All 50 States Report Prison Understaffing by Brian Sonenstein by Brian Sonenstein, Shadowproof Every state in the nation has reported prison staffing shortages since 2017, according to research by Shadowproof. This is concerning because “staff shortages” are historically used to push for greater investments in prison systems, oftentimes riding reform …
$33,000 Settlement For Pro Se Arizona Prisoner Assaulted by Guard by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In October 2019, Arizona settled for $33,000 a pro se federal lawsuit brought by a state prisoner who alleged he was assaulted by an Arizona Department of Corrections (DOC) guard while handcuffed behind his …
Arizona Prison Water Woes Ease Up by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins The water at Douglas Prison, which has over 2,000 of Arizona’s prisoners, had a “noticeable petroleum odor and taste” and “was burning [prisoners’] skin after showers and causing diarrhea” in June 2019, Jimmy Jenkins of KJZZ-FM reported. The …
Parsons v. Shinn, AZ, Order, Covid19, 2020 Case 2:12-cv-00601-ROS Document 3540 Filed 03/23/20 Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Victor Antonio Parsons, et al., Plaintiffs, 10 11 v. 12 David Shinn, et …
PLN Awarded Injunction in Arizona Prison Censorship Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In November, 2019, PLN was awarded injunctive relief in a lawsuit challenging the Arizona Department of Corrections’ (ADC) “policy prohibiting sexually explicit material” as a violation of the First Amendment. As we previously reported, …
Report Decries Ongoing Inadequate Medical Care for Pregnant Arizona Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke ACLU and Prison Law Office attorneys representing Arizona state prisoners toured the Perryville prison for three days in April 2019, interviewing 25 women who had recently given birth or suffered miscarriages in prison. The …
Long-running Maricopa County, Arizona Jail Lawsuit Ends by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon With all of the negative publicity concerning the Maricopa County, Arizona, jails associated with former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, it’s easy to overlook the fact that the unconstitutional conditions there began under Sheriff-elect Jerry Hill. It was during …
Arizona Prisoners Required to Pay Medical Expenses for Overdoses by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On March 15, 2019, the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) implemented a change to its disciplinary procedures for prisoners. Policy No. 803 now mandates that prisoners requiring hospital treatment for substance abuse must repay the …
John Doe v. Arizona, AZ, Settlement, Gender Discrimination, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release (“Agreement”) between Andrew Lovitt (“Lovitt” or “Employee”) and the State of Arizona (the “State”), including the Arizona Department of Corrections (“the ADC”), is made as of the date this Agreement …
Undiagnosed MRSA Forced Arizona Prisoner to Have Heart Surgery by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Walking 200 feet to the chow hall was excruciating, said 35-year-old Arizona prisoner Waylon Collingwood. Held at ASPC-Lewis, he had already been to the medical department several times in July 2019 to seek help for …
Arizona Court Equates Prison Gang Dropouts with Confidential Informants to Require Redaction of STG Files by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Arizona Court of Appeals held on September 25, 2019 that the possibility of information about gang members who had dropped out or were not in “good standing” falling …
Fuller v. Lopez, AZ, Complaint, Sexual Assualt, 2019 1 2 Stacy Scheff #028364 LAW OFFICE OF STACY SCHEFF P.O. Box 40611 Tucson, AZ 85717 Ph: (520) 471-8333 – Fax: (520) 300-8033 Email: Stacy.Scheff@gmail.com Attorney for Plaintiff UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Justin Fuller, Case No.: 2:19-cv-05818-DWL-CDB Plaintiff. v. …
Court Denies Arizona DOC’s Motion to Terminate Monitoring of Prisoners’ Out-of-Cell Time by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On September 16, 2019, federal judge Roslyn O. Silver signed an order that denied, in part, a motion filed by the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) to terminate monitoring of out-of-cell exercise …
Hickman’s Egg Farm Puts Prisoners to Work at High Cost to the Community, Residents Say by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Since 1995, hundreds of Arizona prisoners have held part-time jobs at Hickman’s Family Farms near Arlington, part of an effort by the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to help …
Arizona Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment to PLN in Censorship Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 18, 2019, an Arizona federal district court granted in part a motion for summary judgment filed by Prison Legal News in a lawsuit over censorship by the Arizona Department of Corrections …
Prison Legal News v. Ryan, AZ, Order re Injunction, PLN Censorship, 2019 Case 2:15-cv-02245-ROS Document 305 Filed 11/06/19 Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Prison Legal News, Plaintiff, 10 11 v. 12 …
Maricopa County Pays $300,000 to Settle Lawsuit Over Arpaio-Era Prisoner Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 23, 2018, Maricopa County, Arizona agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit over the death of a prisoner at the Maricopa County Jail while self-styled “America’s Toughest Sheriff” Joe Arpaio …
