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Help Wanted: 31,000 Prison Guard Jobs Open Nationwide by David Reutter The efficiency and functionality of every enterprise rests largely upon the staff put in place to carry out its operations. But at the heart of the most dysfunctional prisons PLN has reported on over the last 35 years is …
Watchdog Calls Out D.C. for Dragging Feet on Construction of New Jail by Chuck Sharman A report issued by the Office of the D.C. Auditor (ODCA) on May 28, 2025, outlined the municipality’s “urgent need for a new jail.” The population of the existing lockup, spread over two adjacent buildings …
Article • March 1, 2024 • from PLN March, 2024
Minnesota Prison on Lockdown After Protest Over Dirty Water, Lack of Phone Use and Out-of-Cell Time by Over Labor Day weekend 2023, approximately 100 prisoners refused to return to their cells at Minnesota Correctional Facility (MCF) in Stillwater. They were protesting limited access to showers, phones and recreation, which the …
Nevada Prisoner Wins Injunction Requiring DOC to Provide Exercise Despite Guard Shortage by by Matt Clarke On June 6, 2023, Judge Cristina D. Silva of the federal court for the District of Nevada renewed a preliminary injunction she issued on March 3, 2023, ordering state prison officials to provide prisoner …
Brief • October 30, 2023
Rose v. Sandy, WV, Order and Propose4d Findings and Recommendation, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 5:22-cv-00405 Document 774 Filed 10/30/23 Page 1 of 39 PageID #: 12449 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA BECKLEY DIVISION MICHAEL D. ROSE, ET AL., Plaintiffs, vs. Civil …
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Filed under: Exercise, Police
The Almost Unknown Turkey Bowl and Black Sheep by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney While fans of college football get excited in November about upcoming bowl games, few ever mention the Turkey Bowl, likely because almost none of those fans will be in attendance. Played annually – except for the …
Brief • June 6, 2023
Ross v. Johnson, NV, Order Renewing Preliminary Injunction, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 2:22-cv-00259-CDS-VCF Document 90 Filed 06/06/23 Page 1 of 6 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 2 3 4 5 Jesse Aron Ross, Plaintiff 6 7 Case No. 2:22-cv-00259-CDS-VCF V. Order Renewing Preliminary Injunction &: Appointing …
Brief • May 12, 2023
Ross v. Johnson, NV, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 2:22-cv-00259-CDS-VCF Document 80 Filed 05/12/23 Page 1 of 21 .,k<s;se.. ~ . ~osS ~ \09575b Name and Inmate Booking Number ffi ~\..-'tll2.~:e..r + ~ '\?r:"is o a Plac of Confinement Mailing Address UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEV ADA …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Incarceration Exacerbates Obesity in America by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Incarceration poses many health risks. Violence, inadequate medical care, as well as physical and emotional trauma, all take a sometimes deadly toll inside American jails and prisons. Yet one often overlooked problem incarcerated Americans encounter is obesity. Health experts …
Article • October 21, 2022
After Massachusetts Prisoner Beats Guard, GOP Lawmakers Push to Eliminate Prison Workout Equipment by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On October 20, 2022, Massachusetts prisoner Roy L. Booth, Jr. 40, was formally charged with armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and …
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
After Second Circuit Rules in His Favor, Connecticut Prisoner Required to Exercise in Full Restraints for Six Months Takes $100,000 Settlement by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After a federal appeals court vacated a district court&rsquo;s judgment in favor of Connecticut prison officials, they settled for $100,000 with a prisoner …
Dunmore v. IDOC, IL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case # Case# 16-CV-171 16-171 Plaintiffs: Filed Case Name Dunmore, James #R64188 v. Duncan, et al. IDOC# Defendants: Received 02/18/16 Date Served Status closed 3/21/16 Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Cou nsel: Institutions: l ... …
Hampton v. Wells, IL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# 18-2211 Official Case# 18-CV-2211-NJR-SMY Plaintiffs: IDOC# Filed Case Hampton, Larry #B12544 v. Wells, et al. Defendants: Received Status closed 7/12/19 7/15/19 Date Served Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Pro Se Issues: Court: Judge: …
Hampton v. Baldwin, IL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# 18-2211 Official Case# 18-CV-2211-NJR-SMY Plaintiffs: IDOC# Filed Case Hampton, Larry #B12544 v. Wells, et al. Defendants: Received Status closed 7/12/19 7/15/19 Date Served Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Pro Se Issues: Court: Judge: …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Second Circuit: Denial of Exercise Over Four Months Defeats Summary Judgment by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 18, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment to prison officials in a 42 U.S.C. &sect; 1983 action alleging the officials&rsquo; failure to clear …
Richard v. Pfister, et al., IL, opinion and order, prisoner denied medical and other services, 2020 Case: 1:17-cv-04677 Document #: 141 Filed: 09/01/20 Page 1 of 17 PageID #:1931 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM H. RICHARD, Plaintiff, No. 17 C 4677 v. …
Brief • July 24, 2020
Butusov v. IDOC, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 18-CV-3418 18-3418 Plaintiffs: Case Filed Butusov, Kenneth #K58823 v. IDOC, et al. IDOC# Defendants: 12/31/19 Date Served Received Status 1/15/20 closed Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Pro Se .. Issues: …
Norbert v. San Francisco Sheriff's Dept, CA, Ruling, Conditions of Confinement - Jail, 2020 Case 3:19-cv-02724-SK Document 110 Filed 01/31/20 Page 1 of 58 1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 KENYON NORBERT, et al., Plaintiffs, 8 9 10 11 Case No. …
Brief • December 31, 2019
Butusov v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-03418 Document#: 62 Filed: 12/31/19 Page 1 of 10 PagelD #:195 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KENNETH BUTUSOV, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 18-C-03418 V. ) ) Judge Sara L. …
Craig v. Schwertz, IL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION FLORENCIO CRAIG. Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. et al. Defendants. No. I 8-cv-1670 No. I 8-cv-0066 Honorable Judge John Z. Lee …
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