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Rice v. Wexford, IL, Amended Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 AO 440 (Rev. 05/00) Summons in a Ci,·il Action UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTI-JERNDISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SUMMONS IN A CIVIL CASE Craig D. Rice, Plaintiff CASE NUMBER: V. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., ERIC MIZUNO, THOMAS HASSEN, PATRICIA QUICK, THEODORE UCHIEK, and …
Article • October 16, 2015
“Pocket Parks” Push Sex Offenders Out of Town by Matthew Clarke “Pocket Parks” Push Sex Offenders Out of Town by Matt Clarke The latest strategy of residents and politicians attempting to drive registered sex offenders (RSOs) out of residential neighborhoods is to create tiny “pocket parks” in residential neighborhoods. One …
Article • October 16, 2015
Study Finds Prison Education Beneficial to Utah Prisoners and Taxpayers by Joe Watson Study Finds Prison Education Beneficial to Utah Prisoners and Taxpayers by Joe Watson When Utah prisoners get an education behind bars that they can use to find work upon their release, good things happen, according to a …
Four Alabama Guards Receive Prison Sentences for Beating Prisoner to Death by David Reutter Four Alabama Guards Receive Prison Sentences for Beating Prisoner to Death by David Reutter An Alabama federal district court sentenced four state prison guards to prison for their actions in the beating death of a prisoner …
Article • October 16, 2015
Nevada Jury Improperly Shown “GUILTY” Stamped Booking Photo by Nevada Jury Improperly Shown “GUILTY” Stamped Booking Photo On November 27, 2013, the Nevada Supreme Court reversed a Las Vegas man’s 2011 convictions and remanded the case for a new trial, holding that a PowerPoint slide showing his face with the …
Article • October 16, 2015
Iran Orders Execution Survivor Hospitalized and Re-Hanged Once Well Enough by Mark Wilson Iran Orders Execution Survivor Hospitalized and Re-Hanged Once Well Enough by Mark Wilson “The horrific prospect of this man facing a second hanging, after having gone through the whole ordeal already once, merely underlines the cruelty and …
Article • October 16, 2015
PETA Backs Buddhist Prisoner’s Fish-Free Campaign in Connecticut by Mark Wilson PETA Backs Buddhist Prisoner’s Fish-Free Campaign in Connecticut by Mark Wilson “Clearly fish is meat,” said Jeff Kerr, an attorney for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). “They have thoughts. They have interests. They have a central …
Article • October 16, 2015
Supreme Court Upholds Virginia FOIA's Exclusion of Non-Virginians by Matthew Clarke Supreme Court Upholds Virginia FOIA's Exclusion of Non-Virginians by Matt Clarke On April 29, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the provision of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) providing that "all public records …
Article • October 16, 2015
94% Increase in Elderly Prisoners Fuels Medical Care Cost Spike by 52% by Mark Wilson 94% Increase in Elderly Prisoners Fuels Medical Care Cost Spike by 52% by Mark Wilson According to a report by The Pew Charitable Trust, healthcare costs increased by an average of 52 percent in 42 …
Report Says Prison Privatization Expanding Internationally by Joe Watson A recent report from The Sentencing Project, based in Washington, D.C., concludes that the mass-privatization of American prisons has encouraged, not deterred, many countries—including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Brazil—to hand over the responsibility of its prisoners to for-profit companies. …
Article • October 16, 2015
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Smoking
Florida Smoking Ban Scaled Back as Black-Market for Cigarettes Grows by Florida Smoking Ban Scaled Back as Black-Market for Cigarettes Grows by David Reutter The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has partially reversed it blanket ban on tobacco products, allowing prisoners at work release centers to possess up to 10 …
Article • October 16, 2015
Federal Court Releases County Commissioner Convicted of Fraud by David Reutter Federal Court Releases County Commissioner Convicted of Fraud by David Reutter Citing “age (87) and deteriorating health,” an Alabama federal district court reduced the prison sentence of a former county commissioner convicted of corruption. The court reduced the sentence …
Article • October 16, 2015
Phoenix Jail Prisoners Victims in Fake Illness Scam by Matthew Clarke Phoenix Jail Prisoners Victims in Fake Illness Scam by Matt Clarke Margarita Zaragoza was in the process of bonding out her former cellmate using her car as collateral when she found out the truth—she had been had. And Zaragoza …
Article • October 16, 2015
New Orleans’ Effort to Vacate Consent Decree Fails by David Reutter New Orleans’ Effort to Vacate Consent Decree Fails by David M. Reutter The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Louisiana federal district court’s order denying the City of New Orleans’ (City) motion to vacate a consent decree related …
Article • October 16, 2015
Filed under: Threats by Staff, Police
San Antonio Police Kill Probation Department/Jail Security Guard by Matthew Clarke San Antonio Police Kill Probation Department/Jail Security Guard by Matt Clarke Jimmy James Garza, Jr. was 31 years old and had worked at the Bexar County Community Supervision and Corrections Department in San Antonio, Texas as a security monitor …
Brief • October 16, 2015
Atencio et al v. Arpaio et al, 9th Cir, RIS App MTD, wrongful death excessive force mental, 2015 Case: 15-15451, 10/16/2015, ID: 9721544, DktEntry: 42, Page 1 of 16 Docket No. 15-15451 Docket No. 15-15456 Docket No. 15-15459 Consolidated IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT …
Article • October 15, 2015
Filed under: Prisoner-Staff Assault
$300,000 Award to Wisconsin Prison Employee Raped by Prisoner by $300,000 Award to Wisconsin Prison Employee Raped by Prisoner A Wisconsin federal jury awarded $300,000 to a female prison-employee who was raped by a prisoner. At the time of the rape, the woman was a payroll and benefits specialist at …
Article • October 15, 2015
Filed under: Victims
$250,000 Award to Crime Victim under NY Son of Sam Law by $250,000 Award to Crime Victim under NY Son of Sam Law A New York jury awarded $250,000 to the victim of a sexual assault against the estate of the prisoner who committed the crime. The victim sued after …
Article • October 15, 2015
Missouri Flag Desecration Statute Held Facially Unconstitutional, Attorney’s Fees Properly Assessed by Missouri Flag Desecration Statute Held Facially Unconstitutional, Attorney’s Fees Properly Assessed The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s holding that a Missouri flag desecration statute was facially unconstitutional and has held …
Article • October 15, 2015
No Risk of Self-Representation Colloquy Invalidates Oregon Conviction by No Risk of Self-Representation Colloquy Invalidates Oregon Conviction On July 23, 2014, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed an Oregon woman’s convictions, finding that she did not understand the risks of self-representation. Christina Todd was charged with twelve prostitution-related offenses. By …
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