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Unlawful Raid by Indiana State Excise Police Results in Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Two enforcement officers of the Indiana State Excise Police, the law enforcement arm of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, agreed to a settlement of an undisclosed amount for numerous civil rights violations related …
Article • May 9, 2018
Florida Man Arrested After He Flipped Off Pittsburgh Cop; Settles First Amendment Claim for $50,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis David Hackbart, a Tampa, Florida, resident, agreed to a $50,000 settlement with the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a Pittsburgh police officer, after being cited for disorderly conduct when …
Racially Motivated Traffic Stop and Arrest by Texas Police Leads to Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis     After police in Brownsville, Texas, arrested a man for drunk driving and running a red light when tests showed that he was not intoxicated, the man sued for racially motivated …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
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Nebraska Sheriffs Profiting from Jail Phone Contracts by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The ACLU of Nebraska issued a report on November 30, 2017 detailing the cost of telephone calls made from county jails in the state, concluding that phone rates remain “unconscionably” expensive. Profits for some sheriffs are so …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Ohio: $75,000 Settlement Reached after 60-Year-Old Woman Body Slammed by Jail Guard by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal lawsuit filed by an elderly woman who suffered injuries after being slammed to the floor by a jail guard has ended in a settlement, and the guard disciplined. Marsha Pate-Strickland …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Newspaper Investigation Reveals Significant Problem with Life Sentences in Arizona by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis An investigation by the Arizona Republic has exposed a serious problem with life sentences imposed by state courts throughout Arizona since 1994. In the 22 years between January 1994 and January 2016, 248 out …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Justice Department Failing to Assess Prison Population Reduction, Clemency and Reentry Programs by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In a statement made to members of Congress on December 13, 2017, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on the failure of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to properly implement recommendations …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Confusion Over Insanity Defense Leads One Jury to Issue Two Verdicts in Triple Murder by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A jury’s decision that a defendant on trial for murder was mentally ill but should go to prison led a judge to initially withhold judgment in the case. Dan Popp, …
Hearing Impaired Man Beaten by Oregon Police While in Custody Awarded $500 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Michael Evans, a hearing impaired man who was kicked and punched by several officers at the Multnomah County Detention Center in Oregon, was awarded a meager $500 by a federal jury.      …
Arrest of War Protesters in Seattle Leads to Civil Rights Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis      Three attendees of a 2006 march against the war in Iraq held in Seattle, Washington, agreed to settle a lawsuit in which they claimed their arrests violated their civil rights.      On …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
New York Issues New Solitary Confinement Rules for Local Jails Amid Lawsuits, $5 Million Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On October 17, 2017, the New York Commission of Correction issued new rules governing the treatment of prisoners held in solitary confinement in local jails. The rules came in …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Rash of Security Breaches Plagues Nation’s Prisons and Jails by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A review of recent news reports has revealed a recent spate of security breaches by both jail detainees and state and federal prisoners across the country. In October 2017 alone, escapes were reported in ten …
Article • May 7, 2018
Woman Forced to Give On-Duty Florida Officer Oral Sex Awarded $20,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis    A Florida woman who claimed that an on-duty police officer forced her to give him oral sex was awarded $20,000 after suing him in Broward County Circuit Court.      On September 3, …
Article • May 7, 2018
Jury Awards Missouri Man $35,000 for Traffic Stop Assault by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis   A federal jury found that Dunklin County, Missouri, deputies used excessive force against a man who ran a stop sign, and awarded him $35,000.      On June 11, 2006, Herman Taylor was pulled over …
Indiana Hospital and Sheriff Settle over False Arrest and Illegal Search by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis    The Delaware County, Indiana, Sheriff's Department, two of its deputies and Ball Memorial Hospital agreed to an undisclosed settlement with Wesley P. Eley after Eley sued them in federal court for violating …
Arkansas Woman Awarded $4,000 by Federal Jury Against Texarkana Police by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis After suing Texarkana Police over Fourth Amendment civil rights violations, a female truck driver was awarded $4,000 in damages by an Arkansas federal jury.      On October 25, 2005, long-haul truck driver Bobbie Green …
Article • May 7, 2018
Deaf Oregon Man Awarded $157,500 over Police Mistreatment by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis      Erik Pierce, a 32-year-old deaf man, was awarded $157,500 in damages from the city of Salem and Marion County, Oregon, over the use of excessive force and violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) …
Article • May 7, 2018
California Man Awarded $10,000 by Federal Jury After LAPD Assault by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis      A California man, who was stopped, searched and assaulted by LAPD officers while he was walking home, was awarded $10,000 by a federal jury on his claim of unreasonable search and excessive force. …
Article • May 3, 2018
Guantánamo Prisoner Returned to Saudi Arabia by Christopher Zoukis Update: Ahmed al Darbi has been returned to his native Saudi Arabia, Saudi state security confirmed today, to serve the rest of his 13-year sentence. by Christopher Zoukis    Ahmed al Darbi, a 42-year-old Saudi who has been in the custody …
Georgia Man Reaches Settlement with Dekalb County Police Officer over Civil Rights Violations by Christopher Zoukis
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