Huerta v. Ewing, IN, Amended Complaint, Jail Conditions, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-00397-JMS-MJD Document 14 Filed 11/22/16 Page 1 of 18 PageID #: 87 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION Jauston Huerta, Durand Randle, Carl Sherb, Thomas Bolton, Jr., Curtis Gillie, Derek Hicks, Individually And On Behalf …
Indiana Woman Spared Death Penalty and Eventually Released Takes Own Life by Derek Gilna Paula Cooper, convicted for participating in a murder of an elderly grandmother in Indiana in 1984, when she was 15, was sentenced to death before eventually having her sentence commuted in 1989 to 60 years in …
Indiana Federal Court Certifies Habeas Corpus Class of Prisoners Disciplined for Refusing to Admit Guilt in Sex Offender Program by Matthew Clarke On September 30, 2015, a U.S. district court certified a class of Indiana state prisoners who refused to admit their guilt as part of the Indiana Sex Offender …
Seventh Circuit Holds Indiana Must Provide Process to Appeal Errors in Sex Offender Registry by Matthew Clarke On August 26, 2012, the Seventh Circuit court of appeals held that the Indiana Department of Corrections (DOC) must provide a procedure by which persons listed on the state's "Sex and Violent Offender …
Indiana Prisoner Dies after Cell Extraction by In 2012, Pendleton Correctional Facility prisoner Justin Addler was one of 40 people charged in connection with a cell phone smuggling ring at three Indiana prisons. The phones were used to arrange sales of methamphetamine, heroin and LSD outside the facilities. [See: PLN, …
Indiana ACLU Announces Settlement to Help Mentally Ill Prisoners by Derek Gilna In 2008, long before the issue became a focus of national attention, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana filed a federal civil rights suit against the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC), challenging inadequate treatment of mentally …
Willis v. Comissioner of Indiana DOC, IN, Complaint, Prison Newspaper Censorship, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION WESLEY WILLIS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) COMMISSIONER OF THE INDIANA ) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, in his ) official capacity, and SUPERINTENDENT ) …
Seventh Circuit Reverses Denial of Former Prison Guard’s Marriage to Prisoner by Derek Gilna Rebecca Riker, a kitchen supervisor at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Indiana, became romantically involved with prisoner Paul Vest, who also worked in the kitchen. When their relationship was exposed, Riker resigned her position and …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Clay County Jail, Brazil, IN, ICE, 2015 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Chicago Field Office Clay County Jail Brazil, …
Woodring v. Commissioner, IN, Settlement, Kosher Diet, 2016 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION BRIAN WOODRING, Plaintiff, V. No. 1:16-ov-62855-RLY-MPB COMMISSIONER, INDIANA OF CORRECTION, Defendant. Private Settlement Agreement "Hie parties enter into this Private Settlement Agreement pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3626(c) and say that: 1. The …
Woodring v. Commissioner, IN, Settlement Authorization, Kosher Diet, 2016 Release and Authorization Brian Woodring says that: 1. I am the plaintiff in the case entitled Woodring v. Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction, No. 1:16-cv-2855-RLY-MPB. 2. I am aware that this case challenges the fact that I have not been allowed …
Woodring v. Commissioner, IN, Complaint, Kosher Diet, 2016 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION BRIAN WOODRING, Plaintiff, No. V. COMMISIONER, INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, Defendant. Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Introduction 1. Brian Woodring is a Jewish prisoner who has been committed to the custody …
Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Terre Haute Prisoner’s FTCA Suit by Derek Gilna Federal prisoner Charles D. Keller filed a lawsuit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) against prison officials at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, seeking damages after he was assaulted by another prisoner. Despite his …
$360,000 Verdict Against Indiana Sheriff for Denying Prompt Court Hearings by An Indiana federal court awarded nearly $360,000 in a class-action lawsuit alleging the Allen County Sheriff’s Office violated arrestees’ due process rights by failing to bring them before a court within 48 hours. The class consisted of 962 people …
Deaths of Prisoners in Indiana, California and Arkansas Linked to Flu Virus by Joe Watson A winter outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus is being blamed for the death of one prisoner and sickening 40 others, including five staff members, at the Putnamville Correctional Facility in Greencastle, Indiana in January …
Indiana Court of Appeals: Standard of Medical Care Same In and Out of Prison by Matthew T. Clarke In an opinion dated November 10, 2014, the Court of Appeals of Indiana overturned a trial court's holding that a lower standard of medical care applied to prisoners and reversed that court's …
What It's Like to Be Trapped in an Experimental Unit Within a U.S. Prison by An Interview with CCR Client Abdul-Ali By Nahal Zamani, Center for Constitutional Rights Abdul-Ali (aka Avon Twitty) was a plaintiff in Aref v. Holder, CCR’s federal lawsuit challenging policies and practices at the federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP’s) Communications …
ASPE Research Brief: Multi-site Family Study on Incarceration, Parenting and Partnering, ASPE, DHHS, 2016 ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PLANNING AND EVALUATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MARCH 2016 MULTI-SITE FAMILY STUDY ON INCARCERATION, PARENTING AND PARTNERING Change in Couple Relationships Before, During, and …
