$500,000 Settlement for Colorado Prisoner Beaten During Seizure by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Colorado prison officials agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a guard severely beat a prisoner who was experiencing a seizure. Prisoner Jayson M. Oslund entered the Colorado Department of Corrections for the …
Colorado Dept of Corrections, Response to Joint Budget Committee Hearing, 2020 Department of Corrections Responses to Joint Budget Committee Hearing Questions December 31, 2020 1. Please provide context on the November 30, 2020 absconder population of 1,400. Include pre-COVID numbers for comparison. Also, provide the actual reasons for absconding including …
Sanchez v. City and County of Denver, CO, Settlement, Failure to Provide Medical Care, 2020 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Full and Final Release and Settlement Agreement ("Release") is made this y./1, · day of April 2020, by Diana Sanchez; J.S.M., a minor child, by and through …
Tenth Circuit Holds BOP’s Change in Policy and Delivery of Censored Issues at ADX Super Max Prison Moots PLN’s Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 13, 2019, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s dismissal of a federal lawsuit brought by PLN against the …
All 50 States Report Prison Understaffing by Brian Sonenstein by Brian Sonenstein, Shadowproof Every state in the nation has reported prison staffing shortages since 2017, according to research by Shadowproof. This is concerning because “staff shortages” are historically used to push for greater investments in prison systems, oftentimes riding reform …
More States Restore Felony Voting Rights by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In 2019, Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey, and Nevada enacted legislation to restore voting rights to felons who have been released from prison but are still under such supervision, the latest of 24 states to make similar …
Prison Plays Go on the Road, Teach Prisoners Life Skills by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) teamed up with the University of Denver’s Prison Arts Initiative and took some prison plays on the road last December. It’s the first time a prison play has …
Karapetian v. CoreCivic, CO, Complaint, Discrimination and Retaliation, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00747-PAB-KMT Document 1 Filed 03/18/20 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 30 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. DANETTE KARAPETIAN, Plaintiff, v. CORECIVIC, INC. d/b/a Bent County Correctional Facility, and CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC, Defendants. …
J.H. v. the GEO Group, CO, Amended Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00629-NRN Document 7 Filed 03/09/20 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 20-cv-00629-LTB J.H., Plaintiff, v. THE GEO GROUP, INC.; JORDAN C. LUJAN; LISA L/N/U; …
Federal Court Orders Videophone Access for Deaf Prisoners in Colorado by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 18, 2019, a federal district court ordered the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide access to videophones for all of its deaf and hard of hearing prisoners and prisoners who wish …
Sanchez v. City and County of Denver, CO, Complaint, Failure to Provide Medical Care, 2020 Case No. 1:19-cv-02437-DDD-NYW Document 66 filed 02/26/20 USDC Colorado pg 1 of 49 FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DENVER, COLORADO 3:28 pm, Feb 26, 2020 JEFFREY P. COLWELL, CLERK IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT …
Denver Settles Female Deputies’ Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $1.55 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 9, 2019, the Denver City Council voted to pay $1.55 million to settle a lawsuit brought by female deputies who worked at the Denver jail. The settlement included $609,228.78 in attorney fees, …
Death Penalty Prosecution in Colorado Costs State Over $1.6 Million, Ends in Life Sentence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After spending seven years and more than $1.6 million seeking the death penalty for a prisoner who killed a Colorado prison guard, prosecutors plea-bargained the case for a life sentence. …
Colorado Prisoner Dies as Nurse Watches Videotape; $2.45 Million Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In September 2019, the final signature of an Arapahoe County, Colorado official was affixed to a $2.45 million settlement agreement in a civil rights lawsuit over the death of prisoner Jeffrey Scott Lillis. Lillis …
Colorado Prisoner Receives $200,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Case by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On September 10, 2014, Colorado prisoner Shawn Lovett was serving a 30-year sentence at the Centennial Correctional Facility in Fremont County when he was moved from one part of the prison to another by guards …
Samimi-Gomez v. GEO Group, CO, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-03200 Document 1 Filed 11/12/19 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 38 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. NEDA SAMIMI-GOMEZ, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Kamyar Samimi; NEGEEN SAMIMI; …
Denver Tries to End Private Prison Companies’ Halfway House Contracts by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In August 2019, thanks to the efforts of newly elected Denver, Colorado councilwoman Candi CdeBaca, the city council declined to renew contracts worth a total of $10.6 million with GEO Group and Core­Civic (formerly …
Lawsuit: Woman Gave Birth Alone in Colorado Jail Cell by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Diana Sanchez gave birth to her son on July 31, 2019 at the Denver County Jail (DCJ), with no assistance from the medical staff. Guards and medical personnel watched from a remote location through a …
CO DOC GTL Contract 2015-2020 CMS# 82140 STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Contract with GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PARTIES.......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. EFFECTIVE DATE AND NOTICE OF NONLIABILITY ............................................................................................. 1 3. RECITALS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2 4. DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 5. TERM ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3 6. STATEMENT OF WORK ............................................................................................................................................... …
