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Article • April 1, 2026 • from PLN April, 2026
News in Brief by Alabama: On February 13, 2026, Jarvis Moore, a former guard at the Morgan County Jail, turned himself in to face seven counts of felony extortion lodged against him following an August 2025 investigation. According to WAFF in Huntsville, Sheriff Ron Puckett accused Moore of threatening prisoners …
Almost $1 Million in Settlements Paid to Three Nevada Prisoners
Article • April 1, 2026 • from PLN April, 2026
Filed under: Cancer, Failure to Treat, Overdetention, Deliberate Indifference
Almost $1 Million in Settlements Paid to Three Nevada Prisoners by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Nevada’s Board of Examiners agreed on January 13, 2026, to payouts totaling $997,500, settling a trio of lawsuits filed by state prisoners. The Board, which consists of Gov. Joe Lombardo (R), Attorney General Aaron …
News in Brief
Article • February 1, 2026 • from PLN February, 2026
News in Brief by California: In a ruling that highlights the complexities of holding corrupt staff financially accountable, the California Court of Appeal recently restored the pension of former San Francisco jail guard April Myres, 61, on December 26, 2025. Bloomberg Law reported that federal prosecutors charged Myres in 2017 …
“Critical Labor Shortage” Declared at Two Rural Prisons in Nevada
Article • February 1, 2026 • from PLN February, 2026
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Rural Prisons, Inadequate Health Care Facilities
“Critical Labor Shortage” Declared at Two Rural Prisons in Nevada by On January 13, 2026, the Nevada Board of Examiners designated two rural prisons as experiencing a “critical labor shortage,” according to The Nevada Independent. The decision from the Board, a body that includes Nevada’s governor, attorney general, and secretary of …
Ninth Circuit: Notice of Appeal of Order Denying Qualified Immunity Must Be Filed Within 30 Days of Entry
Article • February 1, 2026 • from PLN February, 2026
Filed under: Liberty Interests, Evidence, Qualified Immunity, Fourteenth Amendment, rights
Ninth Circuit: Notice of Appeal of Order Denying Qualified Immunity Must Be Filed Within 30 Days of Entry by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On September 2, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that 28 U.S.C. section 2107(a) requires that a notice of appeal of …
$939,000 for Nevada Prisoner Left in Wheelchair by Delayed Back Pain Treatment
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Surgery, Failure to Treat, Prison Classification, Deliberate Indifference
$939,000 for Nevada Prisoner Left in Wheelchair by Delayed Back Pain Treatment by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Nevada agreed to pay state prisoner Charles Morris $939,000 on May 16, 2025, resolving his claims that state Department of Corrections (DOC) failed to provide him back timely surgery, resulting in …
$4,652 for Jewish Nevada Prisoner Denied Passover Meal
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Food, Settlements, First Amendment, rights, Dismissal
$4,652 for Jewish Nevada Prisoner Denied Passover Meal by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On July 29, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada granted dismissal to a suit filed by state prisoner Thomas Burdsal, 62, after he agreed to accept a $4,652 payment from the state …
News in Brief
Article • November 1, 2025 • from PLN November, 2025
News in Brief by Alabama: A civil rights lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Alabama by Paulette Tennison on August 29, 2025, blamed Morgan County jailers for the death of her son, John Scott Jr., on April 22, 2025, just one week after he was arrested by Priceville Police …
Nevada Court of Appeals Revives Detainee’s Failure-­to-­Protect Claim Against CoreCivic
Article • October 1, 2025 • from PLN October, 2025
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General), Pretrial Detention and Detainees
Nevada Court of Appeals Revives Detainee’s Failure-­to-­Protect Claim Against CoreCivic by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 24, 2025, the Nevada Court of Appeals reversed the state district court’s dismissal of pretrial detainee David North’s claim that CoreCivic, the private prison operator, violated his due process rights under the …
News in Brief
Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Male Reproductive, Malpractice, Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bribery/Extortion/Theft
News in Brief by Alabama: On Sunday, June 15, 2025, state Department of Corrections (DOC) guard Airika Dorsey was arrested for allegedly smuggling food to a prisoner at St. Clair Correctional Facility, according to WABM in Birmingham. The DOC confirmed that Dorsey was caught in the act and subsequently booked …
$815,000 Settlement in Nevada Class-Action Suit 
Over Debit Release Cards
Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025
Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Trust Accounts
$815,000 Settlement in Nevada Class-Action Suit Over Debit Release Cards by A Nevada federal district court has approved a $815,000 settlement in a class-action case challenging the use of fee-laden debit cards that prisoners receive upon release, containing the balance from their inmate trust accounts. The lawsuit, filed by former …
$95,000 Paid to Nevada Prisoner Denied 
Muslim Prayer; Pending Cases Allege Continued 
Discrimination Against Non-Protestants
Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025
Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Free Exercise Clause
$95,000 Paid to Nevada Prisoner Denied Muslim Prayer; Pending Cases Allege Continued Discrimination Against Non-Protestants by Chuck Sharman On December 6, 2024, two Nevada prisoners filed notices as interested parties in the religious discrimination case of a third, Said Elmajzoub. By that point, he had won a $95,000 settlement from …
News in Brief
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, halfway houses, New Trial/Judgment of Acquittal, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Fraud and Deceit
News in Brief by Alabama: Elmore County Jail guard Lita Williams, 57, was arrested and charged with first-degree promoting prison contraband on May 21, 2025, the Wetumpka Herald reported. Her arrest followed discovery of a cellphone in a jail cell during a routine search two weeks prior. Data from the …
Wiccan Nevada Prisoner Wins 18-Year Fight for Religious Items
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)
Wiccan Nevada Prisoner Wins 18-Year Fight for Religious Items by Clark Nelly On November 13, 2024, Nevada prisoner Anthony Thomas Chernetsky finally secured what he had fought over 18 years to get from the state Department of Corrections (DOC): Permission to use natural anointing oils and build a sweatlodge to …
Mork v. Russel, NV,Spoliation Instruction, Medical Neglect, 2025
Brief • June 20, 2025
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat
Mork v. Russel, NV,Spoliation Instruction, Medical Neglect, 2025 Case 3:21-cv-00077-MMD-CSD Filed 06/20/25 Page 14 of 18 The Court instructs the jury that Dr. Naughton took photograp hs of Mr. Mark's rash 1 2 Document 128 while he was incarcerated but destroyed them after this lawsuit was initiated. The Court 3 …
Mork v. Russel, NV,Verdict, Medical Neglect, 2025
Brief • June 20, 2025
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat
Mork v. Russel, NV,Verdict, Medical Neglect, 2025 Case 3:21-cv-00077-MMD-CSD Document 131 Filed 06/20/25 Page 1 of 2 / 1 I . 2 3 UNITED STATES DI 4 DISTRICT OF 5 *** - r Rl ~,T COURT - 6 ' Case No. 3:21-cv-00077-MMD-CS D NICOLAI MORK, 7 Plaintiff, VERDICT FORM V. …
20 Charged in Nevada Prison Brawl That Left Three Dead
Article • May 1, 2025 • from PLN May, 2025
Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)
20 Charged in Nevada Prison Brawl That Left Three Dead by The last of 20 arrests was made on March 5, 2025, of Nevada state prisoners accused in a brawl that left three fellow prisoners dead at Ely State Prison. The state Department of Corrections (DOC) said at the time …
Georgia Fights Liability for Strip-Searching Prison Visitor, Nevada Pays $126,500
Article • April 1, 2025 • from PLN April, 2025
Filed under: Visitor Searches, Settlements, Searches - Body/Strip
Georgia Fights Liability for Strip-Searching Prison Visitor, Nevada Pays $126,500 by After a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found for Georgia prison officials in a suit brought by a prison visitor they subjected to a strip-search, the decision was vacated on October 3, …
Pigeonly Flies Into Telecom Turbulence, Declares Bankruptcy
Article • January 15, 2025 • from PLN January, 2025
Filed under: Bankruptcy, Mail Regulations, Private Phone Contractors
Pigeonly Flies Into Telecom Turbulence, Declares Bankruptcy by Pigeonly, Inc., a prison communication startup founded by former prisoner Frederick Hutson, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 26, 2024, in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada in Las Vegas. Pigeonly contracts with jails and prisons to …
Nevada Supreme Court Holds That Violating Jail Phone Policy Does Not Waive Attorney-Client Privilege
Article • September 15, 2024 • from PLN September, 2024
Filed under: Attorney Client, Attorney Calls
Nevada Supreme Court Holds That Violating Jail Phone Policy Does Not Waive Attorney-Client Privilege by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney When a jail is found to violate a detainee’s Sixth Amendment expectation that communications with his attorney are privileged, courts often shrug it off as harmless; after all, the detainee …
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