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Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Economic Crisis Prompts Prison Closures Nationwide, but Savings (and Reforms) are Elusive by David Reutter Economic Crisis Prompts Prison Closures Nationwide, but Savings (and Reforms) are Elusive by David M. Reutter With the current economic crisis adversely affecting state tax revenues, lawmakers across the nation are seeking ways to cut …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
North Carolina Audit Finds Deficiencies in 
State-Funded Youth Programs by Derick Limberg North Carolina Audit Finds Deficiencies in ?State-Funded Youth Programs by Derek S. Limburg On July 29, 2008, North Carolina’s State Auditor issued a report on the state’s oversight of juvenile delinquency prevention programs. The audit focused on three …
Audit Faults New York Prison Oversight by Mark Wilson The New York State Commission of Correction (SCOC) is failing to fulfill its prison and jail oversight duties, according to an audit released on August 25, 2008 by the State Comptroller. SCOC is responsible for overseeing New York’s 69 adult prisons, …
Florida’s Juvenile Death Camps: A Painful Past Revisited by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Recent coverage of long-past abuses at Florida juvenile facilities has put a spotlight on the treatment of juvenile offenders. Reports by the Miami Herald and CNN have revealed that Florida youth facilities have been cruel …
District of Columbia Rehabilitation Program Contractor Liable in Juvenile’s Death; $1,000,000 Verdict Upheld by Bob Williams District of Columbia Rehabilitation Program Contractor Liable in Juvenile’s Death; $1,000,000 Verdict Upheld by Bob Williams Re-Direct, Inc., a company that provides services for juveniles for the District of Columbia, appealed the denial of …
Separate and Unequal Justice for Prisoners by David C Fathi By David C. Fathi S.Z., a resident in a juvenile detention facility, was raped and repeatedly beaten by other detainees over a period of months. Some staff encouraged the beatings and would arrange fights between detainees. But when S.Z. filed …
Brief • January 26, 2009
USA v. Conahan & Ciavarella Jr, PA, Indictment, judge misconduct fraud juvenile center, 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MICHAEL T. CONAHAN and MARK A. CIAVARELLA, JR. , Defendants. } ) } ) ) ) } } NO. FILED SCRANTON …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
Oregon Juvenile Facility Warden Indicted; Youth Authority Director Resigns by Mark Wilson Oregon Juvenile Facility Warden Indicted; Youth Authority Director Resigns by Mark Wilson From 2000 to 2007, Darrin Humphreys served as warden of the RiverBend Youth Detention Center, a 50-bed Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) facility in LaGrande, Oregon. Supervisors …
Violence and Corruption at Rikers Island; Called a “Battle Camp for Kids” by David Reutter Violence and Corruption at Rikers Island; Called a “Battle Camp for Kids” by David M. Reutter While there have been no escapes and only two suicides in the past year at New York City’s Rikers …
Arkansas Juvenile Center Continues Violating Rights Despite 2003 Court Enforceable Agreement by Bob Williams By Bob Williams Arkansas protection and advocacy group Disability Rights Center (DRC) reported on conditions at the Alexander Youth Services Center (Center) in 2006. The programs at the Center were determined inadequate and discriminatory in some …
Private Prisons a Public Disgrace in Texas by Gary Hunter So much human feces covered the floors of a GEO Group-run juvenile prison in Coke County, Texas that departing inspectors stopped outside to wipe their shoes in the grass. The Coke County Juvenile Justice Center was in such bad shape …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
California Juvenile Jail Ward, Brain Damaged from Suicide Attempt, Awarded $4.6 Million by California Juvenile Jail Ward, Brain Damaged from Suicide Attempt, Awarded $4.6 Million A teenager incarcerated at a Kings County, California boot camp sustained permanent brain damage after he attempted suicide. His father then sued the county for …
Youth Services International Not Liable for Child’s Rape by Cellmate by The plaintiff alleged that he was sexually assaulted by his roommate in a privately operated juvenile facility. The corporation is entitled to summary judgment in the absence of evidence of a corporate policy supporting liability. Its policy was to …
Squalor, Corruption Cause Cancellation of GEO Group’s TYC Contract by Gary Hunter When Texas Youth Commission (TYC) ombudsman Will Harrell toured the privately-operated Coke County Juvenile Justice Center in Bronte, Texas on September 24, 2007, he found children sleeping on dirty bed sheets, walls covered with smeared feces, urine-stained walls …
Texas Juvenile Justice Whistleblower Settles for $175,000 by On the eve of trial Bowie County, Texas and Bowie County Juvenile Center (BCJC) employee Bruce Ballou agreed to pay former BCJC employee Karen Foster $175,000 to settle her whistleblower complaint in federal court. The action was filed by Karen Foster, a …
Brief • October 22, 2007
M.P. v. Texas Youth Commission, TX, Mot to Enforce Judgment and Dismissal, Pepper Spray, 2007 .' ., (;~\ev:~ ~~o;;;/. ;;,~~' '\;~ """; ,,'\ Vj \;0' . "" \'. C,,. ""J ~. .\:\ ~ CAUSE NO. D-I-GN-07-002998 M.P., by and through his next friend, A.T., D.M., by and through his next …
Brief • September 28, 2007
M.P. v. Texas Youth Commission, TX, Judgment, OC Pepper Spray, 2007 Cause No. D-I-GN-07-002998 M.P., by and through his next friend, A.T.; D.M., by and through his next friend, N. J.; and E.B., by and through her next friend, E.R., Plaintiffs, vs. TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION and DIMITRIA D. POPE, in …
Brief • September 12, 2007
M.P. v. Texas Youth Commission, TX, Petition, Pepper Spray, 2007 M.P., by and through his next friend, A.T., D.M., by and through his next friend, N.J., and E.B., by and through her next friend, E.R. Plaintiffs v. TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION and DIMITRIA D. POPE, in her official capacity as Acting …
Qualified Immunity Ends Lawsuit by Juvenile Raped by Staff by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that various supervisors were not deliberately indifferent to the medical needs of an incarcerated juvenile, and they were thus entitled to qualified immunity from suit. The court further held that …
Article • May 15, 2007
Tenth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Juvenile Mail Censorship by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court's holding that a Utah private school for youths with behavioral problems violated the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of the students by monitoring and censoring their outgoing mail and forcing the …
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