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Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $38,000 in Too-Much-Medicine Suit

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

Filed under: Medical, Medication, Seizures, Malpractice, Drug Overdose, Settlements

administered her seizure medication. The settlement resulted after Cindi J. Heihn, a prisoner at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, filed suit against the DOC in Superior Court. Heihn ...

$500,000 Settlement in Maryland Prisoner’s Death from Pepper Spraying

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

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Excessive Force, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Settlements, Qualified Immunity

$500,000 Settlement in Maryland Prisoner’s Death from Pepper Spraying by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A half-million dollar settlement was paid to the family of a Maryland prisoner who ...

Washington DOC Pays $3,275,000 to Family of Deputy Killed by Former Prisoner

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

Filed under: Work Release, Escapes, Settlements, Wrongful Release, Wrongful Death, Murder by Parolees, Murder by Escapees

Washington DOC Pays $3,275,000 to Family of Deputy Killed by Former Prisoner by In September 2009, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to settle a wrongful death suit filed by the family of a King County deputy who was murdered by a recently-released prisoner. On December 2, 2006, while …

$140,000 Settlement in Washington Jail Detainee’s Suicide

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

Filed under: Staffing, Settlements, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides

$140,000 Settlement in Washington Jail Detainee’s Suicide by Pierce County, Washington has paid $120,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed its policies were deliberately indifferent ...

New York City Jail Settles Excessive Force Suit for $62,001

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

Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

New York City Jail Settles Excessive Force Suit for $62,001 by On August 11, 2009, the City of New York agreed to settle a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit brought by a former prisoner who alleged that he was beaten without provocation by guards at the George Motchan Detention Center. …

Dallas County Jail Settles Three Medical-Related Suits for $795,000

Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health

for [] prisoners.” On April 16, 2009, following a three-day trial, a federal jury rendered a verdict in Duvall’s favor. The U.S. District Court issued judgment against the defendants on April 21, noting that both ...

Assaulted Washington Prisoner Paid $2,500 for Injuries

Article • July 15, 2010

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Civil Procedure, Settlements

Assaulted Washington Prisoner Paid $2,500 for Injuries by On June 29, 2004, the state of Washington paid $2,500 to settle with a prisoner who was assaulted by guards at Airway Heights Corrections Center. Prisoner Rockland Barney claimed that on November 11, 2002, a guard was banging on his cell door …

Wisconsin County Pays $750,000 to Settle Jail Sex Abuse Suit

Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Settlements

Wisconsin County Pays $750,000 to Settle Jail Sex Abuse Suit by A woman who was sexually assaulted at a jail in Monroe County, Wisconsin has received $750,000 as part of a settlement ...

Pennsylvania County Jail Settles Medical Indifference Suit for $55,000

Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010

Filed under: Medical, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Malpractice, Forcible Treatment, Settlements

the case in January 2010 for $55,000, without admitting liability. Alexander Lindsay, Raub’s attorney, called the settlement agreement fair. The fairness of the paltry settlement is questionable, however ...

San Francisco Settles Wrongful Incarceration Cases for $7.5 Million

Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity

– a $2.9 million settlement for almost 13 years of wrongful incarceration. Goff and his co-plaintiff, John “J.J.” Tennison, had filed complaints under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that alleged numerous Brady violations ...

Canyon County Jail in Idaho Settles Conditions Suit With Consent Decree and $190,000 in Attorney’s Fees

Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Food, Overcrowding, Staffing, Exposure to Cold, Plumbing, Sanitation, Jail Specific, Exposure to Heat, Settlements, Consent Decrees

Canyon County Jail in Idaho Settles Conditions Suit With Consent Decree and $190,000 in Attorney’s Fees by Brandon Sample On November 12, 2009, Canyon County, Idaho agreed to settle a federal class-action suit against the Canyon County Jail (CCJ) that raised a myriad of claims related to unconstitutional conditions. Filed …

Virginia Sheriff’s Office, PHS Settle Wrongful Death Suit for $1.6 Million

Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Private Contractors, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

, Sheriff Bill Watson and other defendants in circuit court for failing to prevent her husband’s death. After jurors were unable to reach a verdict following a November 2009 trial, PHS, two PHS employees ...

CCA Pays $70,000 in Damages, Attorney Fees to Settle PLN Censorship Suit

Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, PLN Litigation, Censorship

filed suit and agreed to settle the case in March 2010. The settlement was finalized in early June. As part of the settlement, CCA agreed that PLN will not be placed on a prohib-ited vendor list, nor ...

New York Prisoner Beaten, Guards Convicted, GEO Settles Suit for $80,000

Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

New York Prisoner Beaten, Guards Convicted, GEO Settles Suit for $80,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 7, 2009, three private prison guards were convicted of charges involving the unjustified beating of a New York prisoner in 2007. [See: PLN, Sept. 2009, p.50; July 2009, p.50]. A fourth …

Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $5,000 to a Prisoner Who Was Harassed for Filing a Grievance

Article • July 15, 2010

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Strip Searches, Civil Procedure, Settlements

to a prisoner who was harassed after filing a complaint. Vicki Cole was strip-searched by one guard in violation of DOC policy after a visit. Cole was told by staff to do an emergency grievance over the matter ...

Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $15,000 to Settle Public Records Act Suit

Article • July 15, 2010

Filed under: Work, Prison Industries, Settlements, Disclosure of Records

Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $15,000 to Settle Public Records Act Suit by On October 18, 2005, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $15,000 to two prisoners who requested, but were denied, information under the Washington Public Disclosure Act. Leslie Pounds and Shawn Greenhalgh sent a public …

Washington DOC Pays $5,000 to Man Denied Ability to Work

Article • July 15, 2010

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Employee Litigation

Washington DOC Pays $5,000 to Man Denied Ability to Work by On December 26, 2005, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $5,000 to a man who was denied the ability to work. After Daniel Witt was released to work by his doctor, the DOC refused to allow …

City of Flint Settles Mass Arrest and Strip Search Suit for $900,000.00

Article • July 15, 2010

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Body Cavity Searches, Settlements, False Arrest

City of Flint Settles Mass Arrest and Strip Search Suit for $900,000.00 by On December 14, 2009, the City of Flint agreed to pay $900,000 to more than 100 young men and women who were detained, charged with a crime, strip searched, and, in some cases, body cavity searched for …

D.C. Prisoner Injured in Bus Accident Settles for $3,500.

Article • July 15, 2010

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Conditions of Confinement, Transportation, Settlements

that he and other prisoners were being transported in. The case, filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, settled on May 2, 2000, for $3,500. According to Patterson’s complaint, when ...

D.C. Prisoner Settles Excessive Force Suit for $6,000

Article • July 15, 2010

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Civil Procedure, Settlements

D.C. Prisoner Settles Excessive Force Suit for $6,000 by On January 30, 2001, plaintiff Frank Patterson settled for $6,000 a federal lawsuit alleging excessive use of force by a guard employed by the District of Columbia Department of Corrections. The suit, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, was filed in …