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Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Guards Sentenced for Beating Prisoners at Kentucky Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Three Kentucky River Regional Jail guards have been sentenced to federal prison terms for beating prisoners in two separate incidents – including one where a prisoner died. In 2013, guards Damon Wayne Hickman and William …
While in Custody: The Fight to Stop Jail Deaths in Washington State by Ciara O’Rourke When a prisoner dies in Washington state, the question of who is to blame often goes unaddressed. Meet the families, and their lawyers, who want answers. by Ciara O’Rourke, Seattle Met Stephanie Deal wanted her mom …
Review of the Department of Justice’s Implementation of the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, Office of the Inspector General, 2018 Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice OVERSIGHT INTEGRITY GUIDANCE Review of the Department of Justice’s Implementation of the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 …
Brief • May 28, 2018
Martinez v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND Rl::LEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement And rvlutua! Release of All Claims ("Agreement'') ls entered into between the follmving parties ("the Parties''): Plaintiffs Roberto Martinez, Antonia martinez and Hailey Martinez, a minor, …
Article • May 17, 2018
Death of California Homeless Man in Police Custody Yields $4.675 Million to Family by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis     Following a civil suit against Eureka, California police officers, the city of Eureka and Humboldt County in the death of a 26-year-old homeless man while in police custody, the man's …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Tennessee: New Trial Ordered in Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Case by Steve Horn by Steve Horn On April 5, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that a lawsuit over the death of 33-year-old Charles “Jason” Toll – a prisoner who died in 2010 after being forcibly …
Breaking News! Tennessee: New Trial Ordered in Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Case by Steve Horn by Steve Horn On April 5, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that a lawsuit over the death of 33-year-old Charles “Jason” Toll – a prisoner who died in 2010 after …
$415,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Tasered Prisoner Who Died in Texas Jail by by Matt Clarke The parents and estate of a Texas man who died while incarcerated at the Hopkins County jail after he was repeatedly Tasered by police officers have settled a wrongful death suit filed against Hopkins …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
New York: Former Rikers Guard Gets 30 Years for Civil Rights Violations, Conspiracy by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin PLN has previously reported on the December 2016 conviction of former Rikers Island jail complex guard Brian Coll, 47, for his role in the 2012 death of detainee Ronald Spear. In …
California: Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner Dies after Two Days in Restraint Chair; $5 Million Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A 36-year-old California prisoner with a documented history of schizophrenia died in a jail cell on January 22, 2017, less than an hour after his release from a restraint …
Brief • February 5, 2018
McVay v. State of Ohio, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2018 FiLED 'i IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO COURT OF CL/UMS OF OHIO 2018 FEB -5 AM IQ: 36 Claim Form 2 0 1 8 - 0 0 l 4 1AO. Case Number -----=-_,---,---for Court use only CLAIMANT: (1) …
Oregon County Pays $1.1 Million for Death of Detainee Mocked by Guards by "Deschutes County has paid what appears to be the largest settlement or verdict against a governmental entity for jail abuse, neglect or death ever in Oregon,” said attorney Jennifer Coughlin, referring to the $1,025,000 settlement she accepted …
Lawsuit Claims CoreCivic Allowed Corruption and Gangs to Flourish at Oklahoma Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The family of a prisoner who was maced by guards as he bled to death at an Oklahoma prison operated by CoreCivic--then known as Corrections Corporation of America--has filed a lawsuit alleging …
Department of Justice Releases Reports on Prison and Jail Deaths by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In December 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released two reports on deaths in state and federal prisons and local jails, covering more than a decade of mortality data …
Article • January 3, 2018
First Circuit: Massachusetts Not Liable for State Employees' Punitive Damages by On September 18, 2015, the First Circuit Court of Appeals held that the former governor and attorney general of Massachusetts could not be sued for failing to indemnify punitive damages awarded against state employees in a civil rights action. …
Publication • January 1, 2018
Officer Shootings And Custodial Deaths, Texas Justice Initiative, 2018 Fact Sheet OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AND CUSTODIAL DEATHS IN TEXAS 1. Where do shootings happen? Shootings happen where people happen. The vast majority of Texas shootings (89%) occur in urban areas, but the vast majority of Texas people also live in urban …
Article • December 21, 2017
$145,000 Settlement for Fatal Beating of Texas Prisoner by Matthew Clarke In 1999, defendants settled for $145,000 in a lawsuit brought by the estate and family of a Texas prisoner who was brutally beaten by guards and restrained in a position that caused fatal asphyxiation. Gary Lee Crensaw was serving a 45-year sentence …
Ninth Circuit Denies Immunity to Police Officers, Jailers for Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 30, 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of qualified immunity to two Phoenix police officers and two Maricopa County jail guards in a civil rights case alleging …
The People v. Solorio, CA, Appeal Brief, First Degree Murder, 2017 Filed 11/16/17 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, D070794 Plaintiff and Respondent, v. (Super. Ct. No. JCF30660) FRANCISCO JAVIER SOLORIO, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from a judgment of the …
Marshall v Denver, CO, City Resolution on Settlement, Jail Death, 2017 1 BY AUTHORITY 2 RESOLUTION NO. CR17-1283 3 SERIES OF 2017 COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness 4 A RESOLUTION 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 authorizing and approving the expenditure and payment from …
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