Wexford Pays $300,000 in Illinois Prisoner’s Death by Wexford Health Services paid $300,000 last year to settle a lawsuit regarding the wrongful death of an Illinois prisoner who died in June 2003 after suffering an asthma attack. The complaint alleged Wexford failed to properly train and supervise its medical staff …
Taser Timeout by Kelly Virella In 2005, the sheriff of Kankakee County, Illinois discovered the alchemy necessary to turn the financial burden of operating jails into a financial boon. He rented to other agencies—including Cook County Jail—as many of his 668 beds as possible. Running a jail—particularly, leasing the beds—is …
Illinois Eliminates Computer, Business Classes for Prisoners by Illinois prison officials are eliminating computer education classes for prisoners, and the rationale for the decision to end the classes varies. The computer program operated at 11 state prisons, with around 900 prisoners participating in the last round of classes. It was …
Three Top Illinois DOC Officials Sacked; Director Resigns by On March 11, 2010, the administration of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced the firing of three top Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) officials who were close to DOC director Michael Randle. “As of today, executive assistant to the director Sergio Molina, …
Suit Filed Against Use of Rapiscan on Detention Facility Visitor by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In partially denying state officials’ motion for summary judgment, an Illinois federal district court discussed the constitutional parameters involved in the use of a Rapiscan Secure 1000 device, which uses “back-scatter” X-ray technology …
Munson v. Kimble, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2010 Case 3:10-cv-00051-MJR-SCW Document 21 Filed 11/08/10 Page 1 of 6 Page ID #162 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JAMES MUNSON, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL KIMBLE, D.M.D., SERVE: 101 S. 2ih Street Mount Vernon, IL 62864 Defendant. …
Fields v. City of Chicago, IL, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2010 Case: 1:10-cv-01168 Document #: 105 Filed: 10/27/10 Page 1 of 37 PageID #:646 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION NATHSON E. FIELDS, Plaintiff, ) ) ) v. ) ) CITY OF CHICAGO; ) COUNTY OF …
Wells v Bureau County Sheriff, IL, Order to Dismiss, wrongful death cell-check policy, 2010 1:08-cv-01128-MMM -JAG # 63 Page 1 of 5 E-FILED Wednesday, 06 October, 2010 02:46:59 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ESTATE OF AUSTIN L. WELLS, Deceased, by JERRY …
Brandon v. Smith, IL, Pltff Response to Petition for Attorney Fees (2010) 1:06-cv-01316-JAG # 217 Page 1 of 10 E-FILED Monday, 27 September, 2010 04:49:33 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION LAZINNIAL BRANDON, Administrator ) of …
Clergy Who Advocate for Prisoners Barred from Prisons and Jails by As described in this month’s cover story, prison and jail chaplains accused of sexual misconduct often resign, retire, are fired or are sometimes prosecuted. In other cases, though, well-meaning clergy members who seek to help prisoners have been locked …
$4.3 Million Award in Preventable Death of Cook County Pretrial Detainee by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a jury’s $4.3 million award to the estate of a pretrial detainee. The jurors found that guards at the jail in Cook County, Illinois …
Seventh Circuit: Catholic Prisoner’s Religious Diet Lawsuit Remanded by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held a Catholic prisoner’s free exercise of religion was substantially burdened because he was denied a non-meat diet on Fridays and during Lent. In 2003, Illinois state prisoner Brian …
Farmer v. Miles, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2010 Case: 1:10-cv-05055 Document #: 1 Filed: 08/11/10 Page 1 of 3 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Darryl Farmer, Plaintiff, vs Dr. Gwendolyn Miles and Dr. Thomas, Defendants. ) ) ) ) …
Cianfaglione v. Rogers et al, IL, Complaint, qualified immunity unreasonable strip search, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION ANGELINA CIANFAGLIONE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) TERRY ROGERS in his individual capacity, ) DEE BURGIN, in his individual capacity, …
Environmental Audit of BOP's Thomson Correctional Center, 2010 Environmental Assessment for the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Acquisition and Activation of Thomson Correctional Center as Administrative United States Penitentiary Thomson Thomson, Illinois Prepared for: Federal Bureau of Prisons Prepared by: Tetra Tech, Inc. Fairfax, Virginia August 2010 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ORGANIZATION This …
Westefer v. Snyder, IL, Order, ad seg condition of confinement, 2010 Case 3:00-cv-00162-GPM Document 540 Filed 07/20/10 Page 1 of 94 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROBERT WESTEFER, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. DONALD SNYDER, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Westefer v. Snyder, IL, Judgment, ad seg condition of confinement, 2010 Case 3:00-cv-00162-GPM Document 541 Filed 07/20/10 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROBERT WESTEFER, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. DONALD SNYDER, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) …
50,000 Illinois Felons Released Without DNA Collection by Approximately 50,000 felons have been released from Illinois prisons and discharged from probation supervision without having their DNA collected, state officials acknowledged in September 2009. Illinois law requires all felons sentenced on or after August 22, 2002 to provide a DNA sample. …
Illinois: Disabled Detainees’ Discrimination Claims May Proceed to Trial by In a lengthy and well-reasoned opinion and order, U.S. District Court Judge Elaine E. Bucklo, for the Northern District of Illinois, denied cross-motions for summary judgment in a class-action suit brought by paraplegics and partially-disabled pre-trial detainees currently and formerly …
Summary Judgment Reversed in Illinois Jail Suicide Suit by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment to Illinois jail officials stemming from the in-custody suicide of a federal pretrial detainee. On April 13, 2005, Stanley Bell was confined at the St. Clair County …
