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Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Federal Prison Guard Admits to Sexually Assaulting Prisoners, Sentenced to Two Years by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Apolonio Gamez, 41, worked for the federal Bureau of Prisons as a guard for six years, beginning in 2012. In May 2017, at FCI Victorville in California, Gamez caught a female prisoner …
Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
New Jersey Women’s Prison Again Under Investigation for Staff Sexual Abuse by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In April 2019, an eighth guard at New Jersey’s Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (EMCF) was arrested and charged with official misconduct and criminal sexual conduct. Ciera Roddy, 32, faces …
Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Los Angeles County to Pay Almost $4 Million for Sexual Abuse by Jail Deputy by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In November 2018, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle claims against the county, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LACSD), Sheriff James …
Troutwine v. IDOC, IL, Settlement, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION Donald Wayne Troutwine, (S-09709) Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) V. ) ) Illinois Department of Corrections, ) Dixon Correctional Center, Nedra Chandler,) Lt Kuhse, Sgt. Timothy Fisher, ) Correctional Officer …
Brief • May 30, 2019
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Smith v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2019 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of All Claims ("Agreement") is entered into between the following patties ("the Patt ies"): Plaintiff Pauline Smith, (hereinafter "Plaintiff'), and Defendants County of …
Sixth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Jail Guard Accused of Sexual Abuse by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 15, 2019, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s denial of qualified immunity to an Ohio jail guard who allegedly ordered a prisoner to expose herself and …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Federal Court Awards $3,750,000 in Damages for Sexual Assault by Prison Guards by Chad Marks by Chad Marks A federal judge in Arizona awarded a former female prisoner $3.75 million in damages after she was sexually assaulted by prison guards. On June 23, 2017, the victim, identified only as “Jane …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
The Lackawanna County Seven: And Then There Were Five by Mumia Abu-Jamal by Mumia Abu-Jamal Few cases are as difficult to prosecute as those involving cops, sheriffs and prison guards. This is largely due to the popular perception that they’re the good guys protecting society from the bad guys ... …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Ex-Prisoner Awarded $1.06 Million for Sexual Assault by Former Nebraska Jailer by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A federal court in Nebraska awarded an ex-prisoner over $1 million in a lawsuit against a former guard who was convicted of sexually assaulting her and other women at the Phelps County jail …
In Search of Safety: An Investigation of Abuse at an Immigration Facility by Tina Vasquez by Tina Vasquez, Rewire.News, March 8, 2019 Over a ten-month period, Rewire.News partnered with Latino USA to dig into the case of one woman’s alleged sexual abuse. What we learned through a FOIA request raised …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Female Prisoner Wore Wire to Take Down Rikers Island Guards, Wins $425,000 Settlement by Rick Anderson by Rick Anderson A female prisoner in New York who wore a wire to help bust three Rikers Island jailers who sexually abused her has received a $425,000 settlement from the city.  The trio …
Article • February 15, 2019
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Former New Jersey Prison Guard, Accused of Abusing Female Prisoners, Settles Lawsuit for $75,000 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Former New Jersey Correctional Officer Erick Melgar, accused by 16 women prisoners at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Hunterdon County of both physical and sexual misconduct from 2008 to …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Seventh Circuit Reverses $6.7 Million Indemnification Award for Milwaukee Jail Rape by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On September 14, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Milwaukee, Wisconsin federal jury verdict that awarded $6.7 million in damages against Milwaukee County to a woman raped by a guard …
Brief • January 27, 2019
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Gallegos v. Murray, CA, Complaint, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2019 Phillip Gallegos #B62526 P .o. Box 921 Imperial, CA. 92251 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA PHILLIP GALLEGOS Plaintiff, VS. No. CV 18-9505-CJC(E) SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT JURY TRIAL DEMANDED DEPUTY MURRAY Defendant. r.n1 A …
Metropolitan Detention Center Guards Convicted in Sex Abuse Scandal by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin PLN previously reported the 2017 arrests of a trio of Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) guards for repeatedly and violently sexually abusing at least six female prisoners who had been housed at the federal jail in …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
$1 Million Award for Two Women Sexually Assaulted by Florida Jail Guard by A Florida federal jury awarded $1 million to two women who were sexually assaulted by a guard at the Bay County Jail (BCJ). Brandy Carnley and Virginia Lindsey alleged in a May 2017 civil rights complaint that …
BJS Report Finds Prisoner Sexual Abuse Allegations Continue to Rise by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss A July 2018 report by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) found the number of alleged incidents of sexual victimization among state and federal prisoners increased 180 percent from 2011 to 2015. …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Dismissal of Pro Se Prisoner’s Sexual Assault, Excessive Force Case Reversed by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Third Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania state prisoner Gregory L. Ricks against Paul Keil and D. Shover, guards at SCI Graterford, after his case was dismissed by …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Multiple Charges, Lawsuits Filed Against Lackawanna Prison Staff for Sexual Abuse by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Employees at the Lackawanna County Prison (LCP) in Scranton, Pennsylvania have been under a year-long investigation into the sexual abuse of women prisoners at the facility. The culture of abuse, said to have …
Brief • November 28, 2018
Anonymous (1) v. County of Contra Costa, CA, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2018 FULi , AND FINAL RELEASE AND SElTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Full and Final Release and Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the date it is fully executed by the parties hereto, as defined below, and is made …
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