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Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Second Circuit: Rule 41 Dismissal Requires Five Factor Analysis by Mark Wilson Second Circuit: Rule 41 Dismissal Requires Five Factor Analysis by Mark Wilson In September 24, 2014, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court had improperly dismissed a New York prisoner’s lawsuit for failure to …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Tennessee County Agrees to Improve Mental Health Care for Prisoners by Tennessee County Agrees to Improve Mental Health Care for Prisoners The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached an agreement to settle a civil complaint that alleged the rights of mentally ill prisoners at …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
BOP Settles Medical Negligence Claim for $600,000 by David Reutter BOP Settles Medical Negligence Claim for $600,000 by David M. Reutter The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $600,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging officials at USP Coleman Low caused a prisoner to suffer permanent injuries due to their negligent …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Escapes, Transportation
Wyoming Prisoner Escapes from Private Transport Van, Remains on the Run by Mark Wilson Wyoming Prisoner Escapes from Private Transport Van, Remains on the Run by Mark Wilson If his history is any indication, Wyoming fugitive Kenneth James Ward probably didn’t need a head start. But he got one when …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Over 100 Protestors Converge at GEO Group’s Shareholder Meeting by Over 100 Protestors Converge at GEO Group’s Shareholder Meeting On April 29, 2015, over 100 people joined a protest outside the GEO Group’s annual shareholder meeting at the Boca Resort and Club in Boca Raton, Florida. GEO, a private prison …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Ninth Circuit: PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable to Fees on Appeal by Ninth Circuit: PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable to Fees on Appeal by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the attorney fee cap provision of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) does not apply to fees incurred …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Feds and Tennessee Officials Investigate Prisoners Using Facebook by David Reutter Feds and Tennessee Officials Investigate Prisoners Using Facebook by David Reutter The Bureau of Prisons is investigating two prisoners who were discovered using Facebook to “broadcast live” from a federal facility in Atlanta, where they are serving time on …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Former Nurse at Maine State Prison Files Suit Over Racial Slurs by Joe Watson Former Nurse at Maine State Prison Files Suit Over Racial Slurs by Joe Watson For the second time in as many years, allegations of racism have been leveled against employees at the Maine State Prison. In …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Two Former Oklahoma Prison Guards Get Deferred Sentences in Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke Two Former Oklahoma Prison Guards Get Deferred Sentences in Prisoner’s Death by Matt Clarke Two former guards at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary (OSP) received deferred sentences in connection with the death of an OSP prisoner who …
Ninth Circuit: Plata Doesn’t Bar Individual Injunctive Relief Claims; $26,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Plata Doesn’t Bar Individual Injunctive Relief Claims; $26,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Ap­peals has held that an individual California prisoner’s medical care injunctive relief claims are not barred by …
Supreme Court Reinstates Challenge to North Carolina Post-Release GPS Sex Offender Monitoring by Derek Gilna Supreme Court Reinstates Challenge to North Carolina Post-Release GPS Sex Offender Monitoring by Derek Gilna In a March 30, 2015 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed a North Carolina law that requires certain sex offenders …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Maryland DOC’s Ban on Media Interviews with Prisoners Upheld by Maryland DOC’s Ban on Media Interviews with Prisoners Upheld Maryland Circuit Court found apetition filed by a group of prisoners who were denied interviews by a local newspaper was moot, but questioned the propriety of using victims’ rights as a …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
New York: $360,000 Award for Guard’s Statutory Rape of Prisoner by Matthew Clarke New York: $360,000 Award for Guard’s Statutory Rape of Prisoner by Matt Clarke The New York Court of Claims has awarded a former prisoner $360,000 in a lawsuit in which she claimed a prison guard repeatedly had …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
$110,000 Settlement in Suit over Nebraska Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke $110,000 Settlement in Suit over Nebraska Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matt Clarke Lincoln County, the City of North Platte and Great Plains Regional Medical Center agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the sister of a Nebraska jail …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech by Derek Gilna Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania state lawmakers and former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett both claimed they had good intentions when they enacted legislation that restricted prisoners’ free speech …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths by Derek Gilna California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths by Derek Gilna The State of California is taking steps to minimize the number of cases of coccidioidomycosis, a fungal infection commonly known as “valley fever,” at …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Strip Searches
Sixth Circuit: Group Strip Searches and Delousing at Ohio Jail State Claim by David Reutter Sixth Circuit: Group Strip Searches and Delousing at Ohio Jail State Claim by David Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a proposed class-action complaint filed on behalf of pretrial detainees at …
Article • June 3, 2015
Pennsylvania Jail Guard Who Assaulted Prisoner Gets Home Confinement, Probation by Michael Brodheim Pennsylvania Jail Guard Who Assaulted Prisoner Gets Home Confinement, Probation by Michael Brodheim federal judge in Pittsburgh said it was the first time in her six years on the federal bench that she had agreed to a …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Fourth Circuit Finds No Sex Reassignment Surgery Evaluation States Claim; $13,000 Settlement by Fourth Circuit Finds No Sex Reassignment Surgery Evaluation States Claim; $13,000 Settlement he Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held on January 28, 2013 that refusal to evaluate a transgender prisoner for sex reassignment surgery states a valid …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Prisoner has Right to Free Kosher Meals by Matthew Clarke Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Prisoner has Right to Free Kosher Meals by Matt Clarke On December 21, 2012, in a lawsuit that still remains pending, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Jewish prisoner …
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