$15,000 Paid in WA DOC Employees Sexual/Racial Discrimination Suit by Norma Gellineau, an employee at the State Penitentiary at Walla Walla was subjected to comments of an inappropriate nature by Al Breneman. He made references to condoms, touched Gellineau's breast on one occasion, made lewd comments about her not wearing …
$37,500 Paid in Washington for Guard's Sexual Harassment by In May 1998, Stacey Green was allowed to enter the 120-day Work Ethic Camp at Washington's McNeil Island Correctional Center. Upon completion of the camp she was to be released from her two-year sentence. While at the camp, guard Eric Zoot …
$100.00 Settlement In WA Mail Censorship Suit by In 1999 Jeffrey M. Dehut a prisoner at the Airway Heights Correctional Center (AHCC), in Washington State had a "holy bible lesson plan and sermon on tape," rejected from the AHCC mail room because it was not purchased byhim. Dehut appealed the …
$321.58 Settlement In WA Mail Censorship Suit by In 1998 Lonnie L. Burton a prisoner at the-Airway Heights Correctional Facility (AHCC)in Washington, received five "offender mail rejections" from the AHCC mail room. He appealed the mail rejection to the Director, Division of Prisons within ten days of the rejection as …
$600.00 Settlement In WA Mail Censorship Suit by In 1994 Steven Volstad, a prisoner at the Washington State Penitentiary (WSP), filed a law suit against N.Frost and P.Potts both mailroom employees at WSP and Tana Wood, the superintendent of WSP for violating his First and Fourteenth Amendment Rights. In 1993 …
$55,000 Paid in Rape by Washington Parolee by On October 17, 1993, David Matthew broke into the apartment of Heidi Braddock and raped her. At the time, Matthew was on parole. The complaint alleged the Washington Department of Corrections rendered negligent supervision because Matthew had violated his parole prior to …
$43,000 Paid in Washington DOC Employee's Gender Discrimination Claim by Scott A. Hepler works for the Washington Department of Corrections as a Community Corrections Officer. In early 1999, Hepler applied for a lateral transfer within WDOC for a position as Community Corrections Officer II at the community-oriented policing station known …
$75,000 Paid in Assault on Washington Prisoner by Washington prisoner Eugene Perry Henkel II alleged he sustained serious and permanent injuries with attendant pain and suffering from the negligence of the Washington Department of Corrections and guard John A Markwell. The complaint alleged assault, battery and negligent supervision by the …
$2,025 Paid in Washington Prisoner's Retaliation Claim by While a prisoner at Washington's Airway Heights Correction Center, Donald W. Miniken received a standard classification hearing on March 1997. At the hearing, Miniken's legal activities were discussed. The hearing resulted in Miniken losing 12 custody points for not programming despite him …
$2,250,000 Paid in Negligent Supervision of Washington Parolee by On January 11, 1998, Warrick Washington, a dangerous and mentally- ill Washington parolee, shot and killed two teenage boys playing videogames at a friend's house. Prior to the shooting Washington had knowingly violated terms of his parole no less than four …
$5,000 Paid in Washington Prisoner's Failure to Maintain Grounds Claim by Kathryn A. Kaiser, a prisoner at the Washington Correction Center for Women, used a water spigot to wash her hands. When she stepped back from the spigot, which was between the dining hall and sweat lodge, the ground under …
$7,000 Paid in Washington Prisoner's Legal Mail Withholding Claim by In October 1993, Robert D. Wrinkle was a prisoner at Washington's Clallam Bay Correction Center. Wrinkle received via legal mail a videotape of jury selection in his criminal trial, which was needed to complete a supplemental brief. Wrinkle was never …
$9,500 Paid in Washington DOC Employee's Whistleblower Suit by William C. Dalton, a nurse at Washington's McNeil Island Correctional Center, repeatedly raised issues regarding deficiencies in equipment, protocol and staffing at MICC. In July 1996, Dalton was instructed to participate in chemotherapy for a patient/prisoner at MICC. Dalton became concerned …
$10,000 Paid for Failure to Perform Washington Prisoner's Surgery by Washington Prisoner Austin Mora-Gonzales sued officials of the Washington Department of Corrections for failing to perform their duty to provide him with surgery or ameliorate the pre-existing spinal condition he had. On October 10, 2002, the WDOC settled the suit …
US Supreme Court Holds Forced Drugging of Mentally Ill Prisoner Not Unconstitutional by The U.S. Supreme Court held that the forced medication of a mentally ill prisoner did not violate substantive due process, nor was the issue moot merely because the prisoner was not currently being forcibly medicated. A Washington …
9th Circuit Invalidates Prisoner-to-Prisoner Mail Ban by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a complete ban on prisoner-to-prisoner mail violated the First Amendment rights of both prisoners. The court also held that a Washington state prisoner did not have a constitutional right to the services of a prison …
Court Has Duty to Appoint Counsel in Appropriate Civil Cases by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a district court to exercise its discretion to request counsel for a civil litigant and inquire whether the litigant was incompetent, which required action be taken to protect his rights. This action …
Washington Parole Officers Liable For Negligent Supervision by The Supreme Court of Washington held that the Washington state parole board was entitled to absolute immunity in claims alleging the negligent release of state prisoners, but individual parole officers were entitled only to qualified immunity in claims alleging negligent supervision. Plaintiffs …
Washington: Sanctions For Insolent/Threatening Language In Grievances Constitutional by Washington: Sanctions For Insolent/Threatening Language In Grievances Constitutional The Court of Appeals of the State of Washington, Division I, held that sanctions resulting from a prisoner's use of insolent and threatening language on an administrative grievance did not violate the First …
Drug Addicted WA Prisoners not Entitled to Treatment by The Washington Supreme Court held that state prisoners do not have a constitutional right to treatment for drug addiction. Bradley Bresolin, a prisoner at the Washington State Penitentiary, filed a petition for writ of mandamus claiming that prison officials had breached …
