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 ...
This psychopharmacology case involves a male inmate who committed suicide while incarcerated at the defendant correctional facility in Colorado. At the time of the incident in question, he was receiving psychological care for suicidal tendencies, including attempting to hurt himself on…
This case involves a number of a prison inmates who were exposed to airborne particulates in high concentrations during renovations to the prison facilities. The prison administration contracted with a professional coating contractor to use a particular kind of poylmer coating to…
This case involves the death of the Plaintiff’s brother at a jail in Hawaii. The brother was being treated with methadone for pain resulting from an arm injury a couple of years earlier. At some point, he was overdosed with the methadone,…
A police officer spent twenty-years in prison for allegedly sexually molesting his daughter and step-son. Ultimately, his conviction was overturned because it was revealed that detectives coerced and threatened the children to allege the abuse and that investigators withheld a…
A forensic toxicology expert witness for the defense opines on a case involving a prison inmate who tested positive for marijuana use, claiming that the results of a drug test were faulty. The plaintiff is an inmate at a federal…
An automotive safety expert witness with a background in mechanical and automotive engineering discusses automobile accidents caused by stuck accelerators. This case involves a man and his son who were killed and several of their family members were permanently injured…
This case involves a man who was employed as a manager and night security guard at an apartment complex. This security guard had a history of methamphetamine use and had served time in prison for a conviction of voluntary manslaughter.…
This case involves a fifty-two-year-old patient who sustained a sub-capital right hip fracture following a slip and fall. She was immediately taken to the local trauma center and underwent hip surgery by an orthopedic surgeon. The physician performed a bipolar…
This case involves a convicted felon who was released on parole and was required to wear an ankle monitor. The felon had been convicted of DUI on more than five occasions and caused severe injuries to multiple individuals during her fifth…