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Article • February 1, 2026 • from PLN February, 2026
Report on Baltimore Jail Reveals Human Waste Dripped from Ceilings by A report released by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) on December 4, 2025 details dire conditions at a jail in downtown Baltimore. While all of the detainees locked up at the Maryland Reception, Diagnostic, …
Article • February 1, 2026 • from PLN February, 2026
Oklahoma Prisoner Who Escaped Through Hole Killed by Sheriff by Joshua Butler—a prisoner serving a life sentence who escaped from the Okfuskee County Jail in Okemah, Oklahoma—was shot and killed by state troopers during a traffic stop on December 31, 2025. Butler had escaped on December 20, but none of …
Article • December 1, 2025 • from PLN December, 2025
Broken Water Pipe Leads to Unsanitary Conditions at Montana State Prison by When a water pipe broke at the Montana State Prison (MSP) in the city of Deer Lodge, prisoners were unable to shower or even wash their hands for at least a week.  The break was first discovered at …
California’s Attorney General Is Suing Los Angeles County Jails Over “Inhumane Conditions” by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson In a remarkable 78-page complaint stemming from a four-year investigation, the California Attorney General’s office has sued Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, et al. over the harsh and …
The Last Escaped Detainee from the New Orleans Jail Was Arrested in an Atlanta Crawlspace by Derrick Groves, the last of the 10 detainees who escaped from a New Orleans, Louisiana jail in May of this year, was captured five months later, on October 15. Groves, 28, was found hiding …
Ongoing Detainee Deaths Push Rikers Island into Federal Court Receivership by Anthony Accurso When 27-year-old Dashawn Jenkins died in New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on April 1, 2025, it was the fifth detainee death of the year and at least the 38th since Mayor Eric Adams (D) took …
California Prison Plagued by Toxic Water and Chronic Illness by For decades, prisoners at Mule Creek State Prison outside of Sacramento, California have raised the alarm about the drinking water. Based on interviews with over 100 prisoners, ex-prisoners, family members, and prison staff, reporting from The Appeal and Type Investigations …
Georgia Prisoner’s Challenge to “Deplorable” Conditions Survives Motion to Dismiss by On October 3, 2023, the federal court for the Middle District of Georgia denied a motion to dismiss filed by defendant state prison officials in a prisoner’s challenge to isolation in conditions he called “deplorable.” While incarcerated at Georgia …
Brief • December 1, 2023
Walker v. Folts, NE, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 4:23-cv-03234-JFB-PRSE Doc # 1 Filed: 12/01/23 Page 1 of 5 - Page ID # 1 4:23cv3234 v.s. ~ ffi l:br - LJ\)unt~-; ~ -~~ ~~_do il Lkve. no u.lrl, e _ __ ~ . 11D uJO.j in \1$.Q zx::im ,______..______ JlQO.cl, …
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 • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Judge Dismisses Suit Filed by California Town to Keep State Prison Open by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Prison is big business in America. Not only do billion-dollar corporations compete to warehouse individuals, so do American cities. That’s why in 2021, the California city of Susanville sued the state Department …
Article • January 9, 2023
Fulton County Jail Detainees Ended 2022 Freezing and Defecating in Trash Bags by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott With no end in sight for staffing shortages at the Fulton County Jail (FCJ) in Atlanta, detainees got a cruel blow the last week of 2022: A winter storm froze …
Brief • July 27, 2021
Christensen v. Kyles, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# Official Case# 19-CV-5732 b -57::.2 Opposing Counsel: In, i 1tion " : Christensen, Alan #K61679 v. Kyles, et al. IDOC# Pl aintiffs: Filed Received Status 3/6/20 3/16/20 closed Case Name Defendants: Date Served Class Action …
Hartfield v. Baldwin, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# Filed Case Name 17-CV-1538-SEM-TSH Hartfield, John #A08064 v. Baldwin, et al. 17-1538 Plaintiffs: Opposing Cou nsel: Institutions: IDOC# Defendants: Date Served Received Stat us Close d 1/22/18 1/23/18 Class Action On Appea l …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Exposure to Cold, Plumbing
Texas Winter Storm Freezes Plumbing, Power and Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 14, 2021, a winter storm with temperatures far below freezing swept through Texas causing an unprepared electrical grid to falter and resulting in at least 57 deaths. The storm caused widespread power outages and …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Activists Call to Shut Down Illinois Prison by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Over 1,000 people signed a letter that urges the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to evacuate Vienna Correctional Center (VCC) “until it can be renovated or shut down completely.” The letter was sent to IDPH …
Brief • March 6, 2020
Christensen v. Kyles, IL, Order, Conditions of Confinement, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Alan Christensen (K-61679), Plaintiff, V. Director Baldwin, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 19 C 5732 Hon. Sharon Johnson Coleman ORDER …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Plumbing
Ministry Worker Banned from Mississippi Prisons After Asking About Plumbing Problems by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In August 2019, businessman Bryan Shaver worked as a volunteer prison minister at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. On the 23rd of that month, he was told that the water in Parchman …
Brief • October 17, 2019
Carter v. Lamb, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinment, 2019 17-3351 11-CV-3351 Carter, Jonathan #R17412 v. Lamb, et al. Plaintiffs: IDOC# 7/27/18 Date Served 1/24/19 Class Action closed STA TE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS-LEGAL SERVICES SETTLEMENT CASE CLOSURE FORM Atty FEIN#: Pint SS#: 01:pc:lticn: Q Q ~-: lnp.mctin Ri6ol …
Paige v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2019 1o. I r - . +-!... ;: ~ ,.a, ■ .. Case# I • l 16-858 SD Official Case# 16-CV-858 Case Name Paige, Cory #M02717 v. Wexford, et al. • ••· ... ._.. • . .. r • ..., t•.·. 4 …
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