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Multiple Florida DOC Guards Convicted of Assault, Smuggling and Child Sex Abuse
by Jo Ellen Nott
On March 6, 2022, a judge in Citrus County, Florida, handed down a prison term to a former state prison guard for child sex abuse, just days after three other former Florida guards were sentenced to federal prison on February 28, 2022, following their convictions for ...
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- PrimeCare: Less Medical Care for Prisoners, Higher Expenses for Taxpayers, More Profits for Corporate Owner, by Matthew Clarke
- Vermont Supreme Court: Removing Prisoner From Programming Is Reviewable When Catalyst Was Punitive
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- $11 Million Settlement Reached in Tennessee Suit Alleging False Arrest and False Imprisonment of Minors, by Edward Lyon
- $5.5 Million Settlement to California Prisoner Left Incapacitated After Suicide Attempt at Santa Cruz County Jail, by Edward Lyon
- Nine Deaths in Three Years at CoreCivic Jail in Florida, None From COVID-19
- Pittsburgh Jail Records 13 Deaths in Two Years, Only One From COVID-19, by Jo Ellen Nott
- California Federal Court Approves Consent Decree Upgrading Mental Health Care at Alameda County Jail, by David Reutter
- Trapped in The Floods: With Floodwaters Rising, Prisoners Wait for Help in Floating Feces, by Alleen Brown
- Fifth BOP Staffer Arrested in “Rape Club” at California Federal Prison, by Jo Ellen Nott
- Eighth Circuit Rules Pretrial Detainees and Prisoners Have Right to Visit Family Members
- Tenth Circuit Says Parolee May Not be Forced to Participate in Religious Program Under Threat of Jail, by David Reutter
- $8.5 Million Paid by Pennsylvania DOC for Death of Asthmatic Prisoner Improperly Pepper-Sprayed, by Matthew Clarke
- Investigation Finds Hundreds of Unreported Deaths in Tennessee Prisons and Jails, by Harold Hempstead
- $260,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded by California Federal Court after Finding Governing State Law Not Impacted by PLRA, by David Reutter
- Multiple Florida DOC Guards Convicted of Assault, Smuggling and Child Sex Abuse, by Jo Ellen Nott
- Hawaii Supreme Court Orders New Parole Hearing for Prisoner Held Since 1979, by Douglas Ankney
- $2.2 Million Settlement Over Transgender Georgia Prisoner’s Suicide Is Largest in State DOC History, by Matthew Clarke
- Eleventh Circuit Says Georgia Prisoner Failed to Exhaust Remedies by Filing Late Grievance to Ask for Investigation that Was Already Underway, by David Reutter
- Nevada Federal Court Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration by Rapid Financial Solutions in Debit Card Suit, by David Reutter
- $6,500 Paid by Nevada DOC After Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity for Withholding Evidence From Prisoner Accused of Smuggling Meth in Mail, by David Reutter
- Ecuador’s Prison System in Catastrophic Crisis, by Edward Lyon
- What to Know about Using Pell Grants to Take College Classes in Prison, by Richard Hahn
- $725,000 Settlement Reached in North Carolina Prisoner’s Suicide at Troubled Jail, by Keith Sanders
- $316,673 Settlement in New Mexico Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Stabbing at GEO-Operated Private Prison, by Matthew Clarke
- Guard Arrested for Running “Fight Club” in New Jersey Prison Kitchen, by Jayson Hawkins, Ashleigh Dye
- Sweetheart Deal Nets GEO Group $15 Million Payout from ICE for Haitian Deportation Flights, by Ashleigh Dye
- Tenth Circuit Says Disabled Colorado Prisoner Offered Diapers Rather Than Bathroom Pass May Deserve Damages Under ADA, by David Reutter
- Ninth Circuit Says Nevada DOC Not Micromanaged by Requirement to Treat Prisoner’s Severe Mental Illness; Upholds Preliminary Injunction, by Matthew Clarke
- Con Who Conned Cons is Sentenced to Federal Prison
- DOJ Reaches Settlement Over Disability Access With Vermont Prison System, by Jacob Barrett
- Absenteeism Skyrockets for New York City Jail Guards, Up 215% Over the Last Two Years, by Jo Ellen Nott
- Ninth Circuit: Error to Instruct Jury to Defer to Medical Staff’s Asserted Security Justification for Terminating California Prisoner’s Morphine Prescription Without Tapering, by Matthew Clarke
- Preliminary Injunction Granted to Illinois Prisoner to Receive Non-Allergenic Kosher Meals, by David Reutter
- Connecticut Supreme Court Rules That Prisoner Was Denied Due Process with Sex Offender Classification, by Harold Hempstead
- Lifting Six-Year Moratorium, Oklahoma Treats Witnesses to Convulsing and Vomiting Prisoner During Execution, by Keith Sanders
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- HRDC Sues New Hampshire Jail over Publications Banned under No-Hard-Copy Mail Policy, by Sam Rutherford
- HRDC Sues Nebraska Department of Correctional Services for Banning its Books, by Sam Rutherford
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- AI-Generated Police Reports Must Have Guardrails for Inaccuracy, Bias, Transparency, and Review, Sept. 1, 2024
- Maryland Governor Pardons Thousands of Low-Level Marijuana Convictions, Seeking to Right Historical Wrongs, Sept. 1, 2024
- Investigation Reveals That Almost 90% of Discipline Records Temporarily Disappeared From Officer Tracking System Used by the NYPD, Sept. 1, 2024
- Years of Warnings Ignored as DNA Analyst at Colorado Crime Lab Allegedly Cut Corners, Her Misconduct Casts Doubt on Thousands of Cases, Sept. 1, 2024
- Thousands of Americans’ Mail Monitored by Law Enforcement, Records Reveal, Sept. 1, 2024
- Hair Drug Testing: New Approach Differentiates Deliberate Ingestion or Introduction From Environmental Exposure, Aug. 15, 2024
- FBI Encourages Use of Controversial Surveillance Program Despite Misuse, Aug. 1, 2024
- Texas Man Exonerated by DNA Evidence After 25 Years of Maintaining His Innocence, Aug. 1, 2024
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- Multiple Abuse Allegations Against Texas Prison Guard Deemed “Unsubstantiated” by TDCJ, Sept. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Unreliable and Unsubstantiated Assertions.
- Georgia Prison Warden Fired, Seven Guards Arrested in Prisoner’s Massive Drug Operation, Sept. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Drug Laws/Offenses.
- Tenth Circuit Affirms Former Oklahoma Jail Captain’s 46-Month Sentence For Brutalizing Detainees, Sept. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- Montana Prison Warden Fired for Creating Hostile Workplace, Sept. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct.
- Second Former BOP Guard Sentenced in Smuggling Scheme at Brooklyn Lockup, Sept. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct.
- Missouri Sheriff Removed from Office for Using Detainee Labor on His Own Properties, Sept. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Prison Labor.
- Former D.C. Guard Gets 42-Month Sentence for Assaulting Handcuffed Prisoner, Sept. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Restraints.
- 46 New York Prisoners Accuse Guards of Beatings—Even Waterboarding, Aug. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- Inspectors Catch L.A. Jailers Watching Porn, Aug. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Pornography/Pornography Laws, Discovery and Inspection.