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Article • January 14, 2015
Prisoner Beating in Erie County Results in Guard's Conviction and Settlement by Matthew Clarke Prisoner Beating in Erie County Results in Guard's Conviction and Settlement by Matt Clarke A guard at the Erie County Holding Center (ECHC) in Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty to involvement in a prisoner beating and …
In-the-News Article • January 14, 2015
HRDC prison phone justice director quoted in article on video visitation Jan. 14, 2015 Articles with PLN Quotes Northwest Public Radio Visit A Loved One In Prison? It'll Cost You January 13, 2015 By ROWAN MOORE GERETY Over the years, local governments have turned to private companies to manage more and …
In-the-News Article • January 14, 2015
More coverage of suit against PA law limiting prisoners' free speech Jan. 14, 2015 Articles about PLN Litigation Pennsylvania Record Free speech law inspired by cop-killer challenged by media outlets, ACLU January 14, 2015 10:43 AM By JIM BOYLE   HARRISBURG – The three weeks it took to propose, pass and …
Brief • January 14, 2015
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Williams v. Russo et al, GA, Order on MTD, legal mail, 2015.pdf Case 5:14-cv-00287-CAR Document 37 Filed 01/14/15 Page 1 of 9 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION MARIO WILLIAMS, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : No. 5:14‐cv‐287 (CAR) ANDREW RUSSO, …
Brief • January 14, 2015
Rodriguez v. County of Contra Costa, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force - K9 Attack, 2015 ( SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between DANIEL RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff ("PLAINTIFF"), and COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, OAK.LEY POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF OAKLEY, and ROGER CANADY …
Nebraska: Dakota County Shells Out $575,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Lawsuits Against Former Sheriff by Nebraska: Dakota County Shells Out $575,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Lawsuits Against Former Sheriff In January 2013, Dakota County, Nebraska settled a federal lawsuit brought by Alana Crutcher-Sanchez, a former correctional …
Article • January 13, 2015
Maryland Prisoner Subject to “Hit” by Gang-Affiliated Guard Receives $40,000 Settlement by Maryland Prisoner Subject to “Hit” by Gang-Affiliated Guard Receives $40,000 Settlement A Maryland prisoner received $40,000 to settle a civil rights action that claimed he was assaulted three times due to a “hit” put out by a corrupt …
Department of Justice Releases 2012 Report on Local Jail and State Prison Deaths by Matthew Clarke The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice released a December 2012 report entitled "Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2010 - Statistical Tables." The report showed that 4,150 state …
Article • January 13, 2015
Colorado: Parole Board’s Track Record Difficult to Assess by Colorado: Parole Board’s Track Record Difficult to Assess The killing of Tom Clements, executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC), made national news. Investigation ultimately connected the high-profile killing to a prisoner who was erroneously released from prison years …
Article • January 13, 2015
CMC Nurse Arrested for Having Sex with Syracuse Jail Prisoner by CMC Nurse Arrested for Having Sex with Syracuse Jail Prisoner Beth A. Ours, 37, a Correctional Medical Care (CMC) nurse who worked at the Justice Center jail in Syracuse, New York, was arrested on December 4, 2012, and charged …
Third Prisoner Dies at Illinois’ Overcrowded Menard Prison by Third Prisoner Dies at Illinois’ Overcrowded Menard Prison   by Derek Gilna   One of the jobs of prison officials in any department of corrections is not only to protect the public from possibly dangerous individuals, but also protect the older …
Article • January 13, 2015
Report Says Texas State Jails an Expensive Failure in Need of Reform by Report Says Texas State Jails an Expensive Failure in Need of Reform by Matt Clarke According to a November 2012 report published by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank, the Texas state jail system …
Article • January 13, 2015
Parker County, Texas Jail Uses Prisoners to Make Furniture by Parker County, Texas Jail Uses Prisoners to Make Furniture Larry Jergins, a certified jailer, has taught Parker County Jail trusties woodworking at a cabinet shop in Weatherford, Texas since the jail began a program of furniture making for county and …
Article • January 13, 2015
Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Out-of-State Sex Conviction Subject to Registration by Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Out-of-State Sex Conviction Subject to Registration The Louisiana Supreme Court held the state’s sex offender registration law requires new residents convicted of qualifying offenses to register even where their crime may have occurred well beyond …
Article • January 13, 2015
GEO Group Agrees to End Sexual Harassment; Pays $140,000 Settlement and Implements New Policies by GEO Group Agrees to End Sexual Harassment; Pays $140,000 Settlement and Implements New Policies The nation’s second-largest for profit prison company, the GEO Group, agreed to pay $140,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought …
Article • January 13, 2015
Ohio ACLU Report Exposes State's Unconstitutional Debtors' Prisons by Ohio ACLU Report Exposes State's Unconstitutional Debtors' Prisons An investigative report by Ohio's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has revealed that a majority of the state's municipal courts are running modern-day debtors' prisons by jailing poor defendants who …
Article • January 13, 2015
Local Officials Decry Economic Disaster from Closure of North Carolina Prison by Local Officials Decry Economic Disaster from Closure of North Carolina Prison North Carolina officials plan to close the Robeson Correctional Center (RCC) because the state’s prison population has declined by 10 percent. Local officials are urging state legislators …
Article • January 13, 2015
Drug Makers Refuse to Sell Propofol for Death Row Executions by Drug Makers Refuse to Sell Propofol for Death Row Executions Two more pharmaceutical companies have joined efforts to keep propofol - the anesthetic that contributed to pop star Michael Jackson's death – from being used in state executions of …
Article • January 13, 2015
Tennessee Dumps Corizon for Higher Bidder on Prison Health Care Contract by Tennessee Dumps Corizon for Higher Bidder on Prison Health Care Contract The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has awarded its prisoner health care contract to Centurion, a company formed when MHM Services and Centene Corp. merged. TDOC’s current …
Article • January 13, 2015
San Francisco Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Jail Strip Searches by San Francisco Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Jail Strip Searches In March 2013, San Francisco agreed to settle a decade-old class action lawsuit by pre-arraignment arrestees challenging the sheriff’s department’s strip-search policy. In exchange for a lump sum payment …
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