$2,000 For Erroneous Washington Parole Drug Test Result by On May 1, 1995, John Lizee was arrested for a community supervision violation by his community corrections officer and confined at the Airway Heights Corrections Center, in Spokane, Washington, until May 4, 1995. Mr. Lizee's arrest and confinement was based on …
$1,882.80 For Falsely Labeling Prisoner As "Sex Offender" by $1,882.80 For Falsely Labeling Prisoner As "Sex Offender" On October 27, 1997, Gene Palmer pleaded guilty to the third degree assault of Timothy Barker. The incident arose when Mr. Barker entered Mr. Palmer's house without permission and a fight ensued. Mr. …
$50,000 For 8 Months Of Unlawful Imprisonment by Washington DOC by On August 5, 1981, Joel Perry was sentenced to concurrent terms of 5 and 10 years in prison for various felonies. These terms of confinement were suspended, and Mr. Perry was placed on probation. Mr. Perry's suspended sentence was …
$124,500 Paid in WA Guard's Harassment Suit by Leanna A. Bradley was a guard at the Washington Corrections Center in Shelton from April 17, 1995, to June 7, 1996, when she was discharged. Bradley, represented by Jone A. Seavecki, filed, suit in the Pierce County Superior Court alleging she was …
$144,134 Paid in Male WA Guard's Sexual Harassment Suit by Rodney Shaw was an African American guard at the McNeil island Corrections Center in Steilacoom, Washington who was subjected to harassment and belittlement in front of prisoners by white guards. He also alleged he was sexually harassed by a female …
$1,500 For Illegally Extending Term of Community Supervision by On May 8, 1992, Raymond Mullins was sentenced to one year of community placement for a felony conviction and to one year of probation for a misdemeanor conviction. These sentences were imposed concurrently. On July 30, 1992, Mr. Mullins' probation was …
$7,000 For 20 Days Of Unlawful Imprisonment by Robert Bergen was serving a ten-year prison sentence for assault and indecent liberties. His good time release date was scheduled as February 18, 1981. Five months prior to this date, Mr. Bergen received a prison disciplinary infraction. He was found not guilty …
Attorney-Client Privilege Breached by The Supreme Court of Washington, en banc, held that a lawyer unethically revealed confidential information, thereby breaching the attorney-client privilege. William Hamilton retained attorney Douglas Schafer to aid him in forming a corporation in order to purchase a bowling alley from an estate represented by Grant …
Washington's Early Release Credit System Unconstitutional Because It Discriminates Against Poor People by David C Fathi Washington's Early Release Credit System Unconstitutional Because It Discriminates Against Poor People By Meredith Martin Rountree & David C. Fathi The Ninth Circuit in MacFarlane v. Walter, 179 F.3d 1131 (9th Cir. 1999), recently …
No Liberty Interest in Washington Extended Family Visits by The Washington Supreme Court held that prisoners have no constitutionally protected liberty interest in the DOC's extended family visiting (EFV) program. The court also held that prison officials have broad discretion to approve or deny a prisoner's participation in the EFV …
WA Reasonable Doubt Instruction Re-Defined in Prison Escape by Bruce Bennett was convicted in the Clallam County Superior Court of attempted first degree escape from the Clallam Bay Corrections Center. Before the jury began its deliberations, the court gave its instructions. Among them was the comment that the jury must …
Failure to Notify Warrants New Parole Hearing for Washington Prisoner by On December 27, 2004, a Washington appeals court granted a prisoner's personal restraint petition in which he alleged that the Sentencing Review Board (SRB) failed to provide him with proper notification of his parole revocation hearing. Rudolph Renfro was …
WA Agencies Liable For Fees & Penalties To Parties Who Prevail Against Them In PDA Cases by WA Agencies Liable For Fees & Penalties To Parties Who Prevail Against Them In PDA Cases On June 22, 2001, a reporter named Tim Connor sued the city of Spokane, Washington for withholding …
Washington: $260,000 to Family of Woman Killed By Escaped Prisoner by On November 5, 1991, the State of Washington agreed to pay $260,000 to the family of a woman who was kidnapped and murdered by an escaped work release prisoner. In 1988, while serving a 12-year sentence for two separate …
WA Jail Time for Consecutive Sentences Cannot Apply to Both Sentences by Tony Costello is a Washington state prisoner. He was in the King County Jail between February 2000 and April, 2002 on two separate felony cause numbers. He was convicted in both and given consecutive prison sentences. The jail …
WA Prisoner's Rights Not Violated by Interrogation Without a Lawyer or Miranda Warnings by WA Prisoner's Rights Not Violated by Interrogation Without a Lawyer or Miranda Warnings Darrell Everybodytalksabout was convicted of 1st degree murder for the stabbing death of Rigel Jones in 1996. While the case was on appeal …
Washington Prisoner Prevails In Alleged Failure To Register As Sex Offender by Washington State prisoner Gilbert Stratton was convicted by a Cowlitz County trial court of failure to register as a sex offender. Stratton had defaulted on the purchase of a residence but received permission from the real estate agency …
No Prejudgment Interest Awarded To Washington Prison Contractor Prior To Court Judgment by No Prejudgment Interest Awarded To Washington Prison Contractor Prior To Court Judgment Flour Daniel, Inc., a contractor, challenged an arbitrator's award of six million dollars to build the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Washington State. Flour characterized …
WA Conviction of Possession of a Controlled Substance Affirmed by Gary Hutt was a prisoner in the Grant County Jail in Ephrata, Washington. In November of 2003 Paul Holland left drugs in a toilet tank at a medical center across the street from the jail, where a prisoner pretending to …
WA Guards Enjoined From Opening Legal Mail Outside Prisoners' Presence by Ralph Fourmont is a prisoner at the Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) in Walla Walla. After WSP mailroom guards opened his legal mail outside his presence, he sought a preliminary injunction in a federal district court. The court enjoined anyone …
