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Vermont DOC Settles PLN Writer's Suicide Suit for $750,000

Article • May 15, 2005 • from PLN May, 2005

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating, PLN Litigation

Vermont DOC Settles PLN Writer's Suicide Suit for $750,000 by David Reutter On October 14, 2004,the estate of PLN contributing writer James Quigley sued the Vermont Department of Corrections (V.D.O.C.) and several V.D.O.C. employees, alleging their mistreatment of Quigley resulted in his suicide death. Four months later the state settled …

Vermont DOC Settles PLN Writer's Suicide Suit for $750,000

Article • May 15, 2005 • from PLN May, 2005

Filed under: Retaliation for Litigating, Mental Health, Suicides, PLN Litigation

Vermont DOC Settles PLN Writer's Suicide Suit for $750,000 by On October 14, 2004,the estate of PLN contributing writer James Quigley sued the Vermont Department of Corrections (V.D.O.C.) and several V.D.O.C. employees, alleging their mistreatment of Quigley resulted in his suicide death. Four months later the state settled the suit …

Uprising by Vermont Prisoners Damages CCA Prison in Kentucky

Article • March 15, 2005 • from PLN March, 2005

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Organizing, Prison Rebellion, Criminal Prosecution, Food, Overcrowding

Uprising by Vermont Prisoners Damages CCA Prison in Kentucky by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke On September 14, 2004, a prisoner uprising rocked the 816-bed, 88-acre Lee Adjustment Center (LAC), a private prison owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) in Lee County, Kentucky. The Prison LAC …

Cruz v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee Riot assault, 2005

Brief • February 8, 2005

Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General)

Cruz v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee Riot assault, 2005 02/0842005 15:53 FAX 515 355 I 7333 JOB MASTER LaJUU4/UUU I STATE OF VE ' ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. CONCEPCION L. CRUZ, Plaintiff, Superior Court Docket No. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. COMPLAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Concepcion L. Cruz, by and …

Baker v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005

Brief • February 8, 2005

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas

Baker v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005 W011 02,08/2005 15:50 FAX 615 366 7333 JOB MASTER STATE OF VE ' ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. GENE BAXER, Plaintiff, Superior Court Docket No. V. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant COMPLAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Gene Baker, by and through his …

Cruz v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005

Brief • February 8, 2005

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas

Cruz v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005 02/0842005 15:53 FAX 515 355 I 7333 JOB MASTER LaJUU4/UUU I STATE OF VE ' ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. CONCEPCION L. CRUZ, Plaintiff, Superior Court Docket No. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. COMPLAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Concepcion L. Cruz, by …

Downey v. CCA, VT, Complaint, guard prisoner assault, 2005

Brief • January 20, 2005

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General)

Downey v. CCA, VT, Complaint, guard prisoner assault, 2005 01/20/2005 11:21 FAX 616 306 7333 II II =1"),.. ...u.lb STATE OF VE ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. ADDISON SUPERIOR COURT DO. T NO. BARRETT C. DOWNEY V. I: CORRECTIONS CORPORATION ;1 OF AMERICA CO LAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Barrett C. Downey, …

Doe v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Sexual Assault by Staff, 2005

Brief • January 2, 2005

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General)

Doe v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Sexual Assault by Staff, 2005 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT * * * * JOHN DOE, Plaintiff, v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. CIVIL ACTION * * * * * * Docket No.: 2:04-CV-144 SETTLEMENT BRIEF NOW COMES the Plaintiff, by …

Roe v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Sexual Assault by Staff, 2005

Brief • January 2, 2005

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General)

Roe v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Sexual Assault by Staff, 2005 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT JOHN ROE, Plaintiff, v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. * * * * * * * * * * * CIVIL ACTION Docket No.: SETTLEMENT BRIEF NOW COMES the Plaintiff, by …

Vermont Auditor's Report Blasts CCA and CMS

Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, CMS, Contractor Misconduct, Medication, Medical Expenses, Overcrowding

Vermont Auditor's Report Blasts CCA and CMS by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Keys to Success report issued by the Vermont State Auditor on May 26, 2004, concludes the Vermont Department of Corrections' (VDOC) "failure to monitor its contracts with private companies and individuals has resulted in significant …

Report Faults Vermont Policies in Prisoner Deaths; Retaliation Precedes PLN Writer's Suicide

Article • September 15, 2004 • from PLN September, 2004

Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS

Report Faults Vermont Policies in Prisoner Deaths; Retaliation Precedes PLN Writer's Suicide by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An independent investigation into the deaths of seven prisoners concludes that Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) policies were partly to blame for some of the deaths. The deaths occurred between November …

Cornell Company - The Prison Industry's Enron

Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004

Filed under: Work Release, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Financing, Cornell Corrections, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, State Legislation

Cornell Company - The Prison Industry's Enron by Gary Hunter It was not an earthshaking day when Cornell Corrections was founded in 1991. It was more like a pebble plummeting over a cliff, leading to a landslide of greed and corruption. Backed by Dillon Read Venture Capital, David Cornell's callous …

Prisoners and Guards Charged With Murder as Drugs and Brutality Plague State Prisons

Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Medication, Criminal Prosecution, Prison/Jail Murders, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Accidents, Suicides

Prisoners and Guards Charged With Murder as Drugs and Brutality Plague State Prisons by Vermont: Four prisoners died in the custody of the Vermont Department of Corrections during a five week period between April and May 2003. Only one died of natural causes. [Editor's Note: PLN contributing writer James Quigley …

James Quigley November 9, 1950-October 7, 2003

Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Eulogies

James Quigley November 9, 1950-October 7, 2003 by Paul Wright James Quigley November 9, 1950-October 7, 2003 by Paul Wright On October 7, 2003, long time Prison Legal News contributing writer James Quigley was found hanging in his cell in the segregation unit of the Northwest State Correctional Facility in …

PHS Redux: Sued In A Dozen States, Contract Losses, Stock Plummets, Business Continues

Article • December 15, 2003

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN, Stroke, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

PHS Redux: Sued In A Dozen States, Contract Losses, Stock Plummets, Business Continues by by John E. Dannenberg Prison Health Services (PHS), a subsidiary of America Service Group, Inc. (ASG), continues to face lawsuits and lose contracts for its deplorable record of prisoner health care gaffes in a dozen states. …

Prisons Experience Outbreaks of Infectious Disease

Article • May 15, 2003 • from PLN May, 2003

Filed under: Medical, Respiratory, Contagious Disease -- Misc.

Prisons Experience Outbreaks of Infectious Disease by Michael Rigby Prisons in Vermont and Pennsylvania dealt with serious outbreaks of infectious disease this past August resulting in the disinfection of an office complex and the filing of a class action lawsuit, respectively. Vermont In late July 2002, an outbreak of Legionnaire's …

Vermont DOC Must Comply with APA for Rule Changes in Furlough Program

Article • April 15, 2003 • from PLN April, 2003

Filed under: Furloughs, State Statutes, Administrative Procedures Act (State)

Vermont DOC Must Comply with APA for Rule Changes in Furlough Program by The Vermont Supreme Court has held that the state's Department of Corrections (DOC) must comply with the Vermont Administrative Procedure Act (APA) before it implements and enforces any rule changes. This was a class-action suit represented by …

States Capitulate on Reading Legal Mail

Article • August 15, 2002 • from PLN August, 2002

Filed under: Attorney Client, Mail, Legal Mail

States Capitulate on Reading Legal Mail by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The disturbing trend of several states to inspect legal mail outside the presence of the prisoner [see PLN Mar. 2002 "State Prisons Abrogate Attorney Client Privilege"] has begun to crumble under court challenges. Begun under the …

State Prisons Abrogate Attorney-Client Mail Privilege

Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002

Filed under: Attorney Client, Mail, Legal Mail

State Prisons Abrogate Attorney-Client Mail Privilege by Just as the federal government has seized on the events of September 11, 2001, to push for a long list of previously desired powers and restrictions on civil liberties, state prison systems have done the same. Several states, including Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, …

Reconsidering Restorative Justice: The Corruption of Benevolence Revisited?

Article • November 15, 2000 • from PLN November, 2000

Filed under: Crime, Victims, Sentencing, Parole, Probation

Reconsidering Restorative Justice: The Corruption of Benevolence Revisited? by A A Condensed by David Rhys Adapted from an article by Sharon Levrant, Francis T. Cullen, Betsy Fulton and John F. Wozniak which appeared in the journal Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 45 No. 1, January 1999. Three decades have passed since …