Jones v. Hill, GA, Plf. Response in Opposition to Def. Motion to Dismiss, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-02791-JPB-CCB Document 37 Filed 08/17/20 Page 1 of 48 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION RHONDA JONES et al., Plaintiffs, CIVIL ACTION v. VICTOR HILL …
Former Prisoners Are Running for Office In 2020 by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen When those who have been incarcerated run for office, they can speak with authority about prison reform. They bring credibility that others simply can’t. In 2020, more ex-inmates than ever are coming out of …
Eleventh Circuit Holds Trafficking Victims Protection Act Applies to CoreCivic “Voluntary Work Program” by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 28, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1589(a), 1595, or TVPA, applies to privately operated immigration detention centers. …
Jones v. Hill, GA, Complaint, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-02791-ELR Document 1 Filed 07/01/20 Page 1 of 112 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION RHONDA JONES; RANDOLPH MITCHELL; MICHAEL SINGLETON; and BARRY WATKINS, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, …
Audit of the United States Marshals Service's Contract Awarded to the GEO Group, Incorporated to Operate the Robert A. Deyton Detention Facility, Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, 2020 RE D A CT ED FOR PUB L IC REL EAS E L IM ITE D O F F …
Thinking in a Pandemic: Let the People Go by Joseph Margulies States should release from prison far more than the very small percentage of low-level, nonviolent offenders they hold. by Joseph Margulies, Boston Review, April 20, 2020 http://bostonreview.net/law-justice/joseph-margulies-prisons-and-pandemics COVID-19 spreads where people congregate. With rare exception, it preys on the …
News in Brief by California: On March 28, 2020, death row prisoner Lonnie Franklin Jr., 67, aka “Grim Sleeper,” was found unresponsive in his San Quentin cell. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman Terry Thornton told reporters, “There were no signs of trauma. They don’t know why he died.” …
Chatham County Jail Reverses On Book Ban But Limits Number of Publications by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Following a letter from the ACLU of Georgia, the Chatham County sheriff rescinded a jail policy that banned detainees from receiving books and magazines from outside sources. The ACLU still took …
$1 Million Settlement in Atlanta Detainee’s Death From Untreated Diabetes by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A $1 million settlement was reached in May 2019 in a lawsuit alleging the Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC) left a pretrial detainee in an unlit confinement cell to die from untreated diabetes. …
Muslim Georgia Prisoner Wins RLUIPA Reversal in 11th Circuit Over Vegetarian Meals by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion, reversed the dismissal of a Georgia prisoner’s First and Eighth Amendment damage claims that alleged he was denied a vegan diet …
$1.5 Million Settlement in Georgia Youth’s Rape at Juvenile Detention Center by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) agreed to a $1.5 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging a 14-year-old was the target of several beatings and attacks and was raped in a …
Emory CHIC, Coronavirus and the Correctional Facility, 2020 Coronavirus COVID-19 and the Correctional Facility For the Correctional Healthcare Worker Anne C. Spaulding MD MPH March 9, 2020 Emory Center for the Health of Incarcerated Persons Aspauld@emory.edu Development of these slides was supported under cooperative agreement, the Centers for Disease Control …
Emory CHIC, Coronavirus for Justice-Involved Persons, 2020 What’s Coronavirus? And how will it affect people living in correctional facilities? A presentation for justice-involved persons Anne C. Spaulding MD MPH March 9, 2020 Emory Center for the Health of Incarcerated Persons Aspauld@emory.edu Development of these slides was supported under cooperative agreement, …
Emory CHIC, Coronavirus for Correctional Staff Leadership, 2020 Coronavirus and the Correctional Facility For Correctional Staff Leadership Anne C. Spaulding MD MPH March 9, 2020 Emory Center for the Health of Incarcerated Persons Aspauld@emory.edu Development of these slides was supported under cooperative agreement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s …
Fulton County Ordered to Clean Up Repulsive Jail Conditions for Mentally Ill Women by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Georgia federal district court ordered the Fulton County Sheriff to give more out of cell time and to provide sanitary confinement conditions for women at the South Fulton …
Smith v. Dozier, GA, Order, Religious Freedom, 2020 Case 5:12-cv-00026-WLS-CHW Document 268 Filed 02/25/20 Page 1 of 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION LESTER JAMES SMITH, Plaintiff, v. GREGORY DOZIER, Defendant. : : : : : : : : : CASE …
Georgia: Doctors and Nurses Warn Prison Medical Care is in Jeopardy by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter As previously reported in PLN, a 2017 investigation found the 1,326-bed Augusta State Medical Prison (ASMP), operated by Georgia Correctional Health Care (GCHC) under a $190 million annual contract for the …
New Georgia Law Provides Protections for Pregnant Prisoners by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter As the incarceration rate for women has grown throughout the nation, so has the focus on how they are treated while imprisoned. With the recent enactment of a new state law, Georgia joined the …
Deaths at Georgia Jail Spur Investigations, Lawsuit by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Shali Tilson, 22, had struggled with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia since he was eight years old. His conditions were managed by medication, though due to their adverse side effects he stopped taking them during high school. He …
Georgia Prison System Ordered to Amend Policy to Allow Three-Inch Beards by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Georgia federal district court has held that a policy limiting prisoners’ beard length to half an inch without religious exemptions violates the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). …
