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Garcia v. CoreCivic, NM, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-00268-RHS-LAM Document 1 Filed 03/19/14 Page 1 of 14 IN THE UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO HENRY GARCIA, Plaintiff, v. No. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC., WARDEN TIM MORGAN, JANA MARJENHOFF, M.D., JAY PETERSON, …
Brief • March 18, 2014
Filed under: Settlements, Filing Fees
Richard v. Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners, KS, et al, Settlement Agreement, 2014 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Settlement Agreement ("agreement") is made and entered into by and between Ronell Ronell Richard, as Administrator or the Estate of Edgar Richard, Jr., Deceased and Manual Diaz, Saquisha Nelson Clark, Robert Hinshaw, Gary …
Publication • March 18, 2014
NV DOC - Use of Restraints on Pregnant Inmates, Ad. Reg. 455, 2014 NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 455 USE OF HANDCUFFS AND RESTRAINTS ON PREGNANT INMATES Supersedes: NEW Effective Date: AUTHORITY NRS 209.131; NRS 209.376 RESPONSIBILITY 1. The respective Warden/Division Head is responsible for the overall operation of …
Brief • March 18, 2014
Jacovo v. Lowe, AZ, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2014 Document .1 Filed 03/18/14 Page 1 of 18 Case 41=·.- STEVfAl ,Jf8Covo Nmne and PrilOllel"IB{)Oking Number ·. IU!O-"---- .. l:O _ ___ PlECIIIV -LODGED COIi"( ... -- MAR 1 8. 2014 01.fifllK U S DISTRICT COUfIT ClltiRIC'.n OF ARllONA IV OlfilUTV …
Brief • March 17, 2014
Davis v. White, MO, Order Advising Witness, Police Excessive Force, 2014 Case: 4:10-cv-01429-NAB Doc. #: 230 Filed: 03/17/14 Page: 1 of 2 PageID #: 3445 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION HENRY M. DAVIS, Plaintiff, v. JOHN BEAIRD, Defendant, and MICHAEL WHITE, Counterclaim Plaintiff, v. HENRY …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Online Gaming Accounts of New York Registered Sex Offenders Restricted or Closed by According to New York Attorney General Eric T. Scheiderman, around 5,600 online gaming accounts belonging to sex offenders registered with the State of New York have been restricted or canceled. Gaming companies Microsoft, Sony, Blizzard, Electronic Arts, …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Complaints
PLRA Does Not Permit Waiver of Court-ordered Answer by An Illinois federal district court has condemned a practice employed by the Illinois Attorney General when representing defendants in lawsuits brought by prisoners. The district court concluded that a motion for leave to waive an answer is unnecessary, and that the …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
New Hampshire Prisoners Suspected of Breaching Prison Computer System by New Hampshire officials are investigating a suspected “breach” of the Department of Corrections (DOC) computer system at the State Prison for Men in Concord. The investigation began when a staff member noticed a cable linking a computer used by prisoners …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries
Businesses, Members of Congress Not Happy with UNICOR by Derek Gilna When a powerful U.S. Senator takes interest in an issue, even a bureaucratic government agency like the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) pays attention. Kurt Wilson, an executive with American Apparel, Inc., an Alabama company that makes military uniforms, and …
Ninth Circuit Holds Staff Sexual Abuse Presumed Coercive; State Bears Burden of Rebutting Presumption by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a district court erred when finding a prisoner could not state an Eighth Amendment sex abuse claim because he “consented” to a relationship with a prison …
Lawsuits filed over Oregon Jail Death by The mother of a deceased prisoner has sued jail and hospital officials over the death of her son at the Marion County Jail (MCJ) in Salem, Oregon. On June 14, 2010, Robert Haws was arrested for several criminal offenses and a probation violation, …
Corizon Needs a Checkup: Problems with Privatized Correctional Healthcare by Greg Dober Corizon, the nation’s largest for-profit medical services provider for prisons, jails and other detention facilities, was formed in June 2011 through the merger of Prison Health Services (PHS) and Correctional Medical Services (CMS). In April 2013, the debt-rating …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: Two prisoners at the Yavapai County Jail have been sentenced for their involvement in a fraudulent tax refund scheme. James Borboa pleaded guilty and on September 8, 2013 received an additional term of 18.5 years in prison for using other prisoners’ IDs to file tax …
Florida County Agrees to Pay $4 Million to Deceased Prisoner’s Estate by Derek Gilna Nicholas T. Christie, incarcerated at the Lee County jail in Ft. Myers, Florida, died on March 31, 2009 after being repeatedly pepper sprayed by deputies while strapped to a restraint chair. Following three years of litigation, …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Seventh Circuit Upholds Removal of Prisoner’s Dreadlocks by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that an Illinois prisoner’s religious rights were not violated when prison officials required him to cut off his dreadlocks to be transported to a court hearing. Peter A. Lewis, incarcerated at the Dixon Correctional …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
From the Editor by Paul Wright This month’s cover story on Corizon, the company formed by the merger of Prison Health Services and Correctional Medical Services, is our most recent reporting on an issue that has been ongoing for the past several decades. Namely, the prison HMO model whereby corrections …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Second Circuit Vacates Magistrate’s Judgment Entered without Consent by On March 6, 2013, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the summary judgment dismissal of a New York prisoner’s lawsuit, finding he had not consented to having the case decided by a magistrate judge. Willie James Yeldon filed suit in …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Why There’s an Even Larger Racial Disparity in Private Prisons Than in Public Ones by Katie Rose Quandt It’s well known that people of color are vastly overrepresented in U.S. prisons. African-Americans and Latinos constitute 30 percent of the U.S. population and 60 percent of its prisoners. But a new …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Arrest-Proof Yourself, by Dale Carson and Wes Denham by John Dannenberg (Chicago Review Press, 2007). 282 pages (paperback), $14.95. Book review by John E. Dannenberg In short, Arrest-Proof Yourself is a colorfully-written manual on how to avoid being arrested. The book’s principal thesis is a hypothetical “electronic plantation” where all …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
When Victims Speak Up in Court – in Defense of the Criminals by Andrew Cohen A death penalty case in Colorado has generated an unusual fight between a district attorney and two parents who oppose capital punishment against the man who murdered their son. One of the most profound changes …
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