Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards Inc., OH, class-action settlement agreement in debit card case, 2021 Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 121 Filed: 01/12/21 1 of 14. PageID #: 1761 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO AMBER HUMPHREY, On behalf of herself and the class, Plaintiff, vs. STORED VALUE CARDS, …
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 21, 2020, Sylvester Hartley became the seventh prisoner to die of complications from COVID-19 at Alabama’s St. Clair Correctional Facility, according to a report in the St. Clair News-Aegis. The 60-year-old, who was serving a life-without-parole sentence for three counts of first-degree kidnapping, …
Sixth Circuit Holds Ohio Prisoner Can Be Executed Despite Previous Botched Attempt by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 23, 2020, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an Ohio prisoner could be executed despite a previous botched attempt. Romell Broom was taken to the Ohio execution chamber …
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Prisoner’s Mandamus Petition Seeking to Compel Production of Coroner’s Photographs of Murder Victim by On November 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed a district court of appeals’ dismissal of a prisoner’s petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the Office …
Researchers, Prison Officials to Study Effects of Prison Violence Comprehensively by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A research team of internationally recognized prison experts from multiple academic institutions will be working with state prison officials from Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas to perform the most comprehensive study …
News in Brief by Alabama: The Birmingham News reported that an Alabama prison guard had been arrested for drug trafficking after a search of his vehicle when he arrived for work at the St. Clair County prison turned up 138 grams of methamphetamine and 16 grams of heroin. Ivan Caldwell, …
Sixth Circuit Reverses and Allows Ohio Prisoner’s Civil Rights Lawsuit to Proceed by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment to Ohio prison officials in a civil rights action alleging a prisoner’s rights were violated because he was denied …
Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards Inc. (d/b/a Numi Financial), OH, motion for final approval of class-action settlement, 2020 Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 117 Filed: 10/12/20 1 of 25. PageID #: 1705 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION AMBER HUMPHREY, on behalf of herself and all others …
Why Did 77 Ohio Prisoners Die of COVID-19, but Just 10 in Pennsylvania? by Cid Standifer, Brie Zeltner A look at how overcrowding and poor design contributed to two of the worst national outbreaks by Cid Standifer and Brie Zeltner, Eye on Ohio, Aug. 21, 2020 This article was provided …
News in Brief by Alabama: In February 2020, a grand jury in Limestone County, Alabama, returned an indictment for “possession/receipt of a controlled substance” against Travis Wales, a former guard at the Limestone County Correctional Facility in Harvest. According to Columbus, Georgia, TV station WBRL, Wales was arrested in September …
Blackman v. Ohio Dept of Rehab. And Correction, OH, Complaint, Negligence, 2020 IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS STATE OF OHIO WAYNE BLACKMAN c/o Mark Vander Laan, Ohio Justice and Policy Center 215 E. 9th Street, Suite 601 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 CASE NO. JUDGE Plaintiff, vs. COMPLAINT OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION …
Ohio Jails Under Investigation by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A pattern of deaths, escapes and alleged civil rights abuses statewide have spurred investigations of at least two major county jails and increased oversight of 313 detention facilities in Ohio, local media revealed in January 2020. Governor Mike DeWine admitted …
The Prison Was Built to Hold 1,500 Inmates. It Had Over 2,000 Coronavirus Cases by Dara Lind Prison overcrowding has been quietly tolerated for decades. But the pandemic is forcing a reckoning. by Dara Lind, ProPublica This article was originally published June 18, 2020, by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates …
News in Brief by California:In June 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) commuted 21 state prisoners’ sentences, a dozen of them were for murder convictions, patch.com reported. Seven were committed when the prisoner was 22 or younger. Half of the prisoners are now 59 or older. One commutation went to …
Prison Postcards: “I feel as though I was either in a car accident or beaten by a baseball bat.” by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein We’re now nearly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic and geographically the coronavirus epicenter has shifted from its origins in the United States in New …
$110,000 Settlement Reached in Ohio Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Ohio prisoner received a $110,518.94 settlement in a civil rights action that alleged guards used excessive force on him. The settlement, finalized on February 13, 2020, further provided for reversal of misconduct reports …
$140,000 Settlement in Ohio Jail Beating, Retaliation Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Jail (CCJ) agreed to a $140,000 settlement on February 14, 2020 in a civil rights action alleging a prisoner was subjected to excessive force and retaliation by guards. Corrionne Lawrence was booked …
Sixth Circuit Vacates Preliminary Injunction Regarding Elkton Prisoner Class Action by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On June 9, 2020, the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a split decision, vacated a preliminary injunction issued by a district court that directed the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to determine which …
BOP Loses Fight Against Orders to Release Ohio Prisoners Threatened By Coronavirus by Noting a “significant level of infection” of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) at Elkton, Ohio, U.S. Attorney General William Barr directed federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Michael Carvajal on April …
Ohio Prisoner with Coronavirus Released Without Use of Preventative Measures; Cases Inside Soaring by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) is being criticized for its mishandling of circumstances surrounding a prisoner’s release during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kevin Cherry was released from Marion Correctional …
