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$2.75 Million Paid by Washington County and NaphCare for Death of “Floridly Psychotic” Detainee Left Untreated in Jail for Months
by Chuck Sharman
by Chuck Sharman
A $2.75 million
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Iowa DOC Declines to Privatize State Prison Healthcare by When the Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) announced in July 2025 that it was beginning to seek proposals from private companies to take over health care services in state prisons, it prompted a mass exodus of staff. Over the course of …
Department of Correctionshealthservices provider Wexford Health Sources, Inc. for deliberate indifference to his mental health needs by failing to advocate for his removal from administrative segregation
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$7 Million Settlement for Mentally Ill Detainee’s Death in California’s Santa Rita Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In a settlement agreement effective October 23, 2023, California’sAlameda County agreed to pay $7 million to the estate and progeny of a detainee who died while incarcerated at the county’s …
Detainee Dies After Two Days in Florida Jail Where Armor Correctional Allegedly Denied Heart Transplant Rejection Meds by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Dexter Barry, 54, waited 12 years to receive a new heart. He even moved to Jacksonville to receive the life-saving transplant in 2020. In just …
Rodesky v. Wexford, IL, Jury Verdict, Medical Neglect, 2021 1:15-cv-01002-JEH # 161 Page 1 of 2 E-FILED Saturday, 04 December, 2021 09:09:43 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD JURY VERDICT FORM 1. We, the jury, find as follows on Plaintiffs Eighth Amen dment claim against Randy Pfister: (Place an 11X …
Gill v. Curran, IL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ADAM GILL, Plaintiff, vs. MARK CURRAN, JOHN IDLEBURG, LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYEE/AGENT D. HOLLINGSWORTH (#1348), TARYN WEILER, MITESHKUMAR MODI, ALLA CHUKHRA Y, ALVARO ENCINAS, LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYEE/AGENT VARNER (#6310), JENNIFER LEE, …
Suarez v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is enteted into by Osvaldo Suatez, DOB 02/15/1983, SSN 429 .. 53~4354 ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor") and The GEO Group; Inc,, (hereinafter "GEO" or "Releasee" or "Defendant"). ''GEO," "Releasee" and …
$350,000 Settlement in Florida Detainee’s Suicide
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Corizon Health agreed to pay $350,000 in a lawsuit that alleged it failed to provide mental health care to a pretrial detainee who
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$47,000 Settlement in Detainee’s Overdose Death Claim
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Corizon Health agreed to pay $47,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging it negligently failed to assure street drugs did not enter its Jail
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$50,000 Settlement with Corizon in Failure to Treat Suit in Florida
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Corizon Health agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging it failed to provide a Florida prisoner
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Rodesky v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2020 1:15-cv-01002-JEH # 112 Page 1 of 17 E-FILED Wednesday, 12 August, 2020 04:58:08 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD United States District Court For the Central District of Illinois Anthony Rodesky, Plaintiff. v. Wexford Health Source, Incorporated; Dr. Marvin Powers, in his …
Austin v. Mitchell, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 17-5526 17-CV-5526 Plaintiffs: Opposing Counsel: Institutions: IDOC# Case Name Filed Austin, Allan #K71358 v. Mitchell, et al. Defendants: Received 3/2/18 Date Served 1/29/19 Status closed D Class Action On Appeal D Spears U Pro …
OSVALDO SUAREZ,
Plaintiff,
v.
No. 2:20-cv-00541-SMV-GBW
THE GEO GROUP, INC. d/b/a LEA COUNTY
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, WARDEN DWAYNE
SANTISTEVAN, in his individual capacity,
CENTURION CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE
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to publicly laud the firm, which with $2.33 billion in 2018 revenues is the nation’s largest privateprison operator.
Soon after it passed inspection, however, the jail lost its top two GEO Group
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Smith v. Champaign Sheriff, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2020 ADMINISTRATOR'S FULL AND FINAL RELEASE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, LILLIE SMITH, individually, and as ,ndependent Administrator of the Estate of PAUL E. CLIFTON, Deceased, for the sole and only consideration of THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($35,000.00), the …
Springs v. Schwartz, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVJSION RYAN SPRINGS (R52272), Plaintiff, vs, ) ) ) ) No. 15-cv-5437 ) WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES; INC., ) et al., ) Defendants. 1. ) ) The Honorable Sara L. …
No. 14 CV 00605
) Hon. Robert M. Dow, Jr.
SCOTT A. FITCH, SUSAN WILLIAMS-DA VIS,
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Dr. ERIC MIZUNO, CORRECTCARESOLUTIONS,
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LLC, LAKE COUNTY DEPUTY CHIEF TED UCHIEK, )
Dr. KHORANA, Dr. MARVIN POWERS
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