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$150,000 Settlement in Strip Search Suit by Jail’s Juvenile Visitors

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Searches, Strip Searches, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

$150,000 Settlement in Strip Search Suit by Jail’s Juvenile Visitors by The District of Columbia paid $150,000 to settle the lawsuit of Marcus Bradley, a minor, for injuries sustained from false arrest. While attending school at W. Bruce Evans Middle School on May 17, 2001, Bradley, along with eleven other …

$150,000 Settlement Paid in D.C. Minor’s False Arrest Lawsuit

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Strip Searches, Body Cavity Searches, Wrongful Imprisonment, Juveniles, False Arrest

$150,000 Settlement Paid in D.C. Minor’s False Arrest Lawsuit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $150,000 to settle the lawsuit of Steven A. Douglass, a minor, for false arrest and imprisonment while his school class was on a “field trip” to the D.C. Jail. On April 9, 2001 Douglass, …

$19,500 Settlement in D.C. Student’s False Arrest, Imprisonment Lawsuit from Jail Visit

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

$19,500 Settlement in D.C. Student’s False Arrest, Imprisonment Lawsuit from Jail Visit by The District of Columbia paid $19,500 to settle the lawsuit of minor Carolyn Clark for false arrest and imprisonment. On April 9, 2001, W. Bruce Evans Middle School took several female children, ages 13 to 15, on …

Washington Pays $46,500 for 246 Day Wrongful Imprisonment

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

Washington Pays $46,500 for 246 Day Wrongful Imprisonment by The State of Washington paid a former prisoner $46,500.00 to settle a tort claim, alleging 246 days of wrongful imprisonment ...

Graham v. City of Tallahassee, FL, Motion to Strike Expert, False Arrest & Imprisonment, 2011

Brief • March 4, 2011

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

Graham v. City of Tallahassee, FL, Motion to Strike Expert, False Arrest & Imprisonment, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION ANTHONY D. GRAHAM, JR., Case No. 4:11-cv-213-RS-WCS Plaintiff, vs. CITY OF TALLAHASSEE, et al., Defendants. MOTION TO STRIKE EXPERT COMES NOW …

New York City Pays $9.9 Million to Settle Wrongful Conviction Suit

Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, Settlements, Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

New York City Pays $9.9 Million to Settle Wrongful Conviction Suit by The City of New York will pay $9.9 million to a man who was wrongfully accused, arrested, convicted and imprisoned as the result of actions by disgraced former New York City police detective Louis J. Eppolito, who is …

California Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit Settled for $7.95 Million

Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, Informants, Settlements, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

California Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit Settled for $7.95 Million by A long-running lawsuit against the City of Long Beach, California for Thomas Goldstein’s wrongful murder conviction was settled in June 2010 for $7.95 million. After serving 24 years in prison following his 1980 conviction, Goldstein was finally released based on new …

Barnes v. District of Columbia, DC, 3rd Amended Complaint, Jail Strip Search and Late Releases, 2011

Brief • January 20, 2011

Filed under: Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Wrongful Imprisonment

Barnes v. District of Columbia, DC, 3rd Amended Complaint, Jail Strip Search and Late Releases, 2011 Case 1:06-cv-00315-RCL Document 329 Filed 01/20/11 Page 1 of 41 Case 1:06-cv-00315-RCL Document 329 Filed 01/20/11 Page 2 of 41 Case 1:06-cv-00315-RCL Document 329 Filed 01/20/11 Page 3 of 41 Case 1:06-cv-00315-RCL Document 329 …

Galarza v. Szalczyk, PA, Complaint, ICE Detention US Citizen, 2010

Brief • November 19, 2010

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Overdetention, Immigration

Galarza v. Szalczyk, PA, Complaint, ICE Detention US Citizen, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ERNESTO GALARZA, CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, No. 10-_ _ _ __ v. MARK SZALCZYK, STEPHANIE FRITZGES, ICE DOES 1-5, ALLENTOWN DOES 6-10, LEHIGH COUNTY DOES 11-15, individually and in …

Post-Katrina Circumstances Excuse Holding Prisoner Beyond Indictment Deadline

Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Wrongful Imprisonment

Post-Katrina Circumstances Excuse Holding Prisoner Beyond Indictment Deadline by On June 21, 2010, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that emergency conditions at a Louisiana prison following Hurricane Katrina helped excuse the failure of a warden to release a prisoner for three months after the deadline for filing an …

IRS excluded wrongful incarceration, Memo, IRS, 2010

Brief • November 4, 2010

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Tax Law

IRS excluded wrongful incarceration, Memo, IRS, 2010 Doc 2010-24317 (2 pgs) Office of Chief Counsel Internal Revenue Service memorandum Number: 201045023 Release Date: 11/12/2010 CC:ITA:B04:SAIskow PRESP-140001-10 UILC: date: to: from: subject: Third Party Communication: None Date of Communication: Not Applicable 104.03-00 November 04, 2010 David Alito Acting Director, Compliance (W&I) …

Texas Controversy: Governor Guts Forensic Science Commission

Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010

Filed under: Government Misconduct, Expert Witnesses, Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Death Penalty

Texas Controversy: Governor Guts Forensic Science Commission by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Texas Governor Rick Perry caused considerable controversy on Sept. 30, 2009 when he replaced three members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, just two days before the commission’s hearing on a report that an innocent man may …

Ninth Circuit: Los Angeles County Not Liable for Occasional Over-Detentions

Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

Ninth Circuit: Los Angeles County Not Liable for Occasional Over-Detentions by Michael Brodheim In an official-capacity action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy D. Baca, the plaintiffs alleged they remained in the custody of the Sheriff’s Department, in violation of their constitutional rights, for …

$10 Million Settlement for Former Colorado Prisoner Cleared by DNA

Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, DNA Testing/Samples, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$10 Million Settlement for Former Colorado Prisoner Cleared by DNA by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 16, 2010, Colorado’s Larimer County Commission approved a $4.1 million settlement with a former prisoner who served 10 years of a life sentence for a murder he didn’t commit. The settlement …

$2 Million in Settlements for Wrongful Arrest, Conviction in Ohio

Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010

Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples, Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$2 Million in Settlements for Wrongful Arrest, Conviction in Ohio by Two former Ohio prisoners have accepted settlements totaling $2 million after being wrongly imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. One of the men, Derris Lewis, spent 18 months in jail pending trial on murder charges. The other, Robert …

Former Prisoner Accepts $179,000 for Wrongful Conviction Under New Florida Law

Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Former Prisoner Accepts $179,000 for Wrongful Conviction Under New Florida Law by David Reutter After initially declining to accept $179,000 under Florida’s Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act, Leroy McGee agreed to receive compensation pursuant to that statute for serving 43 months in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. …

Innocence Project Report on Compensation and Reentry Services for Exonerated Prisoners

Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Resources, DNA Testing/Samples, Statistics/Trends, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

convicted of attacking led to the passage of the Tim Cole Act in 2009. [See: PLN, Dec. 2009, p.26]. The Act provides for $80,000 per year of wrongful imprisonment, $25,000 per year on parole ...

Texas Youth Commission Pays $625,000 to Settle Abuse Suit

Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Legality of Rules, Settlements, Wrongful Imprisonment, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

Texas Youth Commission Pays $625,000 to Settle Abuse Suit by Gary Hunter To settle a federal lawsuit, the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) agreed to pay $625,000 in damages to four youths who were grossly abused by the states’ corrupt juvenile justice system. The largest payout of $345,000 went to plaintiff …

$145,000 Settlement by New York City After Holding Immigration Detainee Beyond 48 Hours

Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Wrongful Imprisonment, Detainers, Immigration

$145,000 Settlement by New York City After Holding Immigration Detainee Beyond 48 Hours by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A $145,000 settlement by the New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) provides a new twist in the area of immigration law. The main allegation in the complaint was that …

North Carolina Innocence Commission Verifies Wrongful Conviction

Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

North Carolina Innocence Commission Verifies Wrongful Conviction by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After examining hundreds of cases, the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission has verified its first claim of innocence – which resulted in both controversy and stinging criticism from prosecutors. In 2006, North Carolina became the first state …