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Oregon - Rejected Magazine Report 4-2019

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Banned Book Lists

Oregon - Rejected Magazine Report 4-2019 Mission: To promote public safety by holding offenders accountable for their actions and reducing the risk of future criminal behavior Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) 04/11/2019 18:14 PM Rejected Magazines Report Title Issue Date Violation Rejection Note 18+ 2017013 Sexually Explicit Material Code 1.01, …

Oregon police officer decertifications

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Oregon police officer decertifications Oregon discipline LastName Abo Aguilar Alexander Argo Ayers Barnett Beach Beamish Beard Benson Bergquist Bernardi Billups Botaitis Brady Bredfield Burch Burton Campbell Cannon Cardinal Carney Castile Christensen Corkett Courtney Crowder Delamore Doolittle Downing Drummond Dunn Edsall Erskine Escobar FirstName Michael James Kevin Jeffrey Ray Anthony Phillip …

Oregon: Knowledge of Injury and Defendants’ Causal Role Required for Accrual of § 1983 Claims

Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Misconduct/Corruption, Juveniles, Failure to Protect (Juveniles)

Oregon: Knowledge of Injury and Defendants’ Causal Role Required for Accrual of § 1983 Claims by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson A unanimous Oregon Supreme Court held on January 17, 2019 that a claim that prison officials were deliberately indifferent to the risk of sexual abuse by a guard at a …

$10 Million Awarded Against Corizon and Oregon County for Jail Detox Death

Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019

Filed under: Corizon, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$10 Million Awarded Against Corizon and Oregon County for Jail Detox Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 5, 2018, an Oregon federal court entered a $10 million judgment against Washington County and Corizon Health, Inc. in a lawsuit over the death of a detainee who was detoxing …

Oregon Prison Industry Program Nets Record $28.5 Million as Prisoners Earn $1.25/Hour

Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019

Filed under: Prison Labor

Oregon Prison Industry Program Nets Record $28.5 Million as Prisoners Earn $1.25/Hour by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson “I’m not going to get paid what I got paid on the street. But that’s part of acceptance of my life now,” Oregon prisoner James Sheppard said of his job with Oregon …

Brown v. Stored Value Cards Inc, Prisoner Debit Cards, Appeal, 2019

Filing • March 8, 2019

Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property, Forfeiture

Brown v. Stored Value Cards Inc, Prisoner Debit Cards, Appeal, 2019 (1 of 45) Case: 18-35735, 03/08/2019, ID: 11221605, DktEntry: 44-1, Page 1 of 4 No. 18-35735 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ___________________ DANICA LOVE BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STORED VALUE CARDS, INC., D/B/A NUMI …

No Summary Judgment for Jail’s Denial of Mental Health Treatment; $150,000 Settlement

Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019

Filed under: Corizon, Settlements, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

No Summary Judgment for Jail’s Denial of Mental Health Treatment; $150,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On June 8, 2018, an Oregon fed-eral district court denied a summary judgment motion filed by jail officials, concluding that a reasonable jury could find a psychotic detainee’s 16-day confinement without treatment …

Fricano v. Lane County, Corizon, et al., OR, settlement, failure to treat, 2018

Brief • December 14, 2018

Filed under: Corizon, Medication, Food, Water, Jail Specific, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Fricano v. Lane County, Corizon, et al., OR, settlement, failure to treat, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Parties to Agreement. This Settlement Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into on this day of December, 201 8, by and between Angelo James Fricano ("Plaintiff') and Defendant Lane County I. Recitals A. Whereas, …

Pitkin v. Corizon Health Inc., et al., OR, Judgment, Wrongful Death, Medical Negligence, 2018

Brief • December 5, 2018

Filed under: Corizon, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Pitkin v. Corizon Health Inc., et al., OR, Judgment, Wrongful Death, Medical Negligence, 2018 Case 3:16-cv-02235-AA Document 109 Filed 12/05/18 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON RUSSELL PITKIN and MARY PITKIN, co-personal representatives of the Estate of MADALINE PITKIN, deceased, Plaintiffs, …

Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Correct Care Solutions, LLC- 3rd Amendment, 2016

Publication • December 4, 2018

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions

Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Correct Care Solutions, LLC- 3rd Amendment, 2016 r-------------~'\ CJ 2018-000935 COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL COOS COUNTY, OREGON Coos County Filing Cover Sheet 12/04/2018 11 :05:49 AM TO: Coos County Clerk's Office FROM : Office of Legal Counsel Please file the attached document in the selected …

Oregon County Pays $2.85 Million for Dehydration Death of Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner

Article • October 9, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018

Filed under: Water, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Oregon County Pays $2.85 Million for Dehydration Death of Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Lincoln County, Oregon agreed to pay $2.85 million to settle a wrongful death suit filed by the family of a 55-year-old mentally ill prisoner who died of dehydration at the county …

$650,000 Settlement in Oregon Jail Wrongful Death Claim

Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018

Filed under: Respiratory, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$650,000 Settlement in Oregon Jail Wrongful Death Claim by The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to settle a wrongful death claim filed by the estate of a woman who died while imprisoned at the Oregon county’s jail. In November 2014, Samantha Jeanne Robinson, 42, was sick with bacterial pneumonia …

Pitkin v. Corizon Health Inc., et al., OR, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, Medical Negligence, 2018

Brief • July 20, 2018

Filed under: Corizon, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Pitkin v. Corizon Health Inc., et al., OR, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, Medical Negligence, 2018 Case 3:16-cv-02235-AA Document 78 Filed 07/20/18 Page 1 of 35 Timothy J. Jones, OSB No. 890654 Email: tim@timjonespc.com Tim Jones PC 888 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 1100 Portland OR 97204 Phone: (503) 374-1414 Facsimile: (971) …

Oregon: Former Clackamas Deputy, Probation Officer Sentenced for Child Rape

Article • July 2, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Guard Misconduct, Crime

Oregon: Former Clackamas Deputy, Probation Officer Sentenced for Child Rape by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On March 23, 2018, Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge Michael Wetzel sentenced a former county deputy and probation officer to 35 years and one month in prison for repeatedly sexually abusing two young girls, …

Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Correct Care Solutions, LLC, 2018

Publication • June 27, 2018

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions

Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Correct Care Solutions, LLC, 2018 CJ 2018-000360 COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL COOS COUNTY, OREGON Coos County Filing Cover Sheet TO: Coos County Clerk's Office FROM: Office of Legal Counsel 06/27/2018 8:43:18 AM Please file the attached document in the selected category indicated in the box …

Innovation Law Lab, Et Al. v. Nielsen, Et Al., OR, Order, Denied Immigration Lawyers, 2018

Brief • June 25, 2018

Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Attorney Client, Immigration, Telephone Access, Attorney Calls, Attorney Visits, Fifth Amendment

Innovation Law Lab, Et Al. v. Nielsen, Et Al., OR, Order, Denied Immigration Lawyers, 2018 Case 3:18-cv-01098-SI Document 23 Filed 06/25/18 Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON INNOVATION LAW LAB and LUIS JAVIER SANCHEZ GONZALEZ by XOCHITL RAMOS VALENCIA as next …

Hearing Impaired Man Beaten by Oregon Police While in Custody Awarded $500

Article • May 8, 2018

Filed under: Excessive Force, Americans with Disabilities Act, Guards/Staff, Staff Training, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Fifteenth Amendment, rights

Hearing Impaired Man Beaten by Oregon Police While in Custody Awarded $500 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Michael Evans, a hearing impaired man who was kicked and punched by several officers at the Multnomah County Detention Center in Oregon, was awarded a meager $500 by a federal jury.      …

Oregon Sex Offenders Get LWOP, Not Treatment

Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018

Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Three Strikes, Sex Offender Treatment, State Statutes

Oregon Sex Offenders Get LWOP, Not Treatment by “This bill will finally get at protecting our community from the most dangerous of sexual criminals,” said Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, testifying in support of legislation he co-sponsored to enact a “two strikes and you’re out” law for repeat sex offenders. …

Deaf Oregon Man Awarded $157,500 over Police Mistreatment

Article • May 7, 2018

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Injury -- Misc., Excessive Force, Police

Deaf Oregon Man Awarded $157,500 over Police Mistreatment by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis      Erik Pierce, a 32-year-old deaf man, was awarded $157,500 in damages from the city of Salem and Marion County, Oregon, over the use of excessive force and violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) …

$170,972 Award by Federal Jury to Former Oregon Deputy over Workplace Retaliation

Article • April 25, 2018

Filed under: Retaliation, Whistleblowing, Police

$170,972 Award by Federal Jury to Former Oregon Deputy over Workplace Retaliation by Christopher Zoukis