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"Mass Chaos" Reigns at Georgia Prisons
"Mass Chaos" Reigns at Georgia Prisons
by David M. Reutter
Five former Georgia prison guards have pleaded guilty and three were convicted by a federal jury in connection with a severe beating that left a handcuffed prisoner hospitalized with acute brain damage. The charges followed state and federal law enforcement ...
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More from this issue:
- Report: Prisons in Honduras are Dangerous, Violent and Corrupt, by Matthew Clarke
- Seventh Circuit: Indiana Malicious Prosecution Claim Cognizable via § 1983, by Mark Wilson
- Washington Supreme Court Recognizes Racial Bias in Jury Selection but Fails to Take Action, by Mark Wilson
- Private Prison Contractor Not Subject to New Jersey’s Open Records Act
- Oregon Attorney Fee Repayment Requires Showing of Ability to Pay, by Mark Wilson
- Jails Stop Posting Mug Shots to End "Extortion" by Profiteering Websites
- Unfair Punishment, by Sam Levin
- Ninth Circuit Again Rejects California’s Resistance to ADA Obligations, by Mark Wilson
- Kansas DNA Testing Eligibility Extended to Second-Degree Murder, by Mark Wilson
- Ninth Circuit Vacates FRCP 4(m) Dismissal Without Notice, by Mark Wilson
- Fifth Circuit Upholds Qualified Immunity in Medical Neglect Death of Texas Detainee, by Matthew Clarke
- Cover-up of Angola Prisoner’s Beating Results in Guilty Pleas, $8,000 Settlement
- Lethal Injection Protocol, Source of Execution Drugs Challenged in Pennsylvania
- Washington Prison Guard’s Murder Costs State $2.5 Million and Counting, by Mark Wilson
- Failure to Treat Tuberculosis Suit Survives Summary Judgment, Settles for $1.4 Million, by Derek Gilna
- Physician Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Prisoners in Georgia, District of Columbia
- Washington Jail Detainees Sue over Videotaped "Peep Shows", by Mark Wilson
- ICE Officials Target of Sexual Harassment, Gender Discrimination Lawsuits
- Heat-related Deaths in Texas Prisons Lead to Lawsuits, Reluctant Changes, by Matthew Clarke
- Fifth Circuit Grants Summary Judgment for Substitution of Pain Medication
- Seventh Circuit: Routine Erasure of Prison Security Tapes Does Not Warrant Sanctions, by Michael Brodheim
- Qualified Immunity to Iowa DOC Director for Recalculating Prisoners’ Release Dates, by David Reutter
- Reversal of Oregon Parole Postponement Due to Incorrect Psychological Evaluation, by Mark Wilson
- ACLU Granted Preliminary Injunction Requiring Michigan Jail to Deliver Legal Mail, by David Reutter
- Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC
- South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Parole Denial, by Michael Brodheim
- Texas Correctional Industries: Providing Useful Work Skills or Slave Labor?
- Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Service of Process for Other Prisoner Not Protected Conduct, by Mark Wilson
- U.S. Sentencing Commission Approves Retroactivity for Drug Offense Sentence Reductions, by Derek Gilna
- Temple University Acts on Complaint Against Authors of Private Prison Study
- "Mass Chaos" Reigns at Georgia Prisons, by David Reutter
- How to Starve the For-profit Prison Beast, by Justin Jones
- Qui Tam Lawsuits Under the Federal False Claims Act – An Overview, by Sabarish Neelakanta
- PLN Settles Lawsuit Against Kenosha County, Wisconsin for $116,500, by Derek Gilna
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- BJS Report: Jail Population Increases in Indian Country
- News in Brief
More from David Reutter:
- Help Wanted: 31,000 Prison Guard Jobs Open Nationwide, Sept. 1, 2025
- 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
More from these topics:
- Now Under Federal Receivership, New York City’s Rikers Island Jails Still Have No Plan to Improve, No Firm Date to Close, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Eighth Amendment.
- 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.
- Former Maine Prison Guard Arrested and Detained by ICE Agents, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guards/Staff, Immigration Law/Offenses.
- $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.