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St. Louis City Jails Director Under Fire, County Jail Director Leaves After Nearly $2.7 Million in Legal Payouts

Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023

Filed under: Settlements

. Kasper of the Kasper Law Firm. See: Keown v. St. Louis Cty., USDC (E.D. Mo.), Case No. 4:20-cv-00551. The same month, the County reached another settlement agreeing to pay $400,000 to the heirs of detainee ...

$1.2 Million Paid by St. Louis County for Jail Detainee’s Death from Untreated Ulcer

Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023

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

of Missouri approved a settlement under which St. Louis County agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve claims that a state prisoner detained in the county jail died due to denied medical care. From his arrest ...

CoreCivic and Securus Technologies Agree to Pay $3.7 Million to Settle Suit for Illegally Recording Attorney-Client Conversations

Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Settlements, Telephones, Contractor Liability, Breach of Contract

illegal recording of attorney-client conversations at the Leavenworth Detention Center (LDC) in Kansas City, Missouri. The complaint was filed on August 31, 2016, by attorney Adam Crane on behalf of himself ...

Missouri DOC Costs State Another $600,000 in Sexual Harassment Settlement

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

Filed under: Sexual Harassment, Staff-Staff Harassment, Settlements

Missouri DOC Costs State Another $600,000 in Sexual Harassment Settlement by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A lack of basic respect for female employees, as well as any notion ...

Missouri County Agrees to $60,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case

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

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

Missouri County Agrees to $60,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Ralph Caldwell, the father of Michael Kibbons, filed a lawsuit against St. Louis County ...

$1.6 Million Settlement for Missouri Prison Guard Subjected to Sexual Harassment

Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019

Filed under: Sexual Harassment, Staff-Staff Harassment, Settlements

$1.6 Million Settlement for Missouri Prison Guard Subjected to Sexual Harassment by The Missouri Department of Corrections (MDOC) has agreed to a $1.6 million settlement in a lawsuit brought ...

Settlement in Lawsuit Over Missouri Jail Prisoner’s Death

Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018

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

Settlement in Lawsuit Over Missouri Jail Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The family of a prisoner who died at a Richland Heights, Missouri jail after untreated deep vein ...

$437,500 Settlement for Brutal Beating at Missouri Jail

Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

$437,500 Settlement for Brutal Beating at Missouri Jail by A pretrial detainee who was brutally beaten without cause by guards at Missouri’s Jackson County Detention Center (JCDC ...

Jenkins v. City of Jennings, MO, Order, Approving Class Action Settlement, 2016

Brief • December 14, 2016

Filed under: Settlements

Jenkins v. City of Jennings, MO, Order, Approving Class Action Settlement, 2016 Case: 4:15-cv-00252-CEJ Doc. #: 40 Filed: 12/14/16 Page: 1 of 5 PageID #: 540 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ...

Masters v. City of Independence, MO, Complaint, TASER cardiac arrest, 2016

Brief • September 26, 2016

Filed under: Cardiovascular, Brain Injury, Stun Guns/Tasers, Complaints

Masters v. City of Independence, MO, Complaint, TASER cardiac arrest, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI WESTERN DIVISION BRYCE E. MASTERS, Plaintiff, v ...

$75,000 Settlement in Heart Attack Death of Missouri Jail Prisoner

Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010

Filed under: Medical, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat, Damages, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$75,000 Settlement in Heart Attack Death of Missouri Jail Prisoner by On June 3, 2009, Greene County, Missouri agreed to pay half of a $75,000 settlement in a wrongful death action brought ...

Missouri Proposes $2.2 Million Settlement

Article • September 15, 1999 • from PLN September, 1999

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Private Prisons, Capital Correctional Resources Inc, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Dogs, Damages, Settlements, Seizure of Prisoner Funds

Missouri Proposes $2.2 Million Settlement by On June 25, 1999, the state of Missouri filed a proposed $2.2 million settlement in U.S. District Court that would dispose of 32 lawsuits filed ...