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Article • August 18, 2022
California Prison Optometry Labs Under Pressure to Do Better by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott In August 2022, Senate Bill 1089 moved forward in the California Assembly, seeking to cut long turnaround times for eyeglasses made by prisoners working in the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA). If passed, …
Article • August 18, 2022
California Court Tells State Prisoner His $12 Monthly Pay Is Enough to Pay Court-Ordered Fines and Fees by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On January 11, 2022, the California Court of Appeals rejected the plea of a state prisoner who argued he was charged $3,210 in fines and fees without …
Article • August 18, 2022
Three Former Hawaii Jail Guards Convicted in Assault on Prisoner and Cover-Up by Jo Ellen Nott By Jo Ellen Nott On July 8, 2022, a federal jury convicted three former guards from the Hawaii Community Correctional Center for a vicious assault on a prisoner in June 2015. The three, Jason …
Article • August 18, 2022
Monkeypox Discovered in Chicago Jail by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart Officials say the danger to general population and staff in Chicago’s Cook County Jail is low following a case of monkeypox there that was announced on July 21, 2022. The office of Sheriff Tom Dart said that the infected …
Article • August 8, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Seventh Circuit Says No Evidence Illinois Prisoner Lied About Endangerment to Circumvent PLRA’s Three-Strikes Rule by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a district court committed clear error when it found that a severely mentally ill …
Sixth Circuit Says Kentucky DOC Chief Too “High Up the Chain of Command” to Be Liable for Prisoner’s Negligent Death by David Reutter By David M. Reutter Granting qualified immunity (QI) to acting Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC) Commissioner James Erwin on October 8, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals …
Article • August 5, 2022
Filed under: Juvenile Prisons
Louisiana Moves Juvenile Offenders to Troubled State Penitentiary at Angola by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) announced on July 19, 2022, that approximately 25 teenage juvenile offenders will be transferred from a residential center near New Orleans to temporary housing at the …
Article • August 5, 2022
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
More BOP Guards at FCI-Dublin “Rape Club” Accused of Sex Abuse by Female Prisoners by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Marie Washington and Laura Chaney, former prisoners at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Dublin, California, are the latest women to allege they were victims of sexual abuse …
Article • August 5, 2022
Despite $200 Million Bond Sale Shortfall, Alabama Moves Forward with New Prison Construction by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott  On June 30, 2022, Alabama officials announced they were proceeding with plans to build two “mega” prisons for $1.2 billion despite being falling $200 million short in a bond …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
The Filth & the Fury: Philly Jails Descend into Murderous Chaos by J.D. Schmidt by J.D. Schmidt OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO and a half years, Philadelphia’s jails appear to be failing on nearly every level, from staffing and security to medical and mental health care, occupational opportunities, …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright If this month’s cover story appears to be another case of déjà vu all over again, it is because we have been reporting on murder, mayhem and misery in the Philadelphia jail system for decades. As we have for many other …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
$1,425,000 Paid to Epileptic Illinois Detainee Denied Medication Who Suffered Seizure and Fell From Upper Bunk in Jail by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins On December 26, 2021, a federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by an epileptic former Illinois jail detainee after he accepted $1,425,000 to settle claims that …
The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Prison Gaming and AR/VR Services by Cooper Quintin, Beryl Lipton by Cooper Quintin and Beryl Lipton This article was originally published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation on September 9, 2021. It is reprinted here, with permission. No matter how many rights are taken away from …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
California Appellate Court Reverses $2.7 Million Award for Wrongful Death of Woman Murdered by Grandson on Parole by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett In a stunning decision reached on December 16, 2021, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District, absolved the state Department of Corrections …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Ninth Circuit Strikes Nevada Ban on Muslim Prisoner’s Scented Prayer Oil, Allows Conditions-of-Confinement Claim Also to Proceed by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On January 26, 2022, a Muslim Nevada prisoner notched his second victory in as many months against state prison officials at the U.S. Court of Appeals for …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Nakamoto Group Accused of Rubber-Stamping ICE Facility Inspections by Alan Gaynor by Alan Gaynor Mary Shelly’s first novel, Frankenstein, describes how one man creates a biological monster from parts of other creatures. Dr. Frankenstein, its creator, realizes his mistake and makes its destruction his mission. The sprawling network of detention …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Filed under: Prisoner Media
The Prisoner-Run Radio Station That’s Reaching Men on Death Row by Keri Blakinger They can’t go to classes or prison jobs, and they don’t have tablets or televisions. But they do have radios. by Keri Blakinger This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
ACLU Wins FOIA Case at Michigan Supreme Court, Which Says Records May Be Exempted Only by Statute, Not Regulation by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a decision reached on February 4, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court handed the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) a …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Federal Judge Allows Retroactive Benefit Reduction for Incarcerated Veteran by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 20, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may make a post-incarceration decision to reduce benefits retroactively for a veteran imprisoned …
Three Killed in Gang Activity at Mississippi Private Prisons Plus High-Profile Escape, But Only One MTC Guard Arrested by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Though a state investigation concluded a Mississippi prisoner had inside help making a short-lived escape in September 2021, no charges have ever been announced for officials …
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