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Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Connecticut Lawmakers Punt on Limiting Prison Strip Searches by David Reutter by David M. Reutter During their 2023 session, Connecticut lawmakers took a pass on legislation to rein in routine prison strip searches, which advocates testified were “humiliating” and “intrusive.” There was, however, widespread interest in appearing interested in the …
Grottano et al. v. The City of New York, et al., NY, order granting preliminary approval of class action settlement, strip searches of jail visitors, 2019 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 258 Filed 10/30/19 Page 1 of 6 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 258 Filed 10/30/19 Page 2 of 6 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 258 …
Washington v. City of New York, NY, Settlement, Inmate Abuse, 2019 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 168 Filed 10/21/19 Page 1 of 16 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 166 Filed 10/18/19 Page 2 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------------------- X DA VON WASHING TON, et. al., Plaintiffs, STIPULATION …
Washington v. City of New York, NY, Second Amended Complaint, Inmate Abuse, 2019 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 112 Filed 06/06/19 Page 1 of 103 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DAVON WASHINGTON, PARIIS TILLERY, JOHN DOE, and STEVEN ESPINAL, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Strip and Body Cavity Searches: Looking for Contraband in all the Wrong Places by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  It is unknown whether the Supreme Court’s ruling in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington, 566 U.S. 318 (2012), which upheld the practice of strip searching jail …
Contraband Found in Prisoner’s Rectum Supports Conviction by David Reutter by David Reutter In December 2017, a Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed a conviction for possession of contraband by a state prisoner. The court rejected the prisoner’s claim that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction, as testimony presented at …
J.G. V. Arnott, MO, Judgement, Search of Transgender Woman in Jail, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHERN DIVISION J.G., ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 16-03347-CV-S-REL ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. JAMES ARNOTT, et al., Defendants. JUDGMENT Pursuant to Federal …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Third Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment on SHU Strip Search Claims by The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a summary judgment order in favor of prison officials who subjected prisoners in segregation to visual body-cavity searches three times a day. While confined in a Secured Housing Unit (SHU) …
Young v. County of Cook, IL, Settlement, Strip Searches, 2017 Case: 1:06-cv-00552 Document #: 858-1 Filed: 05/11/17 Page 1 of 6 PageID #:17034 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Settlement Agreement ("Settlement Agreement") is signed and effective as ofMay 9, 2017, by Illinois National Insurance Company, the Insurance Company of t.he State of …
“A Living Nightmare” by Women Visiting Loved Ones Jailed at Rikers Describe a Pattern of Invasive Searches by Guards By Raven Rakia, The Intercept Reprinted with permission from The Intercept. The Intercept's story was produced in partnership with WNYC.   On July 2, 2015, Jasmine Quattlebaum took the bus to Rikers Island to …
Shackled South African Prisoner Beaten by GEO Guards Wins Lawsuit by Derek Gilna In May 2016, private prison firm The GEO Group, which operates the maximum-security Louis Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre in Louis Trichard, South Africa, lost a lawsuit that alleged the company’s guards beat a prisoner while he was …
A Primer on Prisoners’ Constitutional Rights by Alex Friedmann Prison Legal News (PLN) regularly reports on prison and jail-related court decisions involving violations of prisoners’ constitutional rights. Those who are new to the arena of civil rights litigation and unfamiliar with prisoners’ few remaining rights may need a basic introduction …
MN: Jail Strip Search of Drug Suspect Held Constitutional by Lonnie Burton Jonathan Jacobson was arrested in 2009 for driving while under the influence of alcohol. He admitted to the Stewartsville, Minnesota police officer that he recently "smoked a bowl" of marijuana. Jacobson was booked in to the county jail …
Article • October 3, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016
Sixth Circuit Vacates Denial of Qualified Immunity; Each Defendant’s Conduct Must be Individually Evaluated by Mark Wilson The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a district court’s denial of qualified immunity because an individualized inquiry into the defendants’ role during an illegal body cavity search was not conducted. Felix …
Article • August 25, 2016
Marshal Liable for Social Worker's Cavity Search by A Puerto Rican federal court granted a social worker summary judgment for a strip and cavity search after a civil contempt arrest. Carmen Figueroa-Flores, 61, is a social worker who has no criminal record and had never been arrested. She has had …
Illinois District Court strip-search case survives summary judgment attack by Derek Gilna Plaintiff Angelina Cianfaglione's Fourth Amendment claim alleging an illegal seizure and arrest, excessive force, and an illegal strip and body cavity search that occurred incident to a traffic stop in Edgar County, Illinois has survived a summary judgment …
Brief • June 8, 2016
Cervantes v. USA, AZ, Complaint, CBP detention dog illegal body cavity search, 2016 Case 4:16-cv-00334-CKJ Document 1 Filed 06/08/16 Page 1 of 17 1 2 LAW OFFICES OF MATTHEW C. DAVIDSON, LTD 5 1859 N Grand Ave, Suite 1 Nogales, AZ 85621-1386 (520) 281-0433 Matthew C. Davidson State Bar No. …
San Bernardino County Jail Named in Federal Lawsuit by Christopher Zoukis On May 7, 2014, six detainees held at the West Valley Detention Center in San Bernardino filed a civil rights complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Their lawsuit alleged that they were repeatedly …
Grottano, et al. v. City of New York, et al., third amended class action complaint, strip searches of jail visitors, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 63 Filed 04/13/16 Page 1 of 26 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------x DANA GROTTANO; N.D.; A.R.; and D.M., individually and on …
Publication • February 12, 2016
ACLU Letter to CO DOC re Female Body Cavity Searches, ACLU, 2010 FOUNDATION AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION of COLORADO C. Ray Drew, Executive Director· Mark Silverstein, Legal Director August 23, 2010 Ari Zavaras, Executive Director Colorado Department of Corrections 2862 S. Circle Drive Colorado Springs, CO, 80906 Via First Class …
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