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Krome Detention Center has Long History of Detainee Abuse by David Reutter Immigration reform was a recurring theme in the recent presidential election. The national debate has focused on what should be done with the millions of undocumented immigrants who reside in the United States, but as events at the …
New York: Nearly $10 Million in Settlements Over Denial of Medical Care at Rikers Island by On November 13, 2015, the City of New York entered into a $3.8 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a Rikers Island prisoner who swallowed caustic chemicals and died due …
Michigan’s Wayne County Jails Plagued with Inhumane Conditions by The jails in Michigan’s Wayne County are “inhumane for everybody,” according to one law enforcement official. The outmoded and dangerous jails were supposed to be replaced, but cost overruns at a new state-of-the-art facility forced the county to discontinue the project. …
Three California Jail Guards Charged with Murdering One Prisoner, Assaulting Another by Christopher Zoukis Three California jail guards have been charged with assaulting and murdering a mentally ill prisoner after he was found unresponsive in his cell shortly after midnight on August 27, 2015. Santa Clara County jail deputies Jereh …
Two Fulton County Jail Employees Subject to Liability in Detainee’s Suicide by A Georgia Court of Appeals held in March 2016 that two employees of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office could be held liable in the suicide of a pre-trial detainee. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the …
Deaths Due to Neglect in U.S. Jails Reflect Nation’s Values by David Reutter While brutality and murders committed by police officers – particularly against unarmed black men – have gained increased public attention over the past few years, the deaths of people in jail due to the negligence or deliberate …
Correctional Medical Care Pays $425,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Opiate Withdrawal Death by Correctional Medical Care (CMC) agreed to a $425,000 settlement in a lawsuit alleging the company’s practice of putting profit before patient care resulted in the opiate withdrawal death of a prisoner at New York’s Schenectady County Jail (SCJ). …
Orleans Parish Jail Settles Prisoner Suicide Suit for $1.75 Million by Derek Gilna On March 11, 2016, Orleans Parish jail officials in Louisiana agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from the 2011 suicide of a mentally ill detainee. The suit, filed against Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin …
Michigan Jail Subject of Wrongful Death Lawsuit and PLN Censorship Suit by The family of a prisoner who died from drug withdrawal symptoms at Michigan’s Macomb County Jail (MCJ) filed a lawsuit against the facility and its private medical contractor, Correct Care Solutions, in March 2015. On June 11, 2014, …
NTSB Faults Texas Prison Guard, Road Crews in Transport Bus Deaths by Derek Gilna The federal National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently investigated and issued a final report concerning a 2015 prison transport bus accident that claimed the lives of eight prisoners and two guards. The report faulted both the …
Brief • January 10, 2017
Powell v. Barnes, WA, Amended Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2017 Case 2:16-cv-00352-JLR Document 41 Filed 01/10/17 Page 1 of 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR …
Bryant v. NM Corrections Dept, NM, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 1/9/2017 2:13:52 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO Ginger Sloan FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF SANTA FE STATE OF NEW MEXICO Charles Bryant, as the personal representative for the ESTATE OF ROBERT LAWRENCE BRYANT, …
Brief • January 6, 2017
In the Matter of the Estate of Samantha Jeanne Robinson, OR, Petition re Settlement, Bacterial Pneumonia, 2017 1/6/2017 4:21:40 PM 14PB02525 1 2 3 4 5 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON 6 FOR THE COUNTY OF LINN 7 8 In the Matter of the Estate of: …
Estate of Dennis Choquette v. Corrections Corporation of America, CO, Complaint, Wrongful Death Diabetes Neglect, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-00060-KLM Document 1 Filed 01/06/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 70 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 17-cv-60 ESTATE OF DENNIS CHOQUETTE by and through …
Brief • January 6, 2017
Harris v. City of Chicago, IL, Motion to Bar Def Expert, Wrongful Conviction, 2017 Case: 1:14-cv-04391 Document #: 213 Filed: 01/06/17 Page 1 of 13 PageID #:3892 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION NICOLE HARRIS, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
California County Settles Suits over Two Jail Prisoners’ Deaths for $1.6 Million by Matthew Clarke In mid-2014, Sutter County, California settled lawsuits brought by the families of two county jail prisoners who died. The family of Rodney Bock received $800,000 while the family of Nathan Prasad received $825,000. The jail …
Brief • December 27, 2016
Estate of Jimi Lee Johnson v. Mason County, WA, Declaration of Kimberly M. Pearson, Wrongful Death-Mental Health, 2016 Case 3:14-cv-05832-RBL Document 141 Filed 12/27/16 Page 1 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 9 10 PEGGY JOHNSON, …
Swayzzer v. Clarke, WI, Complaint and Jury Demand, Lack of Medical Care, 2016 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN THE ESTATE OF LALIAH SWAYZER; SHADÉ SWAYZER; DIANE RUFFIN (a minor); and, CHARLENE RUFFIN (a minor); Plaintiffs, Case No: 16-CV-1703 v. DAVID J. CLARKE JR.; RICHARD E. …
Rice v. Montgomery County, KY, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death Seizure, 2016 SETTI.FTVIENT. RELEASE qF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITYAGREEMENT This Settlement, Release of All Claims and Indemnity Agreement (hereinafter, "Agreement") is entered into by Diana Rice, Adminisffatrix of the Estate of Ronald Calvin Gaunce, deceased, and Della Ford, as natural mother …
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