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$340,000 for Former Massachusetts Prisoner Whose Baby Was Stillborn by Douglas Ankney On February 3, 2025, a former Massachusetts prisoner dismissed claims arising from a stillbirth she suffered while incarcerated at Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center (MRWCC). In return, Lidia Lech agreed to dismiss all claims over the tragedy that …
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
First Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Maine Guards who Ogled Prisoner During Childbirth by David Reutter On September 3, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed denial of qualified immunity (QI) for a pair of Maine jailers whom a prisoner accused of violating her …
Article • June 1, 2025 • from PLN June, 2025
Kansas Supreme Court Revives Prisoner’s Challenge to Loss of Parental Rights by Matthew Clarke On September 6, 2024, the Supreme Court of Kansas held that a prisoner’s due process rights were violated when he was able only to observe his parental rights termination hearing via videoconferencing and was unable to …
Kentucky Jail Sued for Detainee’s Death, Prisoner’s Stillborn Child by On March 3, 2025, the federal court for the Eastern District of Kentucky denied a motion to dismiss Eighth Amendment violation and negligence claims lodged against jail medical contractor West Kentucky Correctional Healthcare LLC (WKCH) by a former prisoner whose …
Settlement Bars Family Separations at U.S. Border Until 2031, Pays $6.4 Million in Legal Fees and Costs by On November 5, 2024, the federal court for the Southern District of California approved a settlement under which the United States government agreed to pay $6,411,664.07 in legal fees and costs incurred …
Article • March 1, 2025 • from PLN March, 2025
“Happy Mother’s Day”: $1,353,000 Settlement Approved for Migrant Parents Separated from Minor Kids at Border by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Thomas Clarke On July 2, 2024, the federal court for the District of Arizona approved settlement of a lawsuit brought against the United States by former immigration detainees under the …
Biden Clemencies Include Imprisoned Native American Activist, “Kids for Cash” Judge by Before leaving office on January 20, 2025, outgoing Pres. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D) issued a raft of clemency orders—including a sentence commutation for a Native American activist who was considered a political prisoner by Amnesty International and …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
California Prisoner Wins Round Before Magistrate in Lawsuit Over Marriage Application Delayed Two Years by It took California state prisoner Rafael Salas almost two years before he was able to marry in May 2022, due to repeated delays by state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials at Kern Valley …
Colorado Law Creates “Rebuttable Presumption” Against Incarcerating Pregnant Women by On August 7, 2023, a new law took effect in Colorado directing judges to provide bonds and alternatives to incarceration for defendants who are pregnant or who recently gave birth. HB23-1187 was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis (D) …
Third Circuit Unhappy with Federal Detainee’s Denied Marriage Request at Pennsylvania GEO Group Lockup by On September 19, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit revived a claim by Brian Davis, a Jamaican national held for four years at Pennsylvania’s Moshannon Valley Correctional Center (MVCC). The prison …
Article • April 1, 2024 • from PLN April, 2024
North Carolina Court of Appeals Reinstates Parolee’s Parental Rights, Says Parole Conditions Barred Him from Visiting Minor Daughter by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 5, 2023, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina reinstated a parolee’s parental rights that had been stripped for lack of contact with his …
Article • April 1, 2024 • from PLN April, 2024
Missouri Moms Jailed After Kids Miss Too Much School by “Truancy” sounds old-­fashioned. But after two mothers were convicted of letting their kids miss too much school, the Missouri Supreme Court upheld their incarceration sentences for the misdemeanor on September 15, 2023. The Court’s ruling came in the consolidated appeals …
Brief • March 15, 2024
S.L. v. Sheriff Swanson, MI, Complaint, Prohibit of In-Person Visits, 2024 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 7th CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF GENESEE S.L.. T.L.L., T.L.. C.L.. M.L. J.L., N.L., D.L., and J-1.L. , by their next friend Onisha Lyle, Z.T.E .. Z.W., K.W. , by their next friend …
Brief • March 15, 2024
M.M. v. Sheriff King, MI, Complaint, Prohibit of In-Person Visits, 2024 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 3P CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF ST. CLAIR 1 M.M., by her next friend Danielle McDonald, C.P. and A.P., by their next friend Brianna Griffin, MARIE BILLS, and KATHLEEN TANTON, individually and on …
Article • March 1, 2024 • from PLN March, 2024
Moms Released from Massachusetts Prison Decry Dearth of Help by Crystal Hinson’s journey back into society in April 2023 after release from the Massachusetts Correctional Institution (MCI) in Framingham exemplifies the biggest challenge often faced by women leaving prison: reuniting with their children. Leaving MCI-Framingham, the state’s only women’s lockup, …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
Illinois Program a “Lifeline for Incarcerated Moms and Their Kids” by In the U.S. in 2023, there are about 172,700 incarcerated women and girls, according to research and advocacy group Prison Policy Initiative. Many are among those prisoners—both male and female—who together have an estimated 2.7 million to 3.6 million …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
New York Adding Names to Tombstones of Dead Prisoners by “We recognize them as people, not just a number,” said Rev. Alfred Twyman. The chaplain with New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Services (DOCCS) was talking about corpses of people who died in a state prison, in a report …
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Minnesota Makes All Calls Free in Prisons and Jails by On May 19, 2023, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed into law SF 2909, the Judiciary and Public Safety budget bill. Introduced by two Democratic state lawmakers, Sen. Clare Oumou Verbeten and Rep. Esther Agbaje, the measure made calls free …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
States Take Legislative Action to Address Family Separation by Incarceration by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi When incarceration begins for a prisoner, a separate punishment also begins for his or her children. On February 27, 2023, Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) published its findings in How 12 States Are Addressing Family …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Parents Losing Children Because They Can’t Repay Foster Care Costs Incurred During Incarceration by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott When parents are incarcerated, their children are often placed in foster care. A little-noticed federal law from the “tough on crime” Reagan era requires states to bill those parents …
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