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Wisconsin State Prison Sergeant Rats Out Prisoner Informants
Loaded on April 2, 2019
by Edward Lyon
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2019, page 61
Filed under:
Misconduct/Corruption,
Guard Misconduct,
Informants,
Informants (Failure to Protect).
Location:
Wisconsin.
by Ed Lyon
It is unfortunate that one of the first things someone learns after being incarcerated is to never, ever trust anyone. Now-retired Wisconsin prison captain Jason Wilke is a poster-child for the never-trust-anyone creed, demonstrating that it also applies to prison staff not being able to trust ...
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- Settlement Reached over Visitation, Communication with Prisoners’ Children at Indiana Jail, by Scott Grammer
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- Warden Turns Whistleblower, Claims Misconduct, Retaliation by Colorado’s DOC Director, by Dale Chappell
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- Connecticut Sued to End Prison Gerrymandering, by Scott Grammer
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- Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal in Prison Gang Assault Case, by Edward Lyon
- New York City Pre-trial Detainees Exposed to Freezing Temperatures at Federal Jail, by Edward Lyon
- $4.75 Million Settlement for Pennsylvania Teenager’s Withdrawal Death in Jail, by David M. Reutter
- Middlesex County, New Jersey Settles Solitary Confinement Suit, by Dale Chappell
- Conflict of Interest in Texas Rangers’ Investigation of Deaths at LaSalle-Operated Jails?, by Matthew Clarke
- Michigan Prisoner Obtains $2,000 Settlement in Group Strip Search Suit, by Scott Grammer
- Georgia Pays More Than $3 Million to Settle Prison Medical Negligence Suits, by Kevin W. Bliss
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- New York: Federal Court Certifies Class-Action Suit Against Jail for Providing Insufficient Diet, by Dale Chappell
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- Minnesota Lawmakers Look at Prison Reforms, by Chad Marks
- New Jersey DOC Settles Sexual Abuse Suit, but More Cases are Pending, by Derek Gilna
- For Years, Errors in Iowa’s Felon List Have Disenfranchised Eligible Voters, by Matthew Clarke
- San Bernardino County, California Sheriff’s Office Settles Civil Rights Suit, by Derek Gilna
- New Mexico Medical Technician Wins $150,000 Jury Award for Abuse by Jailers, by Edward Lyon
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