Articles by Maia Justine Storm

Michigan Legislature Kills Class Action Suit by Female Prisoners

Loaded on March 15, 2000 by Maia Justine Storm published in Prison Legal News March, 2000, page 22

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Sexual Harassment, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Gender Discrimination -- Women, OB/GYN, Staffing, State Law Claims, State Legislation. Location: Michigan.

In March, 1996, seven women pris- oners filed suit in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court against the Michigan Department of Corrections, Director Kenneth McGinnis, and ten individual wardens and officers. (96-6986 CZ) The complaint alleged that the plaintiffs had all "been subjected to various degrees of sexual assault, sexual harassment, …

Michigan DOC Settles DOJ Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2000 by Maia Justine Storm published in Prison Legal News February, 2000, page 18

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Sexual Harassment, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Pat Searches, Criminal Prosecution, Staffing, Clothing, Settlements, State Legislation. Location: Michigan.

This past May, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) which alleged a pattern and practice of sexual misconduct and invasions of privacy at the women's prisons in Michigan. The DOJ filed its suit in 1997, reported by …