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Judge refuses to dismiss inmate’s lawsuit against prison officials who allegedly denied care
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An inmate who allegedly vomited “thick black blood” and had to be hospitalized may sue prison officials for failing to address his severe medical needs, a federal judge ruled earlier this month. John Hibbs, who is incarcerated in Fremont Correctional Facility, reportedly collapsed in February 2019. He was then transported to the hospital for internal bleeding.…
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Justices agree with state, inmate on parole eligibility calculation
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The state’s Supreme Court justices agreed with both the Colorado Department of Corrections and inmate Nathanael E. Owens on Tuesday that the government should calculate Owens’ earliest parole date using a “hybrid” method accounting for the varying eligibility protocols in his three consecutive sentences. The justices cleared up in Owens’ appeal any lingering confusion from…
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10th Circuit finds prison officials had immunity for sexual assault of inmate
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has granted immunity to three officials who allegedly failed to protect an inmate from sexual assault despite hearing about the risk of physical violence to her. In reaching its decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit sidestepped the issue of whether…
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10th Circuit tosses inmate’s lawsuit over prison’s response to safety complaint
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has dismissed an inmate’s civil rights lawsuit because he had not fully pursued his administrative grievance, even though prison officials rejected a virtually identical grievance he previously filed. Arthur James Moore was incarcerated at Buena Vista Correctional Facility on June 10, 2019, when Sgt. Anthony Tresch allegedly told…
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10th Circuit reverses judge who rejected medical intervention for chronically ill inmate
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A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit found that instead of performing his own analysis of whether court intervention was appropriate, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson had apparently relied on the government’s promise that it was scheduling a medical consultation on its own. “[A]lmost a year later, there…
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El Paso County agrees to transgender detainee’s female housing request hours before court hearing
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El Paso County and Sheriff Bill Elder have agreed to house a transgender detainee in a female section of the jail and provide access to all of the commissary items specific to women. The county initially insisted it had a legitimate interest in placing her in an all-male facility. The county’s reversal on Wednesday happened…
