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Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Mississippi Indictments Illustrate Prison Phone Corruption by Derek Gilna Mississippi Indictments Illustrate Prison Phone Corruption by Derek Gilna Two Mississippi businessmen, Irb Benjamin, 69, and Sam Waggoner, 61, face federal charges in connection with a scheme in which kickbacks were paid to former Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) Commissioner Christopher …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Prison Reform
Closed Colorado Prison Converted into Homeless Program by David Reutter Closed Colorado Prison Converted into Homeless Program by David Reutter Nearly two years after it opened on September 3, 2013, supporters of Fort Lyon, a former Colorado prison-turned-homeless facility, say it’s too soon to call the program administered by the …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
DC Circuit Denies Appeal of Order to Release Force-Feeding Videos by Derek Gilna DC Circuit Denies Appeal of Order to Release Force-Feeding Videos by Derek Gilna Abu Wa’el (Jihad) Dhiab was imprisoned at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba when he went on a hunger strike. Authorities then …
California: Private Medical Provider can be Liable for ADA Violations; Class-action Suit Settles by David Reutter California: Private Medical Provider can be Liable for ADA Violations; Class-action Suit Settles by David M. Reutter A California federal district court held in September 2014 that a jail’s private medical provider may be …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Two Kentucky Jail Guards Face Charges in Prisoner’s Death by David Reutter Two Kentucky Jail Guards Face Charges in Prisoner’s Death by David Reutter A special prosecutor has been appointed to try a first-degree manslaughter case against two Kentucky jail guards indicted in the 2013 beating death of a 54-year-old …
Inside the Small California Town with a Lot of Prisons, but Not Much Opportunity by Matt Tinoco Inside the Small California Town with a Lot of Prisons, but Not Much Opportunity by Matt Tinoco Adelanto, California is a small high desert town just a two-hour drive northeast of Los Angeles, but …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
North Carolina Guard Gets Three Months for Killing Prisoner by Christopher Zoukis North Carolina Guard Gets Three Months for Killing Prisoner by Christopher Zoukis A North Carolina guard was ordered to serve three months in jail after being found guilty of beating to death a prisoner who had been arrested …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
HRDC and 93 Organizations Ask EPA to Consider Prisoners in Environmental Justice Plan by HRDC and 93 Organizations Ask EPA to Consider Prisoners in Environmental Justice Plan The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), PLN’s parent non-profit organization, submitted a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Cell Phones Confiscated from Prisoners Given to Charities by Christopher Zoukis Cell Phones Confiscated from Prisoners Given to Charities by Christopher Zoukis Thousands of cell phones seized from prisoners nationwide have been donated to charitable causes, including domestic violence programs and Cell Phones for Soldiers. Cell phones are considered contraband …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Restitution, Forfeiture
Ninth Circuit Finds Forfeited Assets Satisfy Restitution Order; Eleventh Circuit Disagrees by Derek Gilna Ninth Circuit Finds Forfeited Assets Satisfy Restitution Order; Eleventh Circuit Disagrees by Derek Gilna Greg Carter served a 70-month federal prison sentence for defrauding U.S. airlines with phony tickets, along with several co-defendants. As part of …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
$36 Million Awarded to Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Rape, Murder by David Reutter $36 Million Awarded to Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Rape, Murder by David Reutter A New York federal jury awarded $36 million to two of three former prisoners wrongfully convicted in the 1984 rape and murder …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Cancer, Failure to Treat
$1.2 Million Award for Failure to Treat New York Prisoner’s Rectal Bleeding by David Reutter $1.2 Million Award for Failure to Treat New York Prisoner’s Rectal Bleeding by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims awarded $1.2 million to a former prisoner who was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer …
In-the-News Article • September 25, 2015
Article on prison food, Aramark quotes PLN Sept. 25, 2015 Articles with PLN Quotes Vice.com What It’s Like to Eat Some of the Worst Prison Food in America BY  STEPHEN KATZ September 25, 2015 / 12:00 pm As a former teenage delinquent whose Hollywood Knights-style relationship with the law got me well-acquainted with …
Brief • September 25, 2015
Palmer v. Ecorse Police Department, MI, Protection Order, Defendant's Cell Phone, 2015 2:14-cv-12247-GAD-DRG Doc # 47 Filed 09/25/15 Pg 1 of 2 Pg ID 162 EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION EMANUEL PALMER, Plaintiff, Case No. 2:14-cv-12247 -vs- Hon. Gershwin A. Drain Magistrate David R. Grand ECORSE POLICE DEPARTMENT, RYAN …
Brief • September 25, 2015
Atencio et al. v. Arpaio, 9th Cir, Def MTD, wrongful death excessive force mental, 2015 Case: 15-15451, 09/29/2015, ID: 9701123, DktEntry: 30, Page 1 of 25 Docket No. 15-15451 Docket No. 15-15456 Docket No. 15-15459 Consolidated IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ERNEST JOSEPH ATENCIO, …
Article • September 24, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Breaking News: CDCR Settles Solitary Confinement Class-Action Suit by Derek Gilna Breaking News: CDCR Settles Solitary Confinement Class-Action Suit by Derek Gilna The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has long been criticized for its excessive use of solitary confinement, and no facility has been subject to more criticism …
Article • September 24, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Due Process Violation for “Sham” Reviews During 13 Years in Segregation by David Reutter Due Process Violation for “Sham” Reviews During 13 Years in Segregation by David M. Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to prison officials on a due process claim, holding …
Hundreds of South Carolina Prisoners Sent to Solitary Confinement Over Facebook by Dave Maass Hundreds of South Carolina Prisoners Sent to Solitary Confinement Over Facebook by Dave Maass In the South Carolina prison system, accessing Facebook is an offense on par with murder, rape, rioting, escape and hostage-taking. Back in …
Article • September 24, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
More Jurisdictions Don’t Renew Corizon Contracts – Including Big Loss in New York City by Greg Dober More Jurisdictions Don’t Renew Corizon Contracts – Including Big Loss in New York City by Greg Dober Recent news for for-profit prison and jail healthcare provider Corizon with respect to contract renewals has …
Article • September 24, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Editorials, PLRA
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright Next April will mark the 20th anniversary of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) – the continuing legacy of President Clinton and Congress which has done more to undermine the rule of law and constitutional rights since the …
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