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Mauldin v. Obaisi, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-02106 Document #: 81 Filed: 10/27/15 Page 1 of 31 PageID #:469 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION ANDRE MAULDIN, Plaintiff, v. SALEH OBAISI; IMHOTEP CARTER; WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC.; TARRY WILLIAMS; MICHAEL …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Frivolous Litigation
Prisoner Admits to Scheme to Defraud Catholic Church, Gets 33 More Months in Prison by Mark Wilson Prisoner Admits to Scheme to Defraud Catholic Church, Gets 33 More Months in Prison by Mark Wilson A prisoner serving a lengthy sentence for a series of Pennsylvania bank robberies has been sentenced …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
ACLU Prompts Kansas Jail to Change Religious Meals, Mail Policies by Joe Watson ACLU Prompts Kansas Jail to Change Religious Meals, Mail Policies by Joe Watson Prisoners at the Allen County jail in Iola, Kansas had been forced to violate their religious beliefs or go hungry until the ACLU persuaded …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
$10 Million Lawsuit Filed against Tennessee Jail in Hanging Death by David Reutter $10 Million Lawsuit Filed against Tennessee Jail in Hanging Death by David Reutter The estate of a pre-trial detainee who hanged himself at the Robertson County Detention Facility (RCDF) in Springfield, Tennessee has filed a $10 million …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Florida’s IQ Rule for Death Penalty Exemption Unconstitutional by David Reutter Florida’s IQ Rule for Death Penalty Exemption Unconstitutional by David Reutter Florida’s “rigid rule” that requires defendants to have an IQ of 70 or less before they can present mitigating evidence of an intellectual disability “creates an unacceptable risk …
California Court Finds “Horrific” Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter California Court Finds “Horrific” Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter A California federal district court found “an existing constitutional violation with respect to use of force on seriously mentally ill inmates” in a long-running class-action lawsuit. …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Appeals
Prisoner’s Lawsuit Dismissed Due to Abusive Language by Prisoner’s Lawsuit Dismissed Due to Abusive Language The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has held that abusive language directed towards a federal magistrate judge was sufficient grounds to dismiss a prisoner’s lawsuit. New York state prisoner Edward Koehl, while housed at the …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Ohio Appellate Court Orders Review of State Budget Over Private Prison Sale by Gary Hunter Ohio Appellate Court Orders Review of State Budget Over Private Prison Sale by Gary Hunter Ohio Governor John Kasich joined legislators in protesting an order by Ohio’s Tenth District Court of Appeals that instructed a …
Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison by Mark Binelli Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison by Mark Binelli, New York Times Magazine For years, conditions inside the United States’ only federal supermax facility were largely a mystery. But a landmark lawsuit is finally revealing the harsh world within. In prison, Rodney Jones told …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Jail in Knoxville, TN by Alex Friedmann PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Jail in Knoxville, TN by Alex Friedmann On October 6, 2015, Prison Legal News filed suit in federal court against Knox County, Tennessee, Sheriff James “J.J.” Jones and the assistant chief deputy at …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Appeals, Res Judicata
Ninth Circuit: Damages Suit Not Heck-barred by Retrial by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Damages Suit Not Heck-barred by Retrial by Mark Wilson In “an unusual case,” the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a California murder conviction on retrial did not bar a damages suit for the first conviction, …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Medical Expenses
Medicaid Helps Ohio Slash Prison Medical Costs by Christopher Zoukis Medicaid Helps Ohio Slash Prison Medical Costs by Christopher Zoukis A controversial decision by Ohio Governor John Kasich to expand Medicaid under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, has extended health coverage to all Ohio state …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
$150,000 Award after New York Prisoner’s Family Denied Right of Sepulcher by Mark Wilson $150,000 Award after New York Prisoner’s Family Denied Right of Sepulcher by Mark Wilson On February 6, 2014, a New York Court of Claims found that prison officials did not exercise reasonable efforts to locate a …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Ohio Limits Solitary Confinement for Juvenile Offenders by Derek Gilna Ohio Limits Solitary Confinement for Juvenile Offenders by Derek Gilna Ohio’s Department of Youth Services, which is responsible for the incarceration of offenders ages 10 to 21, reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in May 2014 …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Food
Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Stages Media Event to Promote Meatless Meals by Joe Watson Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Stages Media Event to Promote Meatless Meals by Joe Watson When prisoners at the Maricopa County, Arizona jail lined up for chow on April 15, 2015, they were in for a surprise …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Oklahoma Early Release Program Leads to Only Isolated Cases of Recidivism by Christopher Zoukis Oklahoma Early Release Program Leads to Only Isolated Cases of Recidivism by Christopher Zoukis Only two of the nearly 1,500 prisoners granted early release by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) from March to October 2014 …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Oregon: Medical Neglect of Diabetic Detainee Nets $260,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson Oregon: Medical Neglect of Diabetic Detainee Nets $260,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson A former Oregon jail detainee received $260,000 to settle his lawsuit alleging inadequate medical care. Since 2008, Franklin Millner has suffered from “Charcot foot” – a …
Article • October 26, 2015
Audit of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons: An Inside Job Reaches Foregone Conclusions by James Ridgeway Audit of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons: An Inside Job Reaches Foregone Conclusions by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway A long-awaited audit of the use of solitary and other forms of isolated confinement in the …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
11th Circuit Reinstates Suit Filed by BOP Confidential Informant by Derek Gilna 11th Circuit Reinstates Suit Filed by BOP Confidential Informant by Derek Gilna The 11th Circuit has reinstated a previously-dismissed complaint alleging Eighth Amendment violations by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for being deliberately indifferent to the safety of …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Dental Care
New York Prisoner Awarded $2,225 for Denial of Dental Care by David Reutter New York Prisoner Awarded $2,225 for Denial of Dental Care by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims awarded $2,225 to a prisoner who sued prison officials for medically negligent dental care for failure to extract …
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