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Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Federal Court: COVID-19 Vaccine Must be Available to All Oregon Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Oregon federal district court issued a preliminary injunction that requires the COVID-19 vaccine to be offered to all adult prisoners in the custody of the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC). The …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
BOP’s Terminal Island Response Sparked COVID-19 Spread by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson A January 2021 watchdog report painted a grim picture of a losing struggle by officials with the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) against an outbreak of COVID-19 the previous year at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Terminal …
Texas Moves to Deny Housing for Released Prisoners by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Two facts concerning prison are apparent to those who have been there, as well as to their loved ones: assimilating into prison is difficult at best but re-assimilating back into society after release can be exponentially …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: Medical Expenses, COVID-19
Medical Copays for Prisoners Suspended in Several States Due to COVID-19 by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel E. Rosen In most states, prisoners pay an average of $2 to $8 copays for medical appointments, lab tests, and medication. But as prisons across the country have become COVID hotspots, some departments …
Article • April 21, 2021
COVID-19 Responses Differ Between Prison Systems by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon   Early in 2020, health and penology experts warned that prisons would become hot spots for COVID-19 contagion, primarily because of overcrowding that effectively prevents the ability to socially distance among many other factors. Some prison systems have …
Brief • April 16, 2021
Parsons v. Shinn, AZ, Ptf. Response to Def. Order to Show Cause, Covid Response, 2021 Case 2:12-cv-00601-ROS Document 3887 Filed 04/16/21 Page 1 of 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Jared G. Keenan (Bar No. 027068) Casey Arellano (Bar No. …
Catchings v. Wilson, MD, Settlement, Covid Response, 2021 Case 1:21-cv-00428-TSE Document 70-1 Filed 04/15/21 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE DIVISION SEDRIC CATCHINGS et al., Plaintiffs, * * v. Case No.: 1:21-cv-00428-TSE * CALVIN WILSON et al., Defendants. * SETTLEMENT …
Article • April 9, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
COVID Outbreak in Vermont Prison Could Have Been Prevented by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney As of March 11, 2021, there were more than 137 active cases of COVID-19 at the Northern State Correctional Facility (NSCF) in Newport, Vermont. James Lyall, executive director of the ACLU of Vermont said, “This …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Mississippi Joins Illinois and Few Other States Prioritizing Vaccination of State Prisoners to Slow Spread of COVID-19 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) officials announced on March 19, 2021, that they were beginning mass vaccination of the state’s roughly 17,000 prisoners with doses provided to …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Pandemic Medical Update: “Herd Immunity” at Prisons? by Michael D. Cohen, MD by Michael D. Cohen, M.D. Course of the Pandemic Declining numbers of infections, hospitalizations and deaths: After the peak in mid-January at about 220,00 cases per day, infections have been declining in the United States. In mid-March, infections …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Good Time Credits
Massachusetts Governor Ends Good Time Offer for Prisoners Taking COVID-19 Vaccine by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Massachusetts is one of just a few states to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to prisoners. The governor’s office, however, put an end to prison officials offering ‘‘good time’’ to prisoners who elect …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Prisoner Exchange
Alabama Jails and Prisoners Swamped With COVID-Related Problems by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen Like local jails and prisons across the country, Alabama’s carceral system is being sorely tested by COVID-19 — and prisoners are paying the price. For weeks, Dylan Garrard fell asleep on a thin foam …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Connecticut Lawmakers Refuse to Address Corrections Issues During Pandemic by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Reform groups in Connecticut have been riding the wave of protests in America to pressure the Connecticut Legislature into making lasting reforms and addressing issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the results have …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
COVID-19 Inspired Ban on Prison Visits in Texas Ends by Chad Marks by Chad Marks At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas prison officials stopped all visits in the prison system between prisoners and families. Stopping the visits seemed to have little effect on keeping both prisoners and staff …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Activist, Political Prisoner, and Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal Diagnosed With COVID-19, Energizing Calls for His Release by Juliette LaMarr by Juliette LaMarr Mumia Abu-Jamal has contracted COVID-19 but is recovering, according to a March 8, 2021 story in The Philadelphia Tribune. A political prisoner and journalist — as well as a …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, jobs
COVID-19 Pandemic Makes Job Hunting Especially Difficult for Ex-Offenders by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Ex-offenders are having a tougher time finding employment amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. With a national unemployment rate of 6.7% in December 2020, employers are able to pick applicants who do not have the stigma of …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Michigan Begins Video Visits During Coronavirus Pandemic by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Over six months after concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic halted in-person visitation at Michigan state prisons in March 2020, the state Department of Corrections (DOC) launched a pilot program of video visitation on October 9 to …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor, COVID-19, Fines
California Prison Factories Fined For Exposing Unwitting Workers to COVID-19 by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) was cited on March 1, 2021, by the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) and fined $24,300 for “serious” violations stemming from a June 2020 exposure …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Overcrowding, Staffing
COVID-19 Depletes State Prison Staffs Nationwide, Forcing Consolidation of Facilities and Increasing Risk to All by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna COVID-19’s impact on American society has been dramatic, but no more so than in prisons and jails. While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended maintaining “social …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
COVID-19 Continues Rampage Through Pennsylvania State Prisons by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania state prisons continued to suffer through a spike in COVID-19 cases in March 2021, with Albion Correctional Institution in Erie County and the State Correctional Institution (SCI) in Huntington each reporting 100 new cases in the …
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