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Illinois Cook County Jail Embroiled in Shootings, Scandals and Escapes by by Gary Hunter Shootings, stabbings, suicides, a death and multiple escapes have turned the Cook County Jail in Chicago on its proverbial ear over the past year, in addition to misconduct by guards, a change in the jails leadership …
Private Geo Prison in Texas Rocked By Prisoner Abuse, Disturbance and Escape by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke Recently, the Newton County Correctional Center (NCCC), a private prison in Newton, Texas run by the Boca Raton, Florida-based Geo Group, has experienced several incidents involving the out-of-state Idaho prisoners housed …
Prisoner Dies in Custody of Washington Jailers by Gary Hunter Eight Spokane County Jail guards were placed on paid administrative leave while investigators probed the death of a prisoner under their care, but they werent suspended for long. All were back at work within two weeks. Benites Salmon Sichiro, 39, …
Article • November 15, 2006 • from PLN November, 2006
Georgia Prison Guards Plead to Misdemeanors in Prisoner Beatings by Michael Rigby In mid-April 2006, seven Georgia prison guards were indicted by a Tantall County jury in connection with beatings of prisoners at the Rogers State Prison in Reidsville. As previously reported [see PLN, April 2006, p.1], Rogers is a …
L.A. County Sheriff Settles Two Jail Excessive Force Suits For $135,000 by Los Angeles (L.A.) County settled two civil rights complaints arising from alleged excessive use of force on prisoners in the L.A. County Jail. In January 2005, Jerry Moreno, a prisoner at the Pitchess Detention Facility (North) was brandishing …
Article • November 15, 2006 • from PLN November, 2006
$50,000 Settlement for Neck Injury Resulting from Seattle Jail Guards Excessive Force by $50,000 Settlement for Neck Injury Resulting from Seattle Jail Guard's Excessive Force Washington States King County Jail has paid a former jail prisoner $50,000 to settle a civil rights action claiming guards used excessive force and injured …
Successor Judge Needs Compelling Reason to Reopen Prior Judges Ruling by Successor Judge Needs Compelling Reason to Reopen Prior Judge's Ruling The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a successor judge did not have record support to reopen another judge's decision that a prisoner's suit was not barred …
Taser: The "Less Lethal" Weapon with a Fatal Attraction to Prisoners by John Dannenberg Taser: The "Less Lethal" Weapon with a Fatal Attraction to Prisoners by John E. Dannenberg Extensive medical evidence strongly supports the Taser devices will not cause lasting aftereffects or fatality. Taser International literature Tasers, fifty-thousand volt …
Article • September 15, 2006 • from PLN September, 2006
Florida Guards a Day Late and a Dollar Short with Failure to Exhaust Defense; $180,000 Verdict Upheld by Florida Guards a Day Late and a Dollar Short with Failure to Exhaust Defense; $180,000 Verdict Upheld Carlos Green, a Florida state prisoner, sued five guards and former Florida DOC director James …
CSC Alien Abuse Class Action Settled for $2.5 Million by On August 10, 2005, a federal court in New Jersey approved a settlement in Brown v. Esmor Correctional Services Inc., USDC No. 98-1282 (DNJ). Esmor Correctional Services Inc. (Esmor) later known as Correctional Services Corporation (CSC), agreed to pay the …
U.S. Government Settles 9-11 Detainee Abuse Suit for $300,000 by Matthew T. Clarke In a document filed February 27, 2006, the U.S. government agreed to pay an Egyptian who was caught up in the post-9-11 sweep and detained for a year at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) $300,000 to …
U.S. v. Schultz, CO, Order, Guard Misconduct, 2006 Case 1:00-cr-00481-WYD Document 1679 Filed 08/24/06 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge Wiley Y. Daniel Criminal Action No. 00-CR-00481-WYD UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ROD SCHULTZ, Defendants. ORDER THIS …
Article • August 15, 2006 • from PLN August, 2006
Georgia Prisoner Beaten By Guard Awarded $22,000 by On October 19, 2005, a federal jury awarded $22,000 in damages to a Georgia prisoner who was beaten by a guard. Plaintiff Larry Hudson, 45, claimed that on March 7, 2002, while confined in disciplinary segregation, he became involved in a verbal …
Youth Dies in Florida Boot Camp; Cause of Death Questioned by David Reutter by David M. Reutter For the fifth time in five years a juvenile has died in a Florida boot camp. A videotape of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson being counseled at a Bay County boot camp facility in …
Article • July 15, 2006 • from PLN July, 2006
Second Circuit Holds PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable To So-ordered Stipulated Dismissals by Bob Williams Second Circuit Holds PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable To So-ordered Stipulated Dismissals by Bob Williams In a case of first impression, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that the fee cap …
Torture in Maine Prison by Lance Tapley Torture in Maine Prison by Lance Tapley The mission of the Maine State Prison is to provide a safe, secure, and humane correctional environment for the incarcerated offender. Five hollering guards wearing helmets, face shields, and full body armor charge into a mentally …
California Prison Excessive Force Death Suit Settled For $850,000 by A Corcoran State Prison prisoner whose psychotropic medications had not been renewed for 20 days died from excessive force used to subdue him when he suffered withdrawal symptoms. On November 4, 2005, California settled his parents civil rights wrongful death …
PLRA Does Not Apply to Released Prisoner by In remanding for further proceedings, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the administrative exhaustion requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) does not apply to persons not imprisoned when the suit is filed. Before the Tenth Circuit was the …
Hawaii Guard Given Probation for Prisoners Death by Gary Hunter Hawaii Guard Given Probation for Prisoners Death by Gary Hunter Brian Freitas, a former guard was sentenced to one year probation for his part in the death of Antonio Revera, a prisoner at Halawa prison in Hawaii. Revera was beaten …
Scandal, Suicides, Corruption and Abuse Abound at New York Citys Rikers Island Jail by Gary Hunter Scandal, Suicides, Corruption and Abuse Abound at New York Citys Rikers Island Jail by Gary Hunter When Rikers Island was purchased in 1884 it was only 87 acres. The city of New York made …
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