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Hetes v. Central New Mexico Correctional Facility, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death (Medical), 2019

Brief • November 11, 2019

Filed under: Centurion, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Hetes v. Central New Mexico Correctional Facility, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death (Medical), 2019 Centurion 003058 RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMEN T THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") 1s executed this 1/ day of NNu-Ai? £...e__.2019, by Jade Hetes, as personal representative of the Estate …

Lujan v. Eyzaguirre, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2019

Brief • October 22, 2019

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Lujan v. Eyzaguirre, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2019 Centurion 001075 THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DIS COUNTY OF CIBOLA STATE OF NEW MEXICO FILED 13th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Cibola County 10/22/2019 7:36 PM Toinette Garcia CLERK OF THE COURT Pablita Cohoe CT C URT MONICA LUJAN, No. D-1333-G ·- 01s-doos3 …

Texas Court Rules Force Feeding Detainee Is Necessary

Article • October 19, 2019

Filed under: Hunger Strikes, Failure to Treat, Immigration

Texas Court Rules Force Feeding Detainee Is Necessary by Chad Marks by Chad Marks  Ajay Kumar, a citizen of India, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) officials in New Mexico and later transfered to Texas. He began a hunger strike because, in his words, he wanted his freedom. ICE …

Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of New Mexico Prisoner’s First Amendment Claims

Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

Filed under: Management and Training Corporation, First Amendment, First Amendment, rights

Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of New Mexico Prisoner’s First Amendment Claims by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Monte Whitehead was incarcerated at the Otero County Prison Facility in New Mexico, operated by for-profit contractor Management & Training Corp. (MTC). He filed suit in state court raising various claims under the …

Federal Court Sanctions New Mexico Corrections Department Over Out-of-State Legal Mail

Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail

Federal Court Sanctions New Mexico Corrections Department Over Out-of-State Legal Mail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 18, 2019, a federal district court sanctioned the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) for failing to comply with a prior order and judgment requiring prison officials to provide a state prisoner …

Warnock v. GEO Group, NM, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2019

Brief • September 26, 2019

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Protect (General), Water, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment, Deliberate Indifference

Warnock v. GEO Group, NM, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2019 SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRlCT COURT COUNTY OF B.ER'\ALILLO STATE OI<'Nl<:W M.EXICO FILED 2nd JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Bernalillo County 9/26/2019 2:38 PM James A. Noel CLERK OF THE COURT Janet Ashley SHAREN KIMI\-lET 1.mdcr her POW.ER OF ATTORNEY for CLA.IMS AND LJTIGATlO:N …

J.V. V. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2019

Brief • September 19, 2019

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act

J.V. V. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2019 CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by J 1· DOB SSN ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor") and The GEO Group, Inc., (hereinafter "GEO" or "Releasee" or "Defendant"). "GEO," "Releasee" and "Defendant" as used …

Aguirre v. CoreCivic, NM, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2019

Brief • September 17, 2019

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Restraints, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Aguirre v. CoreCivic, NM, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2019 PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL-SETTLEMENT COMMUNICATION-FED. R. EVID. 408,501 CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS, AND COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE RELEASOR: Christopher Aguirre RELEASEES: TransCor America ("TransCor"); Brenda Isaacs; Christopher Fuertes PARTIES: Christopher Aguirre (RELEASOR); TransCor, Brenda Isaacs, and Christopher Fuertes (RELEASEES) A. …

GEO Group Cancels Contract to Run New Mexico Private Prison

Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut

GEO Group Cancels Contract to Run New Mexico Private Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 27, 2019, private prison operator The GEO Group, based in Boca Raton, Florida, announced that it would stop operating the Northeast New Mexico Detention Facility in Clayton. The company cited inadequate compensation …

Trujillo v State of New Mexico, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death (Medical), 2019

Brief • September 5, 2019

Filed under: Centurion, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Trujillo v State of New Mexico, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death (Medical), 2019 Centurion 003227 RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEM ENT AGREEME NT is executed this day orSAf¼~ 2019, by Stacey Romero, as personal representative of the Estate of Phillip Anthony …

HRDC v. Sandoval County, NM, Complaint, Public Records, 2019

Brief • August 14, 2019

Filed under: Public Records, PLN Litigation

HRDC v. Sandoval County, NM, Complaint, Public Records, 2019 FILED 13th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Sandoval County 8/14/2019 3:58 PM PHILLIP A ROMERO CLERK OF THE COURT KB D-1329-CV-2019-01797

HRDC v. Sandoval County, NM, Complaint, Public Records, 2019

Filing • August 14, 2019

Filed under: Public Records, PLN Litigation

HRDC v. Sandoval County, NM, Complaint, Public Records, 2019 FILED 13th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Sandoval County 8/14/2019 3:58 PM PHILLIP A ROMERO CLERK OF THE COURT KB D-1329-CV-2019-01797

$2 Million Awarded to New Mexico Prisoner Left in Hot Transport Van

Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019

Filed under: Transportation, Settlements

$2 Million Awarded to New Mexico Prisoner Left in Hot Transport Van by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Each year, throughout the duration of summer months, there are empathy-invoking news stories about children and pets left in unattended vehicles, sometimes resulting in deaths due to the scorching heat. A New …

Jager v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, NM, Deposition of Murray Young, Denial of Medical Care, 2019

Brief • July 16, 2019

Filed under: Failure to Treat

Jager v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, NM, Deposition of Murray Young, Denial of Medical Care, 2019 Todd Jager v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC., et al. Murray Young, M.D. July 16, 2019 No. 2:18-CV-00743-GBW-CG Page 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT …

Varela v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2019

Brief • July 8, 2019

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Varela v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2019 T • ' . Centurion 000995 FILED I 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 7/8/2019 4:55 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO CLERK OF THE COURT Edith Suarez-Munoz IN THE DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT …

New Bill Restricts Use of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico

Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019

Filed under: Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Suicides

New Bill Restricts Use of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In April 2019, newly elected New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 364, which limits the use of solitary confinement for certain prisoners housed in New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) …

New Mexico Riot Raises Questions About Private Prison Company’s Competence

Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Protests

New Mexico Riot Raises Questions About Private Prison Company’s Competence by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The police department in Clayton, New Mexico and the state police are investigating a September 23, 2017 incident at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility (NENMCF), which grew into the state’s most …

J.V. V. GEO Group, NM, Amended Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2019

Brief • June 27, 2019

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act

J.V. V. GEO Group, NM, Amended Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-00559-WJ-SCY Document 2 Filed 06/27/19 Page 1 of 23 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO J.V. Plaintiff, vs. Case No.: 1:19-CV-00559-WJ-SCY THE GEO GROUP, INC., WARDEN MARK BOWEN, and WILLIAM ALLEN, JURY TRIAL …

Franklin v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Public Records, 2019

Brief • June 25, 2019

Filed under: State Law Claims, Public Records, Public Records Act

Franklin v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Public Records, 2019 CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by Bryce Franklin ("Plaintifi" or "Releasor"), and The GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO" or "Releasee"). GEO explicitly includes all employees and independent contractors, third-party administrators, insurers, …

St. Clair v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2019

Brief • June 24, 2019

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Protect (General), Water, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

St. Clair v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2019 CONFIDENTIAL RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT c,('~Lf.~ 00 FOR THE SQI,,E ~ND ONLY CONSIDERATION OF o~, r USAND DOLLARS and 00/100 Dollars (!;-ffi8e'.'&f) paid to the undersigned Michael St. Clair (hereinafter referred to as "Releasor"), the receipt of …