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Gasca v. Precythe, MO, Order, Parole Revocation, 2019

Brief • January 4, 2019

Filed under: Class Certification, Parole Conditions, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Gasca v. Precythe, MO, Order, Parole Revocation, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHERN DIVISION STEPHANIE GASCA, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 17-cv-04149-SRB ) ANNE PRECYTHE, Director of the Missouri, ) Department of Corrections, et al., ) …

LaFleur v. Missouri DOC, MO, Settlement, Prison Workplace Harassment, 2018

Brief • December 19, 2018

Filed under: Sexual Harassment, Staff-Staff Harassment, Discrimination, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Retaliation, Work, Work Conditions/Safety

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Missouri Sheriff Who Vowed to Clean Up Crime Faces Criminal Charges, Lawsuits

Article • December 7, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Crime

Missouri Sheriff Who Vowed to Clean Up Crime Faces Criminal Charges, Lawsuits by R. Bailey by R. Bailey In March 2018, a federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment against Mississippi County, Missouri Sheriff Cory Hutcheson. Hutcheson, 34, already faced robbery charges as well as a wrongful death suit filed …

Family of Wrongfully Convicted Missouri Prisoner Receives $14 Million

Article • December 7, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Conviction

Family of Wrongfully Convicted Missouri Prisoner Receives $14 Million by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The family of former Missouri prisoner George Allen received a $14 million settlement in a wrongful conviction suit filed against the state, the City of St. Louis and others responsible for his illegal imprisonment. Mary …

Amid Scandal, Missouri Governor Issues Commutations and Pardons, Passes New Laws Before Resigning

Article • December 7, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018

Filed under: Government Misconduct, Pardons/Clemency, State Legislation

Amid Scandal, Missouri Governor Issues Commutations and Pardons, Passes New Laws Before Resigning by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell As his resignation was about to take effect late on June 1, 2018, scandal-plagued Missouri Governor Eric Greitens pardoned five convicted felons, commuted the sentences of four others and signed 77 …

Missouri DOC - Securus commissions

Kickback publication • November 29, 2018

Filed under: Telephones

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Missouri DOC - Securus Rates 2017-2018

Kickback publication • November 15, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Missouri DOC - Securus Rates 2017-2018 EXHIBIT A COST (PRICING SECTION) REVISED PER BAFO #001 REVISED PER AMENDMENTS #001, #003, AND #004 The offeror shall provide firm, fixed pricing for the offender telephone system pursuant to all mandatory requirements herein, including furnishing, installing, providing any necessary hardware and software, monitoring, …

Missouri DOC - Securus Contract Renewal 2011-2018

Kickback publication • November 15, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Monitoring

Missouri DOC - Securus Contract Renewal 2011-2018 NOTICE OF CONTRACT RENEWAL State Of Missouri Office Of Administration Division Of Purchasing POBox809 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0809 http:lloa.mo.govlourchasing :bYZ /JO/Ct CONTRACT NUMBER CONTRACT TITLE C211019001 AMENDMENT NUMBER Offender Telephone System 006 REQUISITION NUMBER June 28, 2011 Through June 30, 2018 VENDOR NUMBER …

Missouri DOC - Securus Contract Renewal 2018-2024

Kickback publication • November 15, 2018

Filed under: Telephones

Missouri DOC - Securus Contract Renewal 2018-2024

Missouri DOC - Securus Rates 2018-2024

Kickback publication • November 15, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Missouri DOC - Securus Rates 2018-2024 • EXHIBIT A COST (PRICING PAGES) The vendor shall provide firm, fixed pricing for the offender telephone system pursuant to all mandatory requirements herein, including furnishing, installing, providing any necessary hardware and software, monitoring, maintaining at each of the institutions referenced in Attachment #1. …

The Secret World of Missouri DOC Internal Death Investigations

Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018

Filed under: Prison/Jail Murders, Statistics/Trends, Wrongful Death

The Secret World of Missouri DOC Internal Death Investigations by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) has been accused of not being transparent or competent when it comes to conducting investigations into deaths that occur in state prisons. The DOC is responsible for the care …

Caldwell v. St. Louis County, MO, Settlement, 2018

Brief • October 19, 2018

Filed under: Medication, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Caldwell v. St. Louis County, MO, Settlement, 2018 Case: 4:17-cv-02073-NCC Doc. #: 71 Filed: 10/19/18 Page: 1 of 5 PageID #: 296 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION RALPH CALDWELL, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, …

EEOC v. Corizon Health, discrimination against employees with disabilities, complaint, 2018

Brief • September 18, 2018

Filed under: Discrimination, Retaliation against Staff, Medical, Americans with Disabilities Act, 1964 Civil Rights Act, Employee Litigation

EEOC v. Corizon Health, discrimination against employees with disabilities, complaint, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-02942-JZB Document 1 Filed 09/18/18 Page 1 of 36 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mary Jo O’Neill, AZ Bar #005924 James P. Driscoll-MacEachron, AZ Bar #027828 William R. Hobson, AZ Bar #006887 Wasan …

$55,000 Settlement in Rape of Missouri Jail Prisoner

Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Escapes

$55,000 Settlement in Rape of Missouri Jail Prisoner by The City of Ferguson, Missouri has paid $55,000 to a pretrial detainee who had sex with a guard, who in exchange allowed her to escape. On October 9, 2013, while driving through Ferguson, a woman identified as “J.W.” was pulled over …

Hootselle v. Missouri DOC, MO, Judgment, Employee Pay, 2018

Brief • August 14, 2018

Filed under: Money/Property, Fair Labor Standards Act, Guards/Staff

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Father of Man Strangled While in Missouri Jail Accepts Settlement

Article • July 27, 2018

Filed under: Prison/Jail Murders, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, Mental Health, Failure to Protect (Staff)

Father of Man Strangled While in Missouri Jail Accepts Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis George Stevens, whose son was strangled to death by another man while being held in a Missouri jail, agreed to a settlement with the city of St. Louis in response to his wrongful death …

Visually Impaired Missouri Prisoner Receives Settlement Over Denial of Reasonable Accommodations

Article • July 26, 2018

Filed under: Medical, Reading Materials, Americans with Disabilities Act

Visually Impaired Missouri Prisoner Receives Settlement Over Denial of Reasonable Accommodations by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Richard Ruffin, a prisoner at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center (MECC), received an enforced settlement with the prison and prison officials, one aspect of which provides him with enlarged-text materials that he is …

Missouri federal appeals court affirms mental health department employees hold qualified immunity

Article • July 17, 2018

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Qualified Immunity, Mental Health, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Missouri federal appeals court affirms mental health department employees hold qualified immunity by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss A federal court of appeals held that employees of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) were entitled to summary judgment against a claim filed by Dwayne Andrews on the basis of …

Caldwell v. St. Louis County, MO, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2018

Brief • July 16, 2018

Filed under: Medication, Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Staff Training, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Caldwell v. St. Louis County, MO, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2018 Case: 4:17-cv-02073-NCC Doc. #: 52 Filed: 07/16/18 Page: 1 of 18 PageID #: 198 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) RALPH CALDWELL, Plaintiff, …

Zieser v. Bearden, MO, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2018

Brief • July 2, 2018

Filed under: Sexual Assault

Zieser v. Bearden, MO, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI Ashley Marie Olsen Zieser, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. EDWARD BEARDEN, VEVIA STURM, JOHN OR JANE DOE #1, and …