Utah Governor's 'Pal' Dupes Parole Officials by Michael Blake Jensen, an admitted con artist and pathological liar was on parole for the fourth time in early 1995. He was facing possible parole violation and felony theft, and Utah parole officer David Olive and his partner, Swen Heimburg, were prepared to …
Utah Prisoners May Build Own Cages by In a 1997 Utah state budget bill, the legislature directed that an "inmate construction and building maintenance" program be developed. "The purpose of this program should be to expand inmate employment in construction-related fields in order to provide training for the inmate and …
Prisoner's Death Throws Utah DOC into Turmoil by On March 19, 1997, Michael Valent--a schizophrenic prisoner housed in the mental health wing of a Utah prison--died while confined in a "restraining chair." Valent was strapped into the device for 16 hours without a break, his arms and legs immobilized. Preliminary …
Utah Supreme Court Vacates Damage Reduction in Prison Suit by The Utah supreme court held that prisoners can sue for money damages for violation of their state constitutional rights, a landmark ruling for Utah prisoners. Roger Bott, a Utah state prisoner, sought medical care when he began experiencing vision problems. …
RFRA Analyzed and Applied in 10th Circuit by The court of appeals for the tenth circuit has issued its first ruling analyzing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-1, holding that it may well require prison officials to provide Native American prisoners with sweat lodge facilities. Robert …
10th Circuit Vacates Utah Court Access Order by In the November, 1994, issue of PLN we reported Carper v. Deland, 851 F. Supp. 1506 (D UT 1994) which involved a class action suit filed by Utah state prisoners claiming that the DOC's method of providing court access, contract attorneys with …
Time Barred Dismissal Reversed by The court of appeals for the tenth circuit has held that a district court erred when it dismissed a prisoner's suit as being time barred when it was not clear from the face of the complaint if the applicable time limits had been tolled. David …
UT DOC Violates Court Access Rights by Utah state prisoners filed a class action suit against Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) officials claiming a failure to provide them with constitutionally adequate access to the courts. The district court agreed with the prisoners and issued an injunction ordering the UDC to …
UT Section 1983 Statute of Limitations Struck Down by In 1987 the Utah state legislature enacted section 78-12-28(3) which provided a two year period in which to bring an "action for injury to the personal rights of another as a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983." This is …
UT Property Regs Create Liberty Interest by Jeffrey Abbot is a Utah state prisoner. He filed suit claiming his rights to due process were violated when he was transferred to administrative segregation (ad seg) and his personal property (books, bible, magazines, hygiene items, etc.) were confiscated. He also claimed that …
Prisoners Have Right to Privacy in Their Mail by Prisoners Have Right to Privacy in their Mail David Jolivet is a Utah state prisoner who married Dorothy Pacheco, a member of a prisoner rights group named "Pepper". Prior to marrying Jolivet, Pacheco had been married to another Utah prisoner named …
Court Bans Double Celling by Since 1986 Utah state prison officials have planned to double cell the Wasatch unit of the Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah. In the 1970's Utah prison officials entered into a consent decree with prisoners obligating them to avoid double celling. The prisoners had sought, …
UT FSH Response to Proposal for Contract 2008 Request for Proposal to Provision Inmate Communications Systems / Service for the State of Utah Proposal Response Respectfully Submitted By: Dale Cherrington, Account Executive 2608 Terah Maria Drive ● Taylorsville, UT 84118 February 27, 2008 The information contained in this proposal is …
Utah 2012-13 Inmate Phone Rates From: Stephen Gehrke [mailto:sgehrke@utah.gov] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 2:30 PM To: David Ganim Subject: Re: debit & prepaid rates for inmates Hi David, Sorry for the delay. I had to track down the contract for the answers and was finally able to do so... …
UT Contract with FSH 2008 STATE OF UTAH - STATE COOPERATIVE CONTRACT CONTRACT NUMBER AR-500 1. CONTRACTING PARTIES: This State Cooperative Contract is between the Division of Purchasing and General Services, an agency of the State of Utah, and the following CONTRACTOR: FSH Communications LLC LEGAL STATUS OF CONTRACTOR Sole …
UT Contract with GTL 2008-2013 with FSH RFP - ~~ ~ ~ STATE OF UTAH COOPERATIVE CONTRACT AMENDMENT AMENDMENT # 4 CONTRACT II AH500 Original Starring Date: 0'8/0 J f08 Expiration DalL' : 07/31/13 TO BE ATTACHED AND MADE PART OF 1he sp(lci"l'iei.! contract by and between the Statt': of …
UT Phone Kickbacks 2006-2008 Cooperative Contract Activity Summary Contract Number: AR500 TELECOMMUNICATIONS-INMATE TELEPHONE Description: SYSTEMS Vendor Name: FSH COMMUNICATIONS Vendor Reports (Click 'View' for vendor report detail)* Fiscal Fiscal Higher Public Special State Source City/Town County Unspecified Year Qtr Ed Ed Service Agency Total 2006 3 View 0 63,995 0 …
UT Phone Kickbacks Info as of 2008 Mike, This is the only information I could obtain on contract PD-917 with AT&T on the revenues paid to the state. AT&T will pay 38.0% on the gross Inter-Lata traffic. There will be no deduction for uncollectible, unbillable, or fraudulent calls. U S …
