Posts Tagged ‘prisoner death’
Prisoner’s Wrongful Death FTCA Claim Dismissed For Lack of Jurisdiction
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland has dismissed a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) case brought against the United States over the 2013 wrongful death of a prisoner held at Federal Correctional Institution Cumberland, Maryland. The case was brought by the widow and sons of Stephen P. Gardner. They claimed that…
Read MorePennsylvania: Woman Dies in Jail While Serving Sentence for Truancy Fines and Court Costs
By Chris Zoukis A 55-year-old mother of seven died in a Pennsylvania jail cell on June 7, 2014 while serving a 48-hour sentence for failure to pay truancy fines and court costs that totaled about $2,000. Eileen DiNino was jailed by Berks County District Judge Dean Patton for debts that had been accruing since 1999.…
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