Adams v. NaphCare, VA, Settlement Agreement, Jail Death, 2019 Case 2:16-cv-00229-RBS Document 291 Filed 03/05/19 Page 1 of 1 PageID# 4148 NR - 5 2019 COWARD ^^ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW Virginia Beach Suffolk Chesa|j>eake wvAA'.pendercoward.com March 5, 2019 Jeff W.Rosen,Esq. jrosen@pendercoward.com Direct dial:(757)490-6253 Direct fax:(757)502-7351 222 Central Park Ave.,Suite …
Virginia Jail Officials Indicted on Civil Rights Violations by A Western District of Virginia federal grand jury indicted two former Rockbridge County Regional Jail (RCRJ) officials on charges related to civil rights violations and falsifying documents to obstruct justice. The August 14, 2018 indictment, which was initially sealed, included four …
Virginia Jail’s Video Calling System Replaces In-Person Visits by David Reutter by David Reutter Visitation is a major aspect of jail and prison operations. For corrections officials, it is wrought with logistical, staffing and security concerns; as a result, they have increasingly turned to video calling, which, in addition to …
Virginia DOC Called Out for Use of Solitary Confinement by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss After releasing a 67-page investigative report in May 2018 on the use of solitary confinement by the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) and the effects of solitary on prisoners, especially those with mental health …
Va. court finds prison employees met reasonable suspicion burden in visitor strip search by R. Bailey by R. Bailey A Virginia federal district court granted the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging constitutional violations occurred when a visitor was strip searched. Angela Calloway sued VDOC …
Young, et al. v. Newton, et al., VA, second amended complaint, religious discrimination against Muslim prisoners, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00851-AJT-JFA Document 10 Filed 11/21/18 Page 1 of 44 PageID# 48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ALEXANDRIA DIVISION MITCHELL YOUNG, Inmate # 1399969 DESMOND HORTON, Inmate # 72575 DOMINIC …
Report to the Governor and General Assembly of Virginia, Spending on Inmate Health Care, 2018 Commonwealth of Virginia November 13, 2018 Report to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia Spending on Inmate Health Care 2018 JLARC JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMISSION Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission …
Fourth Circuit: Failure to Transfer Mentally Ill Prisoner to Hospital Not Actionable by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s denial of qualified immunity to a defendant in a civil rights action related to the August 19, 2015 death of Jamycheal Mitchell at Virginia’s Hampton Roads …
$10 Million Class-action Lawsuit Against Virginia Jail Results in $725,000 Settlement by R. Bailey by R. Bailey A class-action complaint against the Central Virginia Regional Jail (CVRJ) has ended with a $725,000 settlement. The lawsuit alleged that jail staff violated detainees’ Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights and subjected them to …
Porter v. Clarke, USA, Reply Brief of Appellants, Conditions of Confinement, 2018 Appeal: 18-6257 Doc: 39 Filed: 09/18/2018 Pg: 1 of 23 No. 18-6257 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT THOMAS ALEXANDER PORTER; ANTHONY BERNARD JUNIPER; MARK LAWLOR, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HAROLD W. CLARKE; DAVID ZOOK, …
Study Finds Wrongful Convictions in 11.6 Percent of Sexual Assault Cases from Pre-DNA Testing Era by A recent study by the Urban Institute estimated that “wrongful convictions in cases with a sexual assault component occurred at a rate of 11.6 percent.” While the research was based on 714 murder and …
Reyes v. Clarke, VA, Complaint, Solitary Confinement, 2018 Case 3:18-cv-00611-REP Document 1 Filed 09/04/18 Page 1 of 60 PageID# 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA RICHMOND DIVISION NICOLAS REYES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) HAROLD CLARKE, Director of the Virginia …
Virginia Prisoner Defeats Summary Judgment, Settles Religious Diet Case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Aaron Carter is a Virginia state prisoner; he is also a member of the Nation of Islam. Due to his religion’s dietary restrictions, he was enrolled in the prison system’s Common Fare program (CFP), which …
Federal Court Issues Injunction Over Conditions on Virginia’s Death Row by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On February 21, 2018, a federal district court issued an injunction prohibiting the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) from reverting conditions of confinement on death row to those that existed when a lawsuit challenging …
Porter v. Clarke, USA, Brief of Appellees, Conditions of Confinement, 2018 Appeal: 18-6257 Doc: 25 Filed: 08/21/2018 Pg: 1 of 73 No. 18-6257 INTHE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT Thomas Porter, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, V. Harold W. Clarke, et al., Defendants-Appellants. On Appeal frorn the United …
Austin v. Correct Care Solutions, VA, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2018 Case 2:17-cv-00291-RJK Document 131 Filed 08/09/18 Page 1 of 9 PageID# 2085 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Norfolk Division JOE AUSTIN AND MICHELLE WILSON. CO-ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF HENRY CLAY STEWART, Deceased, Plaintiffs, Civil …
Virginia: Former Assistant Warden Gets Suspended Sentence for Trading Privileges for Sex by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On March 19, 2018, former Indian Creek Correctional Center assistant warden Clyde Alderman, 68, entered an Alford plea to three misdemeanor counts of solicitation. By entering the plea, Alderman, without admitting guilt, …
ACLU Virginia -- Women in the Criminal Justice System - Pathways to Incarceration in Virginia, 2018 PHOTO: NARAL PRO-CHOICE OF AMERICA/FLICKR WOMEN IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: PATHWAYS TO INCARCERATION IN VIRGINIA Acknowledgement First and foremost, we would like to thank the residents of Friends of Guest House in Fairfax, …
Porter v Clarke, VA, Brief of Appellants, Conditions of Confinement, 2018 Appeal: 18-6257 Doc: 19 Filed: 07/09/2018 Pg: 1 of 69 No. 18-6257 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT THOMAS ALEXANDER PORTER; ANTHONY BERNARD JUNIPER; MARK LAWLOR, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HAROLD W. CLARKE; DAVID ZOOK, Defendants-Appellants. …
