For $1.75 Million Santa Clara County, California has quietly paid a settlement of $1.75 million to settle a federal claim by county jail healthcare workers about being retaliated against and demoted for having complained about substandard healthcare practices they observed in …
Prisoners Faced Violent Hazing In Troubled Pennsylvania Jail by by Michael Rigby At least 50 prisoners entering Pennsylvania's Somerset County Jail over a 2-year period were beaten as part of a violent hazing ritual that went unchecked by jail authorities. This combined with serious overcrowding and a history of poor …
Lewis v. Prison Health Services, GA, Medical Death Suit, 2005, Complaint Case 1:05-cv-02434-TWT Document 1-1 b Filed 09/19/2005 Page 1 of 30 R I G I Ni' ,'_ IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION .' i I Jonah Lewis, the child of Raymond Austin, …
Manning v. CCA, TN, Complaint, poor medical care pregnant infant death, 2005 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0099 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0100 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0101 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0102 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0103 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0104 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0105 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0106 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0107 CCA-AF (6/2/14 …
Sanchez v. MTC, NM, Amended Complaint, PNA neglect misconduct drug withdrawal jail inmate suicide, 2005 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO LUCILLE SANCHEZ, Individually and as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF JUAN IGNACIO SANCHEZ, Deceased, and FELIMON SANCHEZ, Plaintiffs, vs. No. CV 05-784 …
Fatal Justice: The New Maryland by Michael Rigby It's a state already steeped in heritage--birthplace of The Star Spangled Banner, home to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, and site of the bloody Civil War battle at Antietam. But now Maryland is raising a new legacy: a system of dangerous …
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
$600,000 Settlement In Death Of Unmedicated Wisconsin Prisoner by A lawsuit over the death of a mentally ill epileptic Wisconsin prisoner has settled for $600,000. Kelvin Brooks, an epileptic state prisoner with a long history of mental illness was imprisoned at Wisconsin's Green Bay Correctional Facility. For unknown reasons Brooks …
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
Staph Infections Kill Women Prisoners In Pennsylvania; Coroner’s Office Raided by Michael Rigby By Michael Rigby Three female prisoners have died after contracting a deadly strain of Staph infection while confined in Pennsylvania jails. All of the deaths occurred in March 2005. Two of the women, originally said to have …
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