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Behind Bars and in Danger?
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)
Behind Bars and in Danger? by Dana Difilippo Behind Bars and in Danger? by Dana DiFilippo, Philadelphia Daily News If Mike Brady had died in a ditch somewhere, his brother would have understood. If he’d overdosed on a North Philly stoop? Sure, that would have been tragic – but unsurprising, …
Explosion at Florida Jail Kills Two Prisoners as Officials Negotiate Reforms for Unconstitutional Conditions
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Accidents
Explosion at Florida Jail Kills Two Prisoners as Officials Negotiate Reforms for Unconstitutional Conditions by David Reutter Explosion at Florida Jail Kills Two Prisoners as Officials Negotiate Reforms for Unconstitutional Conditions by David Reutter As negotiations continued between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Escambia County, Florida officials over …
Ohio DOC Pays $2,000 to Prisoner Burned on Exposed Steam Pipe
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Premises Liability
Ohio DOC Pays $2,000 to Prisoner Burned on Exposed Steam Pipe by Ohio DOC Pays $2,000 to Prisoner Burned on Exposed Steam Pipe The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has agreed to pay prisoner Ivan Lacking $2,000 for injuries he received in a unit stairwell while on the way …
From the Editor
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright Over the past 25 years of publishing PLN we have run numerous stories about the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City, generally dealing with guard brutality and medical neglect. Despite several major class-action suits and hundreds …
Adolescent Prisoners at Rikers Island No Longer Placed in Solitary
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Juveniles
Adolescent Prisoners at Rikers Island No Longer Placed in Solitary by Adolescent Prisoners at Rikers Island No Longer Placed in Solitary On January 13, 2015, the New York City Board of Correction (BOC) voted unanimously to end solitary confinement for prisoners 21 years old and under in the city’s jail …
Tellez v. GEO Grp, TX, Amended Complaint, 2015
Brief • July 7, 2015
Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut
Tellez v. GEO Grp, TX, Amended Complaint, 2015 jg: CaseI4odor,bIg 5:15-cv-00465-RCL Document 6 Filed 07/27/15 Page 1 of 2 FILED -JUL27 [1 2015 If STERNCTOF TEXAS 0 V1o5 V IV 1 kJi. o,JAJO, SII /5-CI9 pJ/ 1I ormñ P L iSDocwexIf iWfa +Me,n&iJ, sh0ii All f/ IiimM-e ACCOLIAVI- aoxdia-i'J YouLf401Jf7r …
Long v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2015
Brief • July 7, 2015
Filed under: Excessive Force
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Alternet article on prison slave labor quotes PLN
In-the-News Article • July 6, 2015
Alternet article on prison slave labor quotes PLN July 6, 2015 Articles with PLN Quotes Alternet 23 Cents an Hour? The Perfectly Legal Slavery Happening in Modern-Day America The government and corporations have a pool of powerless, exploitable workers in skyrocketing prison populations.   By Terrell Jermaine Starr / AlterNet   July 1, …
Baker v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2015
Brief • July 6, 2015
Filed under: False Arrest
Baker v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-05932 Document #: 1 Filed: 07/06/15 Page 1 of 5 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION MARY BAKER, Plaintiff, vs. The CITY OF CHICAGO, Illinois, a municipal Corporation, and …
Temple v. State, Ex Parte granting new trial, TX, appeal wrongful conviction, 2015
Brief • July 6, 2015
Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Appeals, Wrongful Conviction
Temple v. State, Ex Parte granting new trial, TX, appeal wrongful conviction, 2015 No. 1008763-A IN THE 178TH DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS EX PARTE DAVID MARK TEMPLE FINDINGS OF FACT AND COUCLUSIONS OF LAW INTRODUCTION; The defendant was convicted by a jury of the murder of his wife, …
Swiridowsky-Muckle v. Siopes et al, MA, Settlement & Press Release, jail death alcohol poisoning, 2015
Brief • July 6, 2015
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Swiridowsky-Muckle v. Siopes et al, MA, Settlement & Press Release, jail death alcohol poisoning, 2015 PRESS RELEASE Law Offices of Howard Friedman P.C. • 90 Canal Street • Boston, MA 02114 • (617) 742-4100 • Fax: (617) 303-3938 For Immediate Release: Date: July 8, 2015 Contact: Attorney Howard Friedman Phone: …
PLN quoted in article on medical care, access to the courts in NC DOC
In-the-News Article • July 5, 2015
PLN quoted in article on medical care, access to the courts in NC DOC July 5, 2015 Articles with PLN Quotes Hickory Record (NC) North Carolina and the Eighth Amendment Posted: Sunday, July 5, 2015 5:30 am | Updated: 3:34 pm, Sun Jul 5, 2015. By MONICA VENDITUOLI mvendituoli@hickorecord.com Bruce Shull, 64, discussed his …
Fifteen Minute Cell Checks Insufficient to Shield Texas Jail from Liability for Inmate Suicide
Article • July 3, 2015
Filed under: Supervisory Liability, Municipal Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides
Fifteen Minute Cell Checks Insufficient to Shield Texas Jail from Liability for Inmate Suicide by Fifteen Minute Cell Checks Insufficient to Shield Texas Jail from Liability for Inmate Suicide A Texas federal court refused to grant summary judgment to a sheriff who claimed that his policy of having jailers check …
Illinois Law Provides Discretion to Municipalities on Attorney Fee Indemnification for Officers
Article • July 3, 2015
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Attorney Fee Awards, Police, Excessive Force (Police)
Illinois Law Provides Discretion to Municipalities on Attorney Fee Indemnification for Officers by Illinois Law Provides Discretion to Municipalities on Attorney Fee Indemnification for Officers The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that Illinois law gives local public entity discretion in deciding to indemnify police officers for attorney’s fees associated …
Tenth Circuit: Heck Not Applicable To Diversions; Notice Required Before Statute Of Limitations Dismissal
Article • July 3, 2015
Filed under: Complaints, Limitations, Wrongful Conviction, Habeas Corpus
Tenth Circuit: Heck Not Applicable To Diversions; Notice Required Before Statute Of Limitations Dismissal by Bob Williams Tenth Circuit: Heck Not Applicable To Diversions; Notice Required Before Statute Of Limitations Dismissal by Bob Williams In December 2009, the Tenth Circuit held that Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) did …
Federal Appeals Court Upholds D.C. Guard’s Termination for Assaulting Prisoner
Article • July 3, 2015
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Employee Litigation
Federal Appeals Court Upholds D.C. Guard’s Termination for Assaulting Prisoner by Federal Appeals Court Upholds D.C. Guard’s Termination for Assaulting Prisoner The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia dismissed the suit of a jail guard who was fired in 2006 after an investigation found that he had assaulted …
Federal Jury Finds Oregon Cop Fabricated Evidence; Plaintiffs Awarded $30,000
Article • July 2, 2015
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct
Federal Jury Finds Oregon Cop Fabricated Evidence; Plaintiffs Awarded $30,000 by Federal Jury Finds Oregon Cop Fabricated Evidence; Plaintiffs Awarded $30,000 A federal jury awarded an Oregon family $30,000 against a police officer who fabricated evidence in 2010. After the verdict, prosecutors imposed the “law enforcement death penalty,” dismissing the …
Federal Court Enforces $975,000 Settlement Agreement in Case Involving Sheriff Arpaio
Article • July 2, 2015
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Evidentiary Ruling
Federal Court Enforces $975,000 Settlement Agreement in Case Involving Sheriff Arpaio by Federal Court Enforces $975,000 Settlement Agreement in Case Involving Sheriff Arpaio An agreement to settle a lawsuit filed against Maricopa County and its sheriff, Joe Arpaio, was enforced by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a ruling …
11th Circuit: Objection to Sleeping Juror Must be Contemporaneous
Article • July 2, 2015
Filed under: Appeals, Juries, Trials
11th Circuit: Objection to Sleeping Juror Must be Contemporaneous by 11th Circuit: Objection to Sleeping Juror Must be Contemporaneous The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s order denying a new trial based on a sleeping juror because there was not a contemporaneous objection. Florida prisoner Darrel Cummings …
Seventh Circuit Dismisses Prisoner’s Suit as Sanction for Perjury
Article • July 2, 2015
Filed under: Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Frivolous Litigation, Sanctions
Seventh Circuit Dismisses Prisoner’s Suit as Sanction for Perjury by Seventh Circuit Dismisses Prisoner’s Suit as Sanction for Perjury The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, affirming a trial court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s suit, has sanctioned him for his history of dishonesty in litigation. Natanael Rivera filed …
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