Federal Prisoner Raising Due Process Claim Sanctioned for Pattern of Frivolous Filing by Federal Prisoner Raising Due Process Claim Sanctioned for Pattern of Frivolous Filing The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has sanctioned a federal prisoner after a history of deception and misuse of the legal system. …
Indiana Prison Counselor's Sexual Harassment Suit Reinstated by Indiana Prison Counselor's Sexual Harassment Suit Reinstated On July 21, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit brought by a prison counselor who alleged sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation. The Seventh Circuit decision restored the first two causes of …
$78,125 Awarded to Former Indiana Prisoner for Police Officials’ Misconduct and Practices by $78,125 Awarded to Former Indiana Prisoner for Police Officials’ Misconduct and Practices Christopher Parish – who had wrongfully spent eight years in prison for a robbery and shooting – was awarded $78,125 in damages by a federal …
Lacy v. Butts, IN, Class Certification, Sex Offender Management Program 5th Am, 2015 Case 1:13-cv-00811-RLY-DML Document 93 Filed 09/30/15 Page 1 of 15 PageID #: 1088 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION DONALD LACY, Petitioner, vs. KEITH BUTTS, Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Private Party Fees in APRA Case by Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Private Party Fees in APRA Case In July 2012, the Supreme Court of Indiana affirmed the trial court’s apportionment of attorney’s fees awarded to the plaintiff, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (Union). The …
PLN Settles Censorship Suit against GEO Group at Indiana Prison by PLN Settles Censorship Suit against GEO Group at Indiana Prison In August 2015, Prison Legal News settled a federal lawsuit against The GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest for-profit prison company, over First Amendment violations at the New Castle Correctional …
News In Brief by Alabama: On April 9, 2013, Kenneth Wayne Patton was arrested on a domestic violence charge. When he arrived at the Etowah County Jail, he informed guards that he used to be employed at the St. Clair Correctional Facility and should be put in protective custody. Despite …
Another Kind of Isolation - The Bureau of Prisons tightens the rules at its secretive “Communication Management Units.” by Christie Thompson Another Kind of Isolation The Bureau of Prisons tightens the rules at its secretive “Communication Management Units.” By Christie Thompson In 2006 and 2008, the Bureau of Prisons quietly …
Failure to State Rationale in Denying Appointment of Counsel was Abuse of Discretion by Failure to State Rationale in Denying Appointment of Counsel was Abuse of Discretion The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in July 2014 that the denial of a prisoner’s motions for appointment of counsel in a …
Indiana Supreme Court Defines “Infamous Crime,” Holds Convicts Can Be Disenfranchised During Incarceration by David Reutter Indiana Supreme Court Defines “Infamous Crime,” Holds Convicts Can Be Disenfranchised During Incarceration by David Reutter In answering a certified question from a federal district court, the Indiana Supreme Court departed from established precedent …
From Death Row at 16 to Suicide at 45: The Life and Death of Paula Cooper by Liliana Segura From Death Row at 16 to Suicide at 45: The Life and Death of Paula Cooper by Liliana Segura Just before 8 a.m. this past Memorial Day, 45-year-old Paula Cooper decided …
“American Taliban” Wins Injunction Against BOP Religious Worship Restrictions by Derek Gilna “American Taliban” Wins Injunction Against BOP Religious Worship Restrictions by Derek Gilna Federal prisoner John Walker Lindh, better known as the “American Taliban,” who pleaded guilty to fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan and carrying an explosive during …
Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries by Matthew Clarke Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries by Matt Clarke An Illinois doctor whose medical care – or lack thereof – was linked to the deaths of prisoners in multiple …
Buford v. IN DOC, IN, Complaint, family member banned from J-Pay video social media, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00157-SEB-TAB Document 1 Filed 02/05/15 Page 1 of 7 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION VALERIE BUFORD, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER, INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, in his official …
Seventh Circuit: Dismissal due to Nonpayment of Filing Fee Requires Assessment by Mark Wilson Seventh Circuit: Dismissal due to Nonpayment of Filing Fee Requires Assessment by Mark Wilson The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in March 2014 that a district court had abused its discretion when it dismissed a …
PLN v. GEO Group, IN, Consent Injunction, censorship, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-01957-JMS-DKL Document 23 Filed 01/22/15 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 86 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. THE GEO GROUP, INC., et …
PLN v. GEO Group, IN, Consent Injunction, censorship, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-01957-JMS-DKL Document 23 Filed 01/22/15 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 86 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. THE GEO GROUP, INC., et …
Jones v. LaPorte County Sheriff's Dept, IN, Amended Complaint, Disabilities Discrimination, 2014 USDC IN/ND case 3:13-cv-01330-JD document 21 filed 12/12/14 page 1 of 12 United States District Court Northern District of Indiana South Bend Division MICHAEL A. JONES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) -vs) ) LaPORTE COUNTY SHERIFF’s ) DEPARTMENT; …
