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$25,000 Paid by Santa Clara County to Prisoner Suffering Mental Health Episode Beaten by Guards at County Jail

Article • February 19, 2022

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

administrative complaints over the incident and, when those were exhausted, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on December 16, 2015, accusing the two guards of using ...

$35,000 Paid by Santa Clara County to Amputee Prisoner Who Slipped Off Crutches in Jail Shower Not Outfitted for the Disabled

Article • February 19, 2022

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Settlements, Americans with Disabilities Act

to reach their settlement agreement. Rodriguez-Pena was represented in his suit by Capitola attorney Stuart D. Kirchick. See: Rodriguez-Pena v. Cnty. of Santa Clara, Cal. Sup. Ct. (Cnty. of Santa Clara ...

$50,000 Paid by Santa Clara County, California, to Prisoner Brutalized by Guards at County Jail

Article • February 19, 2022

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

$50,000 Paid by Santa Clara County, California, to Prisoner Brutalized by Guards at County Jail by Chuck Sharman By Chuck Sharman In a settlement fully executed on June 4, 2018, Santa ...

$65,000 Paid by Santa Clara County to Disabled Man Medically Ignored and Roughed Up by Guards at County Jail

Article • February 19, 2022

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

$65,000 Paid by Santa Clara County to Disabled Man Medically Ignored and Roughed Up by Guards at County Jail by Chuck Sharman By Chuck Sharman On December 31, 2020, a settlement was fully ...

$900,000 Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Securus Recorded California Prisoner-Attorney Calls

Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022

Filed under: Settlements, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring, Class Actions

$900,000 Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Securus Recorded California Prisoner-Attorney Calls by David Reutter Company Walks From Similar Case in Maine by David M. Reutter ...

$150,000 Paid to Family of California Pretrial Detainee Who Died from Valley Fever

Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022

Filed under: Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$150,000 Paid to Family of California Pretrial Detainee Who Died from Valley Fever by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A California federal court approved a $150,000 settlement on October 13 ...

$53 Million Settlement in Los Angeles Jail Strip Search Lawsuit Approved

Article • December 1, 2021 • from PLN December, 2021

Filed under: Strip Searches, Settlements

$53 Million Settlement in Los Angeles Jail Strip Search Lawsuit Approved by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A California federal district court approved a $53 million settlement in a class ...

Human Rights Defense Center Prevails in Censorship Lawsuit Against Napa County Jail, California

Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021

Filed under: Settlements, PLN Litigation, Censorship

by HRDC in its complaint, “there is no legitimate penological justification for Defendants to refuse to accept magazines for delivery at the Jail that are held together with ordinary staples ...

$2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over California Jail Prisoner’s Suicide

Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

Filed under: Jail Specific, Settlements, Suicides

$2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over California Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In March 2019, Kern County, California agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit ...

California Prisoner Wins $365,000 Settlement for Assault by Jail Guards

Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

California Prisoner Wins $365,000 Settlement for Assault by Jail Guards by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On April 18, 2016, Rikki Martinez, 39, was a pretrial detainee at the Elmwood ...

Family of California Prisoner Who Committed Suicide Settles Suit for $595,000

Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

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

the end of his life, Jason ‘wanted out’ as he could no longer tolerate his illness and the side effects of the medication he took to control it.” According to the complaint, Nishimoto had ...

Cops, Guards Beat Mentally Ill Arrestee to Death as Jail Nurse Watches; $5 Million Settlement

Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Cops, Guards Beat Mentally Ill Arrestee to Death as Jail Nurse Watches; $5 Million Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon It is estimated that around 20 percent of prisoners have a serious ...

Monterey County, California Pays $365,000 for Jail Prisoner’s Death

Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019

Filed under: Jail Specific, Settlements, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

family alleged, among other claims, deliberate indifference to serious medical needs, failure to furnish and summon medical care, and wrongful death. The $365,000 settlement was approved by the district ...

$1.6 Million Awarded to California Family After Man Dies in County Jail

Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Settlements, Wrongful Death

County jail officials had been sued over inadequate medical and mental health care in other cases. In a 2018 settlement, for example, the county paid $2.85 million to the family of Sandra Vela, who ...

California: Placer County to Pay up to $1.44 Million to Settle Class Action Suit for Jail Beatings

Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019

Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

previously settled six suits and a claim arising from similar allegations for a total of $1.25 million. The settlement agreement requires notification of potential class members who were in the jails from ...

Los Angeles County to Pay Almost $4 Million for Sexual Abuse by Jail Deputy

Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019

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

reporting the incident, she was removed from her cell and prevented from interacting with other prisoners. Matthews and Lampert filed a joint complaint raising 16 causes of action, including that LACSD ...

Sutherland v. City of Manteca, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2019

Brief • April 22, 2019

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Settlements, Wrongful Death

Sutherland v. City of Manteca, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2019 ...

California Jail Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Conditions of Confinement

Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Mental Health

for compliance monitoring. The settlement, reached in November 2018, requires the jail to follow a monitoring plan that provides for significant reforms related to conditions of confinement, medical care ...

California Prison Psychologist Blows Whistle on LGBTQ Harassment, Settles Lawsuit for Retaliation

Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019

Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Settlements, Discrimination (Transgender)

California Prison Psychologist Blows Whistle on LGBTQ Harassment, Settles Lawsuit for Retaliation by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A prison psychologist who filed a complaint under ...

Taser Misuse at California Jail Costs County $1.15 Million

Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019

Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, Settlements

rights lawsuit that alleged deputies at the Rancho Cucamonga jail engaged in a practice of “tasing” prisoners for their own personal amusement. The $1.15 million settlement on behalf ...