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Jane Doe v. The Board of County Commissioners, Otero County, NM, Complaint, sexual assault by transport officer, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00236-JHR-LF Document 1 Filed 03/09/18 Page 1 of 24 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO JANE DOE No. 1:18-cv-236 Plaintiff, v. THE BOARD OF COUNTY …
Brief • March 9, 2018
Fowler v. Turco, MA, Motion to Approve Settlement, HepC Treatment, 2018 Case 1:15-cv-12298-NMG Document 90 Filed 03/09/18 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS JEFFREY FOWLER, PAUL WHOOTEN, MICHAEL TURNER, and MICHAEL FITZPATRICK on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. …
McFadden v. Pfister, IL, Merit Review, Conditions of Confinement, 2018 Case: l :18-cv-01000 Document#: 5 Filed: 03/09/18 Page 1 of 3 PagelD #:19 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LAROYCE MCFADDEN (#Y-19804), PLAINTIFF, V. TROY JOHNSON, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. ) ) ) …
Article • March 7, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Tenth Circuit: Lengthy Denials of Outdoor Exercise Protected by Qualified Immunity by The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued two decisions in July 2017 which held prison officials were entitled to qualified immunity for denying outdoor exercise to prisoners for 11 and 25 months. Colorado state prisoners Jonathan …
Brief • March 7, 2018
Oslund v. Soucie, CO, Verdict, Seizures and Excessive Force, 2018 Case 1:15-cv-00491-KMT Document 118 Filed 03/07/18 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya Civil Action No. 15--cv-00491- KMT JAYSON M. OSLUND, Plaintiff, v. C/O MULLEN, …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
$5 Million Settlement After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies in Restraint by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A 36-year-old California prisoner with a documented history of schizophrenia died in a jail cell on January 22, 2017, less than an hour after his release from a restraint chair where he had been …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Federal Lawsuit Filed in Dehydration Death at Wisconsin Jail; Three Jailers Charged by by Derek Gilna A federal civil rights suit was filed in federal court in Wisconsin on August 14, 2017, after a prisoner died at the Milwaukee County Jail (MCJ) – reportedly after being deprived of water for …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
$27,000 Settles California Prisoner Pro Se Civil Rights Suit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna California state prisoner Ronald Martinez filed suit in 2011, asserting that his Eighth Amendment rights had been violated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). He eventually obtained a $27,000 settlement from the …
Oregon Jail 'Tortures' Mentally Ill Prisoners by The people who work there are for the most part good people trying to do the best they can,” said Dr. Wil Berry, a psychiatrist who completed a six-month rotation at the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC). “However, the product of the system …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Two Georgia Prison Transport Guards Slain by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 13, 2017, a pair of Georgia prisoners being transported from the Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville to the state’s Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson breached a partition on the prison bus. Within seconds they …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Alabama Sheriff Fights to Keep Extra Funds Meant to Feed Prisoners by After being held in contempt, the sheriff in Morgan County, Alabama has obtained approval from a federal judge to let her keep any proceeds left over in her jail’s food fund. While a controversial 1939 state law has …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Despite Suicides, Jails Replace In-person Visitation with Video Screens by Mike Ludwig by Mike Ludwig, Truthout  The Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna, Louisiana replaced in-person visitation through a glass partition with video calls in October 2017. Three suicides had occurred at the jail since August, raising concerns about the mental health …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
$125,000 Settlement After Failure to Protect Verdict in Virginia by Following a July 2017 federal jury verdict that found guards had failed to protect a prisoner from an attack by another detainee at the West Virginia Regional Jail (WVRJ), the parties agreed to settle the case for $125,000. The suit …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Pervasive Masturbation in Cook County Jail Spurs Class-action Suits, Injunction by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Two class-action lawsuits claim hundreds of women who work at the jail and courtroom lockups in Cook County, Illinois have been subjected to a hostile work environment as a result of policies maintained by …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
$5 Million Settles Jail Detainee’s Death by Oregon officials have paid $5 mil­­lion to settle claims related to a jail prisoner who died hours after being attacked and denied emergency medical treatment. Jed Hawk Myers, 34, was being held at the Yamhill County jail in McMinnville, Oregon on a probation …
Article • March 6, 2018
Tenth Circuit: Lengthy Denials of Outdoor Exercise Protected by Qualified Immunity by The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued two decisions in July 2017 which held prison officials were entitled to qualified immunity for denying outdoor exercise to prisoners for 11 and 25 months. Colorado state prisoners Jonathan …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
$242,500 Settles Jail Rape Suit in Okla. by On May 24, 2017, Tulsa County officials paid $242,500 to resolve a federal complaint filed by a woman who was reportedly raped by a male prisoner while she was held at the David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Aleshia …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
San Quentin’s “Ear Hustle” Podcast Makes History, Receives Praise by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, both incarcerated at California’s San Quentin State Prison, made broadcasting history by creating “Ear Hustle” – the first podcast from behind prison walls. The nine-episode first season of “Ear Hustle” …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Alaska DOC’s 1990 Prison Conditions Settlement Still Enforceable by In March 2017, the Alaska Supreme Court held that a 1990 settlement agreement in a class-action prison conditions suit had not been terminated and remained enforceable. Alaska Department of Corrections (ADOC) prisoners brought a class-action suit challenging prison conditions in 1981. …
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