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Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
of Appeals construed as a Hobson’s choice; i.e., choosing between essentials (such as medical treatment, for which ODOC prisoners are required to pay) on the one hand, and following the tenets of his faith ...
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
Filed under: Mental Health, Suicides
to intake evaluations. As many as 50 to 80 percent may suffer from minor to moderate mental health problems, Roberts acknowledged. Detainee psychiatric medications cost the county more than $140,000 annually ...
, 2002. Cherry entered Side's cell and assaulted him, causing chronic neck pain. After the attack, guards denied him medical attention for one month. Sides brought federal suit against Cherry and several ...
Article • April 15, 2013
that of 214 people he pardoned, 188 had long since been released from prison. And half of those who were still incarcerated were being mercifully released for medical reasons. About the pardoned trusties ...
Article • April 15, 2013
to the cell and saw what appeared to be a sheet wedged in the door. Tipton found Stapleton hanging from the other side of the door, unwound the sheet from his neck, and placed him on the floor for medical ...
Article • April 15, 2013
portion of his confinement. This forced Deffenbaugh to walk on his stubs in the cell, which he alleged caused bleeding, bursitis and severe pain. Medical staff reported only that Deffenbaugh had dry skin ...
Article • April 15, 2013
, medical bills and counseling costs. It also awarded him $290,000 for pain and suffering. After the verdict, Juror Patty Smith (obviously no relation) said police were wrong to assault and arrest Smith. She ...
Article • October 15, 2013 • from PLN October, 2013
Filed under: Mental Health
, educational programming, additional programming opportunities, vocational training, psychological treatment, and medical treatment.” Ninety-day reviews are to occur until the prisoner turns 18. Additionally ...
but not life threatening medical condition.” Kroger subsequently resigned from office on June 29, 2012 – six months before the expiration of his term – to take a position as president of a small Oregon liberal ...
Article • October 15, 2013 • from PLN October, 2013
they issue bonds to invest in prisons and jails. The agreement allowed the county to house up to 30 of its own prisoners at ICDC at no charge, excluding medical costs. In return, the county – which also hoped ...
to the appellate court, was whether the force used to effect a particular seizure was “reasonable.” The Court of Appeals also noted that the plaintiffs did not introduce any medical records to show ...
initially treated him with Tylenol. Eventually, he was seen in the prison hospital and transferred to an outside medical center. His injuries were so severe that he spent months in a wheelchair. When he ...
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
, witness, medical professional diagnosing an inmate, and so forth – and the nature of the claim itself.” In addition, “The district court failed to give any weight to the distinction ...
Article • August 29, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
of segregating and discriminating against prisoners with HIV. In a December 21, 2012 order, the district court recognized the “changing medical reality for people with HIV,” and held the ADOC’s ...
not immediately call 911 when they first recognized that Curtis needed medical attention, due to a company policy that required them to first contact headquarters. Even then, TransCor operations director Charles ...
alleging discrimination based on his sexual orientation. Ricky Davis, a gay, insulin-dependent diabetic Michigan state prisoner, was screened, medically cleared and hired by an off-site public-works program ...
to outside doctors have dropped by nearly 50 percent, and prescription pain management medications are replaced with over the counter drugs like Tylenol and ibuprofen. One inmate complained of lumps in her arm ...
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
% increase in the number of overtime hours for medical care, mainly for transportation and staffing when prisoners are taken to outside hospitals. But the same report cited guard absences, “driven ...
Article • October 28, 2015
problems, ranging from maintenance issues to deputy violence. In addition, medical care and translation services for non-English-speaking prisoners must be upgraded under the decree. A new jail could help ...
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
to the board members. A former prisoner who served six years at a CCA-operated facility in Tennessee in the 1990s, Friedmann addressed issues related to medical treatment for prisoners with hepatitis C. &ldquo ...
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