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After Sixth Death in Six Years, Virginia Jail Cuts Ties with Corizon Health
Loaded on March 1, 2022
by Keith Sanders, Jayson Hawkins
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2022, page 52
Corizon Employee Charged with Falsifying Records
by Jayson Hawkins and Keith Sanders
On February 1, 2022, a 41-year-old Black man being held on a trespassing charge was found unresponsive in his cell at the jail in Arlington County, Virginia. His death later that day, which is still under investigation, came ...
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More from this issue:
- Wellpath Founder and CEO Pleads Guilty to Federal Bribery Charges, by David Reutter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- JPay Founder Ryan Shapiro Indicted for Securities Fraud, by Kevin Bliss
- Guards Not Vaxxing Across the U.S., by Jo Ellen Nott
- Virginia DOC Terminates Contract with Armor Correctional Healthcare, by Ashleigh Dye
- “The Worst Prison in New York State”, by Victoria Law
- $500,000 Default Judgment for Tennessee Woman Sexually Assaulted by Probation Officer, by David Reutter
- HRDC Wins Appeal in Florida Public Records Request Case Against Armor Correctional Health Services
- Settlement Reached to Protect Hawaii Prisoners from COVID-19, by David Reutter
- Show Me the Money: Tracking the Companies that Have a Lock on Sending Funds to Incarcerated People, by Tiana Herring, Stephen Raher
- BOP Greenlights Sex Reassignment Surgery for Federal Prisoner in Texas, by Matthew Clarke
- Department of Justice Reports on Two Decades of Prisoner Suicides, by Matthew Clarke
- Fifth Circuit Reinstates Guard’s Lawsuit Claiming Other Guards Raped Her in Texas Prison
- Michigan Prisons Ordered to Provide Jewish Prisoners Meat and Dairy on Sabbath and Holidays; Sixth Circuit Affirms, by David Reutter
- Michigan DOC Agrees to Expand Recognition of Religious Groups After DOJ Investigation
- Former Florida Prison Guard Sentenced for Conspiracy to Assault Youthful Offenders
- Federal Court Hears that Mental Healthcare in Louisiana Prison is “Almost Non-existent”, by Matthew Clarke
- Federal Judge Finds Alabama DOC Mental Health Care Horrendous, Orders: Start Hiring, by Jo Ellen Nott
- Tenth Circuit: Mentally Ill Prisoners Have No Clearly Established Right to Be Kept Out of Solitary Confinement, by Jacob Barrett
- $40,251 Default Judgment for Detainee in Malicious Prosecution by Georgia Police Officer
- Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Alleging Inadequate COVID-19 Response at Maryland Jail, by David Reutter
- California Court of Appeal Holds Prisoner May Challenge Administrative Disciplinary Violation Already Served, by Matthew Clarke
- “Abject Cruelty”: California Jail Guards Sentenced for Coordinating Prisoner Excrement Fights
- Seventh Circuit Reinstates Illinois Prisoner’s Suit Over ‘Orange Crush’ Shakedown, by David Reutter
- Dallas County Prisoner Trust Fund Bilked of $700,000 With Faked Debit Release Cards by Jail Employee
- Oregon Prisoners Face Off in Guards’ Legal Fight Over COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate
- All Writs Act Provides Authority for Medical-Imaging Transport Order for Condemned Ohio Prisoner Challenging His Conviction; Certiorari Granted, by David Reutter
- Justice Department Releases Ten-Year Recidivism Study, by Matthew Clarke
- Oregon Federal Court Sides with HRDC, Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration by “NUMI” Stored Value Cards, by Jacob Barrett
- Sixth Circuit Holds Subjective Prong of Deliberate Indifference Test Inapplicable to Pretrial Detainee’s Claims; Reinstates Lawsuit, by Matthew Clarke
- After Sixth Death in Six Years, Virginia Jail Cuts Ties with Corizon Health, by Keith Sanders, Jayson Hawkins
- $638,250 Judgment Against Georgia Jail Guard Who Orchestrated Prisoner’s Beating, by Harold Hempstead
- Federal Judge Sanctions Former Arizona DOC Director’s Foot-Dragging Attorneys in Pro Se Prisoner’s Suit, by Matthew Clarke
- $21,525 Awarded by Federal Court to Indiana Prisoner Subjected to Battery by Guard, by David Reutter
- Third Circuit: Retroactive Application of Amended New Jersey Parole Guidelines May Violate Ex Post Facto Clause, by Douglas Ankney
- Corrections Special Applications Unit Builds a Lucrative National Track Record of Abuse and Torture, by J.D. Schmidt
- Massachusetts DOC Fires COVID-19 Mitigation Ombudsman Over Previous Allegations of Document Falsification
- News in Brief
- Second Circuit Holds N.Y. Prisoner’s Short-Term Injury May Qualify As Disability under ADA, by Jo Ellen Nott
More from Keith Sanders:
- No Summary Judgment for Private Transportation Company in Maryland Detainee’s Suit Alleging “Horrific” 2,000-Mile Journey, Sept. 15, 2023
- California College Offers Housing, Services to Formally Incarcerated Students, Aug. 15, 2023
- New Report Pats BOP on the Back for Addressing Problems With Restrictive Housing, PREA, Aug. 15, 2023
- Ohio Supreme Court Grants State Prisoner Another $1,000 for Denied Records, Aug. 15, 2023
- Prisoner Who Reached $11,400 Retaliation Settlement with South Dakota Jail Tries Again with DOC, July 15, 2023
- More Success for Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs in Prisons and Jails, July 15, 2023
- $15,001 Verdict Against Delaware Guard for Gaping Prisoner’s Butt During Strip Search, July 15, 2023
- Study Shows COVID-19 Drove Prison Death Rates 50% Higher, June 15, 2023
- Wellpath Subsidiary Out of Australian Women’s Prison After Indigenous Prisoner’s Death, June 15, 2023
- Specialized Police Units Hunt People for ICE, June 15, 2023
More from Jayson Hawkins:
- Bad Lawyering, Bankruptcy Torpedo Suit Over Delaware Prisoner’s Death, July 15, 2023
- Senators Rail at DOJ Failure to Report In-Custody Deaths, June 15, 2023
- Financial Pressure Finally Brings Police Reform, June 15, 2023
- “Slap On the Wrist” for California Bail Agents Who Hired Bounty Hunter Who Killed Their Client, May 1, 2023
- MTV Documentary Shines Light on Art Behind Bars, May 1, 2023
- Arizona Prisoner Condemned Again for Cellmate’s Murder, May 1, 2023
- U.S. Response to Haitian Crisis: Fund More Prisons, April 1, 2023
- Former State Prison Guards in Georgia Sentenced for Prisoner Assaults and Cover-Up, April 1, 2023
- After Years of Hard Work and Dedication, Adnan Syed Is Freed by Serendipity, March 15, 2023
- Accused War Criminals Training Cops: What Could Go Wrong?, March 15, 2023
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