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Maricopa County, Phoenix Settle Lawsuit Over Mentally Ill Prisoner’s Death for $7.25 Million

Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

out more than $40 million over allegations of mistreatment and abuse in the county’s jail system, including large verdicts and settlements for multiple prisoner deaths. Additional sources ...

$7 Million Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide at Private Prison

Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides

$7 Million Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide at Private Prison by A $7 million settlement was reached in the suicide death of a mentally ill prisoner at the George W. Hill ...

CCS Seeks to Hide Internal Review in Jail Detainee’s Death; $180,000 Settlement

Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Medication, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

CCS Seeks to Hide Internal Review in Jail Detainee’s Death; $180,000 Settlement by David Reutter, R. Bailey by David Reutter and R. Bailey Correct Care Solutions, a for-profit company ...

Washington: Jail Detainee Obtains $1 Million Settlement for Spinal Injury

Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018

Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Washington: Jail Detainee Obtains $1 Million Settlement for Spinal Injury by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Bryan Telford, who was held as a pretrial detainee at the King County Correctional ...

Dorn v. Michigan Department of Corrections, MI, settlement, discrimination against prisoners with HIV, 2018

Brief • November 6, 2018

Filed under: Retaliation, HIV/AIDS, Conditions of Confinement, Settlements, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Dorn v. Michigan Department of Corrections, MI, settlement, discrimination against prisoners with HIV, 2018 Case 1:15-cv-00359-PLM ECF No. 88 filed 11/06/18 PageID.486 Page 1 of 5 Case 1:15-cv-00359 ...

Miller v. Maddox, TN, Resolution to Settle, Police Misconduct and False Statements, 2018

Brief • September 18, 2018

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Settlements, False Arrest, Fourth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

prosecution claim arising out of charges for reckless driving and resisting arrest on August 31, 2011; and, WHEREAS, after investigation, the Metropolitan Department of Law believes that the settlement listed ...

Mother of Prisoner Who Died at Texarkana Jail Challenges $200,000 Settlement; Nurse Pleads Guilty

Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: LaSalle Management Company, Diabetes, Failure to Treat, Settlements

Mother of Prisoner Who Died at Texarkana Jail Challenges $200,000 Settlement; Nurse Pleads Guilty by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On November 11, 2017, notice of a $200,000 settlement ...

Ohio Settles Suit Over Sexual Assault of Prisoner for $525,000

Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Settlements

to the complaint, Smith brought Reynolds cigarettes and eventually demanded, then forced, sexual contact in exchange for the smokes. Smith’s actions reportedly came to light when guards discovered a letter ...

Nevada County Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $500,000

Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

Nevada County Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $500,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke In September 2017, Washoe County, Nevada settled a lawsuit brought by the parents of a man who died after a struggle with deputies at the county jail. Reno police arrested Justin Thompson, 35, and …

Los Angeles County Settles Lawsuit over Jail Prisoner’s Suicide for $1.7 Million

Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

a $1.7 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who committed suicide at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility (TTCF). Eric Loberg, 48, displayed signs of acute psychosis when he ...

Lake County, Indiana Establishes $8.2 Million Bond to Settle Jail Lawsuits

Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Settlements, Wrongful Death, Suicides

settlement reached in 2010 over medical care and conditions of confinement. On November 17, 2017, the Chicago Tribune reported the county had settled the Smith case for $2,750,000; the Odumabo case ...

Virginia Prisoner Defeats Summary Judgment, Settles Religious Diet Case

Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Food, Summary Judgment, Settlements, RLUIPA, Religious Diet

order to void or rescind it would result in his being able to participate in the CFP at his new facility “as soon as practical.” On the complaint’s merits, the appellate court held ...

Rikers Island Beat Down Suit Settles for $165,000, but Victim Won’t See a Penny

Article • September 2, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Seizure of Prisoner Funds

for $165,000, but won’t receive any of the settlement funds. That’s because Genao is currently jailed on a completely unrelated matter – he is accused of shooting his estranged wife to death ...

Rode v Credio, AZ, Settlement Agreement, 2016

Brief • August 24, 2018

Filed under: Prisoner-Staff Assault, Settlements

Rode v Credio, AZ, Settlement Agreement, 2016 ...

Arizona Man Falsely Arrested, Prosecuted by Iowa Officials Accepts $285,000 Settlement

Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Defenses, False Arrest

Arizona Man Falsely Arrested, Prosecuted by Iowa Officials Accepts $285,000 Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Early on January 1, 2017, Tristan Hermanson was with a woman in his apartment ...

$99,000 Settlement Reached in Negligent Enforcement of Protection Order Case

Article • July 26, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Failure to Train/Supervise, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Police

$99,000 Settlement Reached in Negligent Enforcement of Protection Order Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The family of Jessica Ann Monroe-Mead agreed to a $99,000 ...

Ex-Prisoner Awarded $150,000 after 'Savage Beating' Arranged by Guards

Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

on Woodruff’s lawsuit or the county’s settlement. See: Woodruff v. Strada, Sussex County Superior Court (NJ), Case No. SSX-L-281-15. Additional sources: www.nj.com, www.njherald.com ...

Wrongfully Convicted North Carolina Man Receives $4 Million

Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Wrongfully Convicted North Carolina Man Receives $4 Million by A North Carolina man who served 37 years for a double homicide he did not commit has received a $4 million settlement from ...

Michigan Jail Wrongful Death Suit Settles for $500,000

Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

at the Midland County jail in Michigan has settled for $500,000. The Midland Daily News reported the settlement was reached following mediation. Jack Brian Marden was arrested on February 4, 2015 on a felony ...

Nevada DOC Settles Suit Over Prisoner Suicide for $93,000

Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

the settlement will be used to purchase a plaque or memorial to honor Morse’s memory. See: Morse v. Lee, U.S.D.C. (D. Nev.), Case No. 3:17-cv-00209-LRH-VPC. Additional source: www.kolotv.com ...