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Ohio DRC - Excluded publications - 2019

Publication • June 3, 2019

Filed under: Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship

Ohio DRC - Excluded publications - 2019 PRINTED MATERIALS AND BOOKS SCREENED AND EXCLUDED 4/30/2014 - 4/30/2019 TITLE OF PUBLICATION TYPE OF ITEM SUBTITLE 13 E SERIES BROCHURES-FLAT AND SMALL BOSOMS (2015) (2-2017), FLEXIBLE HUNNIES, BLOSSOMING YOUNG LADIES-SASHA 1 & 2, HAILEY 1 PRINTED MATERIAL AMAZING AMATEURS 1,THE O FACE …

Ohio police officer decertifications

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Ohio police officer decertifications Last Appointing Decertification Reason for Date of Birth Agency Effective Date Decertification Marion Police 5/14/2004 Perjury, Theft Abraham, Randy N. Department 10/19/1959 Licking County Receiving Stolen Ackerman, Andrew P.L. Sheriff’s Office 8/22/1974 1/23/2002 Property, guilty plea Miami County Deception to Obtain a Sheriff’s Office Adkins, Joshua …

“Free” Prisoner-Made Furniture Gets Ohio Prison Industry Officials in Hot Water

Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019

Filed under: Prison Labor

“Free” Prisoner-Made Furniture Gets Ohio Prison Industry Officials in Hot Water by Chad Marks by Chad Marks After an anonymous complaint was submitted to the Ohio Inspector General (OIG) in June 2017, the agency opened an investigation into misconduct by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) and Ohio …

Staffing Shortage at Ohio Legislative Oversight Committee has Interns Inspecting Prisons

Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Staffing, State Legislation

Staffing Shortage at Ohio Legislative Oversight Committee has Interns Inspecting Prisons by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An administrative staffing shortage at the Ohio legislature’s bi-chamber, eight-member Correctional Institution Inspection Committee has left unpaid interns responsible for inspecting 27 adult prisons and three juvenile facilities.  Five years ago, the Committee …

Ohio High Court Denies Relief to Prisoner Challenging White Supremacist Classification

Article • May 2, 2019

Filed under: Classification, Tattoos, Grievances

Ohio High Court Denies Relief to Prisoner Challenging White Supremacist Classification by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Ohio state prisoner William H. Evans Jr. was designated to be a white supremacist by a classification committee’s ruling in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC), the state’s prison system. This …

Ohio: Mandamus Action Moot Where Relief Has Been Granted

Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019

Filed under: Mandamus

Ohio: Mandamus Action Moot Where Relief Has Been Granted by On December 20, 2018, the Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner’s writ of mandamus against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC).  State prisoner William H. Evans, Jr. filed the mandamus petition against DRC director Gary …

Ohio County Jail Settles PLN Censorship Suit for $45,000

Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019

Filed under: Settlements, PLN Litigation, Censorship

Ohio County Jail Settles PLN Censorship Suit for $45,000 by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In response to a censorship lawsuit filed in 2017 by Prison Legal News’parent organization, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), Greene County, Ohio agreed to settle the case for $45,000. Filed in the U.S. District …

Federal Court Certifies Class in Ohio County Jail Debit Card Case

Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019

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

Federal Court Certifies Class in Ohio County Jail Debit Card Case by Chad Marks by Chad Marks On November 16, 2018, a federal judge in the Northern District of Ohio granted a motion for class certification in a case where jail staff were accused of issuing unsolicited fee-laden debit cards …

Ohio Governor Commutes Death Sentences, Grants Reprieves for Another

Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty, Death Row

Ohio Governor Commutes Death Sentences, Grants Reprieves for Another by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon As a child, Raymond Tibbetts lived a life straight out of a movie – a horror movie. He and his brothers were bounced from one foster home to another. Along their journey to adulthood, they …

Sixth Circuit Reverses Injunction Against Delousing and Group Strip Searches at Ohio Jail

Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019

Filed under: Strip Searches

Sixth Circuit Reverses Injunction Against Delousing and Group Strip Searches at Ohio Jail by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On November 2, 2018, the Sixth Circuit reversed a permanent injunction and summary judgment order entered by a federal district court in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action filed by former …

U.S. Marshals Report: Ohio County Jail “One of the Worst in the Country”

Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

U.S. Marshals Report: Ohio County Jail “One of the Worst in the Country” by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  One week after the release of a report by the U.S. Marshals Service on November 21, 2018, which described Ohio’s Cuyahoga County jail system as “one of the worst in the …

Ohio Jail’s Private Healthcare Provider Denied Summary Judgment in Failure to Treat Prisoner’s Fractured Pelvis

Article • March 5, 2019

Filed under: Naphcare, Pain, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Ohio Jail’s Private Healthcare Provider Denied Summary Judgment in Failure to Treat Prisoner’s Fractured Pelvis by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied motions for summary judgment filed by private healthcare provider NaphCare Inc. (NaphCare) and its employee Emergency Medical …

Three Wrongfully Convicted Ohio Prisoners Receive $19.5 Million

Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Conviction

Three Wrongfully Convicted Ohio Prisoners Receive $19.5 Million by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Eugene Johnson, Derrick Wheatt and Laurese Glover, also known as the East Cleveland Three, wrongfully convicted of the 1995 murder of Clifton Hudson, Jr., received a settlement totaling $4.5 million from Cuyahoga County, Ohio in March …

Ohio Prisoner Recovers $2,025 for Leg Injury Caused by Guard’s Pepper Ball

Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Shootings

Ohio Prisoner Recovers $2,025 for Leg Injury Caused by Guard’s Pepper Ball by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Ohio state prisoner Kimani Ware won a $2,025 judgment against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) on July 16, 2018. Following a trial, Magistrate Gary Peterson found the DRC was …

Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Interviews with Lucasville Prison Riot Participants

Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019

Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Censorship

Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Interviews with Lucasville Prison Riot Participants by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The April 1993 riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville resulted in the deaths of one guard and nine prisoners. Journalists have long tried to interview some of the prisoners involved …

Wade v. Eversole, et al., OH, Settlement, Pepper Spray, Restraint, Assault on Jail Prisoner, 2019

Brief • January 25, 2019

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Pain, Injury -- Misc., Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Failure to Protect (Staff), Staff Training, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Sixth Amendment, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Wade v. Eversole, et al., OH, Settlement, Pepper Spray, Restraint, Assault on Jail Prisoner, 2019 Case: 3:17-cv-00051-TMR Doc #: 80-2 Filed: 01/25/19 Page: 1 of 7 PAGEID #: 2151 EXHIBIT B Case: 3:17-cv-00051-TMR Doc #: 80-2 Filed: 01/25/19 Page: 2 of 7 PAGEID #: 2152 EXHIBIT B Case: 3:17-cv-00051-TMR Doc …

Conley v. Lorain County, OH, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2019

Brief • January 25, 2019

Filed under: Excessive Force

Conley v. Lorain County, OH, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-00193-CAB Doc #: 1 Filed: 01/25/19 1 of 18. PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION STEVEN CONLEY, c/o Malik Law 8437 Mayfield Road, Suite #101 Chesterland, OH 45202 ) ) CASE …

Prisoners Face Retaliation for Raising Concerns  About Criminal Justice System

Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Organizing, Work Strikes, Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform

Prisoners Face Retaliation for Raising Concerns About Criminal Justice System by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Prisoners who peacefully advocate for their rights, such as by filing lawsuits and grievances, and engaging in non-violent protests, regularly risk retaliation by prison officials. That was the case following a nationwide work strike …

Ohio County Jail Faces Increased Liability Due to Numerous Lawsuits

Article • January 8, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019

Filed under: Excessive Force, Immunity/Liability, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Ohio County Jail Faces Increased Liability Due to Numerous Lawsuits by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The Montgomery County Jail in Dayton, Ohio faces liabilities exceeding $10 million, as lawsuits continue to multiply. Former chief deputy Scott Landis testified to having no memory of any of the incidents that gave …

Clay, et al. v. Cuyahoga County, Ohio, et al., OH, class-action complaint, unconstitutional and deplorable jail conditions, 2018

Brief • December 20, 2018

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Food, Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Bedding, Jail Specific, Hygiene Supplies, Attorneys, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Religious Freedom, Staff Training, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment

Clay, et al. v. Cuyahoga County, Ohio, et al., OH, class-action complaint, unconstitutional and deplorable jail conditions, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-02929 Doc #: 1 Filed: 12/20/18 1 of 61. PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION TONYA CLAY, ANTHONY BONNER, JAMES MARTIN, GEORGETTE …