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Illinois DOC Settles Lawsuit Over Mental Health Treatment by Derek Gilna It took eight years but civil rights attorneys finally prevailed in a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), entering into a settlement that requires prison officials to provide 11,000 mentally ill state prisoners with adequate mental …
A Deadly Dust is Plaguing Hawaii Prisoners in Arizona by Valley fever is widespread in the Southwest, yet Hawaii’s prison officials haven’t paid much attention to it, despite the recent deaths of at least two Hawaii prisoners who had the disease. by Rui Kaneya, Civil Beat In the spring of …
and other staff against safety and health hazards, including assaults.”
CommunityEducationCenters (CEC) operates a halfway house in Long Beach, California, where state authorities found the company
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Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $7.2 Million after Losing His Fingers and Feet by Christopher Zoukis In October 2011, 30-year-old Aaron David Persin was accosted by police officers for having an open container of alcohol. When they determined that he had warrants for missing traffic court they arrested Persin, who was homeless. …
Jail’s Private Medical Employees Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity
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An Arizona federal district court concluded that employees of Corizon Health, a private company providing care
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on
May 8, 2016, Corizon would no longer provide health care in Florida
prisons. ECF No. 69. Instead, Centurion of Florida would provide that
health care and Dr. Sweetser would not be employed by Centurion
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at the Reception and Medical Center, but that at midnight on
May 8, 2016, Corizon would no longer provide health care in Florida
prisons. ECF No. 69. Instead, Centurion of Florida would provide that
health care
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Jaramillo v. Sisneroz, NM, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 JlJL/20/2013/WED 09:13AM FAXtio. P.002 SETfLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASEAND COVENANTOF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the swn of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND Al-,1D00/100 ($25,000.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiencyof which is hereby acknowledged,T. EUGENEJARAMILLOdoes hereby-release, acquit and forever discharge CORRECTIONS CORPORATION …
Sanders et al v. Bottom et al, KY, Complaint, CorrectCare death medical negligence, 2016 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION at LEXINGTON [Filed Electronically] RANDY DEWAYNE SANDERS, JR., Administrator of the Estate of RANDY DEWAYNE SANDERS, SR., deceased, -andKORTNEY SANDERS, Guardian of B.R.S. and H.M.J.S., minor …
Vaughn v. Griffin, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 2:15-cv-02047-HAB # 117 Page 1 of 26 E-FILED Friday, 15 July, 2016 04:45:44 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, URBANA DIVISION CHRISTOPHER VAUGHN, Plaintiff, v. SUSAN GRIFFIN; MARY JOHNSON KLEIN; …
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
ArmorCorrectionalHealthServices, Inc. (“Armor”) has repeatedly submitted false and
fraudulent claims to Nassau County in connection with Armor’s contract to provide jail health
services
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VERIFIED PETITION
Index No.
-againstARMOR CORRECTIONAL HEALTH MEDICAL
SERVICES OF NEW YORK, INC. P.C. and ARMORCORRECTIONALHEALTHSERVICES OF NEW
YORK, INC.,
IAS Part _______________
Assigned to Justice
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Rice v. Montgomery County, KY, Complaint, Wrongful Death Seizure, 2016 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION at LEXINGTON [Filed Electronically] DIANA RICE, Administratrix of the estate of RONALD CALVIN GAUNCE, deceased, and NEXT FRIEND of Mr. Gaunces’ minor child, S.C.G., PLAINTIFF v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Serve: …
Congressional Black Caucus PAC Urged to Cut Ties with PrivatePrison Lobbyists
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The Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee (CBC PAC) says that it works to increase
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to natural causes.
DiNino’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county and its private health care provider, PrimeCareMedical, in April 2015. The suit alleged that jail and medical staff
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PrivatePrison Execs Continue to Make Much More than Guards
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Information collected by the federal government has revealed the conspicuous inequality between privateprison executives
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Pfizer Deals Blow to Lethal Injections by Christopher Zoukis Pfizer, Inc., the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, recently announced new restrictions on the distribution of drugs used to execute prisoners. The May 13, 2016 announcement detailed “distribution restrictions” that the company is placing on certain drugs used in lethal injection protocols, …
DC Prisoner Awarded $70,000 for ADA Violations at CCA-run Jail by Derek Gilna William Pierce, a prisoner held by the District of Columbia’s Department of Corrections (DCDOC), has won a $70,000 jury verdict for repeated violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Pierce, who suffers from severe hearing loss, …
