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Attorney General of the State of New York, Settlement, In the Matter of Correctional Medical Care Inc., 2014

Brief • September 22, 2014

Filed under: Correctional Medical Care, Medical Misconduct, Medical, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Attorney General of the State of New York, Settlement, In the Matter of Correctional Medical Care Inc., 2014 ...

Chase v. Correctional Medical Care, NY, Complaint, wrongful death drug withdrawal neglect malpractice, 2014

Brief • April 24, 2014

Filed under: Correctional Medical Care, Contractor Misconduct, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Chase v. Correctional Medical Care, NY, Complaint, wrongful death drug withdrawal neglect malpractice, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-00474-DNH-TWD Document 1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 1 of 20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT ...

Iacovangelo v. Correctional Medical Care, Inc., NY, Complaint, Jail Drug & Alcohol Withdrawal Death, 2013

Brief • September 2, 2013

Filed under: Correctional Medical Care, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Iacovangelo v. Correctional Medical Care, Inc., NY, Complaint, Jail Drug & Alcohol Withdrawal Death, 2013 Case 6:13-cv-06466-CJS Document 1 Filed 09/02/13 Page 1 of 31 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ...

$450,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Heroin Withdrawal Death Suit

Article • August 15, 2013

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Medical, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$450,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Heroin Withdrawal Death Suit by In May, 2003, Prison Health Services (PHS) agreed to pay the family of Candace “Candy” Brown $450,000 to settle a lawsuit ...

Zikianda v. County of Albany, NY, Amended Complaint, 2013

Brief • March 15, 2013

Filed under: Corizon, Medication, Failure to Treat, Immigration, Wrongful Death, Mental Health, Staff Training

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ * YODI ZIKIANDA, as Administrator of the Estate * of Irene Bamenga, * * Plaintiff, * * * ‐against‐ * * COUNTY OF ALBANY, SHERIFF CRAIG APPLE, CORIZON, INC., * SYED AZAZ HAIDER‐SHAH, M.D ...

Ryan v. County of Nassau, NY, Complaint, PTSD Suicide, 2012

Brief • October 22, 2012

Filed under: Armor Correctional Health Services, Private Contractors, Contractor Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides

, COUNTY OF NASSAU CORRECTIONAL CENTER, NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT and ARMOR CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC., Docket#: Defendants. Plaintiff, by her attorneys, PARKER WAICHMAN, LLP complaining ...

CMS Pays $275,000 in New York Prisoner’s Jail Death

Article • January 15, 2012 • from PLN January, 2012

Filed under: Private Prisons, CMS, Medication, Cardiovascular, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

CMS Pays $275,000 in New York Prisoner’s Jail Death by Correctional Medical Services (CMS) has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle a lawsuit related to a prisoner’s death. The suit, which ...

PHS and NY Jail Employees Have Conflict of Interest with Legal Representation

Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Appointment of Counsel, Mental Health, Suicides

of New York (Corporate Counsel) representing individual employees of Prison Health Services (PHS), because they had conflicting defenses. The court’s ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the family ...

Prison Health Services Doctors Caught in Scandals

Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prison Health Services, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Private Contractors

Prison Health Services Doctors Caught in Scandals by In a two-week period in July 2010, two doctors employed by Prison Health Services (PHS) were involved in scandals that led one to resign ...

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 ...

Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic

Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cornell Corrections, GRW Corp., Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution

and Jacqueline Overturf, were being held at the Brush Correctional Facility, a private prison operated by GRW Corp., when they were sexually assaulted by prison guard Russell E. Rollison. They filed a lawsuit ...

PHS Receives Three-Year $366 Million Rikers Island Medical Care Contract Renewal Despite Non-Performance Fines for Last Three Years

Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009

Filed under: Private Prisons, Prison Health Services, Contractor Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect

PHS Receives Three-Year $366 Million Rikers Island Medical Care Contract Renewal Despite Non-Performance Fines for Last Three Years by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Prison Health ...

Could the Fall of Lehman Brothers Signal Trouble for Private Prison Corporations?

Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Cornell Corrections, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides

to for-profit private prison firms such as Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the GEO Group (formerly Wackenhut) and Cornell Corrections, while at the same time provided those companies with a safety net ...

Flurry of Escapes Emphasizes Prisoners' Desperation

Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008

Filed under: Classification, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Sanctions (Disciplinary Hearings), Prison/Jail Murders, Escapes, Premises Liability, Suicides

Flurry of Escapes Emphasizes Prisoners' Desperation by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Last September produced a bumper crop of prison and jail escapes around the country, including a desperate escape by two Texas prisoners that resulted in the death of a guard, a car jacking and two shootouts. Plus a …

Egurido v. Geo Group Inc., NY, Complaint, Guard Brutality, 2008

Brief • April 4, 2008

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Strip Searches, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Staff Training, Police, First Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Fifth Amendment, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Egurido v. Geo Group Inc., NY, Complaint, Guard Brutality, 2008 08 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK .J i) REX EGURIDO. r AP? 11lainliff, 1388 • ZOO~ .~OMI'LAINT BR:OOl<lYN OFFICE: Index No. -agaillst- THE GEO GROUP,INC., WILLIAM ZERILLO, "JOliN" WALL, "JANE" MARK, "JANE" ANDREWS, and .101 IN …

PHS Fails Benchmarks In NYC Jail Medical Contract; Fined $250,000

Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect

PHS Fails Benchmarks In NYC Jail Medical Contract; Fined $250,000 by Prison Health Services (PHS), nearing the end of its three-year $359.6 million contract to provide medical, dental ...

$143,774.55 Attorney Fee and Costs Award in New York EMSA Suit

Article • May 15, 2007 • from PLN May, 2007

Filed under: Private Prisons, EMSA, Cardiovascular, Attorney Fee Awards, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Limitations

$143,774.55 Attorney Fee and Costs Award in New York EMSA Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke On May 16, 2006, a New York federal district court magistrate recommended awarding ...

New York: Malpractice Suit Over Guard's Death Settles For $2,500,000

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Medical, Cardiovascular, Private Contractors, Malpractice, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

New York: Malpractice Suit Over Guard's Death Settles For $2,500,000 by On March 21, 2002, an unidentified plaintiff settled this medical malpractice claim against two physicians for $2,500,000. At issue was the medical treatment of a Riker's Island guard who suffered a heart attack in front of the jail's infirmary. …

Right-To-Sue Letter Not Required For ADEA Claims

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Discrimination, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Racial Discrimination, Title VII, ADEA, Employee Litigation, Age Discrimination

Right-To-Sue Letter Not Required For ADEA Claims by The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York held that Title VII procedural requirements mandate that a claimant obtain a right-to-sue letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), but a right-to-sue letter is not necessary for actions …

Sweetheart Deal For Pharmacy Supplying Saratoga County Jail

Article • July 15, 2006 • from PLN July, 2006

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Medical, Medication, Private Contractors

Sweetheart Deal For Pharmacy Supplying Saratoga County Jail by OBriens Pharmacy in Ballston Springs has a pretty good deal in supplying the Saratoga County Jail in New York with prescription drugs for prisoners. The county, which paid OBriens $247,000 in FY 2004, has been paying the average wholesale price plus …

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