×
You've used up your 3 free articles for this month. Subscribe today.
Military Psychologist Implicated in Abusive Interrogations
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2009
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2009, page 42
by David M. Reutter
Filed under:
Medical Misconduct,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Military,
Military Prisons.
Locations:
Cuba,
Iraq,
Louisiana.
A lawsuit against the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (LSBEP) accuses retired Army Col. Larry C. James of professional and ethical violations stemming from his former role as chief psychologist at the U.S. military prisons in Abu Ghraib, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The ...
Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.
As a digital subscriber to Prison Legal News, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.
Already a subscriber? Login
More from this issue:
- Texas Prisoners Still Dying in Houston Jails, Among Other Problems, by Gary Hunter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Fifth Circuit: Special Parole Review Request Doesn’t Toll AEDPA Limitations
- Megan’s Law Preempts Local New Jersey Sex Offender Ordinances
- “Habeas Hints”, by Kent A. Russell
- Perpetrators and Enablers of Torture in the US, by Corey Weinstein
- Maine Prison in Turmoil, by Lance Tapley
- Obama Promises Guantanamo Will Close and Torture Will End ... but When?, by Matthew Clarke
- Human Rights Watch Report Calls to Reform PLRA, by David Reutter
- Florida Prison Guards Fired, Suspended for Shocking Children with Stun Guns, by David Reutter
- Problems at Washington’s Civil Commitment Center Continue, by Matthew Clarke
- Southern California Jails Addicted to ICE Money, by Matthew Clarke
- CA Prison Medical Care Receiver: Three Top Officials Ousted, Controversial Building Plan Opposed, by Matthew Clarke
- California Sheriffs Appropriate Rehabilitation Funds for Security Needs, by Michael Brodheim
- Sacramento County Jail Settles Excessive Force Suit For $260,000
- Nebraska Prison Officials Must Pay Attorney’s Fees in Kosher Diet Case; Found in Contempt After Excrement Discovered in Prisoner’s Food, by Brandon Sample
- PLN Files Public Records Suit Against San Francisco County, Sheriff’s Office
- Columbia Jail Journal: The Compelling, Exclusive Inside Story of the Columbia Three, by James Monaghan, Brandon Press, 277 pages, by David Preston
- Florida DOC and Keefe Gouge Prisoners on Commissary Sales, by David Reutter
- $1.8 Million Settlement in Beating of Florida Jail Prisoner
- Pennsylvania Jail Mired in Scandal ... Again
- Montana, Michigan Towns Vie to Fill Prisons with Guantanamo Detainees
- $4.7 Million Settlement for Brain Damage Caused by Washington Jail Negligence
- Michigan Changes Overtime Rules; $4 Million Savings on Prison Budget
- Glomar Response to Prisoner’s FOIA Request Insufficient
- Texas Parole Board’s Hearing on Imposition of Sex Offender Conditions Inadequate, by Matthew Clarke
- PLN Prevails in Motion to Unseal Settlement in CCA Class Action FLSA Case
- $6 Million Settlement in Beating Death of California Detainee
- $500,000 Settlement for Fatal Beating of Phoenix Jail Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
- Los Angeles County Agrees to Pay $7,000,000 to Beaten Juvenile Prisoner
- Ohio County Jail Agrees to Pay $75,000 For Locking Up Poor
- Small Amounts of Marijuana Not “Dangerous Contraband” Under New York Law, Court Rules
- Audit Finds California Parolees Sometimes Slip Through Bureaucratic Cracks
- Maryland Prisoners Make Flags
- Mississippi Prisoners Make Collect Call for Jesus
- Clerk Erred in Refusing to File Unsigned 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Motion
- Aramark Discontinues, Loses Prison Food Service Contracts, by David Reutter
- Injunction Against Missouri Sex Offender Halloween Restrictions Issued, Then Vacated, by Matthew Clarke
- Mentally Ill NC Prisoners Injured in Separate Incidents, by Gary Hunter
- $145,000 Settlement in Iowa Prisoner’s Self-Mutilation Mental Health Claim, by David Reutter
- Missouri DOC Permits Gift Books in Response to PLN Demand Letter
- Hawaii to Remove Prisoners from CCA Facility Over Abuse Charges, by Ian Urbina
- Military Psychologist Implicated in Abusive Interrogations, by David Reutter
- Indigent Connecticut Prisoners Entitled to Copies of Records Under FOIA Without Charge
- Duration of Confinement in Segregation Affects Due Process Inquiry
- Second Circuit Reinstates New York Jail Guard’s Excessive Force Conviction, by Matthew Clarke
- California: City Liable for $237,000 Hospital Bill for Prisoner’s Medical Care
- Oakland, CA Police Policy of In-Field Public Strip Searches Without Arrest or Warrant Found Unconstitutional
- Florida: For Sentence Calculation Purposes, Civil Commitment Detention Same as Jail Confinement
- District Court Erred in Sua Sponte Dismissal of Prisoner’s Challenge to Conditions of Confinement
- Florida Gain Time Law Application Violates Ex Post Facto Clause
- Ninth Circuit: Refusal to Allow Cross-Examination of Lab Technician Violates Due Process, by Brandon Sample
- Ohio Jail Officials Face Federal Charges, Investigation, by Brandon Sample
- BOP Warden Does Not Have Authority to Reduce Prisoner’s Sentence Under Rule 35(b), by Brandon Sample
- News in Brief:
- Oregon Illegal Detention Suit Settled for $30,000
- Sixth Circuit: Dismissal of Due Process and Equal Protection Claims Upheld; Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Issue Remanded
More from David Reutter:
- Fifth Circuit Greenlights Federal Takeover of Mississippi Jail, Aug. 1, 2025
- Ninth Circuit Revives Prisoner’s Claim Based on Guard’s Thwarting of Administrative Remedies, Aug. 1, 2025
- Tenth Circuit Ruling Paves Way for $2.7 Million Settlement for Intellectually Disabled Jail Detainee Raped by Sheriff, Aug. 1, 2025
- Ninth Circuit Agrees That Former Guantanamo Detainee Lacks Grounds to Sue for Waterboarding, Aug. 1, 2025
- Qualified Immunity Denied for Iowa Prison Doctor’s MRI Delay for Non-Medical Reasons, Aug. 1, 2025
- Ninth Circuit: Continuing-Violations Doctrine Applies for PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Purposes, Aug. 1, 2025
- First Circuit: Prosecutor’s Breach of Plea Agreement Requires Government’s Specific Performance of Agreement, Not Specific Performance by District Court, Aug. 1, 2025
- Oregon Prisoners Can Now Seek Economic Damages for Future Lost Income More Easily, July 15, 2025
- $22.5 Million Verdict Arrives Too Late for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Prisoner, July 15, 2025
- First Circuit Revives Rhode Island Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim Against Guard, July 15, 2025
More from these topics:
- Suit Filed Over Fatal Beating of New York Prisoner That Sparked Massive Guard Strike, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
- News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Male Reproductive, Malpractice, Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
- Ninth Circuit Agrees That Former Guantanamo Detainee Lacks Grounds to Sue for Waterboarding, Aug. 1, 2025. War on Terror, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Terrorism.
- $6.75 Million Settlement Reached in Suit Accusing Massachusetts Guards of Retaliatory Assaults on Prisoners, Aug. 1, 2025. Racial Discrimination, Retaliation, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- Multiple Prisoner Suits Accuse Guards of Violence at Virginia BOP Lockup, Aug. 1, 2025. Racial Discrimination, False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Discrimination (Transgender).
- SCOTUS Clamps Down on Bivens Extension to Prisoner Beaten by BOP Guards at Virginia Lockup, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Bivens Actions.
- Former Oregon Prison Guard Sergeant Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Imprisoned Women, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- $1.2 Million for New York Prisoner Waterboarded by Guards, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Exceptions.
- Third Circuit Upholds Award of $265,000 to Prisoner Who Was Sexually Assaulted Twice by the Same Guard, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Damages - Compensatory, Damages - Punitive.
- Delaware’s ACLU Files Action on Behalf Of Six Prisoners Assaulted During Midnight Raid, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints.