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Scandal, Suicides, Corruption and Abuse Abound at New York Citys Rikers Island Jail by Gary Hunter Scandal, Suicides, Corruption and Abuse Abound at New York Citys Rikers Island Jail by Gary Hunter When Rikers Island was purchased in 1884 it was only 87 acres. The city of New York made …
Abu Ghraib: Enduring Symbol of Hated Regimes by Matthew T. Clarke Abu Ghraib, a 280-acre prison complex located 20 miles west of Baghdad, is a well known symbol to the Iraqi people. Abu Ghraib holds about 3,500 of the approximately 10,500 prisoners held by American forces in Iraq. All prisoners …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
Banned From the Hood by Matthew T. Clarke In Chicago, gang-leader parolees may be required to stay away from the turf of their gang as a condition of parole. Returning to the hood results in returning to prison. Other cities are using innovations such as gang-free safety zones and court …
BJS Director Sacked For Telling Truth About Racial Profiling by Matthew T. Clarke Lawrence A. Greenfield was the director of the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), a low-profile government agency that employs some 50 people for the task of preparing reports on statistical analysis of criminal justice-related issues …
Connecticuts Mistreatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners and Detainees Enjoined by John Dannenberg Connecticuts Mistreatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners and Detainees Enjoined by John E. Dannenberg The Connecticut Department of Corrections (CDOC) entered into a settlement agreement in September 2005 that specified extensive changes to its policies for confining and treating …
Florida's Juvenile Justice: Convicted Sex Offender Rapes Disabled Youth in His Care by Once again, Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is under close scrutiny for failing to protect a severely mentally disabled teenager from sexual abuse. At the center of this scandal is Robert, an orphan with the mind …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
Reproductive Rights in Theory and Practice: The Meaning of Roe v. Wade for Women in Prison by Rachel Roth Reproductive Rights in Theory and Practice: The Meaning of Roe v. Wade for Women in Prison by Rachel Roth In 1973, when the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
Weary California Prison Gang Members Increasingly Opt Out for Solace of Sensitive Needs Yards by Weary California Prison Gang Members Increasingly Opt Out for Solace of Sensitive Needs Yards Imprisoned California gang members are increasingly tiring of doing hard time to satisfy gang leaders demands to enforce dogmatic, self-serving obeisance …
State Auditor Blasts Colorado DOC's Private Prison Oversight Failures by Matthew T. Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke In June 2005, the Colorado State Auditor released its April 2005 report of the performance audit of private prisons contracted by the Colorado Department of Corrections. The report strongly criticized the private prisons …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
California DOC Settles Racially Determinative Housing Suit by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Upon remand from the U.S. Supreme Court (Johnson v. California, 125 S.Ct. 1141 (2005)), the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) entered into a settlement agreement with plaintiff prisoner Garrison Johnson wherein CDCR agreed to …
Exhaustion Not Required in Pennsylvania Parole Denial Challenges by The Third Circuit Court Of Appeals held that a Pennsylvania state prisoner challenging the denial of parole need not file a petition for a writ of mandamus in order to satisfy the dictates of exhaustion before seeking federal habeas review. Pennsylvania …
Eighth Circuit Upholds Denial of Compensatory/Punitive Damages; Physical by Injury Required in First Amendment Cases In a 2-1 decision, the Eighth Circuit of Appeals held that the Prison Litigation Reform Acts (PLRA) emotional injury bar on compensatory damages of 42 USC § 1997e(e) applies to First Amendment cases. The court …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
2nd Circuit Reverses Sua Sponte § 1915 Dismissal; Parolee Owed Duty of Habitable Residence by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district courts sua sponte dismissal, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(b)(ii), of a New York parolees action, for failure to state a claim. Alonzo Jacobs, a parolee …
Supreme Court: Prisoners' ADA Right to Sue for Damages Trumps State's Sovereign Immunity by by John E. Dannenberg The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the private cause of action created by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) (42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq.), which permits disabled state prisoners …
Michigan Jail's Disproportionate Treatment of Women Results in $855,000 Settlement Agreement by A Michigan federal district court has approved a settlement awarding $855,000 in a class action alleging the conditions of confinement for women at the Livingston County Jail were disproportionate to that of men held at the jail. The …
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of ADA Suit for Failure to Exhaust by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court erred in dismissing a California prisoners suit for failing to exhaust administrative remedies under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, (PLRA). Earl Butler, …
Wrongfully Imprisoned D.C. Disabled Man Settles Suit For $1.74 Million by by Michael Rigby The District of Columbia and a private medical provider have agreed to pay $1.74 million to Joseph Heard, a deaf, mute, and mentally disabled man who was wrongfully imprisoned in the D.C. jail for nearly two …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
Federal Government Bans Medicaid Impotence Drugs for Sex Offenders by The U.S. Government has ordered states to ensure convicted sex offenders do not receive reimbursement for erectile dysfunction drugs under Medicaid or Medicare. A New York audit showed 198 sex offenders received such drugs through the state/federal health-care program for …
California Enacts Strong Sexual Abuse in Detention Elimination" Act by California Enacts Strong Sexual Abuse in Detention Elimination" Act by John E. Dannenberg To aid compliance with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 (Public Law 108-79), California enacted Assembly Bill 550 (AB 550), the Sexual Abuse in …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
PLN Questions John Ashcroft on the Death Penalty by by Alex Friedmann On Feb. 13, 2006, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft gave a presentation in favor of the death penalty at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee as part of the school's Project Dialog series. The series' theme for 2006 …
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