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Mason v. State of Maine, ME, Second Amended Complaint, Disability Discrimination, 2004

Brief • February 4, 2004

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Disabled Prisoners, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act

Mason v. State of Maine, ME, Second Amended Complaint, Disability Discrimination, 2004 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE DAVID A. MASON AND PHILLIP M. NAPIER Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF MAINE, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; JEFFREY D. MERRILL, individually; CAPTAIN RATCLIFF, individually; and SHEILA LORENZ, individually. Defendants * * …

Suspicionless Maine Jail Strip Searches Set for Trial; Settles for $455,000

Article • June 15, 2001 • from PLN June, 2001

Filed under: Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Municipal Liability

Suspicionless Maine Jail Strip Searches Set for Trial; Settles for $455,000 by The court of appeals for the First circuit held that disputed fact issues required a trial to determine if a Maine jail's practice of strip-searching all arrestees was unconstitutional. Carmen Miller was arrested on a restricted warrant and …

Nominal Damages Not Monetary Award Under PLRA Attorney's Fees Cap

Article • October 15, 2000 • from PLN October, 2000

Filed under: PLRA, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Restraints, Damages

Nominal Damages Not Monetary Award Under PLRA Attorney's Fees Cap by A federal district court in Maine has held that the award of one dollar in nominal damages does not invoke the PLRA attorney's fees cap, 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(d)(2). Raymond P. Boivin, a Maine state pre-trial detainee, sued a …

Miscarriage is Serious Medical Condition

Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000

Filed under: Private Prisons, Allied Resources for Correctional Health, OB/GYN, State Law Claims, Venue, Qualified Immunity, Contractor Liability

Miscarriage is Serious Medical Condition by A federal district court in Maine held that a miscarriage is a serious medical condition, but dismissed a state law medical negligence claim for failure to comply with the pre-suit screening requirements of the Maine Tort Claims Act (MTC). On June 13, 1996, Melissa …

Cell Feed Status May Give Jailer Actual Notice of Need to Protect Prisoner

Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Supervisory Liability, Municipal Liability, Failure to Train/Supervise

Cell Feed Status May Give Jailer Actual Notice of Need to Protect Prisoner by The First Circuit has held that the fact a jail supervisor knew a prisoner was on cell feed status may have given him actual notice of the prisoner's protective custody status when he placed the prisoner …

Trial Required in ADA Suit over HIV Medication

Article • December 15, 1999 • from PLN December, 1999

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Medical, HIV/AIDS, Medication, Americans with Disabilities Act

Trial Required in ADA Suit over HIV Medication by In the July, 1999, issue of PLN we reported McNally v. Prison Health Services, 28 F. Supp.2d 671 (D ME 1999) in which the court denied the defendants' motion to dismiss. The case involves David McNally, an HIV positive arrestee who, …

Denial of HIV Medication Subjects Medical Contractor to Liability

Article • July 15, 1999 • from PLN July, 1999

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Medical, HIV/AIDS, Medication, Americans with Disabilities Act, Contractor Liability

Denial of HIV Medication Subjects Medical Contractor to Liability by Afederal district court in Maine held that a former pretrial detainee had stated a claim when a jail's medical contractor denied him his HIV medication for three days. David McNally was arrested and booked into the Cumberland County jail in …

$15,001 Excessive Force Verdict Affirmed

Article • January 15, 1999 • from PLN January, 1999

Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Guilty Pleas, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Damages, Evidentiary Ruling, Juries

$15,001 Excessive Force Verdict Affirmed by The court of appeals for the First circuit affirmed a jury verdict awarding $15,001 in damages to a prisoner beaten by prison guards. The court affirmed several evidentiary rulings by the district court excluding evidence of a disciplinary hearing guilty plea by the plaintiff …

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That ADA Applies to Prisoners

Article • September 15, 1998 • from PLN September, 1998

Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, Cardiovascular, Dental Care, Blood, Boot Camps, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Drug Treatment/Rehab

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That ADA Applies to Prisoners by Paul Wright By Paul Wright On June 15, 1998, a unanimous United States supreme court held that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12132, applies to prisoners. In doing so the court resolved a split between the …

Prisoner Awarded $30,001 in Beating Suit

Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Prisoner Awarded $30,001 in Beating Suit by A federal jury in Bangor, Maine, awarded damages to 25-year-old Billy Williams for being beaten by two guards while imprisoned in Maine's Supermax prison in 1994. A seven-member jury deliberated for two and a half hours before deciding to award $30,000 in punitive …

Lack of Treatment States Claim

Article • July 15, 1993 • from PLN July, 1993

Filed under: Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Skeletal Injury

Lack of Treatment States Claim by Charles Watson is a Maine state prisoner. Prior to entering prison he injured his hand. Once imprisoned he sought medical treatment for his hand injury. A prison nurse examined him and refused treatment, saying the DOC was not responsible for injuries incurred before confinement. …

Heald v. Mullaney, ME, Consent Decree, Retaliatory Transfer, 1973

Brief • September 10, 1973

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliatory Transfers

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Langford v. Murphy, ME, Consent Decree, Media Access, 1972

Brief • November 27, 1972

Filed under: Access to Media

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Picariello v. Robbins, ME, Judgement, Media Access, 1971

Brief • December 17, 1971

Filed under: Media, Access to Media, First Amendment

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ME Phone Kickbacks 2009-2012

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Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

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ME Contract with PCS-GTL 2007-2012

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Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

ME Contract with PCS-GTL 2007-2012 AgreementNo:20~7i1 Page I of_20_ ($(j7'1CfS STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF (0 {'( ~d; 6"('. ') Agreement to Purchase Services THIS AGREEMENT, made this 24th day of July, 2007 ,is by and between the State of Maine, Dept. of Corrections, hereinafter called "Department," and Public Communications …

ME Global Tel Link Phone Rates 2008

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Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

ME Global Tel Link Phone Rates 2008 GLOBAL TEL* LINK CORPORATION Maine Price List No. 1 Original Title Page Posted: June 11, 2008 Pursuant to Maine Public Utilities Commission Order in Docket No. 2007-234 and 65-407, Chapter 214, this Price List replaces, in its entirety, Global Tel*Link Corporation's Maine Tariff …

ME Contract with PCS 2007

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Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

ME Contract with PCS 2007 AgreementNo:20~7i1 ($(j7'1CfS Page I of_20_ STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF (0 {'( ~d; 6Y' ') Agreement to Purchase Services THIS AGREEMENT, made this 24th day of July, 2007 ,is by and between the State of Maine, Dept. of Corrections, hereinafter called "Department," and Public Communications …

2012 Maine Inmate Phone Commission Totals

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Filed under: Telephones

2012 Maine Inmate Phone Commission Totals Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 3:46 PM To: David Ganim Subject: RE: Commission information Dear Mr. Ganim: Commission received in calendar year 2012 totaled $367,231.71. Best, Scott K Fish Director of Special Projects MDOC 207-287-4386

Current Maine Inmate Phone Rates

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Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Current Maine Inmate Phone Rates New Maine Department of Corrections Client Phone System (CPS) Rates IN STATE CALLS *New* Debit CPS Calling Collect Calling - 3rd Party Call Duration (Minutes) 5 10 15 20 25 30 31 32 35 40 45 50 55 60 Savings Money Total Per Connect + …