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GEO Group claims "no hunger strike" at ICE facility; PLN quoted

In-the-News Article • May 6, 2015

GEO Group claims "no hunger strike" at ICE facility; PLN quoted May 6, 2015 Articles with PLN Quotes Palm Beach Post Hunger strike? What hunger strike? GEO asks as protests mark meeting &nbsp;2:28 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2015&nbsp; &nbsp; BOCA RATON &mdash;&nbsp;A GEO Group executive Wednesday denied reports of a …

Tribble v. Greene et al, DC, Complaint, wrongful conviction imprisonment, 2015

Brief • May 6, 2015

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Tribble v. Greene et al, DC, Complaint, wrongful conviction imprisonment, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00710-GK Document 1 Filed 05/08/15 Page 1 of 43 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SANTAE A. TRIBBLE, 210 Oakwood St., S.E, Unit 206 Washington, D.C. 20032 Plaintiff, v. Detective RAYMOND JEFFREY GREENE, …

Coats v. Fox, CA, Settlement, failure to treat hep c, 2015

Brief • May 5, 2015

Filed under: Hepatitis, Failure to Treat, Malpractice

Coats v. Fox, CA, Settlement, failure to treat hep c, 2015 COPY 5, zo/S ^ Page 1of 4 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE I. PARTIES This Settlement Agreement and Release (Agreement) concerns William Thomas Coats (Plaintiff) and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) onbehalf of Defendant Michael Fox. Plaintiff, …

Bear v. Delaware County, OH, Amended Complaint, Taco Bell Negligence, 2015

Brief • May 4, 2015

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Accidents, Police

Bear v. Delaware County, OH, Amended Complaint, Taco Bell Negligence, 2015 Case: 2:14-cv-00043-GCS-TPK Doc #: 93 Filed: 05/04/15 Page: 1 of 13 PAGEID #: 806 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION MICHAEL BEAR c/o Gerhardstein & Branch Co. LPA 432 Walnut Street, Suite 400 Cincinnati, OH …

Heard et al. v. Finco, MI, Memo Order holding in contempt, religious diet, 2015

Brief • May 4, 2015

Filed under: Contempt (Civil Procedure), Religious Diet

Heard et al. v. Finco, MI, Memo Order holding in contempt, religious diet, 2015 Case 1:13-cv-00373-GJQ-HWB Doc #191 Filed 05/04/15 Page 1 of 12 Page ID#1720 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION __________________________ LAMONT HEARD, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:13-CV-373 TOM FINCO, …

Hill v. BOP, CO, Second Amended Complaint - LGBTQ Inmate Treatment and Protection, 2015

Brief • May 2, 2015

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender)

Hill v. BOP, CO, Second Amended Complaint - LGBTQ Inmate Treatment and Protection, 2015 Case Case1:13-cv-03404-MSK-NYW 1:13-cv-03404-MSK-NYW Document Document86-1 89 Filed Filed06/01/15 05/29/15 USDC USDCColorado Colorado Page Page11ofof49 49 Exhibit 1—Proposed Second Amended Complaint IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 13-cv-03404-MSK-BNB SCOTT …

Ouwerkerk v. Rockingham County, NH, 2nd Amended Complaint, Failure to Protect - Jail, 2015

Brief • May 2, 2015

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Juveniles)

Ouwerkerk v. Rockingham County, NH, 2nd Amended Complaint, Failure to Protect - Jail, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ****************************** Peter Ouwerkerk, * Plaintiff, * * -against * * Rockingham County, Stephen Church, * Superintendent, Rockingham County * Department of Corrections, * Correction Officers Edna …

Waters v. City of Arlington, TX, Complaint, inmate death restraints strangulation, 2015

Brief • May 2, 2015

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Train/Supervise, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

Waters v. City of Arlington, TX, Complaint, inmate death restraints strangulation, 2015 Case 4:15-cv-00384-A Document 1 Filed 05/20/15 Page 1 of 8 PageID 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH DIVISION BOBBIE WATERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JONATHAN …

The Price of Jails: Taxpayer Cost of Local Incarceration, Vera Institute, 2015

Publication • May 1, 2015

Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems

The Price of Jails: Taxpayer Cost of Local Incarceration, Vera Institute, 2015 The Price of Jails: Measuring the Taxpayer Cost of Local Incarceration CENTER ON SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS MAY 2015 Christian Henrichson • Joshua Rinaldi • Ruth Delaney FROM THE PRESIDENT A look at who is currently in jail—and why—makes …

Jones v. County of Salem, NJ, Complaint, ADA diabetes mental illness guard brutality medical neglect, 2015

Brief • May 1, 2015

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Diabetes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Americans with Disabilities Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Jones v. County of Salem, NJ, Complaint, ADA diabetes mental illness guard brutality medical neglect, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-03093-NLH-AMD Document 1 Filed 05/01/15 Page 1 of 15 PageID: 1 JOSEPH C. GRASSI, ESQUIRE New Jersey Attorney ID#033391981 BARRY, CORRADO & GRASSI, P.C. 2700 Pacific Avenue Wildwood, NJ 08260 (P) (609) 729‐1333 …

Woodruff v. County of Sussex, NJ, Complaint, Jail Assault, 2015

Brief • April 30, 2015

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Woodruff v. County of Sussex, NJ, Complaint, Jail Assault, 2015 PATTI &PATTI, ESQS. Fax:1-973-729-4367 Aus 12 2015 01:50p~ P014/022 ! :· PATTI & PATTI, LLC Jeffrey M. Patti, Esq. (#05020199S) 255 Woodport Road Sparta, New Jersey 07871 (973) 729-5040 Attorneys for Plaintiff RECBYED. &FlLEl'i APR 3 0 2016 8-ClllrfU.Oi•tlw ROBERT …

Lacy v. Dart, IL, Order Certifying Class, Wheelchairs, 2015

Brief • April 30, 2015

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act

Lacy v. Dart, IL, Order Certifying Class, Wheelchairs, 2015 Case: 1:14-cv-06259 Document #: 142 Filed: 04/30/15 Page 1 of 15 PageID #:4484 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHNATHAN LACY, KENNETH FARRIS, MARQUIS BOWERS, MAURICE BOSTON, KEVIN DAWSON, individually and for all …

Ezell v. Talbot, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015

Brief • April 30, 2015

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

Ezell v. Talbot, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 2:13-cv-02054-HAB # 61 Page 1 of 14 E-FILED Thursday, 30 April, 2015 09:48:09 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JOVAN EZELL, Plaintiff, -vsDR. PAULA. TALBOT, and WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC. …

Dunn et al v. Dunna et al, AL, Mot to Compel Adequate Site Inspections, ADOC disabled prisoners mental, 2015

Brief • April 30, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Dunn et al v. Dunna et al, AL, Mot to Compel Adequate Site Inspections, ADOC disabled prisoners mental, 2015 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-TFM Document 152 Filed 04/30/15 Page 1 of 29 INTHE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA JOSHUA DUNN, ET AL., ) ) ) ) ) ) …

USA v. Secretary FL DOC, FL, Order on Mots for SJ, religious diet kosher, 2015

Brief • April 30, 2015

Filed under: Religious Diet

USA v. Secretary FL DOC, FL, Order on Mots for SJ, religious diet kosher, 2015 Case 1:12-cv-22958-PAS Document 498 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/30/2015 Page 1 of 31 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SO UTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE N O.12.22958-ClV-SEITZ/TURNOFF UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA , Plaintiff, SECRETARY,FLORIDA DEPARTM …

USA v. FL DOC, Order, RLUIPA kosher, 2015

Brief • April 30, 2015

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Conditions of Confinement, Food, Religious Diet

USA v. FL DOC, Order, RLUIPA kosher, 2015 Case 1:12-cv-22958-PAS Document 498 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/30/2015 Page 1 of 31 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 12-22958-CIV-SEITZ/TURNOFF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants. _________________________ / ORDER ON …

Hebeler v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015

Brief • April 30, 2015

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

Hebeler v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 3:13-cv-03419-SEM-TSH # 19 Page 1 of 8 E-FILED Thursday, 30 April, 2015 09:37:55 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD No. 3:13-cv-03419-SEM-TSH UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION EDWARD W. HEBELER Plaintiff, vs. DR. ROSALINA GONZALES, M.D., and …

Federal court strikes down PA law restricting prisoners' speech in suit filed by PLN, other plaintiffs

In-the-News Article • April 29, 2015

Federal court strikes down PA law restricting prisoners' speech in suit filed by PLN, other plaintiffs April 29, 2015 Articles about PLN Litigation Associated Press Judge Tosses 'Mental Anguish' Law Aimed at Mumia Abu-Jamal By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAPRIL 28, 2015, 8:00 P.M. E.D.T. &nbsp; HARRISBURG, Pa. &mdash; A federal judge …

HRDC attends GEO Group shareholder meeting, protest in Boca Raton, FL

In-the-News Article • April 29, 2015

HRDC attends GEO Group shareholder meeting, protest in Boca Raton, FL April 29, 2015 PLN Press Releases Prison Legal News PRESS RELEASE Human Rights Defense Center and Grassroots Leadership &nbsp; For Immediate Release April 29, 2015 &nbsp; Over 100 Private Prison Protestors Converge at GEO Group&rsquo;s Shareholder Meeting Company denies …

HRDC participates in GEO Group shareholder meeting protest

In-the-News Article • April 28, 2015

HRDC participates in GEO Group shareholder meeting protest April 28, 2015 PLN Press Releases Prison Legal News PRESS RELEASE Human Rights Defense Center For Immediate Release April 28, 2015 &nbsp; Private Prison Protestors to Converge at GEO Group Shareholder Meeting on April 29 Boca Raton, FL &ndash; The Human Rights …