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$373,000 Settlement in New York City Juvenile Facility “Building Tenders” Suit by Brandon Sample Echoing the violence of the Texas prison system during the 1970s where prisoners guarded other prisoners under an abusive practice known as the “building tenders” system, the City of New York has agreed to pay $373,000 …
Continuing Violation Doctrine Applies to Deliberate Indifference in New York by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the continuing violation doctrine applies to a New York prisoner’s deliberate indifference claim under the Eighth Amendment. Jose J. Shomo was confined by the New York City Department of Corrections …
Article • March 15, 2011
NY Prisoner May Refuse Life-Saving Medical Treatment by The New York Supreme Court refused to authorize prison officials to treat a prisoner’s diabetes without his consent. New York prisoner Joseph Barbati suffered from Type II diabetes but refused his insulin shots “because, in his opinion, the side effects of insulin …
Brief • March 7, 2011
Filed under: False Arrest
Black v. Codd, NY, Order, arrest of witness, 1977 Case 1:10-cv-05297-RRM-MDG Document 8-2 Filed 03/07/11 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 83 Case 1:10-cv-05297-RRM-MDG Document 8-2 Filed 03/07/11 Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 84 Case 1:10-cv-05297-RRM-MDG Document 8-2 Filed 03/07/11 Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 85
New York City Pays $9.9 Million to Settle Wrongful Conviction Suit by The City of New York will pay $9.9 million to a man who was wrongfully accused, arrested, convicted and imprisoned as the result of actions by disgraced former New York City police detective Louis J. Eppolito, who is …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
$33 Million Settlement in New York City Jails Strip Search Class-Action by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 16, 2010, New York City agreed to settle a long-standing class-action lawsuit challenging the strip search policy used in the city’s jails. The settlement was for over $33 million, which included …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
$450,000 Award in New York Prisoner’s Negligence Claim by A New York Court of Claims has awarded $450,000 for injuries incurred as a result of a prison doctor negligently injecting a corticosteroid directly into a prisoner’s Achilles tendon. Prior to his incarceration in 1988, New York state prisoner Kent Kruemer …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
$300,000 Settlement for New York Guard’s Fondling of Prisoner by The New York State Department of Correctional Services agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a prisoner’s Eighth Amendment claim involving a sexual assault. Arthur Kill Correctional Facility prisoner Stephen Lewis advised his unit guard on November 8, 2007 that he …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries
Federal Prisoners Making Solar Cells by Spire Corp., a solar cell manufacturer, has inked a deal worth approximately $55 million with UNICOR, the prison labor arm of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), to establish a solar module manufacturing program at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Otisville, New York. Under …
Brief • January 7, 2011
Solomon v. Nassau County, NY, Order, Prison Pest Control, 2011
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
$195,000 Award for Injury Resulting from NY Prison Garbage Detail by A New York Court of Claims has awarded a former prisoner $195,000 for injuries she sustained while working on a garbage detail. In an April 29, 2008 order, the court found the State of New York 100% liable. The …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
New York Prison Officials Ordered to Produce Prisoner’s Grievances in Discovery by On December 4, 2009, a New York Court of Claims ordered prison officials to produce copies of a prisoner’s grievances, but denied the claimant’s motion to produce grievances filed by other prisoners. Before the Court was a motion …
Brief • November 23, 2010
Filed under: Medical, Restraints
Reynolds v. Schriro, NY, Court Order, Prisoner Health Services, 2010 Case 1:81-cv-00107-RJS Document 154-1 Filed 11/23/10 Page 1 of 2 Medical Conditions For Which Mechanical Restraints Are Contraindicated Pregnancy or Any Complication of a Pregnancy (bleeding, pre-eclampsia, DVT, medical complications of pregnancy, high risk pregnancies) Hypercoagulable conditions (pregnancy, post-surgery, post-trauma, …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
New York Prison Official Nets $500,000 in Fraudulent Scheme; Audit Finds 17 Years of Unchecked Corruption by Mark Wilson A joint audit/investigation by the New York State Comptroller and Inspector General uncovered a 17-year fraudulent scheme by the former director of the New York Department of Correctional Services (NYDOCS) Food …
Brief • November 8, 2010
Belvett v City of NY, NY, Order of Settlement, excessive force failure to treat, 2010 Case 1:09-cv-08090-VM-AJP Document 46 Filed 11/08/10 Page 1 of 4 Case 1:09-cv-08090-VM-AJP Document 46 Filed 11/08/10 Page 2 of 4 Case 1:09-cv-08090-VM-AJP Document 46 Filed 11/08/10 Page 3 of 4 Case 1:09-cv-08090-VM-AJP Document 46 Filed …
Publication • October 29, 2010
New York State Police, Trooper Jason J. Lewis Notice of Suspension, 2010 LEWIS , JASON J TROOPER TYPE: Personnel CASE# 20100232 FINDING: Founded Complainant: STEPHEN NEVINS Complaint ofPersonnel Investigation 20100232 Type: Sub Type P.ersonnel 4/22/20 10 Incident Date/ Time Report Due 4:00 PM Level Inv. 6/7/2010 Troop: T Commissioned Officer …
Brief • October 22, 2010
Filed under: False Arrest
Smith v. County of Nassau, NY, Complaint, False Arrest, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------------------------X MICHAEL SMITH, Docket No.: Plaintiff, COMPLAINT -against- Jury Trial is Demanded COUNTY OF NASSAU, Police Officer TIMOTHY SLEVIN, in his official and individual capacities, Police Officer JAMES HEALEY, in his …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
New York Prisons Avoid Budget Axe by David Reutter by David M. Reutter With the State of New York having 5,000 empty prison beds and a large budget deficit, it would seem the logical decision would be to save taxpayer dollars by closing some prisons. That, however, is not the …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Fake Rape Claim Puts Woman in Prison by Brandon Sample A New York woman who falsely claimed she had been raped was sentenced in February 2010 to 1 to 3 years in prison on perjury charges. In 2005, Biurny Peguero Gonzalez told investigators that William McCaffrey, a Bronx construction worker, …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Expanded Eligibility for New York Medical Parole Has Little Effect by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In April 2009, New York passed a statutory amendment that expanded the state’s compassionate release program for terminally ill prisoners. The amendment permitted medical parole for prisoners convicted of certain violent crimes who were …
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