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One Extra Day in Prison Not Cognizable in Suit
Article • November 3, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Overdetention
One Extra Day in Prison Not Cognizable in Suit by One Extra Day in Prison Not Cognizable in Suit The U.S. District Court for the Eighth Circuit upheld a decision of a Missouri federal district court, affirming summary judgment against a former prisoner who had alleged he was improperly incarcerated …
Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal
Article • November 3, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Wrongful Release, Overdetention
Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal by Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal On September 4, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of an Illinois prisoner’s false imprisonment suit, because he was not unlawfully detained. Sex offender David Armato was …
$200,000 Settlement Recommended for Innocent Arkansas Man who Spent 5 Years Imprisoned
Article • October 27, 2015
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
$200,000 Settlement Recommended for Innocent Arkansas Man who Spent 5 Years Imprisoned by $200,000 Settlement Recommended for Innocent Arkansas Man who Spent 5 Years Imprisoned The Arkansas Claims Commission recommended Rodney Bragg receive $200,000 for the five years he was falsely imprisoned. Bragg was convicted on January 19, 1996 for …
$25 Million Awarded to Innocent Illinois Prisoner Incarcerated for 16 Years
Article • October 27, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
$25 Million Awarded to Innocent Illinois Prisoner Incarcerated for 16 Years by $25 Million Awarded to Innocent Illinois Prisoner Incarcerated for 16 Years In January 2012, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois awarded plaintiff Thaddeus Jimenez $25,000,000 after prevailing in his civil rights. …
Federal Ruling Allows Wrongly Convicted Man to Sue the Los Angeles Police Department
Article • October 27, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Police
Federal Ruling Allows Wrongly Convicted Man to Sue the Los Angeles Police Department by Federal Ruling Allows Wrongly Convicted Man to Sue the Los Angeles Police Department Harold C. Hall, wrongfully convicted in 1985 for double-murder, spent 19 years in prison. He was arrested for committing a robbery, unrelated to …
Gondor v. State of Ohio, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2015
Brief • October 27, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
General 30 East Broad Street, 1ih Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. JUDGE 2015-00921 ' . . ~I COMPLAINT FOR WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT PURSUANT ...
ACLU v. City of Colorado Springs, CO, Settlement and Release Agreement,2016
Brief • October 22, 2015
Filed under: Filing Fees, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, Bond Fees, Booking Fees
ACLU v. City of Colorado Springs, CO, Settlement and Release Agreement,2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AN]) RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Agreement”) is made by and among Shawn Hardman, Barry Crews, Danielle Zolna, and Justin Hamilton (collectively “Plaintiffs”), the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (“ACLU”), and the City …
New York: Class Action Filed against Prison Officials for Applying Illegal Sentences
Article • October 14, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Probation, Alternative Sentencing
New York: Class Action Filed against Prison Officials for Applying Illegal Sentences by New York: Class Action Filed against Prison Officials for Applying Illegal Sentences Two men have filed a class action complaint in federal court against current and former New York State Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) employees for …
Herrera v. NM Corrections Dept, NM, Settlement, Improper Sentencing, 2015
Brief • October 10, 2015
Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Good Time, Wrongful Imprisonment, Wrongful Release, Fourteenth Amendment, rights
Herrera v. NM Corrections Dept, NM, Settlement, Improper Sentencing, 2015 RELEASE IN FULL AND INDEMNIFYING AGREEMENT 1. Parties, Release, and Dischare:e: For that consideration specifically set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph I of this instrument and no other consideration, Carlos Herrera and his respective agents, attorneys, heirs, …
Watson v. United States of America, NY, Order, false arrest malicious prosecution wrongful imprisonment, 2015
Brief • October 2, 2015
Filed under: Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest
Watson v. United States of America, NY, Order, false arrest malicious prosecution wrongful imprisonment, 2015 Watson v. United States, 14-CV-6459 (E.D.N.Y. Oct 02, 2015) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ...
New York Court Orders the Release of a Man Illegally Imprisoned
Article • September 29, 2015
Filed under: Ex Post Facto, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment
New York Court Orders the Release of a Man Illegally Imprisoned by New York Court Orders the Release of a Man Illegally Imprisoned A New York court has mandated the release of a man who was imprisoned for violating release conditions that were illegally imposed on him by the New …
Navarro v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, NM, Settlement, False Imprisonment, 2015
Brief • September 15, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Wrongful Imprisonment, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Resentencing, False Imprisonment
Navarro v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, NM, Settlement, False Imprisonment, 2015 SETTLFiMENTA MEMENT AND RELF.A E For the consideration of the sum of ONE THOUSAND NJNE FIUNDRED AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($l,900.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA ("CCA"), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, MlCHAEL NAVARRO ("Relensor") …
$13,000 Jury Award to Tennessee Prisoner Held on Invalid Escape Warrant
Article • September 9, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Wrongful Imprisonment
$13,000 Jury Award to Tennessee Prisoner Held on Invalid Escape Warrant by $13,000 Jury Award to Tennessee Prisoner Held on Invalid Escape Warrant A Tennessee federal jury awarded $13,000 to a former prisoner alleging he was unconstitutionally imprisoned and denied medical treatment while held in Tennessee prisons. Samuel C. Key …
Former New York Prisoner Receives $3,375,000 Settlement for Wrongful Conviction
Article • August 29, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest
of New York in the Court of Claims for wrongful imprisonment, with attorney Barry C. Scheck, a founder of the Innocence Project, as lead counsel. After years of litigation the case settled in January 2014 ...
Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Overdetention, Mental Health
Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated by Matthew Clarke Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated by Matt Clarke The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied a bid to halt the retrial of a mentally challenged prisoner whose original …
This Man Sat in Jail for 110 Days—After He Already Did His Time
Article • August 7, 2015
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Public Defenders, Wrongful Imprisonment
This Man Sat in Jail for 110 Days—After He Already Did His Time by Marc Bookman This Man Sat in Jail for 110 Days—After He Already Did His Time The case of Eric Wyatt, Georgia's Cordele circuit, and why America's public defense system is disintegrating. By Marc Bookman Eric Wyatt …
Abu-Jamal v. Kerestes, PA, Amended Complaint, Black Panther death row wrongful imprisonment 1st Am medical neglect, 2015
Brief • August 3, 2015
Filed under: Political Prisoners, Systemic Medical Neglect, Diabetes, Hepatitis, Failure to Treat, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, First Amendment, FBI
Abu-Jamal v. Kerestes, PA, Amended Complaint, Black Panther death row wrongful imprisonment 1st Am medical neglect, 2015 Case 3:15-cv-00967-RDM-KM Document 21-1 Filed 08/03/15 Page 1 of 22 Exhibit ...
Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment, Juveniles
Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal by Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal A class-action suit is on the verge of being settled by the co-owner of two for-profit juvenile detention facilities in Pennsylvania, who was sued after a pair of state court judges …
$4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence
Article • July 1, 2015
Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Crime Labs, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
$4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence by $4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence A $4.2 million settlement has been reached in a civil rights lawsuit filed by a wrongfully convicted Illinois man. Maurice Patterson was convicted of a 2002 murder and spent …
Texas Cops Granted Qualified Immunity for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution
Article • June 12, 2015
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest
Texas Cops Granted Qualified Immunity for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution by David Reutter Texas Cops Granted Qualified Immunity for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution by David Reutter The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the grant of summary judgment to two police officers sued for false arrest and malicious prosecution by …
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