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Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter A Pennsylvania federal district court held on November 4, 2014 that medical care contractor Corizon Health has to produce mortality and sentinel event reviews …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
California Prison Officials Ordered to Provide Qualified Sign Language Interpreters for All Deaf Prisoners by Michael Brodheim California Prison Officials Ordered to Provide Qualified Sign Language Interpreters for All Deaf Prisoners by Michael Brodheim In June 2013, the federal district court overseeing California’s treatment of prisoners with disabilities granted a …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Settlement Moots Appeal of Claims Denied by Summary Judgment by David Reutter Settlement Moots Appeal of Claims Denied by Summary Judgment by David Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a prisoner’s civil rights appeal after finding it was rendered moot by the parties’ post-trial settlement agreement. Nevada …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
$1.35 Million Total Settlement for South Carolina Detainee Beaten by Jail Guard by David Reutter $1.35 Million Total Settlement for South Carolina Detainee Beaten by Jail Guard by David M. Reutter Richland County, South Carolina has agreed to pay $750,000 to a pretrial detainee who was seriously injured after being …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Hygiene Supplies
Texas Prisoners Face Annual Shortage of Hygiene Items in Prison Commissaries by Matthew Clarke Texas Prisoners Face Annual Shortage of Hygiene Items in Prison Commissaries by Matt Clarke It’s a regular routine for Texas state prisoners – commissaries running out of hygiene supplies and other items as purchasing contracts are …
Alabama DOC Agrees to Protect Women Prisoners from Systemic Sexual Abuse, Harassment by David Reutter Alabama DOC Agrees to Protect Women Prisoners from Systemic Sexual Abuse, Harassment by David M. Reutter The State of Alabama has agreed to implement reforms designed to protect prisoners at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Harris County, Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death Results in Firings, Lawsuits by Harris County, Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death Results in Firings, Lawsuits In August 2012, two Texas jailers and a deputy sheriff were fired for failing to summon medical assistance for an injured 72-year-old prisoner at the Harris County jail in …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Computers, Money/Property
Companies Pitch Tablets for Prisoners to Maintain Family Ties, Aid in Reentry ... and Generate Profit by Derek Gilna Companies Pitch Tablets for Prisoners to Maintain Family Ties, Aid in Reentry ... and Generate Profit by Derek Gilna The Pennsylvania DOC is joining a small number of state prison systems …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials by Darwin Bond-Graham Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials by Darwin Bond-Graham On July 2, 2014, private prison corporation GEO Group added yet another former government official to its inner …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Georgia’s Privatized Probation Statute Facially Constitutional, but Problems with Administration by David Reutter Georgia’s Privatized Probation Statute Facially Constitutional, but Problems with Administration by David M. Reutter While declining to rule on the constitutionality of a state law authorizing privatized probation services, on November 24, 2014 the Georgia Supreme Court …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
New Jersey County Seeks New Jail Phone Contract, Increases Commission Rate by Derek Gilna New Jersey County Seeks New Jail Phone Contract, Increases Commission Rate by Derek Gilna Officials in Bergen County, New Jersey are seeking bids on a new jail phone contract that will include an increase in the …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Deaths, Lawsuits Plague San Diego County Jail by Gary Hunter Deaths, Lawsuits Plague San Diego County Jail by Gary Hunter Sixty prisoners died in San Diego County, California’s jail system over the past five years, but the facts surrounding those deaths sometimes remained a mystery as prisoners’ families waited for …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Chicago Systematically Denies Medical Care to Detainees; $1 Million Verdict by David Reutter Chicago Systematically Denies Medical Care to Detainees; $1 Million Verdict by David M. Reutter An Illinois federal jury awarded $1 million to a prisoner’s estate after finding the city of Chicago had a policy and practice of …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees by David Reutter Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees by David Reutter On September 8, 2014, a California federal district court awarded $7,826.60 in fees and costs to the attorneys and certified law students …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Supreme Court Holds Equitable Tolling Excuses Missed Federal Tort Claim Filing Deadlines by Derek Gilna Supreme Court Holds Equitable Tolling Excuses Missed Federal Tort Claim Filing Deadlines by Derek Gilna It’s not easy to sue the United States for damages. According to the Supreme Court, “The Federal Tort Claims Act …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
$400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect by Matthew Clarke $400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect by Matt Clarke On May 1, 2013, the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay a $400,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Juries
Supreme Court Holds Juror’s Alleged Lies During Voir Dire Not Grounds for New Trial by Derek Gilna Supreme Court Holds Juror’s Alleged Lies During Voir Dire Not Grounds for New Trial by Derek Gilna In a decision with serious implications for criminal defense attorneys as well as civil litigants, the …
32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by Alex Friedmann 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by Alex Friedmann On June 17, 2015, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, requesting an investigation …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
$6.2 Million Settlement Reached in D.C. Jail Strip Search, Overdetention Suit by Derek Gilna $6.2 Million Settlement Reached in D.C. Jail Strip Search, Overdetention Suit by Derek Gilna An eight-year-old lawsuit alleging illegal overdetention and strip searches of detainees at the District of Columbia Jail concluded with a $6.2 million …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
GEO Group’s Gulags Grasping for Green Approval by Panagioti Tsolkas GEO Group’s Gulags Grasping for Green Approval by Panagioti Tsolkas All the environmentally-conscious “green” certifications in the world can’t cover up the steady flow of atrocities associated with for-profit prisons, but that’s not going to stop them from trying. In …
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