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Oregon Juvenile Who Attempted Suicide Settles Negligence Suit for $192,500 by An Oregon juvenile offender has settled a negligence suit against county officials for $192,500. In June 2010, Michael J. Stephens, 16, was detained at Lane County’s John Serbu Youth Campus in Eugene, Oregon. He was on suicide watch due …
Brief • October 6, 2011
T.R. v. Dept of Corrections SC, Complaint, Treatment Mentally Ill Prisoners, 2011 < •~ •I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) ) ) COUNTY OF RICHLAND T.R., P.R., K.W .• and A.M. on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated; and Protection and Advotacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.. Plaintiffs. v. …
Brief • September 30, 2011
Garland v. Corizon Health, FL, unlawful termination, 2011
Article • September 15, 2011
Washington Civil Commitment Trial Law Not Retroactive by Washington State’s Court of Appeals, Division I, has held that the Legislature’s amendment of RCW 71.09.090 did not apply retroactively, holding that amendment properly applies to prohibit new trials on commitment status for sexual predators on the sole basis of advancing age. …
Minnesota: 1999 Law Requiring Sex Offenders To Undergo Mental Health Treatment Cannot Be Applied Retroactively by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Minnesota Court of Appeals held that a 1999 statutory amendment mandating all sex offenders to undergo mental health treatment was an ex post facto law as applied …
Washington State’s 2005 Sexual Predator Amendment Not Retroactive by David Reutter By David Reutter Washington State’s Supreme Court has held the 2005 amendment to the state’s sexually violent predator act (SVPA) does not apply retroactively. The Court also held a trial court may not weigh evidence at a show of …
Third Circuit Upholds Pennsylvania Sex Offender Treatment Parole Requirement by Mark Wilson The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a sex offender treatment requirement did not violate a Pennsylvania prisoner’s constitutional rights. In 1987, Clifford Newman was convicted of several sex offenses and sentenced to 20 years in prison. …
Article • September 15, 2011 • from PLN September, 2011
Florida Courts Criticize Indefinite Detention While Awaiting Civil Commitment Trials by Florida sex offenders who have completed their prison sentences may face a legal morass that leaves them stuck in indefinite detention while awaiting trial on whether they should be civilly committed. During such pre-trial detention they receive little to …
Article • September 15, 2011 • from PLN September, 2011
Filed under: Mental Health, Suicides
Parole Violator Leaps to Death at Alaskan Jail by Just hours after being arrested, an Alaskan parole violator jumped to his death inside an Anchorage jail. Ralph Kosbruk, 44, was convicted of sexually abusing a minor in 2005, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety’s sex offender registry. On …
Florida Prisoner’s Suicide Suit Settles for $500,000 by A $500,000 settlement has been reached in a lawsuit stemming from the 2006 suicide of an 18-year-old Florida prisoner. The suit was filed by the parents and estate of Aleshia Napier against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC), two private medical contractors …
Brief • September 13, 2011
Lopez v. County of Tulare, CA, Complaint, Jail Suicide, 2011 5 MICHAEL J. HADDAD (State Bar No. 189114) JULIA SHERWIN (State Bar No. 189268) GINA ALTOMARE (State Bar No. 273099) HADDAD & SHERWIN 505 Seventeenth Street Oakland, California 94612 Telephone: (510) 452-5500 Facsimile: (510) 452-5510 6 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 1 …
Brief • September 12, 2011
Smith v. Wayne County, MI, Complaint, Jail Suicide, 2011 2:10-cv-14257-NGE-PJK Doc # 51 Filed 09/12/11 Pg 1 of 37 Pg ID 1111 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GLORIA H. SMITH, individually and as CoPersonal Representative of the Estate of Jason Lewis Smith, and CAMILLE MITCHELL, …
Mrozek v. Ringler et al, MN, Complaint, sex offender treatment roommate sexual assault, 2011 CASE 0:11-cv-02572-JRT-SER Document 1 Filed 09/07/11 Page 1 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Civil Case No. ________________________________________________________________________ Michael Mrozek, Plaintiff, vs. COMPLAINT Holly Ringler, Jana Skye Brister, Vicky Meyer, Robert Rose, Angela …
Smith v. Kane County Sheriff, IL, Demand Letter, Medical Neglect, 2011 ALBUKERK 8c ASSOCIATES A T T O RNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW 1450 W R AN DOL P H S T , 2•• FLOOR CHICAGO , ILL I NOI S 60607 TE L : 7 7 3 . 84 …
Brief • September 1, 2011
Bearden v. McKeithen et al, FL, Amended Complaint, jail suicide PTSD, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PANAMA CITY DIVISION ESTATE OF MAUREEN BEARDEN, by JAMES BEARDEN as Personal Representative of the Estate, and on behalf of the Survivors, Elizabeth and Brooke Villella, …
Brief • August 31, 2011
Center for Legal Advocacy v. Bicha, CO, Complaint, Jail Mental Health, 2011 ~-- _., IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO CivilActionNo. 11-CV-228 5ME•alf . ·~ i ~ I 7 • t , ,..... ,,... ! _•_.) '-' j j. . i.... ' - ' • …
Rasho v. Walker, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2011 1:11-cv-01308-MMM # 5 Page 1 of 13 E-FILED Wednesday, 17 August, 2011 05:56:40 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION ASHOOR RASHO, ) ) ) ) ) Case No. …
Article • August 15, 2011
Maricopa County Settles Prisoner Suicide Case for $250,000 by On February 12, 2009, Maricopa County, Arizona, settled for $250,000 a lawsuit brought by survivors of a prisoner who committed suicide at the Maricopa County Jail. Francisco Oviedo was booked into the Lower Buckeye Facility of the Maricopa County Jail on …
Article • August 15, 2011
Mentally Ill Prisoners In South Dakota Are Receiving Inadequate Care by Derick Limberg By Derick Limberg According to statistics, South Dakota jails and prisons are failing to properly care for their mentally ill prisoners. A 2006 Department of Justice report found 56% of state and 64% of county prisoners reported …
California: Court Monitoring of Conditions at Pelican Bay State Prison Terminated by On March 21, 2011, the Honorable Thelton E. Henderson, U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of California, issued an order terminating all remaining aspects of federal court monitoring of conditions at Pelican Bay State Prison. In …
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