Skip navigation
Prison Legal News

Search

More search options »
71798 results
Page 822 of 3590. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 ... 3586 3587 3588 3589 3590 | Next »

New York Police IA Records in Camera Inspection Improperly Denied
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Evidence, Disclosure of Records, Wrongful Death
New York Police IA Records in Camera Inspection Improperly Denied by Mark Wilson The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division reversed a lower court's denial of in camera inspection of police internal affairs records in a wrongful death action. Christine Cea and others brought a state court wrongful death action …
New York Man Paid $120,000 for Police Shove through Storefront Window
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Excessive Force (Police)
New York Man Paid $120,000 for Police Shove through Storefront Window by Mark Wilson A New York man was paid $120,000 to settle his claims that a police officer pushed him through a storefront window. On May 6, 2012, Brett Fasulo, 31, hailed a taxicab in Queens, New York. Soon …
Fourth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Police Shooting Homeowner without Warning
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Shootings, Qualified Immunity
Fourth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Police Shooting Homeowner without Warning by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to police who repeatedly shot a homeowner without warning. Just after 11 p.m., on May 2, 2007, a 911 call reported "that an altercation was occurring …
Fatal California Police Shooting Video Unsealed Over Police Objections
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Shootings, Disclosure of Records, Excessive Force (Police)
Fatal California Police Shooting Video Unsealed Over Police Objections by Mark Wilson Following a $4.7 million settlement, a California federal court unsealed the dashcam footage of a police shooting, over law enforcement objections. On June 2, 2013, Agustin DeJesus Reynoso's bicycle was stolen from a Gardena, California CVS store. A …
D.C. Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Guard's Termination Claims
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Employee Litigation
D.C. Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Guard's Termination Claims by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) Circuit held that a lower court improperly granted prison officials summary judgment on a former guard's wrongful termination claims. On the morning of June 4, 2006, …
Connecticut Supreme Court: "Arsenic & Old Lace" Records Exempt from Disclosure
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Disclosure of Records, Discovery, Public Records
Connecticut Supreme Court: "Arsenic & Old Lace" Records Exempt from Disclosure by Mark Wilson The Connecticut Supreme Court held that state agencies had standing to appeal a trial court's public record disclosure decision and the documents at issue were exempt from disclosure. Amy Archer Gilligan was convicted of second degree …
Chicago Driver Awarded $319,464 for Police Red Light Violation Crash
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, False Arrest
Chicago Driver Awarded $319,464 for Police Red Light Violation Crash by Mark Wilson An Illinois jury awarded a Chicago man $319,464 for injuries he sustained when a Chicago police officer ran a red light, t-boning his vehicle. On October 26, 2005, Melvin Conway, 43, was driving home from the Chicago, …
$80,000 Minnesota Illegal Search & Seizure Verdict Upheld; Attorney Fees Slashed 50%
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Police Searches, Attorney Fee Awards
$80,000 Minnesota Illegal Search & Seizure Verdict Upheld; Attorney Fees Slashed 50% by Mark Wilson A Minnesota federal court upheld an $80,000 jury verdict on illegal search and seizure claims. The court reduced Plaintiffs' requested attorney's fees by 50 percent, for a total fee award of $128,499.85. Just before 1 …
California’s “Realignment” Law Sends 38,000 State Prisoners to County Control
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Transfers, Prison Reform, Overcrowding, Jail Specific
California’s “Realignment” Law Sends 38,000 State Prisoners to County Control by John E Dannenberg California’s response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s upholding of a federal court mandate to reduce state prison overcrowding (See: PLN July 2011, p. 1)) was to “realign” 38,000 lower level offenders from state prison custody to …
Public Records Request in Ohio Criminal Case Trigger Reciprocal Discovery Rule
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Disclosure of Records, Discovery, Public Records
Public Records Request in Ohio Criminal Case Trigger Reciprocal Discovery Rule by The Ohio Supreme Court held that when a criminal defendant “directly or indirectly makes a public records request for information that could be obtained from the prosecutor through discovery, the request is the equivalent of a demand for …
Prisoner Receives $15,000 in Eye Loss Negligence Suit
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Vision, Failure to Treat
Prisoner Receives $15,000 in Eye Loss Negligence Suit by The federal  Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $15,000 to settle a negligence lawsuit alleging officials at FCI-Lompoc in California failed to provide a prisoner medical treatment, resulting in blindness in his left eye. When prisoner Sheldon Woods entered FCT-Lompoc in September …
Police Cruiser Accident Costs Georgia County $400,000
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Transportation, Police Chases
Police Cruiser Accident Costs Georgia County $400,000 by A $400,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by a man who was injured when an Athens-Clarke County, Georgia police car turned directly into a van driven by Ralph Bell, 62. The county did not contest liability in the December 11, …
$295,001 Awarded to Wisconsin Prisoner for Wet Mattress
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Water, Bedding
$295,001 Awarded to Wisconsin Prisoner for Wet Mattress by In the United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin at Madison, on September 17, 2008, a jury returned for plaintiff, Wisconsin state prisoner Reggie Townsend on an 8th amendment civil rights case that was previously granted summary judgment for the …
Los Angeles Sheriff's Office Settles Visitor Beating Case for $1 Million
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Visitor Searches, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Cell Phone Access
Los Angeles Sheriff's Office Settles Visitor Beating Case for $1 Million by Derek Gilna Los Angeles County Jail deputies have a reputation for brutal treatment of prisoners, and have paid out millions of dollars in settlements as a result. However, even a man visiting his brother Robert at Men's Central …
California Prisoner Wins Reversal of Ex Post Facto Denial of Sentence Credits
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Gang Policies, Sentencing, Good Time
California Prisoner Wins Reversal of Ex Post Facto Denial of Sentence Credits by Derek Gilna The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), has a long-standing policy of segregating gang members in Special Housing Units (SHU) to reduce violence. It also has a policy of day-for-day good time for CDCR …
California: Mentally Ill Prisoners to Get Special Housing, More Treatment
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Prison Reform, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health
California: Mentally Ill Prisoners to Get Special Housing, More Treatment by Lonnie Burton In the latest installment of a 24-year battle over the treatment of mentally ill prisoners in the California prison system, the state agreed in August 2014 to begin removing those prisoners from isolation units and transition them …
Blanket Enforcement of Sex Offender Residency Restrictions against San Diego Parolees Unconstitutional
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sex Offender Residence
Blanket Enforcement of Sex Offender Residency Restrictions against San Diego Parolees Unconstitutional by Matthew Clarke On March 2, 2015, a California Court of Appeal held that the blanket enforcement of California’s residency restrictions against all registered sex offender parolees (RSOPs) in San Diego County was unconstitutional. This case involves four …
Prisoners Bitten by Prison Dogs Snag Settlements from Ohio DOC
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, Failure to Protect (General), Dogs
Prisoners Bitten by Prison Dogs Snag Settlements from Ohio DOC by Derek Gilna Archie Wilder and Andrew Doan, prisoners in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, both had the misfortune of being bitten by dogs participating in prison training programs. Both filed suit in the Ohio Court of Claims, …
Transfer to Women’s Prison Settles Formerly Male Prisoner’s GID Suit
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Transgender, Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender)
Transfer to Women’s Prison Settles Formerly Male Prisoner’s GID Suit by Mark Wilson On October 31, 2013, Oregon prison officials agreed to transfer a formerly male prisoner to a women’s prison to settle her lawsuit. Linda Patricia Thompson suffers from Gender Identity Disorder (GID), or transsexualism, which is “a rare …
Washington State Settles Over Negligent Oversight of Sexual Predator
Article • August 11, 2016
Filed under: Sexual Assault by Parolees, Immunity/Liability, Parole Liability
Washington State Settles Over Negligent Oversight of Sexual Predator by As a result of an egregious and ongoing episode of gross negligence on the part of caseworkers and their supervisors responsible for the supervision of Daniel Martineau, a repeat sexual predator, the State of Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) settled …
Page 822 of 3590. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 ... 3586 3587 3588 3589 3590 | Next »