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$150,000 Settlement in Wrongfully-Convicted Texan's Lawsuit

Article • July 15, 2011

Filed under: Medical, Brain Injury, Failure to Protect (General), Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$150,000 Settlement in Wrongfully-Convicted Texan's Lawsuit by In March 2006, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) settled for $150,000 a lawsuit brought by the guardian of a wrongfully-convicted man who was beaten by another prisoner and suffered permanent severe brain damage. Richard Danziger, a former Texas prisoner, was wrongly …

$1.5 Million Settlement in New York City False Arrest Suit

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Malicious Prosecution, Failure to Protect (General), Settlements, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

$1.5 Million Settlement in New York City False Arrest Suit by The City of New York paid $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who spent nine months in jail after being falsely accused of selling Ecstasy to an undercover officer. The plaintiff, a taxi driver in …

Benkahla v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, IN, Proposed Amended Complaint, Wrongful CMU Confinement, 2009

Brief • June 18, 2009

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Complaints, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

Benkahla v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, IN, Proposed Amended Complaint, Wrongful CMU Confinement, 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) Federal Bureau of Prisons; ) Eric H. Holder, Attorney General of the ) United States; Harley …

Texas Federal Judge Acquits VitaPro Defendants

Article • September 15, 2008 • from PLN September, 2008

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Food, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

Texas Federal Judge Acquits VitaPro Defendants by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 22, 2008, Houston, Texas, federal judge Lynn Hughes acquitted former Texas prison chief James “Andy” Collins, 57, and former president and CEO of VitaPro Foods Yank Barry of federal charges for bribery, money laundering, conspiracy and …

33,000 California Prisoners May Need Credits Recalculated Due To Retroactive State Court Decisions

Article • June 15, 2008 • from PLN June, 2008

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Staffing, Good Time, Wrongful Imprisonment, Employee Litigation, Guard Unions

33,000 California Prisoners May Need Credits Recalculated Due To Retroactive State Court Decisions by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Three recent California court decisions interpreting California’s sentencing laws have spawned a need for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to recalculate the release dates of an estimated …

Pennsylvania County Jail System Overcrowded, Under-Regulated

Article • December 15, 2007 • from PLN December, 2007

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Civigenics, Primecare Medical, Guard Misconduct, Threats by Staff, Jail Misconduct, Organizing, Prison Rebellion, Systemic Medical Neglect, Skin, OB/GYN, Criminal Prosecution, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Wrongful Imprisonment, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, ACA, State Legislation

Pennsylvania County Jail System Overcrowded, Under-Regulated by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Almost everyone with experience on the incarceration side of America's criminal justice system will tell you they would rather do time in prison than in a jail. The primary reason is that the overall conditions of confinement …

District of Columbia Jail Pays $14 Million For Over-Detentions and Strip Searches

Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Databases, Overcrowding, Damages, Settlements, Wrongful Imprisonment

District of Columbia Jail Pays $14 Million For Over-Detentions and Strip Searches by Bob Williams While denying a pattern and practice of over-detentions and strip searches, the District of Columbia (the District) has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a class-action lawsuit plus an additional $2 million in additional …

No Qualified Immunity on Toothpaste, Inhaler & Ventilation Claims

Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006

Filed under: Medication, Dental Care, Ventilation, Hygiene Supplies, Appeals, Wrongful Imprisonment, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity

No Qualified Immunity on Toothpaste, Inhaler & Ventilation Claims by The Seventh Circuit Court Of Appeals upheld a district courts denial of qualified immunity to jail officials on claims of denial of toothpaste, withholding asthma inhaler and inadequate ventilation. In 1984, two Indiana men disappeared. Neither the men nor their …

Texas Jails Troubled by Deaths, Negligence and Failed Inspections

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Medical, HIV/AIDS, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Respiratory, Escapes, Databases, Totality of Conditions, Overcrowding, Staffing, Water, Wrongful Imprisonment, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

Texas Jails Troubled by Deaths, Negligence and Failed Inspections by Gary Hunter For decades Texas jails have been cesspool's of misery, medical neglect, brutality and over crowding. Class action litigation in the 1970's alleviated some of the worst aspects of the Texas jail system and led to modest improvements. By …

$1 Million L.A. County Jail Rape Award Overturned

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Attorney Fee Awards, Damages, Wrongful Imprisonment, Municipal Liability

$1 Million L.A. County Jail Rape Award Overturned by by Marvin Mentor The California Court of Appeal, in an unpublished opinion, reversed a Los Angeles (L.A.) County jury verdict that had awarded $1 million in damages to a jail detainee who was brutally beaten and raped in his L. A. …

$13,500 Damages Paid to Two Illegally Detained Washington DOC Prisoners

Article • May 15, 2004 • from PLN May, 2004

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Wrongful Imprisonment

$13,500 Damages Paid to Two Illegally Detained Washington DOC Prisoners by The Washington state Division of Risk Management (DRM) paid claims totaling $13,000 to two state prisoners who were illegally arrested and incarcerated by the Washington Department of Corrections. Michael Buffington had been sentenced in King County Superior Court to …

Florida Juveniles Get Lost among Transfer Shuffle, Extending Stays in Wasting Money

Article • December 15, 2003

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Wrongful Imprisonment, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Juvenile Prisons

Florida Juveniles Get Lost among Transfer Shuffle, Extending Stays in Wasting Money by Florida Juveniles Get Lost among Transfer Shuffle, Extending Stays in Wasting Money By David M. Reutter Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) regularly transfers its wards among several programs, resulting in extended terms of incarceration, which has …

Los Angeles Sheriff's Over-Detention Policy Renders County Liable Under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983

Article • February 15, 2002 • from PLN February, 2002

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Jail Specific, Wrongful Imprisonment, Eleventh Amendment Immunity, Municipal Liability

Los Angeles Sheriff's Over-Detention Policy Renders County Liable Under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 by John E Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that Los Angeles County Jail prisoners who were kept beyond their release dates for the purpose of awaiting the completion of records searches for any …

CSC Cancels Florida Juvenile Facility Contract

Article • December 15, 1999 • from PLN December, 1999

Filed under: Esmor/CSC, Contractor Misconduct, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Education, Disclosure of Records, Wrongful Imprisonment

CSC Cancels Florida Juvenile Facility Contract by Correctional Services Corp. (CSC) announced Aug. 23, 1999 that it was withdrawing from an $8.7 million-a-year contract to operate the Pahokee Youth Development Center, a 350 bed Florida juvenile facility, 8 months before the contract is due to expire. The announcement came six …

Juveniles Held Hostage for Profit by CSC in Florida

Article • June 15, 1999 • from PLN June, 1999

Filed under: Esmor/CSC, Contractor Misconduct, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Education, Wrongful Imprisonment, Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons

Juveniles Held Hostage for Profit by CSC in Florida by Alex Friedmann According to a consultant hired by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, the Pahokee Youth Development Center (Juvenile prison) operated by the Correctional Services Corporation (CSC) kept ten juvenile detainees beyond their release dates for no other reason …