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New Jersey Women’s Prison Again Under Investigation for Staff Sexual Abuse
by Kevin W. Bliss
In April 2019, an eighth guard at New Jersey’s Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (EMCF) was arrested and charged with official misconduct and criminal sexual conduct.
Ciera Roddy, 32, faces charges similar to those that resulted in the conviction of Jason Mays, a senior guard ...
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- News In Brief
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- California: Court of Appeal Holds Possession of Marijuana in Prison Still a Felony Despite Proposition 64, by Chad Marks
- Illinois Court Rules Indefinite Detention of Sex Offenders Due to Lack of Approved Housing Unconstitutional, by Scott Grammer
- Eighth Circuit Holds Guards Not Liable for Disregarding Prisoner’s Stroke Symptoms, by Matthew Clarke
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- $300,000 Settlement in Lawsuit over Minnesota Prisoner’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
- Federal Court Approves $3 Million Settlement for Death of Virginia Jail Prisoner Jamycheal Mitchell, by Scott Grammer
- Consumer Watchdog Group Releases Report on Bail and Corrections Industry, by Scott Grammer
- Colorado Prisoner Claims She was “Bait” in Prison Sexual Assault Sting, by Scott Grammer
- $115,000 Settlement after Nebraska Prison Nurses Ignore Prisoner Suffering Heart Attack, by Edward Lyon
- Jailed North Carolina Teenager Commits Suicide; $650,000 Wrongful Death Settlement, by Edward Lyon
- Federal Prison Guard Admits to Sexually Assaulting Prisoners, Sentenced to Two Years, by Edward Lyon
- Washington State Prisoner Properly Denied Visitation with Daughters, by David M. Reutter
- Texas Lawmakers Consider State Jails a “Complete Failure”, by Matthew Clarke
- Seventh Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Illinois Jail’s Denial of Legal Publication Without Notice, by Matthew Clarke
- Third Circuit: Female Jail Guard Loses Discrimination, Wrongful Termination Case, by David M. Reutter
- California Jail Prisoners Claim Sleep Deprivation; Court Issues Injunction, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Study Shows Care for HIV-Positive Prisoners Poor after Release, Worse for Those Re-Incarcerated, by Scott Grammer
- HRDC Prevails in New Mexico Public Records Suit, by Edward Lyon
- Oregon Transitional Leave Violations Require Morrissey Due Process Protections, by Mark Wilson
- Pennsylvania Town Rejects Private Prison Firm, by Edward Lyon
- Prosecutorial Misconduct Records Protected by Colorado Supreme Court and SCOTUS, by Edward Lyon
- New Jersey Women’s Prison Again Under Investigation for Staff Sexual Abuse, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Denver, Colorado Pays $30,000 Settlement Over a $50 Bond Fee, by Edward Lyon
- Supreme Court Again Prevents Texas from Executing Intellectually Disabled Prisoner
- Second Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit Dismissed for Failure to Comply with F.R.C.P., by Matthew Clarke
- Prisoners Seek Comprehensive Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment, by Kevin W. Bliss
- L.A. Sheriff Claims Jail Reforms Resulted in More Violence; Court Appointed Monitors Disagree, by Matthew Clarke
- $1.6 Million Awarded to California Family After Man Dies in County Jail, by Chad Marks
- Ohio Restaurateur Founds Hot Chicken Takeover, Hires Ex-Cons, by Scott Grammer
- Corizon Settles Lawsuit Over Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Death for $3.7 Million; County Pays Another $200,000, by Matthew Clarke
- Cook County to Pay Over $5 Million for Depriving Prisoners of Dental Care, by Douglas Ankney
- Class Action Challenges Theft of Millions of Digital Music Files from Florida Prisoners, by David M. Reutter
- Lawsuit Against New York Jail, CCS Survives Motion to Dismiss, by Derek Gilna
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- Director of Nonprofit that Locked Up Thousands of Immigrant Children Resigns Amid Federal Investigation, by Douglas Ankney
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- Former Wisconsin Governor Regrets Building Prisons, by Scott Grammer
- Michigan Hit with Multiple Lawsuits Related to Women’s Prison, by Douglas Ankney
- Texas: Prosecutorial Misconduct May Stymie Death Sentence
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- $750,000 Settlement After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies at Virginia Jail, by Edward Lyon
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- People with Traumatic Brain Injuries More Likely to Commit Crimes, by Edward Lyon
- Privately-Run British Prison in Shambles, Ministry of Justice Takes Control, by Scott Grammer
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- PLRA Attorney Fee Award Discussed after Oklahoma Jail Prisoner Awarded $35,001, by Derek Gilna
- Seventh Circuit Holds Heck May Not be Circumvented by Waiving Claims Related to Prison Disciplinary Punishment, by Matthew Clarke
- Florida City, County Decide to End Use of Prisoner Slave Labor, by Kevin W. Bliss
- HRDC Files Public Records Suits, Argues GEO Group is a De Facto Public Agency, by Steve Horn
- Ohio County Pays $115,000 to Settle Second Suit Over Restraint Chair Pepper-Spraying, by Matthew Clarke
- Republican-Appointed Federal Judges Sentence Blacks More Harshly, Women More Leniently, by Edward Lyon
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- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Missouri Sheriff Hires Girlfriend to Run Jail; Both are Arrested, by Scott Grammer
- The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison, by Jeremy Woody
- PLN Interviews Randy Berg, Director of the Florida Justice Institute, by Paul Wright
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