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Eighth Circuit Finds Verified Complaint Defeats Summary Judgment Motion in Failure-to-Protect Case
by Matt Clarke
On August 20, 2018, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal filed by officials at the Northeast Arkansas Community Corrections Center (NEACCC) in a lawsuit alleging they had failed to protect a prisoner from being physically and sexually harassed, threatened and assaulted, and instead punished ...
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More from this issue:
- News in Brief
- Executive Order Prompts BOP to Expand Prison Apprenticeship Programs, by Dale Chappell
- Fourth Circuit: BOP Must Consider State Court’s Designation to Serve Concurrent Federal Sentence
- Hedge Fund Pumps More Money into Corizon Health
- “Prisoner of Weed” Released, Sets Sights on Criminal Justice Reform, by Dale Chappell
- CoreCivic Bilked Rural Oklahoma Town, Forced to Pay Back Money in Lawsuit, by Steve Horn
- Kentucky Jailer Gets New Trial in Beating of Pretrial Detainee
- Maine Prisoner’s Challenge to Confiscation of Funds States Declaratory Judgment Claim, by David Reutter
- Colorado Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment Abolishing Prison Slavery, by Matthew Clarke
- Settlement in Lawsuit Against Missouri DOC’s Selection of Execution Witnesses, by Kevin Bliss
- New York Criminal Defense Attorney Charged with Federal Crimes, by Chad Marks
- Prisoner Who Inspired First Step Act Is First Released, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Reports Cite Poor Leadership in U.S. Marshals Service, by Edward Lyon
- Long-Term Illinois Prisoners Rarely Released by State Parole Board, by Rick Anderson
- North Carolina Prison Guard Sues Over Religious Discrimination, by Monte McCoin
- Voters Consider Criminal Justice-Related Issues in Midterm Elections, by Steve Horn
- California Prison Psychologist Blows Whistle on LGBTQ Harassment, Settles Lawsuit for Retaliation, by Dale Chappell
- Grandmother Arrested and Mocked by Federal Agents Awarded $55,000 Settlement, by Chad Marks
- LA County Jail Guards’ Conviction for Assaulting Visitor Upheld, by David Reutter
- Arkansas DOC Director’s Sole Discretion to Determine Competency for Execution Violates Due Process, by Mark Wilson
- Wisconsin Federal Court Denies New Trial, Grants Attorney Fees in Sexual Abuse Case
- $150,000 Settlement after Michigan DOC Discriminates Against HIV Positive Prisoner, by Kevin Bliss
- Federal Court Certifies Class in Ohio County Jail Debit Card Case, by Chad Marks
- Seventh Circuit Vacates, Remands Punitive Damages Award Against Wexford, by Derek Gilna
- Tenth Circuit: Qualified Immunity Defeats 22-Year Solitary Confinement Claims, by Mark Wilson
- Alaska Disciplinary Order Vacated for Violating Wolff’s Statement of Reasons Requirement, by Mark Wilson
- No Summary Judgment for Jail’s Denial of Mental Health Treatment; $150,000 Settlement, by Mark Wilson
- Closed Since 2013, Tamms Prison Now “Rampant” with Mold, by Matthew Clarke
- Female Prisoner Wore Wire to Take Down Rikers Island Guards, Wins $425,000 Settlement, by Rick Anderson
- Counties Modify, Cancel Contracts for Privately Operated Immigration Detention Centers, by Matthew Clarke
- Two Transgender Prisoners Transferred to Women’s Prison, by Matthew Clarke
- Ohio Governor Commutes Death Sentences, Grants Reprieves for Another, by Edward Lyon
- HRDC Settles Lawsuit Against Mississippi Jail that Only Allowed Religious Reading Materials
- Report Released on Deaths in Utah Prisons and Jails, by Edward Lyon
- Indiana Prisoners Win Partial Summary Judgment in Jail Conditions Case, by Edward Lyon
- Free Phone Calls for Juvenile Offenders Jailed in Memphis, Tennessee, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Seventh Circuit Excuses Exhaustion Requirement for Spanish-Speaking Prisoner, by Derek Gilna
- Connecticut Prisoner Survives DOC’s Summary Judgment Motion in Mental Health Suit, by Edward Lyon
- Santa Clara County Settles Lawsuit, Makes Jails Handicapped Accessible, by Steve Horn
- Illinois DOC Permanently Enjoined From Neglecting Prisoners’ Mental Health, by Derek Gilna
- Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Conviction After D.A. Seizes Jailed Defendant’s Legal Notes, by Matthew Clarke
- JP Morgan Chase Bank Used Secretive Bonds to Finance Kansas Prison Construction, by Matthew Clarke
- Israeli Supreme Court Orders Increased Personal Space for Prisoners, by Monte McCoin
- Eighteen Years After its Passage, Prisons and Jails Continue to Violate RLUIPA, by Derek Gilna
- Alabama Prison Warden Lacks Authority to Make End-of-Life Decisions for Prisoners
- $100,000 Settlement for Preventable Suicide in Virginia Department of Corrections, by Kevin W. Bliss
- In Memoriam: Jane Kahn (1954-2018), by Paul Wright
- Report Shows 50 New York Prisoners Died from Inadequate Medical Care in Last Five Years, by Dale Chappell
- Washington County, School District Pay $265,000 for Holding Juveniles in Solitary, by Dale Chappell
- Fifth Circuit Holds Magistrate Judge Has No Authority to Deem Motion for Reconsideration Withdrawn, by Matthew Clarke
- County Detainees Protest Food Served at New Hampshire Jail, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Philadelphia Robbing the Poor Through Civil Forfeiture, by Edward Lyon
- Eighth Circuit Finds Verified Complaint Defeats Summary Judgment Motion in Failure-to-Protect Case, by Matthew Clarke
- New Sheriff Ends Juvenile Solitary Confinement at North Carolina Jail, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Missouri Prisoner Awarded $111,000 in Second-Hand Smoke Case, DOC Bans Smoking, by Derek Gilna
- Sixth Circuit Reverses Injunction Against Delousing and Group Strip Searches at Ohio Jail, by Derek Gilna
- Since 1996, U.S. Agriculture Department Gave Over $277 Million to Fund Local Jail Construction, by Brian Sonenstein
- Without Interpreters, California’s Deaf Prisoners are Getting Stuck Behind Bars, by Samantha Michaels
- U.S. Marshals Report: Ohio County Jail “One of the Worst in the Country”, by Matthew Clarke
- Texas Accounts for Over Ten Percent of Nation’s Jail Deaths, by Matthew Clarke
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Juvenile Prisoners’ Civil Rights Case, by Derek Gilna
- The Kill Line, by Will Tucker
More from Matthew Clarke:
- Texas Social Workers Challenge Blanket Denial of State Occupational License Based on Youthful Assault Convictions, Aug. 1, 2025
- After Judge’s Letter, at Least 22 Former FCI Dublin Prisoners Granted Compassionate Release, Aug. 1, 2025
- Nebraska Supreme Court Clarifies Award of Time Served Credit for Non-Citizen Awaiting Extradition, Aug. 1, 2025
- Former Oregon Prison Guard Sergeant Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Imprisoned Women, Aug. 1, 2025
- Nebraska Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for Crediting Jail Time to Multiple Contemporaneously-Imposed Sentences, Aug. 1, 2025
- Over One-Third of Older Texas Prisoners Suffering Cognitive Impairment, July 15, 2025
- Kansas Supreme Court Revives Prisoner’s Challenge to Loss of Parental Rights, June 1, 2025
- Fifth Circuit Reinstates Baha’i Texas Prisoner’s Dietary Claim, June 1, 2025
- $5.6 Million Settlement for California Prisoner’s Wife Strip-searched During Visit, June 1, 2025
- Academic Study of Prison Guards’ Use of Excessive Force Details Sad State of Civil Rights for Abused Prisoners, June 1, 2025
More from these topics:
- Help Wanted: 31,000 Prison Guard Jobs Open Nationwide, Sept. 1, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Exercise, Lockdowns, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guards/Staff, Staff Training.
- Fifth Circuit Greenlights Federal Takeover of Mississippi Jail, Aug. 1, 2025. Sexual Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Stun Guns/Tasers.
- After Judge’s Letter, at Least 22 Former FCI Dublin Prisoners Granted Compassionate Release, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Release and Reentry, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Compassionate Release.
- Alabama DOC Attorneys Reprimanded for Filing AI-Written Briefs in Prisoner’s Suit, Aug. 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Attorney Misconduct.
- DOJ Inspects BOP Food Service Operations, Finds Troubling Issues at Multiple Facilities, Aug. 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Food, Staffing.
- Ninth Circuit: Continuing-Violations Doctrine Applies for PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Purposes, Aug. 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
- Nebraska Considers Curbing Double-Bunking in Restrictive Housing, Aug. 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Bedding.
- Former Oregon Prison Guard Sergeant Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Imprisoned Women, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- News in Brief, July 15, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, halfway houses, New Trial/Judgment of Acquittal, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Fraud and Deceit.
- Guards Used “Blast Grenades” to Break Up Mob Attack in California Prison, July 15, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Prisoner Privileges, Telephone Access.