Due Process Violation for “Sham” Reviews During 13 Years in Segregation
by David M. Reutter
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to prison officials on a due process claim, holding there was sufficient evidence for a jury to determine whether a prisoner received “sham” ...
16 Years of Failure to Treat Neurological Disorder Results in $48,000 Award
by David Reutter
A New York Court of Claims awarded a prisoner $48,000 for pain and suffering caused by prison medical staff rendering inadequate treatment during his first 16 years of incarceration, “including a failure to maintain proper ...
Medical Malpractice Caused California Prisoner’s Death, $177,500 Settlement
by David M. Reutter
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDOC) paid $177,500 to settle a lawsuit claiming that medical malpractice caused a prisoner’s death.
Prisoner Tyrell Rippetoe was a dialysis patient susceptible to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections at his ...
$650,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Preventable Death at CCA Prison
by David Reutter
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $650,000 to settle a matter involving the death of a prisoner at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Center (MDCDC).
In a September 20, 2006 demand letter sent to CCA by the Sloss family ...
$120,000 Settlement in Suicide of CCA Prisoner
by David M. Reutter
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $120,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging it failed to provide proper psychiatric care for a prisoner at the Whiteville Correctional Facility, resulting in his suicide.
Prisoner Ricky Ware was known to have suffered ...
$75,000 Settlement in CCA Prisoner’s Suicide
by David M. Reutter
Corrections Corporation of America paid $75,000 to settle a lawsuit seeking redress for its failure to provide care to prevent a prisoner’s suicide.
Whiteville Correctional Facility prisoner, Lawrence Ware, Jr., was known to suffer from mental problems. On March 5, ...
$60,000 for CCDA Prisoner Denied Cancer Treatment
by David M. Reutter
Corrections Corporation of America paid $60,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that officials at the Whiteville Correctional Facility (WCF) failed to provide scheduled cancer surgeries for prisoner David E. Plunk.
Prior to his transfer to WCF, Plunk, a Vietnam ...
$50,000 Settlement in Murder of CCA Prisoner
by David M. Reutter
Corrections Corporation of America paid $50,000 to settle a lawsuit involving the murder of a prisoner at the Hardeman Correctional Facility in Tennessee.
Prisoner Ricky E. Gardner was manually strangled to death on April 19, 2010 by his cellmate, ...
$42,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted with Padlock
by David M. Reutter
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $42,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging CCA was liable for the assault of a prisoner, Scott J. Rattan, with a padlock.
The August 3, 2002 assault was committed by Connell Sheppard, using ...
$30,000 Settlement in Death of CCA Prisoner
by David M. Reutter
Corrections Corporation of America paid $30,000 to settle a civil rights action in the death of a prisoner at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Center.
The suit stemmed from the January 19, 2008 death of prisoner Gerald R. Townsend, who ...
