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Article • February 1, 2024 • from PLN February, 2024
Fifth Circuit: Texas Jail Guard’s Use of Taser on Compliant Detainee Unconstitutional by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 24, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concluded that “precedents conclusively establish that the use of a taser on a non-threatening and cooperative subject is …
BOP Slammed for Prisoner Abuse in Now-Shuttered Segregation Unit at USP-Thomson in Illinois by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A report on July 6, 2023, from the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs (WLCCR&UA) exposed abuses suffered by prisoners at the hands of Bureau of Prisons (BOP) …
Article • February 1, 2024 • from PLN February, 2024
Tenth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Oklahoma Jail Guard Who Kneed Handcuffed Prisoner’s Face by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 11, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed denial of qualified immunity (QI) to an Oklahoma jail guard because a reasonable jury could find …
In Suit Over Connecticut Prisoner’s Death, Attorney General Will No Longer Represent Guard Convicted of Assault by On August 20, 2023, Connecticut newspapers reported that state Attorney General William Tong (D) announced his office would no longer defend a former state prison guard convicted of assaulting a prisoner in a …
Publication • February 1, 2024
NYC Board of Correction-An Assessment of the Use of Chemical Agents in NYC Jails - Feb 2024 . . . . . Boardof . .T . . Correction AN ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS IN NEW YORK CITY JAILS February 2024 1 Table of Contents I. Executive Summary …
Brief • January 23, 2024
Filed under: Excessive Force
Fry v. Lorain County Sheriff, OH, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2024 Case: 1:24-cv-00126-BMB Doc #: 1 Filed: 01/23/24 1 of 28. PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION JEFFREY FRY c/o Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP 1001 Lakeside Avenue East, Suite 1700 Cleveland, OH 44114 …
Brief • January 23, 2024
Fry v. Stammitti, OH, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2024 Case: 1:24-cv-00126-BMB Doc #: 1 Filed: 01/23/24 1 of 28. PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION JEFFREY FRY c/o Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP 1001 Lakeside Avenue East, Suite 1700 Cleveland, OH 44114 Plaintiff, vs. …
Brief • January 16, 2024
Filed under: Excessive Force
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Brief • January 5, 2024
Filed under: Excessive Force
Koch v. Lorain County, OH, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2024 Case: 1:24-cv-00031-CAB Doc #: 1 Filed: 01/05/24 1 of 17. PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO CHARLES KOCH C/O THE ALBENZE LAW GROUP LLC 124 MIDDLE AVE 9TH FLOOR ELYRIA, OHIO 44035 Plaintiff v. …
Former Florida Guard Gets Five Years for Fatal Assault on Mentally Ill Prisoner by A former Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) guard at Lake Correctional Institution (LCI) was sentenced on October 20, 2023, to five years in state prison for killing a mentally ill prisoner. That was after another prisoner …
Multiple Staffers Arrested at Georgia’s Clayton County Jail by Eight employees were arrested at Georgia&rsquo;s Clayton County Jail in 2023, including guard Jalen Clausel. He was taken in five days after Sheriff Levon Allen said the guard let four detainees assault a fifth on October 28, 2023. None of the …
Article • January 1, 2024 • from PLN January, 2024
Virginia Leads the Nation in K-9 Attacks on Prisoners by An attack dog bites with enough force to&nbsp;puncture sheet metal. That same bite in human flesh is horrifyingly painful, leaving mental as well as physical trauma. Yet in the prison systems of eight states, attack-trained &ldquo;K-9&rdquo; dogs have been used …
$9,000 Settlement for Florida Prisoner’s Retaliation and Excessive Force Claims Against Guards by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 28, 2023, Florida prisoner Quincy Williams reached a settlement with the state and its Department of Corrections (DOC), which agreed to pay him $9,000 to resolve claims he was …
“Brushed It Under the Rug”: Investigation Refutes Florida Sheriff’s Story About Jail Detainee’s Death by On September 8, 2022, Carl Harper, Jr. died in Florida&rsquo;s Lee County Jail, a day after his arrest. A press statement five days later from the office of the county Sheriff (LCSO), Carmine Marceno, and …
Fifth Circuit Revives Suit Against Texas Jailers Who Tasered Detainee Suffering Epileptic Seizure by Douglas Ankney On July 18, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a district court&rsquo;s grant of summary judgment to jailers who tasered a detainee suffering an epileptic seizure at the Pasadena …
Brief • December 29, 2023
Taylor v. The State of New York, NY, Verified Claim, Assault and Battery, 2023 CLAIM NO. E23-5142 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/29/2023 NEW YORK STATE COURT OF CLAIMS EUGENE TAYLOR, Claimant, VERIFIED CLAIM -againstClaim No.: E23-5142 THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent. Claimant, Eugene Tay !or, appearing through …
Brief • December 28, 2023
Waid v. County of Leon, USA, Amicus Brief, Excessive Deadly Force, 2023 No. 22-15382 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT FREDRICK WAID, et al., Plaintiffs–Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LYON, et al., Defendants–Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada …
Nebraska Watchdog Calls Use of Force Against Mentally Ill Prisoner Excessive and Unnecessary by On May 2, 2023, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (DCS) released its investigation into a disturbance at Tecumseh State Correctional Facility nearly two years earlier, during which …
New York State Struggles to Hold Prison Guards Accountable for Abuse by An investigation published by The Marshall Project on May 19, 2023, examined the struggle by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) to hold its guards accountable for abusing state prisoners. Over a span …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
$40,000 Paid to Ohio Detainee Kicked in the Face While Restrained by On March 1, 2023, the federal court for the Southern District of Ohio granted dismissal of a suit brought by a former Cincinnati jail detainee after she accepted a $40,000 settlement from the Hamilton County Board of County …
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