George R. Hardinger

How George R. Hardinger can be of assistance to your case.

Areas of specialization:

Inadequate medical/mental health care
Wrongful death
Failure to protect
Excessive use of force
Suicide prevention protocols
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
Personnel issues
Jail, prison, correctional management & leadership

With expertise on over fifty cases, as a consultant and expert witness, and drawing on his experience as a Warden and facility planner, George delivers professional insight on correctional matters. Whether representing plaintiffs or defendants, submitting written court
reports and testimony, or simply recommendations for next steps, he offers an objective thorough analysis of every case he works on.

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Services Offered

Expert Witness:

Case analysis
Trial preparation
Written case reports
Deposition
Courtroom testimony
And more

Consulting:

Case and document review
Budget and staffing analysis
Leadership analysis
And more

Professional Services:

Guest lecturer
Conference speaker
Assistance identifying other experts
Policy development
And more

Cases as Expert Witness

•Doretha Conaway v. Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, et al., Civil Action No.: 24-C-09-001965. (Defendants) •Kimberly Nicholson, et al. v. State of Maryland, et al, Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Case No.: 24-09-006444. (Defendants) •Michael Smith v. William Filbert, et al., U.S. District Court, For the District of Maryland, Civil No. PJM-10-653. (Defendants) •Tracey Wilson, et al., v. State of Maryland et al., Case No.: 24-C-11-006063. •Carol Hicks v. State of Maryland, Somerset County Circuit Court, Civil Action No.: 19-C-13-016181. (Defendants) Trial •Jimmie Ruth Craven v. State of Maryland, Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Case No.: 24-C-15-001921 OT. (Defendants) •Larry Washington v. Marion Tuthill, et al., U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Case No.: GLR-13-03767. (Defendants) (Trial) •Bonnie Taylor v. Somerset County Commissioners, et al., U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Civil Action No.: RDB-16-0336. (Defendants) •Jimmy Duncan v. D. Kenneth Horning, et. al., U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Civil No. DKC-13-448. (Defendants) Deposition & Trial •Marie Noisette v. City of Philadelphia et. al., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action NO.: 2:16-cv-06419-GEKP. (Plaintiff) •Rasheed Iddrissue v. Nassau Count et. al., Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau, Index No. 5222/11. (Plaintiff) •Kevin Younger v. State of Maryland, et al., Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Case No. 24-C-17-004752-OT. (Defendants) Trial •A.K. v. Anthony J. Annucci et al., United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 17-Civil-769 (VB). (Plaintiff) •Estate of Victoria Christina Short v. Andrew C. Stokes, Sheriff of Davie County, North Carolina, United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, Civil Action No.1:18-cv-00741. (Plaintiff) Deposition •Estate of Roland Alston, et al., Correct Care Solutions, LLC., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 19-5583. (Plaintiff) •Cody et al., City of Saint Louis, United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri Eastern Division, Case No., 4-17-cv-2710-AGF. (Defendants) Deposition •Estate of Arthur Phillips, et al., Correct Care Solutions, LLC., and the Pennsylvania Department of Correction, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No., 19-3822. (Plaintiff) •Katelyn Simmons, et al v. Ilene Shapiro, et al; United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio; Case No. 5:20 – CV 00883, Magistrate Kathleen Burke. (Plaintiff) •Ilya Belous v. James Gannon, et al; Untied States District Court, District of New Jersey, Civil Action No.: 2:19-CV-6186. (Plaintiff) Deposition •Keith L. Cooper, Jr., v. Florida Department of Corrections, et al; United States District Court Middle District of Florida Jacksonville Division, Civil Acton Case No.: 3:19-cv-00309-BJD-MCR. Deposition not completed, pending. •Estate of Kari McCarty v Gary Ferguson, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 44th Judicial Circuit, Bell Circuit Court, Civil Action.: 17-ci-0038. (Plaintiff) •Steven Tate, et al., v. Thomas Dart, et al., In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois County Department, Chancery Division Case No. 2018 CH 02749. (Plaintiff) •Antonio Belk (and five other Plaintiffs) v. Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, Untied States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, Case No. 17-cv-09011. (Plaintiff) •Estate of Delmus Tanner JR. v. The State of New York, Claim No.: 135553. (Plaintiff) •Shane Kendal v. Ronald Gibson et al., United Sates District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Southern Division, cv No. 1:22-cv-00054-WS-N. (Plaintiff) •Jimmie Joshua v. Issac Wachholz, et al., United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, Civil Action No.: 3-22-cv-00024. Deposition •Estate of Phillip Borcuk v. State of New Hampshire, Correctional Sergeant Scott Towers, et al., The State of New Hampshire Merrimack, Superior Court, Date filed January 19, 2021. (Plaintiff) •Brandon Pugh v. Ronald Gibson, et al., United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama Southern District Civil Action No.: 1:22-cv-00072-MU. (Plaintiff) •Jerry L. Cohen v. Willie Hill, et al., United State District Court, Southern District of Alabama, Northern Division. Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-01361-AKK. (Plaintiff) •Malik Shakur, #460-812, Anthony Clark, Jr., v. John Portmess, Larry Gilpin, Michael Klepitch. U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland United State District Court For The District of Maryland, Civil No. SAG-20-1819. •Estate of Acdoni Mejia Lopez v. Iredell County Detention Center, North Carolina, US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Case No. 5:2022vy03169. •Estate of Raymond Casiano v. County of Nassau, Nassau County Correction Center, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Docket No. 16-CV-1194 (SJF)(ARL). (Plaintiff) •John Santomauro III v. County of Suffolk, et al., Supreme Court, Suffolk County, Index No. 002256/2020. (Plaintiff) •Wiley v. Wellpath, LLC (McHenry County Jail), In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Law Division No. 19 LA 219. (Plaintiff) •Gaven L. Heiney v. Correctional Services Group-, LLC, et al., U.S. District Courts, Ohio Northern District Court, Case No.: 4:2022cv02232. (Plaintiff) •Jessica B. Bowers v. State of West Virginia, Department of Homeland Security, Divisions of Corrections and Rehabilitation, The Circuit Court of Berkeley County, West Virginia, Civil Action No. 22-C-272, Judge Faircloth. (Plaintiff).

Qualifications & Affiliations

Qualifications:

Carroll County Detention Center, Maryland
- 270-bed local detention center
- 100+ employees
- $11 million annual budget
- Implemented central booking
- Spearheaded development of Drug Treatment Court
- Oversaw pre-trial supervision, work release, and home detention services

National Institute of Corrections Technical Assistance Services
- Planning on New Institutions I & II (PONI (I & II)
- How to Open a New Institution (HONI)
- Review of Design and Construction Documents
- Transition Planning into a New Facility
- Operating Budget Development & Staffing Analysis
- Correctional Leadership for the 21st Century

Wharton School of Management – Criminal Justice Planning
- Strategic Planning for Managing Correctional Systems
- Management by Objectives in Times of Crisis – Overcrowding

Instructor, Maryland State Police and Correctional Training Commission
- Training for Trainers
- Stress, Teaching Correctional Employees How to Cope
- Entry Level Training for Correctional Employees
- Leadership Development, Ethics, Interpersonal Communication

Affiliations:

Past President and current member Maryland Correctional Administrators Association
- Oversaw the development of the MCAA Community Service Award Program (CSAP) recognizing correctional employees that went above and beyond in their community outside of the workplace
Past Chair Local Behavioral Health and Addictions Council
Previous member Board of Directors Partnership for a Healthier Carroll County
Current member American Jail Association (AJA)
Current member American Correctional Association (ACA)

Mentions & Previous Work

Take a look at George's previous work, mentions, and notable moments.

George's Testimony from Kevin Younger v. State of Maryland, et al., Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Case No. 24-C-17-004752-OT where he was retained as the Expert Witness for the Defendant was utilized in a petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court.

George served on the Maryland Governor's Task Force on Prison Reentry.

Take a look at the interim report.

George was deposed in Cody et al., v. City of Saint Louis, United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri Eastern Division, Case No., 4-17-cv-2710-AGF. He was retained as an Expert Witness by the City of St. Louis.

In July of 2021, George retired from public service after more than 20 years with the Carroll County Detention Center in Maryland.

Local newspaper, The Baltimore Sun, published an article about all he accomplished as Warden.

When faced with overcrowding in the Carroll County Detention Center, George was able to identify an interim solution.

Take a look at The Baltimore Sun article.

George has been deposed or testified in a select number of cases. View those cases here.

Awards & Recognition

2014 recipient of the“Dewitt” Award for Outstanding Correctional Professionals