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$3 Million Settlement in Death of Mentally Ill Prisoner; Three Guards Indicted by Matthew Clarke A $3 million settlement was paid to the parents of a 23-year-old mental health patient killed by three guards at Bridgewater State Hospital who were attempting to strap him into four-point restraints on a small …
Florida’s Department of Corrections: A Culture of Corruption, Abuse and Deaths by David Reutter Florida, with the nation’s third-largest prison system, has a long and sordid history of abusing, neglecting and even killing its prisoners. Because most state prisons are in insular rural areas, the general public, aside from those …
Will Lawsuits and Exposés Lead to Reform of Florida’s Brutal Prisons? by Laura Cepero Florida’s prisons have become notorious for their abuse and neglect of the people in their care. Now, as per an agreement between the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) and Disability Rights Florida, the state will be overhauling …
Article • February 1, 2016
Ohio Prisoner Awarded $155,000 for Assault by Guard by An Ohio federal district court awarded $155,000 to a prisoner who was assaulted by a guard. While at the Lebanon Correctional Institution on November 28, 2011, prisoner Michael Williams was assaulted by guard Charles Lake. At the time of the assault, …
Article • February 1, 2016
Nominal Damage Award Verdict Nets $197,505 in Attorney Fee Award by David Reutter A federal district court awarded $197,505 in attorney fees following a jury's nominal damage award after finding excessive force by guards upon detainees was a custom or practice at the Sacramento County Main Jail (SCMJ). The plaintiffs, …
Brief • January 30, 2016
Filed under: Excessive Force
Mediola v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE #- This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement") is entered into, on, by, and among DANIEL MENDIOLA (ADC individually (the "Plaintiff'); and the STATE OF ARIZONA (''the State") on behalf of Arizona Department of Corrections ("ADC") employees C. …
Brief • January 29, 2016
Bosh v. Cherokee County, OK, Order, guard brutality, 2016 6:11-cv-00376-JHP Document 384 Filed in ED/OK on 01/29/16 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA MICHAEL BOSH, Special Administrator of the Estate of Daniel Bosh, Plaintiff(s) vs. CHEROKEE COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL BUILDING AUTHORITY, …
R.W. v. Kiser Jr., FL, Complaint, Inmate Assault, 2016 Case 5:16-cv-00045-WTH-PRL Document 1 Filed 01/27/16 Page 1 of 17 PageID 38 FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2016 JAN27 AMIf: 53 MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CLERK. USDISTRICT COURT OCALA DIVISION HIDOLE DISTRICT OFFL OCALAFLUi~!OA R.W., Plaintiff, V. BRUCE A. KISER JR., …
Brief • January 25, 2016
Bosh v. Cherokee County, OK, CCGBA Board Minutes, 2016 CHEROKEE COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL BUILDING AUTHORITY SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 25,2016 The CCGBA met for a special meeting on January 25, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. for which the time, place, and agenda were posted on the second floor of the Cherokee County Courthouse. …
Brief • January 22, 2016
Woods et al v. Fagan et al, CA, Verdict Form - Phase 2, 14th Am civil rights violation, 2016 REDACTED
Burns v. City of Concord, CA, Fourth Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death - Shooting, 2016 Case 3:14-cv.: 1 2 3 4 s .535-LB Document 109 Filed 0112{· -- Page 1 of 38 Peter Johnson, SBN: 165523 Law Office of Johnson & Johnson 2125 Oak Grove Rd., Ste. 315 Walnut Creek, CA …
Publication • January 15, 2016
Only Once I Thought About Suicide, Yale Law Forum Journal, 2016 THE YALE LAW JOURNAL FORUM JANUARY 15, 2016 Only Once I Thought About Suicide Reginald Dwayne Betts i. Every prison and jail in Virginia has a series of cells used for solitary confinement. Fairfax County Jail had three units …
Article • January 13, 2016
California County and Corizon Settle Jail Prisoner Death Suit for $1 Million by Matthew Clarke In December 2013, Alameda County, California, and Tennessee-based Corizon Health, Inc. agreed to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a minor son of a Santa Rita Jail prisoner who died of a heart …
Article • January 12, 2016
Texas Guards Who Fought with Juveniles Disciplined but Not Prosecuted by David Reutter Seven guards at a Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJ) facility have been fired or disciplined for assaulting teenage prisoners. Many of the incidents were caught on video. The TJJ established the Phoenix Program in 2012 to calm …
Denver Sheriff’s Office Mishandles Prisoners’ Grievances by Denver’s Office of Independent Monitor (OIM) filed a six chapter report critiquing procedures within the Denver Police Department (DPD) and the Denver Sheriff’s Department (DSD). Chapter two of the report detailed deficiencies in the manner in which the DSD handled prisoners’ most serious …
Article • January 7, 2016
$2.2 Million Settlement in Police Shooting of California Parolee by Verdicts & Settlements Final Preview RESULT DATE:  February 27, 2014 Whitney Dueuez, et al. v. City of Manteca, et al. (2:11-cv-01820-LKK-KJN) Hon. Lawrence K. Karlton USDC Eastern TOPIC:  Civil Rights SUB TOPIC: Excessive Force, Deprivation of Familial Relationship FURTHER DESCRIPTION:  …
Article • January 7, 2016
Seventh Circuit: Police Officer Who Shot Man Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity by On May 27, 2015, the Seventh Circuit court of appeals upheld a federal court's denial of a motion for summary judgement based on qualified immunity filed by a police officer who shot a man in an alleged …
Article • January 7, 2016
$700,000 Settlement in California Police Shooting Suit by The City of Napa, California settled a federal lawsuit over the November 28, 2010, shooting by police of an unarmed 60-year old man. Police were asked to check on the welfare of Richard Poccia. They were told he was in the midst …
Brief • January 4, 2016
Garcia v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2016 AO 399 (01/09) Waiver of the Service of Summons UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Northern District of California RUBEN GARCIA Plaintiff . V. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, et al., Defendant ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. …
Texas Grand Jury Indicts Two Jailers in Prisoner’s Death; Others Face Discipline by Texas Grand Jury Indicts Two Jailers in Prisoner’s Death; Others Face Discipline On November 23, 2015, a grand jury in Tarrant County, Texas returned an indictment against two Arlington Police Department detention officers for one count each …
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