Indiana DOC Settles Prisoner’s Retaliation Suit for $80,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke In August 2017, the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) agreed to settle a prisoner’s conditions of confinement lawsuit after he alleged DOC officials had retaliated against him for filing the complaint. Robert L. Holleman, an Indiana …
Growing Number of Local Jurisdictions Reject Correctional Privatization by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On May 8, 2018, the City Council in Tucson, Arizona passed a historic resolution by unanimous vote that prohibits “contracting with private, for-profit prison companies like GEO Group or CoreCivic (formerly CCA) for jail operations.” City …
Dowell v. Cook, IN, Complaint, Medical Accommodations, 2018 Filed: 7/13/2018 10:28 AM Clerk Allen County, Indiana NF STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF ALLEN ) ) SS: ) IN THE ALLEN SUPERIOR COURT CASE NO. 02D03-1708-CT-000473 TERRY RAY DOWELL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) v. ) ALAN COOK, DAVID GLADIEUX, …
$91,615 Awarded to Injured Aramark Employee After Indiana Jury Finds Against Prison by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis An employee with Aramark, a government service contractor, who suffered a back injury that required surgery after having to force open a gate at an Indiana prison, was awarded damages of $91,615 …
Indiana’s SOMM Program Declared Unconstitutional by Federal Court by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Indiana’s Sex Offender Management and Monitoring (SOMM) program violated the Fifth Amendment by compelling prisoners to incriminate themselves or face longer prison terms, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana held on September …
Indiana County Pays $28,000 to Settle Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell LaPorte County, Indiana has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former prisoner who claimed county jailers used excessive force against him. The suit, filed by Marcin Kulbacki, alleged that guards at the …
Brockington v. Warden Lawson, IN, Complaint, Improper Treatment, 2018 USDC IN/ND case 3:18-cv-00446-JD-MGG document 1 filed 06/11/18 page 1 of 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHE.RN DISTRICT OF INDIANA. PLAINTIFF~J [Type or print your name on the line above] ) ) ) V. \~N~·~u~r(_\e_~f~'-·~Lo.:~··,~~-=l:~~~~r~)--~ DEFENDANT ~ /Leave this blank, the …
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Report, 2018 The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Jacob Kang-Brown, Oliver Hinds, Jasmine Heiss, and Olive Lu June 2018 From The Director The turn of the century marked a new direction for the nation’s prisons and jails: after three decades of …
Buroff and Barnhart v. Gladieux, IN, Opinion and Order, jail prisoners' right to vote, 2018 USDC IN/ND case 1:17-cv-00124-TLS document 41 filed 05/17/18 page 1 of 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FORT WAYNE DIVISION DEMETRIUS BUROFF and IAN BARNHART, individually and on behalf of all others …
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 …
Indiana County Settles Jail Guard’s ADA/Discrimination Suit for $150,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In July 2017, an Indiana county settled a civil rights lawsuit brought by former jail guard Michael A. Jones that included claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The suit alleged the jail refused …
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 …
City, Police of Speedway, Ind., Settle False Arrest and Excessive Force Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Edward Bowden agreed to a settlement of an undisclosed amount with the city of Speedway, Indiana, and the Speedway Police Department for civil rights violations against him. On December …
Indiana Prisoner Entitled to Kosher Meals Under RLUIPA by The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) must provide a kosher diet to a Muslim prisoner who said he believes “Islam prohibits rejecting food that Allah has given to humans – including certain types of animal meat.” Prisoner Roman Lee Jones, who …
Prisons and Jails Impose More Restrictions on Mail, Visits to Curtail Contraband by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Citing a need to stop the smuggling of drugs and other contraband, some prisons and jails have placed new and stringent restrictions on both prisoner mail and visitation. Beginning in April 2017, …
Davis v. Mason, IN, Opinion, Guard Excessive Force, 2018 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 16-2707 TERRY DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DAVID MASON and BLAKE THRASHER, Defendants-Appellees. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. No. …
Indiana Jail’s Overdetention of Pretrial Detainees Erroneously Denied Class-action Status by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an Indiana federal district court’s denial of class-action status for a subclass in a civil rights action alleging that the policies and practices of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office caused pretrial detainees …
Baer v. Neal, IN, Opinion, Death Penalty, Habeas,2018 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 15‐1933 FREDRICK MICHAEL BAER, Petitioner‐Appellant, v. RON NEAL, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, Respondent‐Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. …
$1.23 Million Settles Indiana Jail Conditions Suit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Officials in Floyd County, Indiana agreed on July 24, 2017 to settle a federal class-action lawsuit that alleged jail officials kept prisoners in padded cells, “deprived [them] of clothing, bedding, and hygiene products,” and tased and pepper-sprayed …
