Jail/Correction Liability, Risk Management and Legal Issues Conference
Fort Worth, TX · Apr 6–8, 2027 · 20 hours · $450.00
Instructor
Tracey Reed
Description
What are the liabilities?” Why we are losing law suits?
• Snohomish County settles jail death lawsuit for $2.4 million.
• Former Allegheny County jail inmate settles lawsuit over loss of a baby.
• Sandra Bland’s family settle case for $1.9M; agreement includes policy changes for Texas jail.
• County settles jail meth death for $2.3 million.
• Pennsylvania
A federal jury hit a prison health care provider and associated medical staff with a combined $11.9 million verdict after they were found to have not properly addressed the psychiatric needs of an inmate who killed himself. The verdict broke down into roughly $1 million for deliberate indifference and $2.8 million for medical negligence against all defendants. The verdict also issued $8 million in punitive damages directed solely by medical provider.
• Snohomish County settles jail death lawsuit for $2.4 million.
• Former Allegheny County jail inmate settles lawsuit over loss of a baby.
• Sandra Bland’s family settle case for $1.9M; agreement includes policy changes for Texas jail.
• County settles jail meth death for $2.3 million.
• Pennsylvania
A federal jury hit a prison health care provider and associated medical staff with a combined $11.9 million verdict after they were found to have not properly addressed the psychiatric needs of an inmate who killed himself. The verdict broke down into roughly $1 million for deliberate indifference and $2.8 million for medical negligence against all defendants. The verdict also issued $8 million in punitive damages directed solely by medical provider.
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