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 …
$25,000 Settlement to Colorado Jail Prisoner Denied a Quran by In May 2017, the Sheriff’s Department in Adams County, Colorado paid $25,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a jail prisoner who was denied access to a Quran during Ramadan in 2015. It also agreed to make changes to jail …
Menocal v. The Geo Group Inc., CO, Opinion, Immigrant Detention, TVPA, 2018 PUBLISH FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS February 9, 2018 FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT _________________________________ Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court ALEJANDRO MENOCAL, MARCOS BRAMBILA, GRISEL XAHUENTITLA, HUGO HERNANDEZ, LOURDES ARGUETA, …
Sufficient Facts for Discrimination Hearing by David Reutter by David Reutter A Colorado federal district court held that deaf prisoners and prisoners in contact with deaf persons alleged sufficient facts to survive dismissal of the Americans with Disabilities Act claim. The court said the prison’s archaic, faulty communication system for …
Cheese Made Using Prison Labor Cut from Whole Foods by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Chuck Hellmer had a problem. His upscale goat cheese company, Haystack Mountain, was selling cheese to Whole Foods, but he couldn't find a reliable source of goat milk. Without the milk, he would be unable …
Brimah v. Colorado, CO, Opinion, Abuse of Discretion, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 Opinions of the Colorado Supreme Court are available to the public and can be accessed through the Judicial Branch’s homepage at http://www.courts.state.co.us. Opinions are also posted on …
Federal Court Holds PLN Lawsuit Challenging ADX Censorship Not Moot by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 14, 2017, a Colorado federal district court vacated its prior order granting a motion to dismiss filed by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and held that a lawsuit filed by Prison …
People v. Giego, CO, Appeal, Attempted Recklessness, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 Opinions of the Colorado Supreme Court are available to the public and can be accessed through the Judicial Branch’s homepage at http://www.courts.state.co.us. Opinions are also posted on the …
People v. Bueno, CO, Appeal, Motion for New Trial, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 Opinions of the Colorado Supreme Court are available to the public and can be accessed through the Judicial Branch’s homepage at http://www.courts.state.co.us. Opinions are also posted on …
