Can I sue a jail for medical neglect?
April 7th, 2019Yes, especially if this happened while you were serving time in a private jail or if you were treated by private medical contractors while incarcerated. For-profit corrections systems put quantity over quality every time; they get paid per inmate, per day. The less they spend, the higher their profits. Cutting costs means cuttings corners, and inevitably that means a lower level of medical care. Even if a correctional facility is not privately owned and operated, its medical providers might be. Private medical contractors, like private jails and prisons, are often not subject to government regulations or oversight. They have less reason to provide adequate medical treatment. There is a silver […]
Sex in a correctional setting is NEVER consensual!
April 7th, 2019Is it ever ok for inmates to have sexual relations with correctional facility staff? No, absolutely not. Intimate relations between corrections officers and inmates are considered non-consensual in every circumstance. Because of the unavoidable imbalance of power and authority, inmates cannot give legal consent to having sexual relations with a corrections officer or jail staff member. It’s similar to the way that a minor under the age of consent cannot legally give consent to having sex with an adult. This is known as statutory rape. Inmates are often subjected to harassing, threatening, and sometimes violent treatment by the corrections staff members that they are required to respect and obey. Thanks […]
CROSSBOW HUNTERS – WATCH THOSE THUMBS!
October 21st, 2015Around the country, hunting season is either in full swing or set to begin. As the popularity of hunting with crossbows increases, so do the number of injuries, particularly injuries involving fingers and thumbs that get above the stringline when firing one of the millions of crossbows in circulation with little or no thumb/finger guards. The crossbow industry has been aware of the issue for many years. A former employee of a well-known crossbow maker recently told us, “the thumb issue… oh yeah, everyone knows about it.” Certain brands and models began to add thumb/finger guards as early as 2010, but others, particularly Barnett, failed to add thumb guards until […]