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65 days without schizophrenia meds in Milwaukee County Jail leads to County paying $1M settlement
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMilwaukee County Jail staff failed to give Omar Wesley schizophrenia medication 65 days over a six...
County left to pay $1M lawsuit settlement after Armor Correctional liquidates assets
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMilwaukee County could be left with an unexpected dent in its coffers after jail medical provider,...
Lawsuit alleges 'cruel and unusual' conditions amid lockdown at Waupun prison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA class action lawsuit that includes nearly a dozen named prisoners at Waupun Correctional...
'Time to hold somebody accountable': Family sues DOC over suicide at Waupun prison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe family of Dean Hoffmann, who died by suicide at Waupun Correctional Institution last year, filed...
Deaths at Rikers, NYC jails often follow health care staff errors that are rarely disciplined
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn the aftermath of Brandon Rodriguez’s 2021 death by suicide at Rikers Island, investigators found...
Trans woman put in solitary jail cell after she was sexually assaulted, lawsuit says
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA transgender woman was housed in jail with men for three months before she was moved to solitary...
White Prison Guard Gang Racially Abused Black Coworkers, Lawsuit Says
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 7 months agoGettyA lawsuit filed against a Maryland correctional facility has been transferred to federal court...
Federal lawsuit: Subpar care led to Shannon Hanchett's death in Cleveland County jail
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCleveland County Detention Center staff recklessly disregarded Shannon Hanchett’s constitutional...
Family of Bucks man who died in jail to receive $1M in settlement with county, medical provider
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe family of a Bucks County man who died less than a day after he was incarcerated in Bucks County...
Staton Correctional Facility inmate dies after being found unresponsive in his cell
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAnother man has died in an Alabama prison, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed Friday...