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IL Prisoner Beaten by Cops and Not Provided Medical Attention States 1983 and Negligence Claims

Article • December 15, 2007

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Guard Brutality/Beatings, State Law Claims, Police, Excessive Force (Police)

IL Prisoner Beaten by Cops and Not Provided Medical Attention States 1983 and Negligence Claims by Faried El-Uri, a prisoner of the city of Chicago, Illinois was knocked down and kicked in the stomach by a detective during questioning so hard that his spleen was ruptured. He moved slowly and …

Secret Settlement in Illinois Cell Fire Suit

Article • December 15, 2007

Filed under: Fire Hazards, Ventilation, Immunity/Liability, Contractor Liability, Premises Liability

Secret Settlement in Illinois Cell Fire Suit by On March 19, 1996, Illinois' Joliet Correctional Center prisoner Cutues White piled all his personal possessions in the front of his cell, and lit them on fire. The prison was undergoing a renovation project, which included removal of smoke exhaust fans and …

Keller v. Feinerman, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2007

Brief • December 7, 2007

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Gastrointestinal, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

Keller v. Feinerman, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2007 Case 3:06-cv-00661-RHM Document 16 Filed 12/07/07 Page 1 of 7 Page ID #86 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS HILTON LLOYD KELLER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ADRIAN FEINERMAN, M.D. and DR. ) …

Cook County, Illinois, To Pay $4,575,000 for Nonconsensual STD Testing

Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007

Filed under: STDs, Searches, Arrestee Searches

Cook County, Illinois, To Pay $4,575,000 for Nonconsensual STD Testing by On July 10, 2007, Cook County, Illinois, agreed to pay $4,575,000 to settle a federal class action lawsuit that alleged prisoners were subjected to nonconsensual testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) during intake at Chicago?s Cook County jail. Plaintiffs …

Illinois Supreme Court Holds Prisoner Medical Co-Payment Fee Can’t Be Deducted From Future Funds

Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007

Filed under: Medical, Medical Expenses

Illinois Supreme Court Holds Prisoner Medical Co-Payment Fee Can’t Be Deducted From Future Funds by John Dannenberg Illinois Supreme Court Holds Prisoner Medical Co-Payment Fee Can't Be Deducted From Future Funds by John E. Dannenberg The Illinois Supreme Court held that the Illinois Department of Corrections' (IDOC) regulation levying a …

Illinois Parole Board Pays Nearly $11,000 in Attorney Fees, Can Only Charge Reasonable Postage and Copying Costs

Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Civil Procedure, Costs, Disclosure of Records

Illinois Parole Board Pays Nearly $11,000 in Attorney Fees, Can Only Charge Reasonable Postage and Copying Costs by On February 7, 2007, the Appellate Court of Illinois ruled that because the Illinois parole board had wrongfully withheld documents and charged outrageous fees for copies, it was liable for attorney fees …

Illinois Jail Prisoner Dies from Dental Infection

Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007

Filed under: Dental Care, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Illinois Jail Prisoner Dies from Dental Infection by A 25-year-old prisoner at the Peoria County Jail died from an infection in his gums that spread throughout his body, causing multiple-organ failure. Jeremy L. Baksai had been in the Peoria jail since November 2006, awaiting an April 30, 2007 trial on …

Prison Privatization Launders Taxpayer Dollars into Political Contributions

Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Financing, Prison Health Services, Wexford Health Services, Armor Correctional Health Services, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Staffing, Employee Litigation, State Legislation

Prison Privatization Launders Taxpayer Dollars into Political Contributions by David Reutter by David M. Reutter If you know a company is not saving you money or performing its contractual obligations, why would you continue to use that company? The normal consumer would end the relationship quickly. When it comes to …

Donahue v. Cook County, IL, Amended Complaint, Jail Beating, 2007

Brief • July 19, 2007

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Donahue v. Cook County, IL, Amended Complaint, Jail Beating, 2007 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DWOND DONAHUE, JEROME FOUNTAIN, BERNARDO GARCIA, DARRYL JOHNSON, ARCHIE MITCHELL, BERNARD RHONE, JARROD RODRIGUEZ, EDWARD SANDERS, ROBERTO SEGURA, JAMAAR TURNER, RAYMONT DAVIS, EDDIE MACON, ) ) ) ) …

Federal Court Awards Illinois Prisoner $7,116 in Fees, Costs

Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007

Filed under: Cardiovascular, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Physical Injury Rule, Civil Procedure, Costs, Qualified Immunity

Federal Court Awards Illinois Prisoner $7,116 in Fees, Costs by Michael Rigby By Michael Rigby On August 18, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois awarded $7,116.35 in attorney's fees and costs to a state prisoner who prevailed in his civil rights claim against prison officials. …

$9,063,000 Jury Award For Illinois False Rape Conviction

Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), DNA Testing/Samples, Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Immigration

$9,063,000 Jury Award For Illinois False Rape Conviction by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke On October 23, 2006, a federal jury in Illinois awarded a man who had been falsely convicted of rape $9,063,000. On September 19, 1989, Alejandro Dominguez was a 16-year old living in an apartment complex …

Illinois Administrative Remedies Exhausted When Prison Officials Lost Grievance

Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Guards/Staff, Assaults on Staff

Illinois Administrative Remedies Exhausted When Prison Officials Lost Grievance by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that an Illinois prisoner ?took all steps necessary to exhaust? his administrative remedies when prison officials misplaced his timely grievance and did not instruct him to re-file an ?untimely grievance.? On March …

Prisoners Not Entitled to Minimum Wages

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Work, Prison Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act

Prisoners Not Entitled to Minimum Wages by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a prisoner, who was forced by state prison authorities to perform menial jobs within the prison, was not entitled to minimum "ages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The order dismissing …

Limitations on Indigent Mail Reasonable, Paroled Prisoner's Interest Moot

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Court Access, Standing, Mail Regulations, Postage, Legal Mail

Limitations on Indigent Mail Reasonable, Paroled Prisoner's Interest Moot by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that, a prison's effort to balance a prisoner's right to indigent mail with budgetary considerations was valid and that one prisoner's interest in the case was moot due to his …

Particulars to Be Considered in Indigent Prisoner's Request for Counsel

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Appointment of Counsel

Particulars to Be Considered in Indigent Prisoner's Request for Counsel by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a U.S. district court's dismissal of prisoner's claim of cruel and unusual punishment against prison, vacated dismissal of claim against prison doctor and nurse, and remanded with instructions to …

Seventh Circuit Upholds BOP Nude Photograph Ban

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Mail, Photos, Sexually Explicit Materials

Seventh Circuit Upholds BOP Nude Photograph Ban by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal prisoner's challenge to the rejection of personal photographs of nude and seminude female acquaintances. The rule in question prohibited personal photographs but allowed photographs published for commercial use. The court held "that the …

Sanction Imposed on Illinois Jail Defendant's Counsel

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Civil Procedure, Sanctions

Sanction Imposed on Illinois Jail Defendant's Counsel by An Illinois federal district court denied the defendants summary judgment in a detainee's civil rights action and imposed a $100 sanction against one of the defendants for filing a reply brief urging relief in his favor after he learned a material issue …

Backsliding Not Proof of Religious Insincerity

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Religious Freedom, Religious Grooming, Religious Practices, Religion Defined

Backsliding Not Proof of Religious Insincerity by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated and remanded a district court decision dismissing a prisoner's free exercise of religion and equal protection claims. Plaintiff, an Illinois state prisoner who professed to be Rastafarian, brought a federal civil rights lawsuit …

Eighth Amendment Conditions of Confinement Claim Must Show Deliberate Indifference

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Showers

Eighth Amendment Conditions of Confinement Claim Must Show Deliberate Indifference by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a new trial was not warranted in a prisoner's §1983 action because he failed to show deliberate indifference by prison officials in his Eighth Amendment claim, and that …

Pending Grievance Does Not Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: PLRA, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA)

Pending Grievance Does Not Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement by The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, upholding a federal district court's dismissal of a jail prisoner's 42 U.S.C. §1983 suit, held that administrative remedies are not exhausted so long as a grievance is "pending." Lawrence Winder was a pretrial detainee …