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Article • March 15, 2013
Amid Improvements, Maricopa County Jail Medical Services Still Deficient by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Recent reports filed in a long-standing federal lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio over deficiencies in the medical and mental health care of prisoners in the Maricopa County jail system have cited both improvements and persistent …
EEOC finds BOP Workplace Retaliation Widespread by Derek Gilna A U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Office of Federal Operations (OFO) has issued a report that finds that a culture of "widespread retaliation" exists against employees who file EEOC complaints. The November 2010 report, which was compiled over a three-year …
Aramark Food Contract with Kentucky under Scrutiny by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An October 2010 report issued by Kentucky’s Auditor of Public Accounts concerning the $12 million food service contract between Aramark Correctional Services (Aramark) and the Kentucky Department of Corrections (KDOC) found a lack of oversight, overpayments …
Article • March 15, 2013
New York: Indigent Defendants' Suit Over Non-representation Ruled Justiciable by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby On May 6, 2010, the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, held that indigent defendants in five New York counties who alleged they were effectively provided no representation at their arraignment and …
Article • March 15, 2013
Trial and Conviction in Washington Jailhouse Courtroom Overturned by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby On May 27, 2010, the Washington State Supreme Court, sitting en banc, held that a trial and subsequent conviction that took place in a jailhouse courtroom violated the defendant's right to due process by eroding the …
Article • March 15, 2013
Third Circuit: Non-Sex-Offender Prisoners Entitled to Due Process Before Prison Requires Sex Offender Treatment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 4, 2010, the Third Circuit held that a prisoner who has not been charged with or convicted of a sex offense may not be compelled to participate in …
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Restoration of Voting Rights a Mixed Bag by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Disenfranchisement of ex-felons has always been a huge issue for civil rights activists. Lately, a few victories have been obtained in the area. The question is, however, how effective have the gains been in empowering ex-felons …
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Deregulation of Telephone Rates in Florida Eliminates Caps on Prisoner Rates by To comply with Florida law, the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC) amended its rules to remove its jurisdiction in rates of telephone services. For prisoners and their loved ones, that removes what little oversight existed on the rates …
Article • March 15, 2013
Nurse's License Suspended for Relationship with Civil Sex Offender Detainee by The Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission and the state’s Department of Health have suspended the license of a nurse accused of trafficking cocaine and having an improper relationship with a civil detainee at the Special Commitment Center …
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Maine Supreme Judicial Court: PUC Cannot Regulate Prisoner Phone Rates by On April 21, 2009, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine decided that the telephone use rates the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) charges state prisoners was not subject to regulation by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC). A complaint …
Article • March 15, 2013
Department of Justice Reports on State and Federal Prisoners in 2009 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice has released a statistical report on prisoners under state and federal jurisdiction for the year ending on December 31, 2009. The report …
Article • March 15, 2013
Washington Prisoner's Judgment Garnished to Pay Conviction Related Expenses by In an unpublished opinion, the State of Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s order of garnishment that eradicates a prisoner’s award for violations of the state’s Public Records Act (PRA). Previously, prisoner Alan Parmelee obtained a $19,170 judgment …
Article • March 15, 2013
Pennsylvania DOC Settles Accommodation Suit by Brandon Sample On July 19, 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $2,000 to a Pennsylvania state prisoner who sued after he was denied access to certain religious publications. Basil Allah Yates, a member of the Nation of Islam, sued the …
Corrupt Officials, Scandals, Indictments and Convictions Rock Rural Texas Counties by Gary Hunter Four high ranking officials from Waller County resigned their offices after a federal investigation revealed that they were soliciting and accepting kickbacks and bribes in return for awarding construction contracts. In February 2009, Larry W. Wilson Sr. …
Article • March 15, 2013
NACDL Wins Appeal for Eyewitness Identification Data by Brandon Sample In 2006, when Illinois officials released results from a study comparing the effectiveness of traditional eyewitness identification with other methods, the results created an uproar. The study, commissioned by the Illinois General Assembly, found the "traditional" line-up method of identification …
Excessive Force Claim Against Virginia Jail Settled by DaVon Bell has settled a federal lawsuit in which he claimed that he was subjected to excessive force by guards at Virginia’s Roanoke City Jail. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Bell, who was 20 years old when he was taken …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
California Governor Approved Parole for 377 Life-Sentenced Murderers in 2012 by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Last year, California Governor Jerry Brown approved four out of every five parole grant decisions by the Board of Parole Hearings (Board) for prisoners convicted of murder and sentenced to life with parole. …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
Eleventh Circuit: Corizon Policy Led to Prisoner’s Paralysis; $1.2 Million Verdict Upheld by In a September 6, 2012 unpublished ruling, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict that found Corizon Health, Inc., formerly Prison Health Services (PHS), had a policy or custom of refusing to send prisoners …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
Los Angeles County Settles Civil Detainee Wrongful Death Claim for $750,000 by On August 1, 2012, the County Counsel for the County of Los Angeles, California recommended settlement of a lawsuit filed by the survivors of a civil detainee who died as a result of an accident while working on …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
Filed under: News
California Prison Town Files for Bankruptcy by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The City of Stockton, California, which hosts two youth correctional facilities and is the site of current construction for a new $700-750 million prison hospital for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, filed for Chapter 9 …
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