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Settlement Finally Reached in Prisoners’ Hep-C Class-Action Against Connecticut DOC

Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022

Filed under: Hepatitis, Settlements

Settlement Finally Reached in Prisoners’ Hep-C Class-Action Against Connecticut DOC by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Nearly four years after a group of Connecticut prisoners sued the state ...

$1.65 Million Settlement Reached in Connecticut Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Lupus

Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022

Filed under: Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$1.65 Million Settlement Reached in Connecticut Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Lupus by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 7, 2021, the Connecticut Department of Corrections (DOC ...

After Second Circuit Rules in His Favor, Connecticut Prisoner Required to Exercise in Full Restraints for Six Months Takes $100,000 Settlement

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

Filed under: Exercise, Restraints, Settlements

After Second Circuit Rules in His Favor, Connecticut Prisoner Required to Exercise in Full Restraints for Six Months Takes $100,000 Settlement by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After a federal ...

Connecticut City Settles Suit Over Prisoner’s Suicide for $1,393,000

Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020

Filed under: Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides

Mark Novak responded to a complaint about excessive noise. He encountered Erica A. Moreno, 29, and arrested her after he discovered that she had an outstanding warrant. He took her to the police ...

Connecticut Settles Suit Over Conditions at Somers Facility; $190,000 in Fees and Costs Paid

Article • June 15, 2009

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Totality of Conditions, Overcrowding, Attorneys, Attorney Fee Awards, Prisoner Privileges, Settlements, Costs, Class Certification, Drug Treatment/Rehab

Correctional Institution in Somers entered into a settlement agreement. The settlement came after significant improvements were made at Somers over 16 years during the pendency of the suit and as a result ...

Connecticut Deaf Couple Receive $50,000 to Settle Pepper Spray, Excessive Force Claim

Article • April 15, 2009

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Damages, Settlements, Excessive Force (Police)

Connecticut Deaf Couple Receive $50,000 to Settle Pepper Spray, Excessive Force Claim by A Connecticut police department settled an excessive force claim for $50,000. This civil rights action was brought by a deaf couple who were pepper sprayed by two police officers during a domestic dispute. The couple was hearing …

$2.5 Million Settlement for Illegal Strip Searches in Connecticut Jail

Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007

Filed under: Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Damages, Settlements

$2.5 Million Settlement for Illegal Strip Searches in Connecticut Jail by The State of Connecticut has entered into a settlement agreement that will cost it $2.5 million for a correctional ...

Connecticuts Mistreatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners and Detainees Enjoined

Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Medication, Settlements, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

The Connecticut Department of Corrections (CDOC) entered into a settlement agreement in September 2005 that specified extensive changes to its policies for confining and treating mentally ill prisoners ...