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Ninth Circuit Orders New Trial in “Pink Underwear” Lawsuit; Case Settles for $240,000 by Mark Wilson On February 13, 2013, in an amended ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for the estate of a deceased mentally ill prisoner, finding the district court had improperly excluded …
$400,000 Settlement in New Jersey Juvenile Solitary Confinement Suit by Derek Gilna $400,000 Settlement in New Jersey Juvenile Solitary Confinement Suit by Derek Gilna In December 2013, the Juvenile Law Center, a non-profit public interest law firm based in Philadelphia, won a $400,000 settlement on behalf of two adolescents who spent …
Seventh Circuit: New Trial for Wrong Legal Standard in Jail Death Case by Mark Wilson Seventh Circuit: New Trial for Wrong Legal Standard in Jail Death Case by Mark Wilson In an amended decision on August 14, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held a district court had abused …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated by Matthew Clarke Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated by Matt Clarke The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied a bid to halt the retrial of a mentally challenged prisoner whose original …
Helijas v. Correctional Medical Care, NY, Complaint, Jail Suicide, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-01049-DJS Document 1 Filed 08/26/15 Page 1 of 67 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK __________________________________________ : GAIL HELIJAS, as Administratrix of the Estate of : LUCKY LEE WILKINS, Jr., : : Plaintiff, : …
Brief • August 24, 2015
Smith v. County of Santa Cruz, CA, Complaint, Jail Suicide, 2015 Case5:15-cv-03032-PSG Document8 Filed08/24/15 Page1 of 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jonathan Che Gettleman, SBN 243560 CABALLERO & GETTLEMAN, LAW OFFICE INC. 223 River Street, Suite D Santa Cruz, California 95060 TELEPHONE: 831-427-2658 FACSIMILE: 831-515-5228 …
Brief • August 13, 2015
Mikulan v. Allegheny County, PA, Complaint, Age Discrimination FMLA, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-01007-CRE Document 1 Filed 08/03/15 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA WALTER MIKULAN Plaintiff, v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) C. A. …
Nealman v. Laughlin et al, PA, Complaint, failure to train police mentally ill suicide, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-01579-CCC Document 1 Filed 08/12/15 Page 1 of 38 DEVON M. JACOB, ESQUIRE Pa. Sup. Ct. ID: 89182 JACOB LITIGATION P.O. Box 837, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0837 717.796.7733 | djacob@jacoblitigation.com Counsel for the Plaintiff IN …
Balla v. Idaho State Board of Correction, ID, Order Granting in Part Motion for Sanctions, Heatlh Care Standards, 2014 Case 1:81-cv-01165-BLW Document 983 Filed 08/11/15 Page 1 of 19 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO WALTER D. BALLA, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. CV-81-1165-S-BLW ORDER GRANTING IN …
Brief • August 5, 2015
USA v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, jail mental illness care, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-05903 Document 1 Filed 08/05/15 Page 1 of 9 Page ID #:1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 LORETTA E. LYNCH Attomex General MARK …
Brief • August 5, 2015
USA v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement, jail mental illness care, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-05903 Document 4-1 Filed 08/05/15 Page 1 of 58 Page ID #:25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LORETTA E. LYNCH Attorney General MARK J. KAPPELHOFF Deputy_ Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division …
Reed-Veal and Bland v. Encinia et al, TX, Complaint, inmate suicide police assault jail neglect, 2015 Case 4:15-cv-02232 Document 1 Filed in TXSD on 08/04/15 Page 1 of 46 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS GENEVA REED-VEAL, Individually and as Mother and Personal Representative of the Estate of …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Notorious Psych Ward at Miami-Dade Jail Finally Shuttered by David Reutter Notorious Psych Ward at Miami-Dade Jail Finally Shuttered by David Reutter In a historic culmination to decades of “horrific” living conditions and a pattern of constitutional violations, the Miami-Dade County Jail in Florida has finally closed the “Forgotten Floor” …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Supreme Court Rules Qualified Immunity Shields Prison Officials from Suicide Claim by Derek Gilna Supreme Court Rules Qualified Immunity Shields Prison Officials from Suicide Claim by Derek Gilna In what can only be considered a step backward for holding corrections officials accountable for the preventable suicide of prisoners in their …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
$1.15 Million for Florida Pretrial Detainee’s Death by David Reutter $1.15 Million for Florida Pretrial Detainee’s Death by David M. Reutter A Florida federal jury awarded $975,000 to the estate of a woman who was denied medical and mental health treatment while held at the Pinellas County Jail (PCJ), and …
Second Circuit Unseals Jail Conditions Settlement Compliance Reports; Public Has First Amendment Right of Access by Mark Wilson Second Circuit Unseals Jail Conditions Settlement Compliance Reports; Public Has First Amendment Right of Access by Mark Wilson On August 18, 2014, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held “that the public’s …
Brief • July 31, 2015
King v. City of Pagedale, MO, Amended Petition, Wrongful Death Suicide, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS, STATE OF MISSOURI GLADYS KING, individually and On behalf of her deceased daughter, KIMBERLEE RANDLE KING ) ) ) ) and ) ) T.R., a minor boy, by …
Stiavetti et al v. Ahlin et al, CA, Complaint, jail overdetention of detainees incompetent to stand trial, 2015
DRF v. Jones, FL, Settlement Agreement, DOC protection treatment mentally ill, 2015
Article • July 13, 2015
Mental Illness and Jails, Race is Left out of the Equation by James Kilgore Mental Illness and Jails, Race is Left out of the Equation By James Kilgore, Truthout In 1843, social justice crusader Dorothea Dix went before the Massachusetts Legislature with the intention of addressing an acute problem of …
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