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In-the-News Article • February 7, 2015
PLN editor quoted re PA law restricting speech of prisoners and their supporters Feb. 7, 2015 Articles about PLN Litigation The Militant Vol. 79/No. 5      February 16, 2015 Lawsuits challenge new Penn. law silencing prisoners, press  BY BRIAN WILLIAMS Two lawsuits have been filed challenging a new Pennsylvania gag law that takes …
Crouse v. Allegheny County, PA, Pltff Response to MSJ, Inmate Suicide, 2014 Case 2:09-cv-01221-DSC Document 131 Filed 02/06/15 Page 1 of 12 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA BEVERLY CROUSE, as Administrator of the Estate of Shiva Lal Acharya, deceased, on behalf of the …
In-the-News Article • February 5, 2015
PLN quoted re Ohio's plan to reduce prison phone rates Feb. 5, 2015 Articles with PLN Quotes Marion Star Inmate call cost may drop 75 percent for loss of $15M Jona Ison9:43 p.m. EST February 5, 2015   Ohio inmates could soon pay 75 percent less to call friends and …
Padilla v. Beard, CA, Second Amended Complaint, Mental Health Services, 2015 Case 2:14-cv-01118-KJM-CKD Document 38 Filed 02/05/15 Page 1 of 29 1 LORI RIFKIN – 244081 RIFKIN LAW OFFICE 2 P.O Box 19169 Oakland, California 94619 3 Telephone: (415) 685-3591 Facsimile: (510) 255-6266 4 Email: lrifkin@rifkinlawoffice.com 5 Attorney for Plaintiff …
Filing • February 5, 2015
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN v. Co. of Bernalillo, et al., NM, Complaint, censorship, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00107-SCY-KBM Document 1 Filed 02/05/15 Page 1 of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF BERNALILLO; PHILLIP …
Brief • February 5, 2015
Buford v. IN DOC, IN, Complaint, family member banned from J-Pay video social media, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00157-SEB-TAB Document 1 Filed 02/05/15 Page 1 of 7 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION VALERIE BUFORD, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER, INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, in his official …
Brief • February 5, 2015
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN v. Co. of Bernalillo, et al., NM, Complaint, censorship, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00107-SCY-KBM Document 1 Filed 02/05/15 Page 1 of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF BERNALILLO; PHILLIP …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Arizona: Ruth Alvarez was battling breast cancer when she was arrested and jailed in Maricopa County for working under a false identity and being in the country illegally. In an unprecedented plea deal, Alvarez was released on April 17, 2014 so she could …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Ninth Circuit: Abstention Inapplicable in First Amendment Cases by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Abstention Inapplicable in First Amendment Cases by Mark Wilson On April 7, 2014, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court had improperly abstained from hearing a claim that a state court violated the …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Tennessee Jail Breached Duty to Provide Medical Care; Damages Trial Ordered by David Reutter Tennessee Jail Breached Duty to Provide Medical Care; Damages Trial Ordered by David Reutter he Tennessee Court of Appeals has held the Tipton County Jail (TCJ) breached its duty of care by failing to provide a …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Change in Florida Jail Policy Leads to Increased Homelessness by David Reutter Change in Florida Jail Policy Leads to Increased Homelessness by David M. Reutter For those without resources or help from family or friends, being released from jail has always been difficult. A change in policy in Broward County, …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Prison Legal News Interviews Musician Wayne Kramer by Paul Wright Prison Legal News Interviews Musician Wayne Kramer On October 13, 2014, PLN editor Paul Wright interviewed Wayne Kramer at his office in Los Angeles. Mr. Kramer is a musician, singer, songwriter and producer; he also served more than two years …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Eighth Circuit: Atheist Prisoner States Coerced Religious-Based Treatment Claim by Mark Wilson Eighth Circuit: Atheist Prisoner States Coerced Religious-Based Treatment Claim by Mark Wilson On March 28, 2014, the EighthCircuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s sua sponte dismissal of a prisoner’s coerced religious-based treatment claim. Missouri prisoner Randall …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Georgia’s High Court Finds No Categorical Right to Counsel in Civil Contempt Proceedings by David Reutter Georgia’s High Court Finds No Categorical Right to Counsel in Civil Contempt Proceedings by David Reutter The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed an appellate court’s ruling that decertified a plaintiff class of indigent parents who …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut
GEO Group Rescinds $6 Million Donation to Name Stadium at Florida University by David Reutter GEO Group Rescinds $6 Million Donation to Name Stadium at Florida University by David M. Reutter A student-led coalition against naming the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) football stadium after private prison firm GEO Group claimed …
Private Prison Companies Reject Resolutions to Fund Rehabilitative, Reentry Programs by Private Prison Companies Reject Resolutions to Fund Rehabilitative, Reentry Programs On December 23, 2014, GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest for-profit prison firm, demonstrated it was a “grinch” by objecting to a shareholder resolution that would require the company to …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Claiming Lack of Medical Care by Matthew Clarke Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Claiming Lack of Medical Care by Matt Clarke On March 12, 2014, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part a district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit …
Prison Violence in Brazil Connected to Abuse, Gangs, Overcrowding by Prison Violence in Brazil Connected to Abuse, Gangs, Overcrowding A wave of riots and killings is sweeping inside and outside prisons in Brazil, but authorities and observers differ on whether the violence is the fault of rival gangs competing for …
Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s ADA/RA Claims by Mark Wilson Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s ADA/RA Claims by Mark Wilson The Eighth Circuit has reversed in part the dismissal of a Missouri prisoner’s claims related to accommodation of his disabilities. In 2004, Missouri Department of Corrections (MDOC) prisoner …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Misconduct at Washington State Civil Commitment Center as Concern Grows Over Releases by David Reutter Misconduct at Washington State Civil Commitment Center as Concern Grows Over Releases by David M. Reutter Washington state’s Special Commitment Center (SCC), which was created to house and treat prisoners classified as violent sexual predators, …
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