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Alabama DOC Proves Truly “Heartless” by In a weird-but-true story that’s oddly fitting for Alabama’s wretched prison system, the body of a state prisoner murdered on November 16, 2023, was returned to his survivors five days later without a heart. That is the claim of a lawsuit filed in federal …
Former Florida Guard Gets Five Years for Fatal Assault on Mentally Ill Prisoner by A former Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) guard at Lake Correctional Institution (LCI) was sentenced on October 20, 2023, to five years in state prison for killing a mentally ill prisoner. That was after another prisoner …
The “Lunacy Zone:” How Mississippi Jails 700 Mentally Ill People a Year Without Charges by A Mississippi Today article published on July 24, 2023, examined why the Magnolia State jails the mentally ill without charges for longer than any other state. As in every other state, Mississippians picked up by …
Multiple Staffers Arrested at Georgia’s Clayton County Jail by Eight employees were arrested at Georgia’s Clayton County Jail in 2023, including guard Jalen Clausel. He was taken in five days after Sheriff Levon Allen said the guard let four detainees assault a fifth on October 28, 2023. None of the …
Record-Setting $7 Million Settlement Caps LaSalle’s Legacy at Texarkana Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A $7 million settlement reached in April 2023 marked the latest chapter in a sordid tale of mismanagement at Bi-State Jail (BSJ) in Texarkana, Texas, by former private operator LaSalle Corrections. But the family-owned …
“Brushed It Under the Rug”: Investigation Refutes Florida Sheriff’s Story About Jail Detainee’s Death by On September 8, 2022, Carl Harper, Jr. died in Florida’s Lee County Jail, a day after his arrest. A press statement five days later from the office of the county Sheriff (LCSO), Carmine Marceno, and …
Fifth Circuit Revives Suit Against Texas Jailers Who Tasered Detainee Suffering Epileptic Seizure by Douglas Ankney On July 18, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment to jailers who tasered a detainee suffering an epileptic seizure at the Pasadena …
West Virginia High Court Decides Medical Practice Liability Act Not Applicable to Prison System by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia held that the Medical Professional Liability Act (MPLA), W. Va. Code §§ 55-7B-1 to 12, does not apply …
Article • January 1, 2024 • from PLN January, 2024
Deaths While Incarcerated Up 18% in Louisiana by A June 2023 report by Loyola University College of Law found that annual deaths behind bars in Louisiana jumped over 18% to an average of 187.5 in the period 2020-21. That’s up from an average of 158.6 between 2015 and 2019. Of …
153 Killed in Custody in Salvadorian Gang Crackdown by A report by human rights group Cristosal on May 29, 2023, detailed how lethal El Salvador’s war on the Central American country’s gangs has been: 153 people have died in custody since Pres. Nayib Bukele’s campaign began in March 2022. Targeting …
Brief • December 28, 2023
Waid v. County of Leon, USA, Amicus Brief, Excessive Deadly Force, 2023 No. 22-15382 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT FREDRICK WAID, et al., Plaintiffs–Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LYON, et al., Defendants–Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada …
Brief • December 6, 2023
Ireland v. Prummell, FL, Motion to Compel Production of Corizon's Mortalitiy Review, Wrongful Death, 2023 IUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION THOMAS B. IRELAND, CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, Case No. 2:17-cv-468-FtM-MRM v. BILL PRUMMELL et al., Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF CORIZON’S …
“Fuck Him, He Can Freeze”: Pennsylvania Detainee’s Death Detailed in Suit Against PrimeCare by A wrongful termination suit filed against jail healthcare profiteer PrimeCare Medical, Inc. on May 23, 2023, brought disturbing details to light in the death five months earlier of an elderly detainee at Pennsylvania’s Dauphin County Prison …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
Eleventh Circuit Revives Claim Against NaphCare for Wrongful Death of Atlanta Jail Detainee by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney “This appeal arises from the tragic death of Antonio May,” began the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on June 7, 2023. As longtime PLN readers …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
North Carolina Jail Deaths Double in 6 Years by In the early morning hours of May 3, 2022, Kyle Kepley, 35, used a bedsheet to hang himself at the Rockingham County jail. An electrician who worked part-time and struggled with bipolar disorder and drug addiction, he had been detained when …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
Proposed Law Targets Medical Neglect in Federal Prisons by After his release from federal prison, doctors told Jeffrey Ramirez, 41, that there were no more options for treating his cancer that had been diagnosed—but belatedly treated—while he was still in custody of the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). So he …
Tennessee Extends CoreCivic Contract Despite Deaths, Almost $18 Million in Fines by In a three-minute meeting on May 31, 2023, the State Building Commission of Tennessee approved a request from the Department of Correction (DOC) for budget revision, funding, and amendment to the existing CoreCivic contract to operate South Central …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
NaphCare Nurse Faces Liability in Ohio Detainee’s Death from Sickle Cell Disease by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 1, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgment to a NaphCare nurse accused of deliberate indifference to a pretrial detainee’s …
Brief • December 1, 2023
Estate of Esther Truax v. Waters, FL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 3:23-cv-01414-WWB-MCR Document 1 Filed 12/01/23 Page 1 of 11 PageID 1 Case 3:23-cv-01414-WWB-MCR Document 1 Filed 12/01/23 Page 2 of 11 PageID 2 Case 3:23-cv-01414-WWB-MCR Document 1 Filed 12/01/23 Page 3 of 11 PageID 3 Case 3:23-cv-01414-WWB-MCR Document …
Brief • November 16, 2023
Estate of Thomas Giles v. Ga Dept of Corrections, GA, Settlement, Wrongful Death-Failure to Protect, 2023 Page 1 of 21 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of payment ~f upfront cash and future periodic payments as outlined in the SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS section below, which together total the sum …
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