Articles by Robert Haughn | Prison Legal News

HRDC Sues Colorado Jail for Prohibiting Dozens of Magazines and Books

Loaded on May 1, 2026 by Robert Haughn published in Prison Legal News May, 2026, page 51

Filed under: Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, Constitution, state, HRDC Litigation. Location: Colorado.

by Robert Haughn

On March 31, 2026, the Human Right Defense Center (HRDC), nonprofit publisher of PLN and Criminal Legal News (CLN), filed suit in the U.S. District Court of Colorado against the Weld County Jail (WCJ) in Greeley, Colorado, Sheriff Steven Reams, Undersheriff Donnie Patch, Captain Marcy …

Federal Jury Awards $307.6 Million to Former Michigan Prisoner After Corizon Refused Surgery, Forcing Him to Wear Colostomy Bag for Two Years

Loaded on May 1, 2026 by Robert Haughn published in Prison Legal News May, 2026, page 55

Filed under: Corizon, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Damages - Compensatory, Deliberate Indifference. Location: Michigan.

by Robert Haughn

A federal jury awarded a $307.6 million verdict to a former Michigan prisoner who said he suffered for two years in prison because Corizon Health Inc., the prison’s private the healthcare contractor, refused to give him an essential surgery to reverse his colostomy. It is …

HRDC Sues Minnesota DOC Over Censorship Policy

Loaded on Feb. 1, 2026 by Robert Haughn published in Prison Legal News February, 2026, page 33

Filed under: Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, First Amendment, HRDC Litigation. Location: Minnesota.

by Robert Haughn

On January 7, 2025, the Human Right Defense Center (HRDC), nonprofit publisher of PLN and Criminal Legal News, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, accusing Commissioner Paul Schnell of the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC), Deputy Commissioner Safia Khan, …