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$91,615 Awarded to Injured Aramark Employee After Indiana Jury Finds Against Prison

Article • July 8, 2018

Filed under: Pain, Skeletal Injury, Injury -- Misc.

$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

Article • July 3, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Class Certification, Good Time, Fifth Amendment, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

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

Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Settlements

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

Brief • June 5, 2018

Filed under: Discrimination, Medical, Food, Commissary, Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

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

Publication • June 1, 2018

Filed under: Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, Census, Overcrowding, Jail Specific, Rural Prisons, Bail, Bail Bonds, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab

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

Brief • May 17, 2018

Filed under: Class Certification, Staff Training, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

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 …

Garwood v. Cass County, IN, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2018

Brief • May 10, 2018

Filed under: Pain, Failure to Treat, Strip Searches, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Settlements, Mental Health, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Garwood v. Cass County, IN, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2018

Unlawful Raid by Indiana State Excise Police Results in Settlement

Article • May 9, 2018

Filed under: Excessive Force, Settlements, False Arrest, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Fifth Amendment

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

Article • May 8, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Retaliation against Staff, Americans with Disabilities Act, Employee Litigation

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

Article • May 7, 2018

Filed under: Searches, False Arrest, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

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

Article • April 9, 2018

Filed under: Excessive Force, False Arrest

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

Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018

Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Diet

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

Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Clothing, Mail Regulations, Visiting, PLN Litigation

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

Brief • February 6, 2018

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings

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

Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018

Filed under: Class Certification, Class Notice, Overdetention

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

Brief • January 11, 2018

Filed under: Habeas Corpus, Death Penalty/Death Row

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

Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018

Filed under: Jail Specific

$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 …

Indiana DOC Must Offer Passover Diet

Article • December 27, 2017

Filed under: Food, Religious Diet

Indiana DOC Must Offer Passover Diet by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton The Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) agreed after being sued to provide a Passover diet to a prisoner who was denied the meals under a prison policy that said prisoners not on a kosher diet the remainder of …

Indiana Woman Settles Claim that Clay County Police Officer Grabbed Her Breasts During Traffic Stop

Article • December 11, 2017

Filed under: Assault by Police, Harassment by Police, Police Misconduct, False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police)

Indiana Woman Settles Claim that Clay County Police Officer Grabbed Her Breasts During Traffic Stop by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis An Indiana woman who claimed that a Clay County, Indiana Reserve Sheriff's Deputy used unjustified, excessive, sexual force against her during a traffic stop settled her claim for an …

Self-Serving Affidavits Admissible in Discrimination Suit

Article • December 7, 2017

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Police

Self-Serving Affidavits Admissible in Discrimination Suit by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal district court's summary judgment granted to Indiana's Whitley County Sheriff's Office in a racial discrimination suit. The court found that the district court erroneously applied the "common actor" provision to grant summary judgment, and …