At the Federal Supermax, When Does Isolation Become Torture? by Alan Prendergast by Alan Prendergast, Westword You see them on TV, usually around the time they are arrested. Men who have declared war on America, combatants in a conflict that never ends. They are captured on the street and at airports, …
Jasmine Still v. El Paso County, CO, Settlement, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2018 GENERAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT RECITALS 1. JASMINE STILL (“STILL”), and any and all of her heirs, personal representatives, executors, administrators, attorneys, successors and assigns, are hereinafter collectively referred to as "RELEASORS." 2. The County of El Paso, Colorado, …
Colorado Prison Gang Leader Commits Suicide at Wyoming Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On August 26, 2017, Benjamin Davis, 42, the founder and leader of a white supremacist prison gang called the 211 Crew, was found hanging in his cell at the Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins. Davis …
Ullery v. Raemisch, CO, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00839-STV Document 22 Filed 07/06/18 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 31 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No1:18-cv-00839-STV SUSAN ULLERY, Plaintiff, v. RICK RAEMISCH, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections, in his …
On Sale Now: Prison Labor by Sytonia Reid by Sytonia Reid, Green American Magazine Every day, incarcerated and detained people in both US government and private prisons perform labor during their sentences, with few exceptions. Many provide services for the prison itself, such as cooking, laundry, and maintenance tasks, while …
Transgender Prisoner Issues Result in Litigation, Policy Changes by In two recent settlements, corrections officials were forced to pay for their failure to honor the chosen gender identity of transgender prisoners and where they were housed. But in a third case, a court’s refusal to second-guess a housing decision by …
Mentally Ill Colorado Prisoner Who Gouged Out His Eyes Sues Sheriff by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On December 7, 2017, Ryan Partridge, a mentally ill prisoner, sued the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office and other county employees, claiming they failed to provide him with adequate mental health care and abused …
Trinity Services Group Faces Complaints Due to Inadequate Prison and Jail Food by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A tide of complaints has surfaced around Florida-based Trinity Services Group, one of the largest food service providers to correctional facilities in the nation. At issue is the provision of adequate, nutritious …
USA v. City and County of Denver, CO, Complaint, Failure to Accommodate Diabetes, 2018 Complaint filed by the United States against the City and County of Denver Sheriff Depar... Page 1 of 11 Press Release IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. UNITED …
Tenth Circuit upholds class certification of immigration detainees forced to labor by Matthew Clarke On February 9, 2018, the Tenth Circuit court of appeals upheld the certification of two classes of immigration detainees who were forced by GEO Group to labor without pay or to "volunteer" to labor for $1 …
Detainees’ Forced Labor Claim Against GEO Class-Certified by David Reutter by David Reutter The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the certification of two subclasses in litigation alleging that GEO Group violated federal forced labor and Colorado unjust enrichment laws at its Aurora, Colorado, immigrant detention center. The complaint alleged …
Tablets and E-messaging Services Expand in Prisons and Jails, as do Fees by Matthew Clarke, Edward Lyon by Matt Clarke and Ed Lyon Global Tel*Link (GTL), one of the largest prison and jail phone service providers in the United States, has steadily expanded into other services that target corrections agencies. …
Colorado Federal Jury Awards $50,000 to Prisoner Assaulted by Deputy in Court by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 12, 2017, a Colorado federal jury awarded $50,000 to a former jail prisoner who was assaulted by a deputy while speaking with a judge in a Denver courtroom. According to …
California Prisoners File Class-action Suit Seeking Hepatitis C Treatment by Greg Dober by Gregory Dober In 2013, the FDA approved two new life-saving hepatitis C (HCV) drugs known as simeprevir (brand named Olysio) and sofosbuvir (brand named Sovaldi). The drugs, a new class of medication called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), were …
Colorado: Defendants Settle After Death of Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The estate of a man who died in a Colorado jail of a treatable foot malady has settled a lawsuit alleging Corrections Corporation of America (now CoreCivic) and other defendants caused his death by …
Tenth Circuit: Lengthy Denials of Outdoor Exercise Protected by Qualified Immunity by The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued two decisions in July 2017 which held prison officials were entitled to qualified immunity for denying outdoor exercise to prisoners for 11 and 25 months. Colorado state prisoners Jonathan …
Oslund v. Soucie, CO, Verdict, Seizures and Excessive Force, 2018 Case 1:15-cv-00491-KMT Document 118 Filed 03/07/18 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya Civil Action No. 15--cv-00491- KMT JAYSON M. OSLUND, Plaintiff, v. C/O MULLEN, …
Tenth Circuit: Lengthy Denials of Outdoor Exercise Protected by Qualified Immunity by The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued two decisions in July 2017 which held prison officials were entitled to qualified immunity for denying outdoor exercise to prisoners for 11 and 25 months. Colorado state prisoners Jonathan …
