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Article • June 7, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Lawsuits Filed Against GEO Group for Wage Violations at Detention Facilities by Christopher Zoukis, Matthew Clarke by Christopher Zoukis and Matt Clarke Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit in superior court against The GEO Group in September 2017, alleging the private prison contractor had violated the state’s …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Mentally Incompetent Detainees Stuck in California Jails Spark Class-action Lawsuit, Fines by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis California county jails are facing lawsuits and court-imposed fines over their handling of detainees who have been determined incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness. In Ventura County, the families of mentally …
Lawsuit Over Rikers Island Suicide Settles for $380,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In July 2017, the family of a man who killed himself while in custody at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City agreed to settle their wrongful death suit for $380,000. Aris Hiraldo, a …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Filed under: Reviews
Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It, by Dr. Terry Allen Kupers (University of California Press, September 2017). 304 pages, $29.95 hardcover by Christopher Zoukis Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It, by Dr. Terry Allen Kupers (University …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Filed under: Prison Labor
Prison Labor: Positive Programming or Modern-day Slavery? by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Prisoners in most jurisdictions in the United States are required to work, often for little or no pay. Yet this is neither illegal nor unconstitutional. Pretrial detainees who have not been convicted of a crime cannot be …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Crisis in Maryland as Mentally Incompetent Defendants Languish in County Jails by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis When criminal defendants are found mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge typically orders their transfer to a psychiatric hospital for treatment to restore competency. But many states struggle with a shortage of …
Article • May 18, 2018
Two Civilly Committed Massachusetts Men Win Partial Victory by Christopher Zoukis by Ed Lyon Massachusetts citizens Jeffrey Healey and Edward Given completed their prison terms and were civilly committed after being found to be sexually dangerous persons. They filed 42 USC § 1983 lawsuits to challenge the sex offender treatment …
Hudson County Settles for $407,500 over Wrongful Death of New Jersey Inmate by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  A complaint filed on behalf of a 34-year-old woman who died due to inadequate medical treatment while in jail resulted in a settlement of $407,500. The agreement allocated $152,030 of that for …
Article • May 18, 2018
LA County Deputy Sheriff Awarded $4.5 Million in Retaliation Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Darren Hager, a deputy with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department received a jury award of $4.5 million upon their finding that Hager was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for looking too closely into the disappearance …
Article • May 18, 2018
California Department of Corrections Settles for $96,300 and Agreement to Provide Disabled Access by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Derrick Saenz-Payne, a physically disabled visitor at the California Corrections Center, accepted a settlement of $96,300 for having to struggle with the facility's numerous accessibility problems. The settlement included an agreement …
Article • May 18, 2018
Wiccan Prisoner Gains Right to Religious Practices within California Prisons by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis William Rouser, a prisoner in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation prison system and a practicing Wiccan, received a favorable settlement, after the state reneged upon the first one, in which he is …
Texas Jail Administrator Receives $115,000 Settlement for Wrongful Termination by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A 46-year-old county jail administrator agreed to a $115,000 settlement with Gray County, Texas, after her employment was ended because of a prolonged medical absence.      Shelly McCarn had been employed with Gray County for …
Article • May 17, 2018
Prisoner Awarded $25,000 Against Texas Guard Who Facilitated Assault by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal jury in Texas found that a prison guard was negligent in aiding and abetting an assault on a prisoner, awarding the victim $25,000 in damages.      While David K. Lara was a prisoner …
Article • May 17, 2018
Former Police Chief Convicted of Sex Crimes Settles with State of Ohio for $190,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  The widow of former Wapakonetam, Ohio Police Chief Dave Harrison, who had pleaded guilty to six counts related to child pornography, agreed to a $190,000 settlement with Special Prosecutor Scott …
Article • May 17, 2018
Federal Inmate's Widow Receives $750,000 Settlement for Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The widow of a man sent to federal prison for tax evasion settled a suit against the federal government for $750,000 over the wrongful death of her husband while he was incarcerated.      …
Article • May 17, 2018
Death of California Homeless Man in Police Custody Yields $4.675 Million to Family by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis     Following a civil suit against Eureka, California police officers, the city of Eureka and Humboldt County in the death of a 26-year-old homeless man while in police custody, the man's …
$150,000 Jury Award Against NYPD for Excessive Force, False Arrest by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis      A 45-year-old man who was arrested for public urination was awarded $150,000 after a jury found that officers of the New York Police Department used excessive force during his unlawful arrest.      On …
Article • May 9, 2018
Family of California Man Wrongfully Killed by Hemet, California, Police Settle for $92,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In a pretrial settlement with the city of Hemet and its police department, the family of a man shot and killed after a high-speed chase through Riverside, California, agreed to $92,000 …
New Jersey Student Receives $290,000 Settlement after July 4 Police Assault by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Jonathan Wilson, a 22-year-old student and resident of Middletown, New Jersey, agreed to a $290,000 settlement as a result of being wrongfully assaulted, arrested, and prosecuted by the Red Bank Police Department.      …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard Operating Inhumane Floating Prisons by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis An eye-opening report from The New York Times has exposed the existence of multiple “floating Guantanamos” operated by the U.S. Coast Guard throughout the Pacific Ocean. Coast guard cutters on missions to interdict suspected drug smugglers in …
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