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Doctor Involved in Botched Oklahoma Execution Unsuccessfully Sued in Federal Court

Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015

Filed under: Malpractice, Qualified Immunity, Death Penalty, Wrongful Death

Doctor Involved in Botched Oklahoma Execution Unsuccessfully Sued in Federal Court by Christopher Zoukis Doctor Involved in Botched Oklahoma Execution Unsuccessfully Sued in Federal Court by Christopher Zoukis The family of Oklahoma prisoner Clayton Lockett, whose botched execution caused international outrage, filed a federal lawsuit that accused the doctor who …

CCA Prison in Ohio Loses BOP Contract

Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut

CCA Prison in Ohio Loses BOP Contract by CCA Prison in Ohio Loses BOP Contract The privately-owned Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NOCC) in Youngstown no longer holds prisoners for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) after the federal agency declined to renew its contract with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). According …

News In Brief

Article • September 24, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015

Filed under: News in Brief

News In Brief by Alabama: On April 9, 2013, Kenneth Wayne Patton was arrested on a domestic violence charge. When he arrived at the Etowah County Jail, he informed guards that he used to be employed at the St. Clair Correctional Facility and should be put in protective custody. Despite …

Does Political Spending by Private Prison Firms in Oklahoma Influence Prison Reform?

Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Avalon, Lobbying

Does Political Spending by Private Prison Firms in Oklahoma Influence Prison Reform? by Joe Watson Does Political Spending by Private Prison Firms in Oklahoma Influence Prison Reform? by Joe Watson Three private prison corporations, including the nation’s two largest, have contributed more than a combined $400,000 to political candidates in …

Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy

Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015

Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Marriage

Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy by Michael Brodheim Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy by Michael Brodheim Corrections officials in Arizona have changed a policy related to prisoner marriages to allow same-sex unions, now that such marriages are legal in the state. However, prisoners are …

Two Former Oklahoma Prison Guards Get Deferred Sentences in Prisoner’s Death

Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015

Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides

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 …

Video Shows Tulsa Jail Prisoner Subjected to “Horrific” Treatment Prior to Death

Article • April 9, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015

Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Video Shows Tulsa Jail Prisoner Subjected to “Horrific” Treatment Prior to Death by Video Shows Tulsa Jail Prisoner Subjected to “Horrific” Treatment Prior to Death An Oklahoma federal district court denied a request to modify a protective order to allow the release of video footage of the treatment of a …

Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries

Article • April 9, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015

Filed under: Health Professionals, Ltd., Medication, Malpractice, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries by Matthew Clarke Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries by Matt Clarke An Illinois doctor whose medical care – or lack thereof – was linked to the deaths of prisoners in multiple …

When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems

Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015

Filed under: Classification, Work Release, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Community Education Centers, Contractor Misconduct, Prison Rebellion, Escapes, Failure to Protect (General), Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Alternative Sentencing

When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems by Derek Gilna When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems by Derek Gilna A recent interest among government officials in reducing prison populations as a way to cut costs, stemming from the 2008 Great Recession that resulted in significant budget deficits, has placed renewed emphasis …

Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case

Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015

Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Retroactivity, Ex Post Facto, State Legislation

Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey On November 19, 2013, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings a case involving a registered sex …

$14.5 Million Awarded to Oklahoma Man for 14 Years Wrongful Imprisonment

Article • January 9, 2015

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$14.5 Million Awarded to Oklahoma Man for 14 Years Wrongful Imprisonment by $14.5 Million Awarded to Oklahoma Man for 14 Years Wrongful Imprisonment A Tulsa, Oklahoma, man freed in 2002 after spending 14 years in prison for a rape he did not commit won a $14.5 Million award after a …

Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case

Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014

Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Ex Post Facto, State Legislation

Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey On November 19, 2013, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings a case involving a registered sex …

Prosecutors Breaking Bad

Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014

Filed under: Attorney Misconduct, Prosecutors, Wrongful Conviction, Criminal Procedure

Prosecutors Breaking Bad by Prosecutors Breaking Bad The following are various cases in which prosecutors have reportedly engaged in misconduct, ethical violations or criminal behavior, which evidence the need for effective solutions to the persistent problem of prosecutorial abuses. California In 2012, the California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence …

Tenth Circuit Holds “Consensual” Sex Defeats Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Claim

Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault

Tenth Circuit Holds “Consensual” Sex Defeats Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Claim by Mark Wilson Tenth Circuit Holds “Consensual” Sex Defeats Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Claim by Mark Wilson The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a female prisoner’s “consensual” sex with two guards did not violate the Eighth Amendment. Stacey …

Oklahoma Supreme Court Upholds Sheriffs Removal from Office

Article • October 5, 2014

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Oklahoma Supreme Court Upholds Sheriffs Removal from Office by Oklahoma Supreme Court Upholds Sheriffs Removal from Office   The Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld a Sheriff’s removal from office for willful misconduct, holding that the State was not required to pursue all alleged acts to justify removal. The Court also held …

Oklahoma Jail Guard Sentenced to 18 Months for Maliciously Tasering Detainee

Article • October 3, 2014

Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers

Oklahoma Jail Guard Sentenced to 18 Months for Maliciously Tasering Detainee by Oklahoma Jail Guard Sentenced to 18 Months for Maliciously Tasering Detainee   A former guard at Oklahoma’s Bryant Count Jail (BCJ) has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for assaulting a detainee.   During a May …

Transferred Prisoner May Sue Oklahoma Officials in Oregon Court

Article • September 18, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014

Filed under: Out of State Transfers

Transferred Prisoner May Sue Oklahoma Officials in Oregon Court by Mark Wilson Transferred Prisoner May Sue Oklahoma Officials in Oregon Court by Mark Wilson In an October 9, 2013 ruling, the Oregon Court of Appeals held that Oregon courts have personal jurisdiction over Oklahoma prison officials with respect to claims …

Snow v. Board of County Commissioners, OK, Complaint, Wrongful Death Diabetes, 2014

Brief • August 26, 2014

Filed under: Diabetes, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Snow v. Board of County Commissioners, OK, Complaint, Wrongful Death Diabetes, 2014 Case 5:14-cv-00911-HE Document 1 Filed 08/26/14 Page 1 of 45 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA 1. GARY SNOW, Special Administrator of the Estate of Kory Wilson, Deceased; 2. Kristle Jimenez, mother …

How to Starve the For-profit Prison Beast

Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014

Filed under: Private Prisons, Sentencing

How to Starve the For-profit Prison Beast by Justin Jones How to Starve the For-profit Prison Beast by Justin Jones I know some private prison lobbyists who would love it if you were found with a cell phone. Assuming, of course, that you’re already locked in one of the prisons …

D.A. Drops Charges Against Oklahoma Parole Board Members

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

Filed under: Parole Board Misconduct

D.A. Drops Charges Against Oklahoma Parole Board Members by Christopher Zoukis D.A. Drops Charges Against Oklahoma Parole Board Members   by Christopher Zoukis   Five members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board (Board) will not face trial for criminal violations of the state’s Open Meeting Act, after signing a …