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Article • August 10, 2016
California, Other States Weigh Banning Late-Night Releases from Custody by Joe Watson Late-night releases from prisons and jails place former prisoners across the country at not only an immediate disadvantage—possibly unable to access transportation and shelter or a support system of friends and family— but also in the dangerous position …
Article • August 10, 2016
Michigan Opens Prison Museum in Presently Operating Prison Facility by Christopher Zoukis The Michigan Department of Corrections has opened a prison museum -- at the still-in-operation State Prison of Southern Michigan in Jackson. Opened June 25, 2014, the Cell Block 7 Prison Museum charges $15.00 for adults, $10.00 for a …
Article • August 10, 2016
Report: Virginia's Prisons, Jails Overburdened by Nonviolent Drug Offenders by Joe Watson Virginia should decriminalize drug-related behavior and treat drug abuse as a public health issue, while increasing educational resources and opportunities in low-income communities of color in order to improve public safety and lower the state's prison population, according …
Iowa Jail Guard Who Tased Mentally Ill Woman Missed Training for Three Years by After a guard tased a mentally ill woman in October 2013 to compel her to change her clothes, officials at the Muscatine County, Iowa, Jail are considering requiring less Taser training for guards rather than more. …
Media Tip Cast Light on Medical Neglect as Prisoner Starved by David Reutter Absent a tip to the Associated Press, the death of a prisoner at Kentucky State Prison would have remained shrouded in darkness. The tip led to an investigation that uncovered lapses in medical care as the prisoner …
Article • August 10, 2016
Jail Called to Scrutinize Detox Procedure in Wake of Increased Deaths by David Reutter The second death in six months of a pre-trial detainee at Pennsylvania’s Buck County prison has raised questions about its detox procedures. The scrutiny of such procedures should be a focal point for jail administrators throughout …
Florida Sheriff Tosses Private Health Administrator from Jail Overnight Job by David Reutter An administrator for Armor Correction Health Services, Inc., was forced out of his position by Florida’s Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri. The administrator, Lewis Hays, was involved in the death of Allen Hicks, Sr. 51, who died …
Article • August 10, 2016
Guards Outnumber Prisoners, Still Paid Overtime at Illinois Supermax by Prison officials at the Tamms Correctional Center in southern Illinois, which includes the state's only supermax prison, are having a hard time explaining how staff racked up $884,000 in overtime between November 2011 and November 2012 when the facility’s guard-to-prisoner …
Article • August 9, 2016
New Congressional Research Report Criticizes Federal Prisoner Increases by Derek Gilna The Congressional Research Service, or CRS, a non-partisan research arm of the United States Congress, has released an extensive report highly critical of the “unprecedented increase in the federal prison population” since the early 1980’s.  The report notes that …
CA: 'Realignment' Forcing Jail Improvements for Disabled Prisoners by A landmark case nearly 20 years ago forced California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to properly care for its disabled prisoners. Now, a federal lawsuit aims to do the same for those being held in the state's county jails. Since …
Article • August 9, 2016
California Cop Destroys Jail Suicide Evidence, Gets Probation by Something snapped in Dean Gochenour's fragile mind before he hanged himself in a jail cell in Fullerton, California, nearly two years ago. Just hours later, the man who arrested him that night snapped, too, smashing the device that recorded one of …
Article • August 9, 2016
Nevada Chief Medical Examiner Must Assure Prisoners Receive Healthful Diet by David Reutter The Nevada Supreme Court held a prisoner was entitled to the grant of a writ of mandamus to compel the Nevada's Chief Medical Officer to periodically examine and semi-annually report to the Board of State Prison Commissioners …
Article • August 9, 2016
Federal Court Gives CA Six Month Extension to Reduce Prison Population by The three-judge court in the ongoing prison healthcare civil rights suit against California took a slight turn on January 20, 2013, when the court gave California a six-month extension of time to achieve the prison population reduction it …
Colorado Jail Settles Suit over Lack of Accommodation for the Deaf for $100,000 by Paresh Patel Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC), a Colorado non-profit organization, filed a civil complaint against Douglas Darr, in his official capacity as Sherriff of Adams County, Colorado for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), …
Brief • August 9, 2016
In re Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, DC, FCC Order on Reconsideration - Rate Caps, 2016 Federal Communications Commission FCC 16-102 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 12-375 ORDER ON …
Publication • August 9, 2016
Cruel and Unusual: Sentencing 13- and 14-Year-Old Equal Justice Initiative Children to Die in Prison, EJI, 2007 “The susceptibility of juveniles to immature and irresponsible behavior means ‘their irresponsible conduct is not as morally reprehensible as that of an adult.’ Their own vulnerability and comparative lack of control over their …
Publication • August 9, 2016
High Risk - The California State Auditor’s Updated Assessment of High Risk Issues the State and Select State Agencies Face, California State Auditor, 2011 CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR Bureau of State Audits High Risk The California State Auditor’s Updated Assessment of High‑Risk Issues the State and Select State Agencies Face August …
New York Woman Raped by Prison Guard Receives $1.1 Million Award by A New York Court of Claims awarded $605,750 to a former prisoner who was the victim of an attempted rape and completed rape by a guard at the Albion Correctional Facility (ACF). The award followed the Court’s grant …
Article • August 8, 2016
Montana Jury Awards $80,000 in Jail Suicide by A Montana jury found that Fergus County and the Fergus County Sheriff’s department was partially negligent in a prisoner’s suicide. It awarded the prisoner’s estate nearly $80,000. Carl Odell Stacy, 40, was no stranger to officials at the Fergus County Jail (FCJ). …
Publication • August 8, 2016
HRDC comments to Surface Transportation Board re PTS merger - Aug. 2016 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS Opposing Comment for Docket No. MCF 21067 August 8, 2016 Surface Transportation Board 395 E Street S.W. Washington, DC 20423-0001 Re: Opposing Comment for Docket No. MCF 21067 Dear …
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