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Article • August 15, 2024 • from PLN August, 2024
Cheap Food Enriching Profiteers, Making Prisoners Sick by As a former prisoner told the Vera Institute of Justice, food offers “a sense of relief; when you can go to the kitchen and get a good meal [it’s uplifting].” But as the nonprofit reported on February 27, 2024, there is almost …
The “Lunacy Zone:” How Mississippi Jails 700 Mentally Ill People a Year Without Charges by A Mississippi Today article published on July 24, 2023, examined why the Magnolia State jails the mentally ill without charges for longer than any other state. As in every other state, Mississippians picked up by …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
Wexford Handbook Warns That Illinois Prisoners “Can Be Very Manipulative” by A “Provider Handbook” for “Physicians, Psychiatrists, Dentists, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants” employed in Illinois state prisons by Wexford Health Sources warns that “[i]nmates can be very manipulative,” so healthcare workers are advised to “[n]ever take anything from or …
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Prisoner Health Update: Hemorrhoids by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm, MD Hemorrhoids are a very common problem that people do not like to talk about because of their intimate location. Hemorrhoids are both preventable and treatable, but can become significant health problems if ignored. What exactly is a hemorrhoid? …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Exasperated Federal Judge Issues Permanent Injunction to Arizona DOC in Healthcare Class-Action by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 7, 2023, a visibly annoyed U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver issued a highly-detailed permanent injunction (PI) specifying what must be done by the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry …
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Menstruation Weaponized Against Women in Prison by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Writers Victoria Law and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff penned a Time magazine article on March 29, 2023, collecting accounts from female prisoners about difficulties dealing with menstruation while in prison. They found the current criminal justice system has …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Pennsylvania Jail Hit With Over $1.5 Million in Overages for Guards, Healthcare by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On April 24, 2023, the board of Pennsylvania’s Westmoreland County Prison unanimously recommended requiring extended shifts for five sergeants who supervise guards at the jail. That’s because after county lawmakers ended …
Article • June 1, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
Chronic Punishment: The Unmet Health Needs of People in State Prisons by Leah Wang by Leah Wang Over 1 million people sit in U.S. state prisons on any given day. These individuals are overwhelmingly poor, disproportionately Black, Native, Hispanic, and/or LGBTQ, and often targeted by law enforcement from a young …
Brief • May 17, 2023
In Re Tehum Care Services, Inc-Brief of Amicus Curiea, Inadequate Healthcare, 2023 Case 23-90086 Document 576-1 Filed in TXSB on 05/17/23 Page 1 of 81 IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION In re: Chapter 11 TEHUM CARE SERVICES, INC. Case No. 23-90086 …
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Poised for Much-Needed Cleanup by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss California’s Monterey County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) was under the spotlight in October 2022, when two “Jane Doe” lawsuits were filed accusing now-retired Undersheriff John Mineau of sexually harassing a pair of co-workers. But the agency …
Carty v. Bryan, VI, Order, Inhumane Prison Conditions, 2023 Case: 3:94-cv-00078-RAM-RM Document #: 1385 Filed: 03/15/23 Page 1 of 1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN LAWRENCE CARTY, et al., Plaintiff, v. ALBERT BRYAN, et al., Defendant. ) ) ) ) …
Carty v. Bryan, VI, Order Appointing Glenn Corbett as the Fire Expert, Inhumane Prison Conditions, 2023 Case: 3:94-cv-00078-RAM-RM Document #: 1386 Filed: 03/15/23 Page 1 of 1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN LAWRENCE CARTY, et al., Plaintiff, v. ALBERT BRYAN, …
Carty v. Bryan, VI, Order Appointing Michael Gatling as Security Environmental Safety Expert, Inhumane Prison Conditions, 2023 Case: 3:94-cv-00078-RAM-RM Document #: 1387 Filed: 03/15/23 Page 1 of 1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN LAWRENCE CARTY, et al., Plaintiff, v. ALBERT …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Amended Consent Decree Entered in 11-Year-Old Class-Action Challenging Prisoner Healthcare in Illinois DOC by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On June 24, 2022, U.S. District Judge Jorge L. Alonso of the Northern District of Illinois entered an amended consent decree in a class-action suit challenging prisoner healthcare in the state …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Washington DOC Fined $84,000 for Health Code Violations Found After TB Outbreak by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On September 9, 2022, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) levied an $84,000 fine against the state Department of Corrections (DOC) for safety violations at a state prison that was …
Jensen v Shinn, AZ, Westlaw Citation, Failure of Healthcare, 2022 Jensen v. Shinn, --- F.Supp.3d ---- (2022) KeyCite Yellow Flag - Negative Treatment Amended by Jensen v. Shinn, D.Ariz., July 18, 2022 2022 WL 2911496 Only the Westlaw citation is currently available. United States District Court, D. Arizona. Shawn JENSEN, …
Publication • 2022
Private Equity Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, but Care Issue Continue, Nov. 2022 PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS REBRAND PRISON HEALTHCARE COMPANIES, BUT CARE ISSUES CONTINUE November 2022 | Michael Fenne | michael.fenne@pestakeholder.org 2 KEY POINTS 2 ■ W ellpath is owned by H.I.G. Capital, and is among the largest healthcare companies …
Publication • 2022
US DOJ-Bureau of Justice Statistics-Statistical Tables, March 2022 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics March 2022, NCJ 303184 Rich Kluckow, DSW, and Zhen Zeng, Ph.D., BJS Statisticians A t yearend 2020, an estimated 5,500,600 persons were under the supervision of adult correctional systems in …
Publication • 2022
Private Equity Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, but Care Issues Continue, November 2022 PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS REBRAND PRISON HEALTHCARE COMPANIES, BUT CARE ISSUES CONTINUE November 2022 | Michael Fenne | michael.fenne@pestakeholder.org 2 KEY POINTS 2 ■ W ellpath is owned by H.I.G. Capital, and is among the largest healthcare companies …
Virginia DOC Terminates Contract with Armor Correctional Healthcare by Ashleigh Dye Plans to de-privatize prisoner healthcare by Ashleigh Dye On December 11, 2021, the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) announced that the state Supreme Court had denied an Emergency Motion to Stay and Petition for Review filed by Armor Correctional …
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