Blackman v. Ohio Dept of Rehab. And Correction, OH, Settlement, Negligence, 2020 IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO WAYNE BLACKMAN, Plaintiff, Case No. 2020-00555JD -vs- OHIO DEPARTMENT or REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION, .. v) a N Defendant. JOURNAL ENTRY. APPROVING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT The Court, being fully advised as to the …
News in Brief by Alabama: According to a report by the Alabama Political Reporter, a state prisoner was fatally stabbed by another man incarcerated with him at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore on May 4, 2021—just one day before his scheduled release, which would also have been his twenty-fourth birthday. …
Ohio County Executive and Underlings Under Investigation for Jail Corruption and Deaths by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Usually the highest elected official of a county in the U.S. is the sheriff. In Ohio, the highest elected county official in the state’s counties is the county executive. That position is …
Russell v. Dept. Of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2021 IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO MARK R. RUSSELL Case No. 2018-00978JD Plaintiff Judge Patrick E. Sheeran Magistrate Gary Peterson V. DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION JOURNAL ENTRY APPROVING SETTLEMENT Defendant The court, being fully advised of …
Akron Law Review, OH, the Continuing and Unlawful Exclusion of Qualified Ex-Offenders From Jury Service in Ohio, 2021 Akron Law Review Volume 54 Issue 2 Criminal Justice Reform Issue Article 2 2021 The Continuing and Unlawful Exclusion of Qualified Ex-Offenders from Jury Service in Ohio Jordan Berman Follow this and …
Greene v. Ohio Dept. Of Rehab and Correction, OH, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021 IN THE OHIO COURT OF CLAIMS FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO CHARLES GREENE INMATE NUMBER 733-220 15708 MCCONNELSVILLE RD. CALDWELL OH 43724, CASE NO. JUDGE PLAINTIFF V. OHIO DEPT OF REHABILIATION AND CORRECTION 4545 FISHER ROAD COLUMBUS OH 43228, …
Andre Hill - Columbus City Council Settlement Approval 2021 City of Columbus Office of City Clerk 90 West Broad Street Columbus OH 43215-9015 columbuscitycouncil.org Legislation Details (With Text) File #: 1267-2021 Version: 1 Type: Ordinance Status: Passed File created: 5/14/2021 In control: Criminal Justice & Judiciary Committee On agenda: 5/17/2021 …
Estate of Nicholas Colbert v. Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021 NAILAH K. BYRD CUYAHOGA COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS 1200 Ontario Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Court of Common Pleas New Case Electronically Filed: COMPLAINT May 10, 202113:18 By: PAULJ. CRISTALLO 0061820 Confirmation Nbr. 2249179 DANIEL COLBERT, …
News in Brief by Alabama: In February 2021, Huntsville TV station WHNT reported a delay in the trial on theft and ethics charges of Mike Blakely, sheriff of Limestone County, Alabama. According to the report, retired Colbert County Circuit Judge Pride Tompkins, who had been appointed to hear the case …
News in Brief by Alabama: Two Alabama jail guards were arrested in just two months for allegedly smuggling cellphones to inmates. In February 2021, 27-year-old D’Mario Jones was fired and charged with two counts of promoting prison contraband at the Lee County Detention Center in Opelika where he worked. According …
Sixth Circuit Upholds Prisoner’s 18 U.S.C. § 111 Conviction for Assaulting Federally Contracted Private Prison Guard by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 12, 2020, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that 18 U.S.C. §§ 111 and 1114, which criminalize assaulting federal officers, apply to private prison guards …
News in Brief by Arizona: In January 2021, two women who worked at an Arizona state prison operated by Florida-based GEO Group pleaded guilty to having sex with inmates there. Melony Petrovffsky, 50, ran the commissary for the private contractor at a prison in Golden Valley, where she was allegedly …
Ohio Supreme Court Orders Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to Revise Calculation of Prisoner’s Sentence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio granted a state prisoner’s petition for a writ of mandamus and ordered the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) …
Walters v. Jones, OH, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2021 Case: 1:21-cv-00073-JPH Doc #: 3 Filed: 02/02/21 Page: 1 of 3 PAGEID #: 20 I COURT OF COMMON PLEAS HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO .. Co-qrtney Walters, cfo Robert Newm 215 E. 9th St. Ste. 650 Cincinnati, OH 45202 I ! I 0130925085 Case …
Troubled Ohio Jail Faces Two More Lawsuits by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In late 2020, the Board of Commissioners in Gallia County, Ohio, locked in $12.8 million in tax-exempt bonds to fund construction of a new jail. The move comes after two federal lawsuits were filed the previous summer …
Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards Inc., OH, class-action settlement agreement in debit card case, 2021 Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 121 Filed: 01/12/21 1 of 14. PageID #: 1761 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO AMBER HUMPHREY, On behalf of herself and the class, Plaintiff, vs. STORED VALUE CARDS, …
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 21, 2020, Sylvester Hartley became the seventh prisoner to die of complications from COVID-19 at Alabama’s St. Clair Correctional Facility, according to a report in the St. Clair News-Aegis. The 60-year-old, who was serving a life-without-parole sentence for three counts of first-degree kidnapping, …
Sixth Circuit Holds Ohio Prisoner Can Be Executed Despite Previous Botched Attempt by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 23, 2020, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an Ohio prisoner could be executed despite a previous botched attempt. Romell Broom was taken to the Ohio execution chamber …
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Prisoner’s Mandamus Petition Seeking to Compel Production of Coroner’s Photographs of Murder Victim by On November 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed a district court of appeals’ dismissal of a prisoner’s petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the Office …
Researchers, Prison Officials to Study Effects of Prison Violence Comprehensively by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A research team of internationally recognized prison experts from multiple academic institutions will be working with state prison officials from Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas to perform the most comprehensive study …
