Articles by Robert Durkee | Prison Legal News

BOP Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Brutality Charges

Loaded on Oct. 15, 2001 by Robert Durkee published in Prison Legal News October, 2001, page 16

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Guard Brutality/Beatings. Location: Texas.

In an ongoing criminal investigation, the Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General, is continuing its probe into allegations of obstruction of justice and other civil rights violations at the federal prison in Beaumont, Texas. The investigation took a dramatic leap forward when Bryan Small, a 34-year-old lieutenant at the ...

BOP Changes Organ Transplant Policy

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2001 by Robert Durkee published in Prison Legal News August, 2001, page 12

Filed under: Medical, Kidney, Transplants. Location: United States of America.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons announced in early 2001, that it had decided to pay for organ transplants in some circumstances modifying its longstanding position of refusing to provide organ transplants for prisoners. Officials made the decision because, for disorders such as leukemia and endstage kidney failure, organ transplants have ...

Virginia DOC Cuts Ties with CMS

Loaded on July 15, 2001 by Robert Durkee published in Prison Legal News July, 2001, page 8

Filed under: CMS, Contractor Misconduct, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect. Location: Virginia.

Virginia DOC Cuts Ties With CMS

by Robert Durkee

After numerous allegations of inadequate medical care, pending prisoner lawsuits and nearly $1 million in state imposed fines, Virginia Department of Corrections decided to sever at least two of its contractual ties with Correctional Medical Services. "Starting Feb. lst [2001] the ...