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Eighth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Detainee’s Overdose Death

Article • July 9, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Drug Overdose, Wrongful Death

Eighth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Detainee’s Overdose Death by Mark Wilson Eighth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Detainee’s Overdose Death by Mark Wilson The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held on September 20, 2013 that an Arkansas jail guard was not entitled to qualified immunity for his deliberate indifference …

Arkansas Jail Prisoner Can Proceed on Failure to Protect Claim Against Guard

Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General)

Arkansas Jail Prisoner Can Proceed on Failure to Protect Claim Against Guard by David Reutter Arkansas Jail Prisoner Can Proceed on Failure to Protect Claim Against Guard by David M. Reutter The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the denial of summary judgment to a guard who was aware …

Holt v. Hobbs, AR, Amicus Brief, S.Ct. Addresses Religious Grooming, 2014

Brief • May 29, 2014

Filed under: Religious Grooming

Holt v. Hobbs, AR, Amicus Brief, S.Ct. Addresses Religious Grooming, 2014 No. 13-6827 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States GREGORY HOUSTON HOLT A/K/A ABDUL MAALIK MUHAMMAD, Petitioner, v. RAY HOBBS, DIRECTOR, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, ET AL., Respondents. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF …

AR-3mth Extension

Kickback publication • May 21, 2014

AR-3mth Extension This is approved. Jane Sent from my iPhone > On May 19, 2014, at 4:18 PM, "Teresa Funderburg" <Teresa.Funderburg@arkansas.gov> wrote: > > Jane, > > Attached is our request for a 3 month sole source contract with Global Tel*Link for Inmate Telephone Services –current bid #SP-14-0222 for these …

Liberty Interest Necessary to Trigger Arkansas Judicial Review

Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014

Filed under: Disciplinary Litigation, Liberty Interests, Art

Liberty Interest Necessary to Trigger Arkansas Judicial Review by Mark Wilson Liberty Interest Necessary to Trigger Arkansas Judicial Review   by Mark Wilson   The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a prisoner’s state judicial review action because he failed to assert a constitutional violation. Arkansas Department of …

Adams v. Benton County Sheriff, AR, Settlement, Jail Debit Card Kickbacks, 2014

Brief • April 21, 2014

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Seizure of Prisoner Funds

Adams v. Benton County Sheriff, AR, Settlement, Jail Debit Card Kickbacks, 2014 Case 5:13-cv-05074-PKH Document 43-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 1 of 25 PageID #: 1362 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION YVES EUGENE ADAMS, CESAR REYES, PAM PHILPOTT, BRANDON PHILPOTT, Individually and on behalf of those …

Adams v Benton Sheriff, AR, Plf BIS Mtn Prel App of Settlement, debit card program, 2013

Brief • April 21, 2014

Filed under: Money/Property

Adams v Benton Sheriff, AR, Plf BIS Mtn Prel App of Settlement, debit card program, 2013 Case 5:13-cv-05074-PKH Document 43 Filed 04/24/14 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 1359 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION YVES EUGENE ADAMS, CESAR REYES, ) PAM PHILPOTT, BRANDON PHILPOTT, ) …

Arkansas Suing Prisoners for Incarceration Costs

Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014

Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Trust Accounts

Arkansas Suing Prisoners for Incarceration Costs by Arkansas officials are suing prisoners under the State Prison Inmate Care and Custody Reimbursement Act (Act), seeking reimbursement for the costs of their incarceration by obtaining court orders and seizing money from their prison trust accounts. For example, a state court entered an …

Short-term Deprivation of Toilet Paper Does Not Violate Detainee’s Rights

Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Hygiene Supplies

Short-term Deprivation of Toilet Paper Does Not Violate Detainee’s Rights by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that denial of toilet paper to a pretrial detainee for a short period of time does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. The ruling reversed a district court’s order which had concluded …

Holt v. Hobbs, AR, Petitioner's Supplemental Brief, S.Ct. Addresses Religious Grooming, 2014

Brief • January 3, 2014

Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Grooming

Holt v. Hobbs, AR, Petitioner's Supplemental Brief, S.Ct. Addresses Religious Grooming, 2014 No. 13-6827 In the Supreme Court of the United States __________ GREGORY HOUSTON HOLT A/K/A ABDUL MAALIK MUHAMMAD, PETITIONER v. RAY HOBBS, DIRECTOR, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, ET AL. __________ ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO …

Neeley Jr et al v. FCC et al, AR, Complaint, radio wire communication security, 2013

Brief • December 16, 2013

Filed under: Security Systems, Telephones, Telephone Monitoring

Neeley Jr et al v. FCC et al, AR, Complaint, radio wire communication security, 2013 Case 5:13-cv-05293-PKH Document 1 Filed 12/16/13 Page 1 of 21 PageID #: 1 Case 5:13-cv-05293-PKH Document 1 Filed 12/16/13 Page 2 of 21 PageID #: 2 Case 5:13-cv-05293-PKH Document 1 Filed 12/16/13 Page 3 of …

Adams v Benton Sheriff, AR, Plf BIS Mtn PSJ, debit card program, 2013

Brief • November 11, 2013

Filed under: Money/Property

Adams v Benton Sheriff, AR, Plf BIS Mtn PSJ, debit card program, 2013 Case 5:13-cv-05074-PKH Document 33 Filed 11/11/13 Page 1 of 13 PageID #: 850 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION YVES EUGENE ADAMS, CESAR REYES, PAM PHILPOTT, BRANDON PHILPOTT Individually and on …

Adams v. Benton Sheriff, AR, Plf Mtn SJ, debit card program, 2013

Brief • November 11, 2013

Filed under: Money/Property

Adams v. Benton Sheriff, AR, Plf Mtn SJ, debit card program, 2013 Case 5:13-cv-05074-PKH Document 32 Filed 11/11/13 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 847 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION YVES EUGENE ADAMS, CESAR REYES, PAM PHILPOTT, BRANDON PHILPOTT Individually and on behalf …

Adams v Benton Sheriff, AR, Plf Statement, debit card program, 2013

Brief • November 11, 2013

Filed under: Money/Property

Adams v Benton Sheriff, AR, Plf Statement, debit card program, 2013 Case 5:13-cv-05074-PKH Document 34 Filed 11/11/13 Page 1 of 6 PageID #: 863 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION YVES EUGENE ADAMS, CESAR REYES, PAM PHILPOTT, BRANDON PHILPOTT Individually and on behalf of …

Eighth Circuit Seeks Clarification from Arkansas Supreme Court; Arkansas’ “Conscious Indifference” Equals Federal “Deliberate Indifference”?

Article • August 15, 2013

Filed under: Medical, Drug Overdose

Eighth Circuit Seeks Clarification from Arkansas Supreme Court; Arkansas’ “Conscious Indifference” Equals Federal “Deliberate Indifference”? by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals asked the Arkansas Supreme Court to clarify if the State’s conscious indifference standard affords pretrial detainees greater protection than the federal deliberate indifference standard. The Court also affirmed …

Arkansas: Sentencing Court Cannot Order Prison Treatment

Article • July 15, 2013 • from PLN July, 2013

Filed under: Sentencing, Sex Offender Treatment

Arkansas: Sentencing Court Cannot Order Prison Treatment by The Arkansas Supreme Court has held that a sentencing court lacks authority to order a defendant to complete sex offender treatment in prison. In 2011, Chad Lee White was convicted of rape and second-degree battery for anally penetrating a neighbor's two-year-old son …

Adams, Reyes, Philpott V. Sheriff Cradduck, inmates' debit card fee complaint, 2013

Brief • June 14, 2013

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Money/Property, First Amendment, rights

Adams, Reyes, Philpott V. Sheriff Cradduck, inmates' debit card fee complaint, 2013 Case 5:13-cv-05074-PKH Document 18 Filed 06/14/13 Page 1 of 15 PageID #: 104 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTE RN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION YVES EUGENE ADAMS, CESAR REYES, PAM PHILPOTT, BRAND ON PHILPOTT, individually and …

Adams v. Benton County Sheriff, AR. Amended Complaint, Jail Debit Card Kickbacks, 2013

Brief • June 14, 2013

Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Commissary

Adams v. Benton County Sheriff, AR. Amended Complaint, Jail Debit Card Kickbacks, 2013 Case 5:13-cv-05074-PKH Document 18 Filed 06/14/13 Page 1 of 15 PageID #: 104 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION YVES EUGENE ADAMS, CESAR REYES, PAM PHILPOTT, BRANDON PHILPOTT, individually and on …

Arkansas Sheriff Took Kickbacks for Card Fees, Class-Action Suit Says

Article • May 15, 2013 • from PLN May, 2013

Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property

Arkansas Sheriff Took Kickbacks for Card Fees, Class-Action Suit Says by Erik De La Garza An Arkansas Sheriff received kickbacks from a company hired to convert cash seized from county jail prisoners to prepaid debit cards “with numerous exorbitant fees,” a federal class-action lawsuit claims. More than 2,200 people who …

Arkansas Prisoner’s Ad-Seg Reviews Held to be Meaningless; Case Remanded to Recalculate Damages

Article • May 15, 2013 • from PLN May, 2013

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Ad-Seg Hearings

Arkansas Prisoner’s Ad-Seg Reviews Held to be Meaningless; Case Remanded to Recalculate Damages by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an Arkansas federal district court’s finding that state prison officials denied a prisoner meaningful reviews of his placement in administrative segregation, but ordered a recalculation of the lower …