1.25 Million Corizon Settlement in Mentally Ill Michigan Prisoner’s Dehydration Death by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections and its medical vendor, Corizon Health, agreed in October 2019 to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit involving the death of a mentally ill prisoner who …
Michigan v. Smith, MI, Felony Complaint, Prosecutors Public Integrity Crimes, 2020 /"'\ DISTRICT: CIRCUIT: MSP# 010-0000169-19 STATE OF MICHIGAN 418 JUDICIAL DISTRICT 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COMPLAINT District Court ORI: Ml500045J 22380 Starks Drive, Clinton Township, Ml 48036 Circuit Court ORI: Ml500015J 40 N. Main, Mount Clemens, Ml 48043 586-469-9300 586-469-5208 …
Michigan Finding Success With More Humane Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Michigan’s new approach to dealing with mentally ill prisoners is not only more humane, it is proving to be more effective at reducing recidivism. When Heidi Washington took over as director …
Burley v. Miller, MI, Settlement, Inhumane Conditions, 2020 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION EDWARD BURLEY,. Case No. 17-cv-0966 Plaintiff, Mag. Judge Ray Kent V. PATRICK MILLER, et al., Defendants. Kimberly L. Scott (P69706) James L. Woolard (P77493) Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC 101 N. …
Ackerman v. Washington, MI, Order, Kosher Meals in Prison, 2020 Case 4:13-cv-14137-LVP-MKM ECF No. 243 filed 01/30/20 PageID.2509 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GERALD ACKERMAN and MARK SHAYKIN, Plaintiffs, Civil Case No. 13-14137 Honorable Linda V. Parker v. HEIDI WASHINGTON, Defendant. …
Ackerman et al. v. Washington, MI, Opinion and Order, Kosher Meals in Prison, 2020 Case 4:13-cv-14137-LVP-MKM ECF No. 241 filed 01/29/20 PageID.2491 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GERLAD ACKERMAN and MARK SHAYKIN, Plaintiffs, Civil Case No. 13-14137 Honorable Linda V. Parker …
$1.5 million for Michigan man wrongfully convicted, then exonerated by A Michigan man who spent over 45 years in prison for a murder he did not commit received $1.5 million in compensation. Richard Phillips, 73, was exonerated in 2018, which made him the longest-serving exoneree in the United States, after …
Jones v. Kent County, et al., MI, complaint, wrongful death, 2019 Case 1:20-cv-00036 ECF No. 1 filed 01/14/20 PageID.1 Page 1 of 58 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION CHARLES JONES, as Personal Representative of the Estate of WADE JONES, deceased, v. Plaintiff, Case No.: Hon.: …
Jones v. Kent County, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00036-HYJ ECF No. 1, PageID.1 Filed 01/14/20 Page 1 of 58 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION CHARLES JONES, as Personal Representative of the Estate of WADE JONES, deceased, v. Plaintiff, Case No.: Hon.: KENT COUNTY, …
Jones v. Corizon Health Inc., MI, Complaint, Negligence, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00036-HYJ ECF No. 1, PageID.1 Filed 01/14/20 Page 1 of 58 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION CHARLES JONES, as Personal Representative of the Estate of WADE JONES, deceased, v. Plaintiff, Case No.: Hon.: KENT COUNTY, …
Civilly Dead Prisoner Unable to Sue in Rhode Island by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Rhode Island’s “civil death” statute (GL 1956 § 13-6-1) provides that a person serving a life sentence in that state is “civilly dead” and therefore legally unable to avail him or herself of relief in …
Lawsuit Filed by Prisoner with Food Allergy is Dismissed by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court has dismissed a civil rights action alleging a prisoner was repeatedly and deliberately exposed to peanut butter and fish, which were known to cause serious allergic reactions. The …
HRDC Files Suit Against Michigan DOC Over Systemic, Statewide Censorship by On August 22, 2019, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), PLN’s parent non-profit organization, filed suit in federal court in the Eastern District of Michigan after its publications mailed to state prisoners were censored by prison officials. The 36-page …
$860,000 Settlement in Suit Over Michigan Female Prisoner’s Suicide by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $860,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of a female prisoner who hanged herself after a guard placed a bet on whether …
Court Declines to Seal Records in Michigan Prisoner’s Excessive Force Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court initially held that a prisoner’s allegation that a guard’s use of a Taser constituted excessive force stated a viable claim. The court also denied the defendants’ …
Prison’s Refusal to Allow Wiccan Services Must be Reviewed for Compelling Governmental Interest by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Mario Sentelle Cavin, incarcerated at the Macomb Correctional Facility in Michigan, filed an appeal in the Sixth Circuit after a federal district court ruled that his religious freedoms had not been …
Herriges v. County of Macomb, MI, Complaint, Failure to Provide Medical Care, 2019 Case 2:19-cv-12193-DML-EAS ECF No. 23, PageID.193 Filed 10/30/19 Page 1 of 61 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION CAROL HERRIGES, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF DIETER HERRIGES-LOVE, Deceased, Case No.: 19-cv-12193 …
Sixth Circuit Defines ‘Serious Physical Injury’ for 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) Purposes by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has defined the term “serious physical injury” in the text of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Michael Gresham is a state prisoner serving a …
Ackerman v. Washington, MI, Settlement, Kosher Meals in Prison, 2019 Case 4:13-cv-14137-LVP-MKM ECF No. 213 filed 10/12/19 PageID.2176 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GERALD ACKERMAN and MARK SHAYKIN, NO. 4:13-cv-14137 Plaintiffs, HON. LINDA V. PARKER v HEIDI WASHINGTON, Defendant. Daniel E. …
