In a landmark case, inmate Caine Pelzer's 15-year solitary confinement ends with a settlement, spotlighting the urgent need for reform in solitary practices.
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Matthew Creaton, 35, took his own life in February 2020, eight days after he was jailed for failing to pay child support. His estate sued contracted medical providers in U.S. District Court in Erie.
Westmoreland commissioners have approved a $150,000 settlement to end a federal lawsuit filed by a New Mexico man who claimed county jail guards brutally beat him two years ago.
Razor wire surrounds the perimeter of the Erie County Prison, shown in this file photo. The estate of inmate Matthew Creaton, 35, who killed himself at the prison in February 2020, is suing the prison's contracted medical providers over his death.
Plaintiff claimed collarbones, ribs were broken when he was arrested on Jan. 1 as he was walking from hospital, only medical gown, pants. He received mental health treatment. City defended police.
A 33-year-old Westmoreland County Prison inmate who claims he was violently beaten by six guards earlier this year at the Hempfield lockup is seeking $225,000 in a federal lawsuit alleging his civil rights were violated.
Pittsburgh-based Wexford Health Sources, Inc. agreed to pay the settlement to end questions about staffing at the prison. Questions about the number of physician hours Wexford provides at the prison were first raised publicly in a federal lawsuit filed by Erie lawyer John Mizner after an inmate at the prison.
In a move the inmate’s lawyer described as extremely rare, the Department of Justice filed a brief in support of the inmate, Robert Furgess, who sued the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections in January 2017 under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A federal judge on Monday approved the $1.1 million settlement between Erie County and the family of a work-release inmate who died after suffering an asthma attack during a shift in May 2018.
A $1.1 million settlement will end the legal fight between Erie County and the family of a work-release inmate who died in May 2018 after suffering an asthma attack while in the county’s custody.
A settlement has ended a federal civil rights lawsuit over the death of an Erie County work-release inmate who suffered an asthma attack in May 2018.
A Crawford County Corrections Officer is facing charges for allegedly striking an inmate and fracturing his face.