by Douglas Ankney
Corizon Health, Inc. (“Corizon”) was a private profiteer that, in 2019, contracted with 149 prisons to provide medical care to incarcerated persons. While Corizon’s business shrank to serving just 52 prisons by May 2022, its decadence expanded from cheating prisoners and their families out of …
by Douglas Ankney
"I bled every day for five years until I finally had a hysterectomy,” said Lisa Rae Wright, describing her injuries after her husband had repeatedly punched her in the stomach during her pregnancy with their son.
In 2024, the Oklahoma Survivors’ Act (OSA) was …
by Douglas Ankney
A Procedural Report (“Report”) issued by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor on February 4, 2026, detailing the findings of an audit of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC), revealed that the DPSC continues to fail to adequately review changes to prisoners’ time computations; …
by Douglas Ankney
The California Court of Appeal (CCA), First Appellate District, ruled that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) amendments to the California Code of Regulations (“CDCR Regs.”) § 3043 (“Rule 3043”) narrowing the application of credits to advance the Youth Parole Eligibility Date (“YPED”) …
by Douglas Ankney
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit revived a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint (“Complaint”) that alleged claims of, inter alia, deliberate indifference to serious medical needs and a failure to train, on behalf of Jovon Mitchell who died from a stroke while …
by Douglas Ankney
After more than a dozen New Jersey guards were arrested on charges of assaulting and sexually abusing incarcerated women at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility (“EMCF”) in what may plausibly be termed “cell-extraction nacht,” state Governor Phil Murphy (D) ordered EMCF be closed and replaced …
by Douglas Ankney
It has been said that the definition of insanity is to repeat the same actions again and again while expecting a different result. Spouting old hat “tough on crime” rhetoric got Jeff Landry elected as Governor of Louisiana. Together with his Republican friends, they immediately …
by Douglas Ankney
On November 20, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit revived the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit of Juliana Swink, Administrator of the Estate of David Ray Gunter, that alleged, inter alia, claims of deliberate indifference under Monell v. Dept of Soc. …
by Douglas Ankney
In February 2024, Commissioners Lina Khan, Chair; Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, and Alvaro M. Bedoya of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) determined that the facts substantiated the allegations made against Respondents Global Tel Link Corporation (“GTL”); Telmate, LLC; and TouchPay Holdings, LLC (collectively “ViaPath” or “Respondents”). …
by Douglas Ankney
“Many of the risk factors for suicide are overrepresented in the population of people who come into contact with the criminal justice system every year, (including) high rates of psychiatric illness, high rates of substance use, trauma exposure, people living in unsafe environments. So we …
