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Article • December 22, 2017
$42,200 Federal Jury Award in Suit Over California Jail Prisoner's Death by Matthew Clarke On August 5, 1999, a California federal jury awarded $52,200 to the family of a prisoner who died while suffering from untreated drug withdrawal in the Santa Barbara County jail. When Drew Allen Walsh, 32, was …
Article • December 21, 2017
Violation of State Regulation Not a Constitutional Violation by David Reutter by David Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal district court's summary judgment granted in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit. The suit was brought by the Simpson estate, against Sheriff Mark E. Gorbett and Deputies …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
In Midst of Opioid Crisis, an Addiction Medication Program for Federal Prisons Fizzles by Mike Ludwig by Mike Ludwig, Truthout In the spring of 2014, as rising rates of opioid misuse and fatal overdoses were capturing the nation’s attention, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) was working on …
$1.75 Million Settlement in Michigan Prisoner's Wrongful Death by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis The estate of a woman who died while detoxing in a Kalamazoo, Michigan county jail settled a wrongful death claim for $1.75 million on November 15, 2013. Andrea Suzanne Armstead, 21, was booked into the Kalamazoo …
Brief • November 14, 2017
Moffitt v. Minor, CO, Settlement, Alcohol Withdrawal Jail Death, 2017
$285,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Against Ohio Jail by On December 13, 2016, officials in Butler County, Ohio agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the daughter of a woman who died in the county’s jail just over four years earlier. Butler County will pay $285,000 in damages and …
Going to Prison in Texas in 2015 by William T. Habern by William T. Habern, David P. O’Neil, and Debra Bone Introduction For over 30 years our firm has represented offenders and their families in prison and parole administrative and legal issues. The first version of this article was published …
Alaska Prisoner Deaths Criticized in Report, Author Becomes New DOC Commissioner by The deaths of 25 Alaska prisoners over an 18-month period were examined in a November 2015 report provided to Governor Bill Walker, who then replaced the state’s corrections commissioner with the author of the report. The handling of …
Tennessee Corrections Institute - Minimum Standards for Local Adult Correctional Facilities, 2015 0 1 1400-1-.01 Preface (1) Under the authority of T.C.A. 41-4-140, the Tennessee Corrections Institute is required to establish minimum standards for local jails, lock-ups, workhouses and detention facilities in the state and conduct an annual inspection of …
Brief • July 10, 2017
Fulton v. Mason County, KY, Settlement, Heroin Withdrawal, 2017 SETTLEMENT. RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT This Settlement, Release of All Claims and Indemnity Agreement (hereinafter, "Agreement") is entered into by Teresa Fulton, Administratrix of the Estate of Audrey Geneva Fulton, deceased (hereinafter collectively referred to as, "Plaintiff') and …
Brief • June 30, 2017
Ramirez v. Jackson County, MO, Petition, Excessive Force, 2017 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI KANSAS CITY JAMES RAMIREZ 912 W. 12th St. Rolla, MO 65401 Plaintiff, vs. JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI Serve: County Counselor 415 E. 12th Street, 2nd Floor Kansas City, Missouri 64106 and TERRANCE DOOLEY Serve: …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Utah Attorney Plans Wrongful Death Suit Against County Jail by Attorney Michael Studebaker announced on February 17, 2017 that he planned to file a lawsuit on behalf of the family of Marion Herrera, a 40-year-old Ogden woman who died after 3½ days in custody at a jail in Weber County, …
Rodriguez v. Fed Bureau of Prisons, PA, Class Action Complaint, Jury Demand, Treatment of Mental Illness in Inmates, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JUSAMUEL RODRIGUEZ MCCREARY, RICHARD C. ANAMANYA, and JOSEPH R. COPPOLA, each individually and on behalf of all others similarly …
Chencinski v. Zaruba, IL, Amended Complaint, Medical Neglect - Drug Treatment, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ROBERT CHENCINSKI, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN ZARUBA, THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE, COUNTY OF DUPAGE JAIL, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. …
Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017
Fifth Circuit Upholds $2.85 Million Award in Suit over Jail Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 29, 2016, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury award of $1.5 million for pain and suffering and $917,000 for wrongful death in a lawsuit brought by survivors …
Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 7 - Acceptance of Service, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2017 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MARLBORO Gary Locklear, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Locklear, Plaintiff, vs. Marlboro County, Marlboro County Sheriffs Office, Marlboro County Detention Center, Dr. …
‘She Was Afraid To Go Back To Jail’ by By Liz Adetiba, The Huffington Post Athena Covarrubias, 40, was arrested in August 2015 on a drug charge and three bond forfeiture warrants. She was taken to Texas’ Travis County Jail, where she hanged herself 12 days later. Her cousin, Kelly …
Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Complaint, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2017 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MARLBORO ) ) ) Gary Locklear, individually and as ) Personal Representative of the Estate ) of Roy Locklear, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) vs. ) Marlboro County, Marlboro County ) …
Correctional Medical Care Pays $425,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Opiate Withdrawal Death by Correctional Medical Care (CMC) agreed to a $425,000 settlement in a lawsuit alleging the company’s practice of putting profit before patient care resulted in the opiate withdrawal death of a prisoner at New York’s Schenectady County Jail (SCJ). …
Michigan Jail Subject of Wrongful Death Lawsuit and PLN Censorship Suit by The family of a prisoner who died from drug withdrawal symptoms at Michigan’s Macomb County Jail (MCJ) filed a lawsuit against the facility and its private medical contractor, Correct Care Solutions, in March 2015. On June 11, 2014, …
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