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Article • December 26, 2017
$15,000 to Wisconsin Jail Prisoner for Medical Neglect by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A former Wisconsin jail prisoner settled his medical neglect lawsuit for $15,000. After Brian Shebelske had been incarcerated at the Marathon County Jail for twenty months, he had to be transported to the hospital emergency room …
Article • December 26, 2017
Kosher Diet Denial Reasonable, Religious Headwear Confiscation Not by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded in part a New York federal district court’s summary judgment on a §1983 complaint against the New York State Department of Correctional Service (DOCS). In the complaint Arrello Barnes, a prisoner, alleged …
Article • December 26, 2017
Superintendent with Shady History of Supervision Hired by Another Jail by In the midst of an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into whether South Carolina’s Hampton Roads Regional Jail (HRRJ) was violating detainees’ civil rights and breaking disability laws by depriving them of medical and mental health care, HRRJ’s …
Article • December 22, 2017
$420 to Assaulted Former Oklahoma Jail Prisoner for Injuries by Matthew Clarke Mr. Dowler was 31-years old when he in custody for DUI in the city of Bixby in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. While he was in custody, he was assaulted and suffered cuts on his head and two fractured teeth. …
Article • December 22, 2017
$9,000 to Florida Jail Inmate for Burned Foot by Matthew Clarke In September 1995, a Florida jail prisoner who had suffered third-degree burns on his foot after a steam kettle in the jail's kitchen spilled boiling water on to him settled the suit he had brought for $9,000. Mr. Lay was …
Article • December 22, 2017
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$1 Award in Montana Prisoner's Suit Over Deprivation of Exercise at Jail by Matthew Clarke A Montana state court awarded former jail prisoner Campbell $1 in damages after he sued the Sheriff of Flathead County, Montana, for depriving him of exercise while he was jailed. Campbell claimed emotion distress. The …
Article • December 22, 2017
$42,200 Federal Jury Award in Suit Over California Jail Prisoner's Death by Matthew Clarke On August 5, 1999, a California federal jury awarded $52,200 to the family of a prisoner who died while suffering from untreated drug withdrawal in the Santa Barbara County jail. When Drew Allen Walsh, 32, was …
Brief • December 22, 2017
Graves v. Penzone, AZ, Ptf. Motion to Re-open Discovery, Jail Conditions and Care, 2017 Case 2:77-cv-00479-NVW Document 2435 Filed 12/22/17 Page 1 of 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gabriel B. Eber (admitted pro hac vice) Eric Balaban (admitted pro hac vice) ACLU National Prison Project 915 15th Street, …
Article • December 21, 2017
Threats by Arkansas Prison Administration Warrants Transfer by David Reutter by David Reutter The Eighth Circuit of Appeals reversed and remanded a federal district court's denial of prisoner James Walker's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 petition seeking his transfer to a federal prison or some other state's prison because he had …
Article • December 21, 2017
Violation of State Regulation Not a Constitutional Violation by David Reutter by David Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal district court's summary judgment granted in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit. The suit was brought by the Simpson estate, against Sheriff Mark E. Gorbett and Deputies …
Article • December 20, 2017
$2,500 Settles New York Man's Excessive Force Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A New York prisoner held at the Five Points Correctional facility has agreed to accept $2,500 to settle a federal lawsuit in which he alleged violations of his civil rights. Bryant Wheeler was a prisoner at …
Article • December 20, 2017
California Prisoner Settles Claim of Cruel and Unusual Punishment by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A California prisoner held at Pelican Bay State Prison has agreed to settle a case in which he alleged that he had been subject to cruel and unusual punishment and deliberate indifference to a serious …
Article • December 19, 2017
$5001 Jury Award to Illinois Prisoner in Harassment and Conspiracy Suit by David Reutter by David Reutter   An Illinois federal jury awarded $50,001.00 in damages to the plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging First and Fourteenth Amendment violations related to abuse and harassment of the plaintiff. On April 2, 2017, …
Article • December 19, 2017
Testimony of Expert Witness Excluded by David Reutter by David Reutter A Louisiana federal district court excluded the expert testimony of Dr. David Thomas in a class action brought by Louisiana prisoners who alleged substandard medical care. Joseph Lewis, Jr. sued the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) alleging violations of his …
Virginia Mentally-Ill Man’s Death by Deterioration in Jail Cell Exhibits Policy Failures by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The death of a mentally-ill Virginia man jailed on a misdemeanor and confined in isolation while awaiting transfer to a psychiatric hospital exhibits the folly of current policies in dealing with …
Article • December 14, 2017
Texas Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Suit Against Parole Board by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 23, 2016, a Texas court of appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a parole board member and two parole commissioners. John Henry Boykin, a Texas state prisoner, filed …
Article • December 14, 2017
Texas Court of Appeals Dismisses Prisoner's Petition for a Writ of Injunction by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 9, 2016, a Texas court of appeals dismissed a prisoner's writ of injunction because the prisoner had no other proceeding in that court. Tracey W. Murphy, a Texas state prisoner, …
Nixon v. Forsyth County, et al., N.C., jail neglect, wrongful death settlement, 2017 FORSYTH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING DATE: SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: DECEMBER 14, 2017 15 RESOLUTION APPROVING SETTLEMENT OF THE CASE OF DIANE EMMERT NIXON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DINO VANN NIXON VS. …
Article • December 13, 2017
Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Summary Judgment to Prison Officials in Michigan Failure-to-Protect Lawsuit by Lonnie Burton On April 15, 2016, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit let stand a federal district court ruling which denied summary judgment to Wayne County, Michigan, jail …
Article • December 13, 2017
Prisoner Settles Conditions of Confinement, Excessive Force Lawsuit with Nevada County Jail by In October 2015, Washoe County officials and a former jail prisoner settled a lawsuit which had alleged numerous constitutional violations, including unlawful conditions of confinement, use of excessive force, medical indifference, and due process violations. The amount …
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