Georgia Enacts Massive Probation Reform Bill by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A bill that went into effect on July 1, 2021, allows individuals to access termination of felony probation after three years if they meet certain requirements. The bill impacts up to a quarter of Georgia’s current probationers, …
Eleventh Circuit Holds No Qualified Immunity on Deliberate Indifference in Heat Exhaustion Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals found a Georgia Sheriff’s Deputy employed excessive force by detaining a pretrial detainee “in a hot, unventilated, and unair-conditioned transport van for approximately two …
Curtis v. CoreCivic, GA, Order, Unlawful Search & Seizure, 2021 Case 3:21-cv-00015-DHB-BKE Document 33 Filed 09/16/21 Page 1 of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA DUBLIN DIVISION ARIEL CURTIS, Plaintiff, v. CORECIVIC, INC.; CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC; THE CITY OF ALAMO, GA; and …
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Patrick Labat, GA, Order Granting Motion for Summary Judgment, Lack of Mental Care, 2021 Case 1:19-cv-01634-WMR Document 321 Filed 09/13/21 Page 1 of 23 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE, J.N., CIVIL ACTION NO: 1:19-cv-1634-WMR-RDC …
Middleton v. Ward, GA, Class Action Complaint, Solitary Confinement, 2021 Case 5:21-cv-00334-MTT Document 1 Filed 09/10/21 Page 1 of 77 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION ________________________________ ) JOHNELL MIDDLETON, ) ) JACORI HODGES, ) ) COREY HOLBROOKS, on behalf ) of …
News in Brief by Alabama: A former guard at the Mobile Metro Jail was scheduled to be arraigned on May 19, 2021, after being indicted for his role in an alleged scheme to smuggle cellphones into the Alabama lockup in exchange for bribes. According to a report by local TV …
News in Brief by Alabama: On June 9, 2021, a former guard at the Federal Correctional Institution in Aliceville, Alabama, agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that he had sexual intercourse with a prisoner in the laundry room at the women’s prison west of Tuscaloosa. According to the Birmingham …
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Jackson, GA, Appeal to Vacate Injunction, Lack of Mental Care, 2021 USCA11 Case: 19-14227 Date Filed: 07/14/2021 Page: 1 of 40 [PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 19-14227 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:19-cv-01634-WMR-RDC GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE, M.J., K.H., …
Advancing Stage of HCV Triggers Imminent Danger Exception to PLRA Three Strikes Rule by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision, found that a prisoner stated a claim showing he was in imminent danger of physical harm, and that a district court erred in dismissing the prisoner’s …
News in Brief by Alabama: According to a report by the Alabama Political Reporter, a state prisoner was fatally stabbed by another man incarcerated with him at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore on May 4, 2021—just one day before his scheduled release, which would also have been his twenty-fourth birthday. …
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Some Convictions of Four Georgia Prison Guards for Drug Smuggling; Reverses Others for Retrial by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 17, 20201, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the convictions of two former Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) prison guards …
Georgia Sheriffs Entitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity When Setting Jail Policies That Lead to Prisoners Being Sexually Abused by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights complaint against a Georgia Sheriff. The Court held the Sheriff was entitled …
Former Georgia Sheriff Deputies Denied Immunity in Criminal Case for Taser Death of Unarmed Man by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Three former Georgia Sheriff’s deputies were denied immunity on December 8, 2020, by Washington County Judge H. Gibbs Flanders in a criminal prosecution, according to a December 9, …
Staff Shortages in Georgia Prisons Reach Crisis Levels by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDOC) is experiencing chronic staff shortages at its facilities across the state that have led to an alarming increase in riots, gang violence, homicides, and suicides. According to the Southern Center …
News in Brief by Australia: A February 2021 ruling by the Supreme Court in the Australian province of Victoria presented “a rare win” for a prisoner contesting prison procedures, according to a report by The Conversation. The convict, 56-year-old Craig Minogue, argued that Barwon Prison’s random drug testing and strip-searching …
Medical Abuse of Immigrants Detained at the Irwin County Detention Center, GA, 2021 VIOLENCE & VIOLATION: Medical Abuse of Immigrants Detained at the Irwin County Detention Center VIOLENCE & VIOLATION: Medical Abuse of Immigrants Detained at the Irwin County Detention Center A SPECIAL REPORT | SEPTEMBER 2021 PAGE 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS …
News in Brief by Alabama: In February 2021, Huntsville TV station WHNT reported a delay in the trial on theft and ethics charges of Mike Blakely, sheriff of Limestone County, Alabama. According to the report, retired Colbert County Circuit Judge Pride Tompkins, who had been appointed to hear the case …
Diamond v. Ward, GA, Statement of Interest of the US, Transgender Medical Rights, 2021 Case 5:20-cv-00453-MTT Document 65 Filed 04/22/21 Page 1 of 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION __________________________________ ASHLEY DIAMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 5:20-cv-00453-MTT TIMOTHY WARD, et al., …
USA v. Hill, GA, Indictment, Excessive Force, 2021 Case 1:21-cr-00143-ELR-CCB Document 1 Filed 04/19/21 Page 1 of 12 ORIGINAL FILED IN OPEN COURT U.s.o.c. -Atlanta o, -~~ i APR 19 2021 · ~!..,,, JAMES N. HATTEN Clerk By: ~~ , ~ Deputy Clerk IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR …
News in Brief by Alabama: Two Alabama jail guards were arrested in just two months for allegedly smuggling cellphones to inmates. In February 2021, 27-year-old D’Mario Jones was fired and charged with two counts of promoting prison contraband at the Lee County Detention Center in Opelika where he worked. According …
