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How Prisoners' Rights Lawyers are Preserving the Role of the Courts Margo Schlanger 2014 How Prisoners’ Rights Lawyers Are Preserving the Role of the Courts by Margo Schlanger DRAFT: August 11, 2014 This article canvasses prisoners’ lawyers strategies prompted by the 1996 Prison Litigation Reform Act. The strategies not only …
Davis v. Watson, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2014 Case 3:13-cv-00740-JPG-PMF Document 43 Filed 08/11/14 Page 1 of 16 Page ID #129 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) SHERIFF RICK WATSON, in his official ) ) and individual capacity, …
Brief • August 11, 2014
Adams v. Spokane County, WA, Complaint, Public Records Request, 2014 .. -· REpEIVED l AUG 1..1 2014 2 3 SPOKANE COUNTY AUDITOR 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ldASHINGTDN FDR LINCOLN COUNTY JAMES V. ADAMS, ) Plaintiff, 9 10 11 12 Na. 14-2-00022-8 …
Publication • August 10, 2014
PREA Audit of CCA-Run Georgia Jail, 2014 PREA AUDIT: AUDITOR’S SUMMARY REPORT ADULT PRISONS & JAILS McRae Correctional Facility Name of facility: 1000 Jim Hammock Drive McRae, GA 31055 Physical address: Date report submitted: August 10, 2014 Auditor Information Rodney P. Bivens Address: P.O. Box 392 Sweetwater, TN 37874 Email: …
Article • August 9, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Heat-related Deaths in Texas Prisons Lead to Lawsuits, Reluctant Changes by Matthew Clarke Heat-related Deaths in Texas Prisons Lead to Lawsuits, Reluctant Changes by Matt Clarke and David M. Reutter Prisoners across the nation are currently experiencing the oppressive heat of summer – particularly in the Southern states. Those incarcerated …
Article • August 9, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Fifth Circuit Grants Summary Judgment for Substitution of Pain Medication by Fifth Circuit Grants Summary Judgment for Substitution of Pain Medication The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a denial of summary judgment against jail medical officials who substituted ibuprofen for Percocet when treating a prisoner’s gunshot wound. On …
Publication • August 9, 2014
CCA 2012 letter to governors to purchase state prisons I am writing to brief you in advance about a new program - the CCA corrections investment Initiative - that we plan to begin discussing with you and other key decision-makers in the State of Oklahoma in the coming weeks. In …
Clemons v. Corrections Corporation of America, TN, Settlement, CCA medical neglect pregnant inmate infant death, 2014 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0378 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0379 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0380 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0381 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0382 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0383
Article • August 8, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Seventh Circuit: Routine Erasure of Prison Security Tapes Does Not Warrant Sanctions by Michael Brodheim Seventh Circuit: Routine Erasure of Prison Security Tapes Does Not Warrant Sanctions by Michael Brodheim The Seventh Circuit has held that a district court did not abuse its discretion when it denied a prisoner’s motion …
Article • August 8, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Qualified Immunity to Iowa DOC Director for Recalculating Prisoners’ Release Dates by David Reutter Qualified Immunity to Iowa DOC Director for Recalculating Prisoners’ Release Dates by David M. Reutter The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court’s grant of qualified immunity in a civil rights action brought …
Article • August 8, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Filed under: Parole, Mental Health
Reversal of Oregon Parole Postponement Due to Incorrect Psychological Evaluation by Mark Wilson Reversal of Oregon Parole Postponement Due to Incorrect Psychological Evaluation by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner’s release was improperly postponed for two years on the basis of an erroneous psychological …
ACLU Granted Preliminary Injunction Requiring Michigan Jail to Deliver Legal Mail by David Reutter ACLU Granted Preliminary Injunction Requiring Michigan Jail to Deliver Legal Mail by David Reutter A federal district court in Michigan granted a preliminary injunction that requires officials at the Livingston County Jail (LCJ) to deliver letters …
Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC by Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC Prison Legal News continues its efforts to defend its First Amendment right to communicate with prisoners in the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC). In 1999 the NDOC banned all copies of PLN, claiming the publication …
Article • August 8, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Filed under: Parole
South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Parole Denial by Michael Brodheim South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Parole Denial by Michael Brodheim The Supreme Court of South Carolina, exercising the sort of common sense not found in the courts of more “liberal” states like California, held on July 3, 2013 that retroactive …
In-the-News Article • August 8, 2014
Channel 4 Nashville quotes PLN managing editor re new DOC work schedule Aug. 8, 2014 Articles with PLN Quotes WSMV Channel 4   Survey shows hundreds of state agency employees feel less safe Posted: Aug 07, 2014 6:34 PM CDTUpdated: Aug 07, 2014 6:48 PM CDT Reported by Jeremy Finley - email   …
In-the-News Article • August 8, 2014
PLN mentioned, quoted in article on Florida prison system Aug. 8, 2014 Articles with PLN Quotes Florida Weekly July 17, 2014 Our Inmates, Our Burden At five inmates in state correctional facilities for every 10,000 residents, Florida’s prison population today is nearly three times higher per capita than it was …
Brief • August 8, 2014
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards
Berrian v. City of New York, NY, Def Objection to Recommendations, attorney fee award, 2014 Case 1:13-cv-01719-DLC-DCF Document 46 Filed 08/08/14 Page 1 of 23 13 CIV I7I9 (DLCXDCF) I.INITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK STAFFORD BERzuAN, Plaintiffs, -against- CITY OF NEV/ YORK; Commissioner DORA B. SCHRIRO; …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Texas Correctional Industries: Providing Useful Work Skills or Slave Labor? by Texas Correctional Industries: Providing Useful Work Skills or Slave Labor? With factories employing more than 5,000 prisoners at 37 facilities, mostly in the eastern part of the state, Texas Correctional Industries (TCI) is a large and diversified operation. However, …
Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Service of Process for Other Prisoner Not Protected Conduct by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Service of Process for Other Prisoner Not Protected Conduct by Mark Wilson On September 10, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner’s retaliation claim, holding that …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
U.S. Sentencing Commission Approves Retroactivity for Drug Offense Sentence Reductions by Derek Gilna U.S. Sentencing Commission Approves Retroactivity for Drug Offense Sentence Reductions by Derek Gilna It’s always hard for the federal government to admit its mistakes, especially when they have ruined tens of thousands of lives, devastated inner-city neighborhoods …
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