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Davis et al v. Abercrombie et al, HI, Complaint, CCA religious discrimination denial retaliation, 2011
Brief • November 14, 2011
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, RLUIPA, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices
Davis et al v. Abercrombie et al, HI, Complaint, CCA religious discrimination denial retaliation, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-00144-LEK -BMK Document 42 Filed 11/14/11 Page 1 of 126 821 PageID #: NATIVE HAWAIIAN LEGAL CORPORATION 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1205 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Telephone: (808) 521-2302 Fax: (808) 537-4268 ANDREW B. SPRENGER …
Hawaii State Auditor Blasts Private Prison Contracting; State Renews Contract Anyway
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic
Hawaii State Auditor Blasts Private Prison Contracting; State Renews Contract Anyway by On December 29, 2010, the State Auditor of Hawaii released a report highly critical of the way the Hawaii Department of Public Safety (DPS) contracts for private prison beds on the U.S. mainland. The report found that the …
Subia v. State of Hawaii, HI, Complaint, prison medical neglect kidney, 2014
Brief • June 24, 2011
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Kidney, Failure to Treat
Subia v. State of Hawaii, HI, Complaint, prison medical neglect kidney, 2014
$149,500 Settlement for Hawaiian Prisoner Denied Medical Care After Transport Accident
Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Skeletal Injury, Transportation
$149,500 Settlement for Hawaiian Prisoner Denied Medical Care After Transport Accident by A $149,500 settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by a Hawaiian prisoner who was denied medical care for injuries suffered after a prison transport van was involved in an accident. Scott Tenney and six other prisoners …
Davis et al v. Abercrombie et al, HI, Order denying Def Mot to Transfer Venue, CCA religious discrimination denial retaliation, 2011
Brief • May 27, 2011
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, RLUIPA, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices
Davis et al v. Abercrombie et al, HI, Order denying Def Mot to Transfer Venue, CCA religious discrimination denial retaliation, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-00144-LEK -BMK Document 28 Filed 05/27/11 Page 1 of 27 657 PageID #: IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII RICHARD KAPELA DAVIS; et …
$932,900 Award to Hawaii Prisoner Rendered Infertile Due to Inept Medical Care
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Filed under: Medical, Skin, Male Reproductive, Failure to Treat
$932,900 Award to Hawaii Prisoner Rendered Infertile Due to Inept Medical Care by A Hawaii state judge awarded a former prisoner $932,900 in damages in a lawsuit alleging substandard medical care. Gregory Slingluff, 41, sued after he was rendered infertile due to poor medical treatment while incarcerated at the Halawa …
Defamation Claim Filed by Hawai'i Sex Offender Labeled as Murderer Dismissed
Article • December 15, 2009
Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Defenses, Media
Defamation Claim Filed by Hawai'i Sex Offender Labeled as Murderer Dismissed by On June 30, 2009, a Hawai'i Appellate Court filed its decision affirming the trial court judgment to dismiss a complaint filed on September 11, 2002 by a convicted sex offender, Waldorf Roy Wilson. Defendants in the complaint were …
Slingluff v. State of Hawaii, Findings of Fact/Conclusions of Law, Medical Malpractice Leaves Prisoner Impotent, 2009
Brief • November 12, 2009
Filed under: Male Reproductive, Surgery, Malpractice
Slingluff v. State of Hawaii, Findings of Fact/Conclusions of Law, Medical Malpractice Leaves Prisoner Impotent, 2009
Slingluff v. State of Hawaii, Final Judgment, Medical Malpractice Leaves Prisoner Impotent, 2009
Brief • November 12, 2009
Filed under: Male Reproductive, Surgery, Malpractice
Slingluff v. State of Hawaii, Final Judgment, Medical Malpractice Leaves Prisoner Impotent, 2009
Ninth Circuit: Refusal to Allow Cross-Examination of Lab Technician Violates Due Process
Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009
Filed under: Searches, Drug Testing, Cross Examination, Parole Conditions
Ninth Circuit: Refusal to Allow Cross-Examination of Lab Technician Violates Due Process by Brandon Sample The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held it was a violation of due process for a district court to deny a criminal defendant the right to cross-examine a lab technician who tested …
$9,000 Award for Hawaiian Prisoners Bitten By Dogs at Oklahoma CCA Prison
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Workplace Injury, Work Conditions/Safety, Excessive Force, Dogs
$9,000 Award for Hawaiian Prisoners Bitten By Dogs at Oklahoma CCA Prison by On October 31, 2008, a Hawaiian state court awarded $3,000 each in damages to three Hawaiian prisoners who were bitten by dogs while incarcerated at a private prison in Oklahoma. Jonathan K. Lum, John Daffron and Frank …
Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic
Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cornell Corrections, GRW Corp., Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution
Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic by Gary Hunter Sexual assault, rape, indecency, deviance. These terms represent reprehensible behavior in our society. They also represent recurring themes in our nation’s prisons – not only by prisoners, but also by guards and other staff members. PLN’s August …
Hawai’i Supreme Court Holds Takings Clause Requires Payment of Interest on Prisoner Trust Accounts
Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009
Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Interest
Hawai’i Supreme Court Holds Takings Clause Requires Payment of Interest on Prisoner Trust Accounts by David Reutter Hawai’i Supreme Court Holds Takings Clause Requires Payment of Interest on Prisoner Trust Accounts by David M. Reutter The Hawai’i Supreme Court has held that prison officials have no statutory authority to divide …
Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $15,000.50 for Slip and Fall
Article • March 15, 2009 • from PLN March, 2009
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Damages, Premises Liability
Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $15,000.50 for Slip and Fall by Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $15,000.50 for Slip and Fall A Hawaiian prisoner has been awarded $15,000.50 for a slip and fall that occurred in a prison kitchen. A related claim for damages for a slip and fall that occurred near a shower …
Arbitrator Awards Hawaii Prisoner $7,500 for Injuries Sustained While Working in Kitchen
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Filed under: Work, Prison Labor, Workplace Injury, Premises Liability
Arbitrator Awards Hawaii Prisoner $7,500 for Injuries Sustained While Working in Kitchen by On March 10, 2008, a Hawaii prisoner was awarded $7,500 through arbitration after being burned by hot coffee. On April 3, 2007, Will Kaaihue received second degree burns down the left side of his body while working …
Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $20,000 in Slip and Fall Lawsuit
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Filed under: Showers, Costs, Immunity/Liability, Premises Liability
Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $20,000 in Slip and Fall Lawsuit by A Hawaii State Court has awarded a prisoner$20,000 for injuries incurred in a negligence claim stemming from a slip and fall, incident. While imprisoned at the Halawa High Security Facility on January 26, 2006, Joseph Sampiao was walking down the …
Fondled Hawaiian Transexual Prisoner Awarded $817,500 in Damages and Attorney Fees
Article • October 15, 2008 • from PLN October, 2008
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Strip Searches, Attorney Fee Awards, Damages, Limitations, Sanctions, Supervisory Liability
Fondled Hawaiian Transexual Prisoner Awarded $817,500 in Damages and Attorney Fees by Matthew Clarke Fondled Hawaiian Transexual Prisoner Awarded $817,500 in Damages and Attorney Fees by Matt Clarke On March 18, 2008, Hawaiian First Circuit Court Judge Sabrina S. McKenna awarded a pre-operative transgendered prisoner who had been sexually abused …
Hawaii State Officials Granted Immunity In Prisoner Beating
Article • August 15, 2008
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Sovereign Immunity
Hawaii State Officials Granted Immunity In Prisoner Beating by Hawaii State pro se prisoner William Aholelei brought a § 1983 action against the Department of Public Safety and various other state officials (defendants) after being assaulted in 2003 by fellow prisoners. He appealed the defendants' summary judgment grant for sovereign …
Fired Whistleblowing Rec Staff Allowed to Amend Complaint
Article • August 15, 2008
Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff, Whistleblowing, Failure to Protect (General), Complaints
Fired Whistleblowing Rec Staff Allowed to Amend Complaint by The plaintiff, a prison "recreation specialist," alleged that he was fired because of his complaints of lack of safety in the workplace. The court first says that his complaints about lack of personal security amount to no more than negligence, even …
Excessive Force Verdict Nets Hawaii Prisoner $1.00
Article • July 15, 2008
Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings
Excessive Force Verdict Nets Hawaii Prisoner $1.00 by A Hawaii prisoner was awarded $1, for excessive force by a prison guard. Mr. Matthews, a 32-year-old Hawaii prisoner sustained scratches on his arm when a guard pushed him while restraining him for disciplinary reasons. Matthews sued in state court, alleging that …
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