Prisons across the country are facing civil rights class actions and individual lawsuits for their negligent management of COVID-19 and resulting harm to inmates. If you’re preparing to litigate a coronavirus case against a prison, proving claims of harm to prisoners will almost certainly require the support of a highly-qualified prison expert witness. Â
Prison expert witnesses can discuss:
Inmate release conditions
Social distancing in prison setting
Inmate transfer protocols
Pandemic/infection management protocolsÂ
Prison quarantine procedures
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This highly qualified expert has 15 years of experience as an attorney working on civil rights litigation and prison and jail litigation, as well as the legal malpractice involving these areas. She received her BA in political science and English literature from the University of Memphis and her MALA in Western classics from St. John's College before earning her JD at the University of New Mexico. This expert holds licenses for the New Mexico State and Federal Court, the ...
This expert has extensive experience in residential operations for correctional and treatment settings. He entered the field in the late 1970s, serving as the Director of Juvenile Services for Massachusetts Halfway Houses. More recently, the expert was the Director of Quality Assurance for the Department of Juvenile Services in Baltimore and the Quality Assurance Manager with Spectrum Health Systems Inc. He has dealt with operations in prison, substance abuse treatment, ...
This expert is an internal affairs specialist with over 26 years in the industry. His career began as a correctional officer at multiple locations before becoming a Special Agent in the California Office of Internal Affairs. He has reviewed thousands of cases during his time there. He is currently acting as an internal affairs consultant and has completed one expert declaration for a case currently being litigated....
This expert has been employed as a corrections consultant and expert witness since 2013. He is a former board member and certified instructor for the Michigan Sheriffs' Coordinating and Training Council. He was a full-time certified police officer for over 33 years, with the last 26 years at a mid-sized Sheriff's Office. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, has extensive experience in jail operations, policy and procedure development, and case review....
This highly qualified expert is board certified in emergency medicine. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York, Syracuse. He completed his medical internship at Scripps Mercy hospital and residency at UC San Diego where he also completed a two year hospital administrative fellowship. He also holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from University of California, Irvine. He has served as Senior Medical Officer, Healthcare Reform at ...
This highly qualified expert has years of experience in the field of premises liability. He received his PhD in criminology from Florida State University and is a certified protection professional by the American Society for Industrial Security. He is a member of various renowned professional associations, including the American Correctional Association, the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners, the Florida Crime Prevention Association and the National ...
This mental health expert is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and the Associate Director of a forensic psychiatry fellowship program for a large public university in Colorado. Much of his work has focused on the mental health of prison inmates, with a particular emphasis on the effects of solitary confinement. The expert earned his M.D. from the University of Maryland Medical School and completed his psychiatric internship/residency at the University of Colorado Health ...
This expert has been a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; the Boston Bar Association, where he was chair of the Aviation Litigation Committee; and the Massachusetts Bar Association. He has taught in trial practice courses at Harvard Law School on many occasions and has published multiple articles in local and national legal journals. This expert has 40+ years of experience. He has appeared in state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as in ...
In what could become a new COVID-19 litigation strategy, a shareholder class action lawsuit was filed recently against a publicly-traded prison and reentry facility management company, Geo Group, claiming violations of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The shareholder…
Court: Court of Appeals of Michigan Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: People v. Ortiz Nieves Citation: 2019 Mich. App. LEXIS 7367 In a murder case, the defendant claims abuse of discretion. The motion focuses on the trial court admitting the testimony…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Terre Haute Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Jones v. United States Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14382 The plaintiff brings this lawsuit against the government for its purported failure…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Stelman v. United States Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129420 The plaintiff claims prison medical staff inadequately managed her Crohn’s disease. Her gastroenterology expert…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Davis v. Roane County Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150286 Facts The plaintiff, now deceased, was incarcerated at the defendant county jail when she required…
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Jager v. Andrade-Barraza Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217396 Facts This case involves a prison fight and resulting prisoner injury. The plaintiff was punched in…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Boyd v. Inch Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114360 Facts This case involves a writ of habeas corpus filed by a death row prisoner. The…
Court: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Beaufort Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Dykes v. Inmate Servs. Corp. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17019 Facts The plaintiffs, a married couple, filed a complaint against the defendant,…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: In re Ohio Execution Protocol Litig. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 159805 The court notes that Daubert has limited use in death row…
This case involves a 42-year-old Columbian national man who was a lawful permanent resident of the United States for 26 years. The man served 5 years at a federal correctional institution after being convicted of drug trafficking and faced deportation…