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Estate of Terral Ellis II v. Ottawa County Board of County Commissioners, OK, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017

Brief • June 9, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Estate of Terral Ellis II v. Ottawa County Board of County Commissioners, OK, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 Case 4:17-cv-00325-JED-FHM Document 2 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 06/09/17 Page 1 of 19 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) (2) (3) (1) (2) (3) (4) …

Henderson v. Glanz, OK, Judgment, Rape in Medical Unit, 2017

Brief • May 25, 2017

Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Staffing, Restraints, Failure to Protect (Staff)

Henderson v. Glanz, OK, Judgment, Rape in Medical Unit, 2017 Case 4:12-cv-00068-JED-FHM Document 169-1 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 05/24/17 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA ALESHIA CYRESE HENDERSON, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …

Oklahoma rates May 2017

Kickback publication • May 15, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Oklahoma rates May 2017 From: Iris Wagner [mailto:iwagner@humanrightsdefensecenter.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 5:48 PM To: Bailey Weis Subject: Telephone call rates Hello –

Bradshaw v. Board of County Commissioners, OK, Settlement, Suicide with Bedsheet, 2017

Brief • May 8, 2017

Filed under: Suicides, Failure to Protect (Staff)

Bradshaw v. Board of County Commissioners, OK, Settlement, Suicide with Bedsheet, 2017 RESOLUTION RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TULSA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO CONFESS JUDGMENT WITHOUT ADMITTING LIABILITY BY FILING A JOURNAL ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF ANGELA KAY BRADSHAW, AS SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF NATHAN DANIEL BRADSHAW …

$25,000 Federal Jury Award in Suit over Teenager Raped in Oklahoma Jail

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (Juveniles)

$25,000 Federal Jury Award in Suit over Teenager Raped in Oklahoma Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 2, 2016, a federal jury awarded $25,000 to a woman who had been repeatedly sexually assaulted by a Tulsa, Oklahoma jailer when she was a minor held at the Tulsa …

$200,000 Settlement Over Oklahoma Jail Prisoner’s Death

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Mental Health, Staff Training

$200,000 Settlement Over Oklahoma Jail Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A $200,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed over the death of a mentally ill Oklahoma jail prisoner emphasizes what Oklahoma sheriffs have been saying for years: they are ill prepared to deal with the rapidly increasing number …

Videos Show the Dark Side of Shadow Mountain Youth Psych Facility

Article • April 18, 2017

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Private Contractors, Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Mental Health, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Staff Training

Videos Show the Dark Side of Shadow Mountain Youth Psych Facility by Rosalind Adams by Rosalind Adams, BuzzFeed TULSA, Oklahoma — By the time police arrived at the psychiatric hospital, one of the adolescent units was out of control. The new manager had been attacked, a handful of its teenage patients …

Oklahoma DOC Chief Gets Bullet-Resistant SUV After Botched Execution, Threats

Article • March 29, 2017

Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems, Death Penalty

Oklahoma DOC Chief Gets Bullet-Resistant SUV After Botched Execution, Threats by Joe Watson Oklahoma's Department of Corrections director Robert Patton has been provided with a team of bodyguards and a bullet-resistant SUV in the wake of purported death threats following the botched execution of a death row prisoner. Threatening emails …

Burke v. Glanz, OK, Jury Verdict, Broken Neck Wrongful Death, 2017

Brief • March 21, 2017

Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Burke v. Glanz, OK, Jury Verdict, Broken Neck Wrongful Death, 2017 Case 4:11-cv-00720-JED-PJC Document 498 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 03/20/17 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRJCT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA ROBBIE EMERY BURKE, as the Special Administratrix of the Estate of Elliott Earl …

Tenth Circuit Reverses Qualified Immunity for Prisoner’s Rape, Affirms for One Jailer

Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017

Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Qualified Immunity

Tenth Circuit Reverses Qualified Immunity for Prisoner’s Rape, Affirms for One Jailer by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed the interlocutory appeal of a sheriff and jailer who were denied qualified immunity for the rape of a mentally ill female prisoner. It also reversed the denial …

$1.5M Settlement in Oklahoma Jail Beating

Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings

$1.5M Settlement in Oklahoma Jail Beating by Lonnie Burton Cherokee County, Oklahoma officials agreed to pay $1.5 million to the estate of a man who was brutally beaten by jail guards in 2011. The Cherokee County Governmental Building Authority approved the settlement in an executive session meeting on January 27, …

PLN v. Pottawatomie Co. Public Safety Center Trust, et al., OK, Consent Decree, censorship, 2017

Filing • February 24, 2017

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship

PLN v. Pottawatomie Co. Public Safety Center Trust, et al., OK, Consent Decree, censorship, 2017 Case 5:15-cv-01090-R Document 76-1 Filed 02/24/17 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not–for–profit …

PLN v. Pottawatomie Co. Public Safety Center Trust, et al., OK, Consent Decree, censorship, 2017

Brief • February 24, 2017

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship

PLN v. Pottawatomie Co. Public Safety Center Trust, et al., OK, Consent Decree, censorship, 2017 Case 5:15-cv-01090-R Document 76-1 Filed 02/24/17 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not–for–profit …

Constitutional Amendment Ensures Executions will Continue in Oklahoma

Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017

Filed under: Prison Reform, Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty, Death Row

Constitutional Amendment Ensures Executions will Continue in Oklahoma by Christopher Zoukis Despite a number of botched executions in recent years – which drew widespread criticism for subjecting condemned prisoners to cruel lethal injection practices – Oklahomans have voted to add a provision to the state constitution enshrining and ensuring the …

Prison Rodeos: A Bunch of Bull?

Article • December 7, 2016 • from PLN December, 2016

Filed under: Prison Labor, Failure to Protect (General), Prison Tourism/Consumerism, Prisoner Privileges, Art, Commissary

Prison Rodeos: A Bunch of Bull? by David Reutter Rarely does the public find anything entertaining about a person who has been convicted of a crime and sent to prison. That is not the case with prison rodeos, however, which draw people from all over the U.S. and even other …

Tenth Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Official Capacity Claims

Article • November 7, 2016 • from PLN November, 2016

Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Medical Records, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

Tenth Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Official Capacity Claims by Mark Wilson The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s denial of summary judgment on individual capacity claims against an Oklahoma sheriff related to a prisoner’s suicide. The appellate court held it lacked jurisdiction to consider official capacity …

Few Oklahoma Exonerees Paid for Their Wrongful Incarceration

Article • October 25, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, DNA Testing/Samples, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Death Penalty/Death Row

Few Oklahoma Exonerees Paid for Their Wrongful Incarceration by Matthew Clarke Despite Oklahoma having a wrongful-conviction compensation statute on the books since 2003, few exonerees in that state have received payment. One example of the battles exonerees face is the case of Greg Wilhoit, who was sentenced to death for …

Controversy over Oklahoma's Calculation of Prisoners' Release Dates

Article • October 25, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Release and Reentry, Wrongful Release

Controversy over Oklahoma's Calculation of Prisoners' Release Dates by Matthew Clarke High-profile crimes allegedly committed by two former Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) prisoners after they were released early from prison has generated controversy over how the DOC calculates release dates. Desmond La'don Campbell was convicted of attempted kidnapping and …

USA v. Barnes, OK, Indictment, Wrongful Death Diabetes, 2016

Brief • October 4, 2016

Filed under: Diabetes, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

USA v. Barnes, OK, Indictment, Wrongful Death Diabetes, 2016 Case 5:16-cr-00185-F Document 1 Filed 10/04/16 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FO WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA f^lLED OCT 0 4 2016 CARMELITA REEDER SHINN. CLERK -.DEPUTY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, No. -vs- WAYNE BARNES, CR …

Federal Judge Clears Way for Civil Rights Suit in Oklahoma Jail Death

Article • October 3, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Federal Judge Clears Way for Civil Rights Suit in Oklahoma Jail Death by Medical Cell #1 became a “burial crypt” inside the David L. Moss Detention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma when Elliot Williams, a mentally-ill 37-year-old veteran, lay paralyzed with a broken neck on the concrete floor, naked, cold and …