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Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Missouri Jury Awards $113.7 Million to Prison Guards Required to Work Without Pay by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 14, 2018, a Missouri state court issued an amended final judgment in a class-action lawsuit brought by Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) guards who alleged they were required to …
Brief • November 5, 2019
Filed under: Employee Litigation
Salas v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Request for Dismissal, Breach of Contract, 2019 Dept. 68 2 0.... (D a M a CT) .,.... a N 1..D --a .,.... --.,.... "D Q) ,;:: Q) CIV-110 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY: STATE BAR NO: 225686 NAME: Abel P. Nair FIRM NAME: …
Split Summary Judgment Order in California Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Suit by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On September 17, 2019, a federal judge denied several summary judgment claims urged by CoreCivic while granting one. Federal prisoner Gerardo Cruz-Sanchez entered the Otay Mesa Detention Center (OMDC) in San Diego, California, operated …
Washington v. City of New York, NY, Settlement, Inmate Abuse, 2019 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 168 Filed 10/21/19 Page 1 of 16 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 166 Filed 10/18/19 Page 2 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------------------- X DA VON WASHING TON, et. al., Plaintiffs, STIPULATION …
Tangreti v. Semple, CT, Judgment, Sexual Assault of Prisoner, 2019 Case 3:17-cv-01420-MPS Document 63 Filed 10/08/19 Page 1 of 52 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT CARA TANGRETI, No. 3:17-cv-01420 (MPS) Plaintiff, v. SCOTT SEMPLE, DAVID MCNEIL, STEPHEN FAUCHER, ANTHONY CORCELLA, STEVEN BATES, CHRISTINE BACHMANN, DOUGLAS ANDREWS, and MODIKIAH …
Investigations into Texas Jail Deaths Find Thousands of Guards Untrained, on Temporary Licenses by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An investigation by the Dallas Morning News into the Christmas Eve 2016 death of prisoner Andy Debusk at the Parker County jail revealed that not only did the guards at the …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
$157,000 Settlement in Michigan DOC Employee Discrimination Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $157,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging it had discriminated against a female prison guard. Merrianne Weberg, 58, began working for the MDOC in 1992 and …
Velasco-Rodas v. Washington DOC, WA, Settlement, Jail Suicide, 2019
Seventh Circuit Affirms Lower Court’s Summary Judgment Order in Self-Mutilation Case by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Lloyd Johnson brought a civil suit against the Milwaukee County Medical Health Clinic (MHC), claiming that his rights were violated when he was not provided constitutionally adequate medical care leading to self-mutilation. On …
Brief • September 10, 2019
Filed under: Employee Litigation
Salas v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Breach of Contract, 2019 THIS SEITLEMENT AGREEMENT SHALL BE A CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE CODE SECTION 1152 OFFER OF COMPROMISE AND IT SHALL HAVE NO FORCE OR EFFECT UNLESS AND UNTIL DATED AND SIGNED BY ALL PARTIES AND THEIR AITORNEYS OF RECORD · …
Walker v. City and County of Denver, CO, Settlement, Sexual Harassment, 2019 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement") is made between the City and County of Denver ("the City") and Terri Eddy, Rebecca Esquibel, Denita Hartzog, Giovanna Kemp, Lisa Maes, Peggy Major, Courtney Mickelson, Sadie Montano, …
Jefferson v. Gladieux, IN, Settlement, Medical Treatment, 2019 Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT is between Dorrion Jefferson, his successors and assigns, and Allen County Sheriff David Gladieux, his agents, employees, officers, successors and assigns (collectively referred to hereinafter as the "Defendant"). In …
Gohranson v. Snohomish County, WA, Complaint, Withdrawal Death, 2019 Case 2:16-cv-01124-MJP Document 160 Filed 08/09/19 Page 1 of 20 1 THE HONORABLE MARSHA J. PECHMAN 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 6 7 JOHN T. GOHRANSON, et al., 8 9 …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
New York Appellate Court Holds Names of Prison Guards are Public Records by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon From February 2015 to January 2016, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York (PLS) made a series of records requests to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). The …
Scott v. Patterson, et al., SC, complaint, wrongful death, 2019 8:19-cv-02057-RMG-JDA Date Filed 07/23/19 Entry Number 1 Page 1 of 30 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA DIVISION Yvette Scott, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Raymond Angelo Scott, Plaintiff, vs. Dennis Patterson, Joseph …
Article • July 3, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Sheriff, Undersheriff and Deputies Resign Over Safety Issues at Oklahoma Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On March 18, 2019, Terry Sue Barnett, the sheriff of Nowata County, Oklahoma, resigned. So did her undersheriff, all of her deputies and everyone else in the sheriff’s department except for two dispatchers …
Vera Institute of Justice - Preventing suicide and self-harm in jail, 2019 July 2019 Preventing Suicide and Self-Harm in Jail: A Sentinel Events Approach Jason Tan de Bibiana, Therese Todd, and Leah Pope From the Director Suicide is the leading cause of death in jails across the country. Each year, …
Article • June 26, 2019
Jail Suicide Suit Rejected by Nebraska's Courts by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Gage County, Nebraska, pretrial detainee Chad Gesin hanged himself in a jail cell in 2013, shortly after being booked for domestic assault and third-degree assault. Five days later, he died. Gesin had been placed in a sobering …
Article • June 17, 2019
Monterey County, California, Jail Struggles, History of Suicides by Edward Lyon Three prisoners in the Monterey County jail in California committed suicide by hanging in the first nine months of 2015. The first was 34-year-old Cervantes Huerta in February, followed a month later by 52-year-old Sandra Lee Vela. The third …
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