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DOJ Investigation of Sexual Abuse at AL Prison
Publication • January 17, 2014
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct
DOJ Investigation of Sexual Abuse at AL Prison .S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division The Honorable Robe1i Bentley Govemor State Capitol 600 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130 Re: JAN 1 7 2014 Investigation of the Julia Tutwiler P1ison for Women and Notice of Expanded Investigation Dear Govemor Bentley: The …
Davidson v Walsh IL Settlement Med Neglect
Brief • January 17, 2014
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific
Davidson v Walsh IL Settlement Med Neglect b~Cl()-TSl3l/ 'C-lf f32S (£) 05590-T5134 KEF FULL AND FINAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS TO INCLUDE ALL FEES. COSTS AND EXPENSES FOR THE SOLE AND ONLY CONSIDERATION of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) paid by and on behalf of Defendant DANIEL WALSH, Individually and in …
Ronkin v. Vihn, DC, BiO Def Mot SJ, false arrest police excessive force, 2014
Brief • January 17, 2014
Filed under: False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police)
Ronkin v. Vihn, DC, BiO Def Mot SJ, false arrest police excessive force, 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KARISSA A. RONKIN, Plaintiff v. ANDY B. VIHN, Defendant, : NO.: 1:12-cv-00729-RBW : (District Judge: Reggie B. Walton) : : CIVIL ACTION - LAW : …
Estrada v. Blansett, NM, Amended Complaint, Solitary Confinement, 2015
Brief • January 16, 2014
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), False Imprisonment
Estrada v. Blansett, NM, Amended Complaint, Solitary Confinement, 2015 Case 2:14-cv-00192-MCA-LAM Document 45 Filed 01/16/15 Page 1 of 14 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO DIANA ESTRADA, as Next Friend of JEROME GONZALES, Plaintiff, No. CIV 14-192 MCNLAM v. VIRGINIA BLANSETT, SHIRLEY WALKER, OTERO …
T.G. V. GEO Group, NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2014
Brief • January 16, 2014
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Corizon, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Malpractice, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Deliberate Indifference
T.G. V. GEO Group, NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-00054-RHS-SMV Document 1 Filed 01/16/14 Page 1 of 23 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO TG, MS, BC, BM, & KR Plaintiffs, No. V. THE GEO GROUP, INC., CORIZON INC., MARK ELLIOT WALDEN, M.D., …
American Apartheid: Why Scandinavian Prisons Are Superior
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Prison Tourism/Consumerism, Prisoners-International
American Apartheid: Why Scandinavian Prisons Are Superior by Doran Larson “Open” prisons, in which detainees are allowed to live like regular citizens, should be a model for the U.S. by Doran Larson It’s a postcard-perfect day on Suomenlinna Island, in Helsinki’s South Harbor. Warm for the first week of June, …
News in Brief
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On July 29, 2013 there was a break-in at the Draper Correctional Facility. According to the Department of Corrections, three sections of the prison were burglarized in the early morning hours, and laptop computers and multiple weapons were discovered missing when employees started arriving around …
Sweden’s Shrinking Prison Population
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Prisoners-International
Sweden’s Shrinking Prison Population by Christopher Zoukis Sweden’s prison population has seen such a sharp drop in recent years that the nation’s prison service announced in November 2013 that it had closed four correctional facilities and a remand center. Prisons in Aby, Haja, Batshagen and Kristianstad were closed in 2013; …
From the Editor
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to the first issue of PLN for 2014. If you have not donated to our annual fundraiser, please do so now; it is not too late and we need your support to continue our advocacy work on issues like the Campaign for Prison …
Mangaung and Beyond: Private Prison Exemplifies South Africa’s Criminal Justice Woes
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: G4S/Group 4, Contractor Misconduct, Medical, Forcible Treatment, Prisoners-International, Guard Unions
Mangaung and Beyond: Private Prison Exemplifies South Africa’s Criminal Justice Woes by James Kilgore In recent months a battle has erupted at Mangaung prison in South Africa. Mangaung, located near the city of Bloemfontein, is one of the country’s two privately-operated correctional facilities. Managed by British-based G4S, which bills itself …
Hidden Agenda Fuels Challenge to Pivotal Death Penalty Case
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Death Penalty, Death Row, TV/Movies
Hidden Agenda Fuels Challenge to Pivotal Death Penalty Case by David Protess Anthony Porter, the exonerated death row prisoner whose jubilant release from prison in February 1999 was the catalyst for abolishing the death penalty in Illinois, is back in the news after living in relative obscurity for years. A …
Seventh Circuit: Lifetime Supervision in Pornography Case Set Aside
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Probation
Seventh Circuit: Lifetime Supervision in Pornography Case Set Aside by Derek Gilna The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a “supervision for life” provision imposed by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin when defendant Nicolai D. Quinn was sentenced to 97 months imprisonment for possession …
Pennsylvania Woman Jailed for Failure to Pay Parking Tickets
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Sentencing
Pennsylvania Woman Jailed for Failure to Pay Parking Tickets by The increased use of jail for debtors resulted in a Pennsylvania woman being imprisoned for not paying parking ticket fines. “It was a short and sweet hearing,” stated Lancaster County Constable Karl Salisbury. “The judge said, ‘you owe $2,300 collateral. …
Controversy, Litigation and Performance Problems Plague Private Probation Services
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Private Prisons, Sentinel, Probation
Controversy, Litigation and Performance Problems Plague Private Probation Services by David Reutter by David M. Reutter and Alex Friedmann Defendants who are placed on probation and ordered to pay a growing array of fines and fees levied by local governments facing budget deficits, combined with additional fees charged by private …
Programs Proliferate for Incarcerated Veterans
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Military, Veterans
Programs Proliferate for Incarcerated Veterans by An increasing number of criminal justice programs are being made available to military veterans who have been charged with or convicted of crimes, including specialized prison and jail housing units and court diversion programs. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Justice …
California Parole Board Agrees to Implement Policy to Fix Terms at Lifers’ Initial Hearings
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
California Parole Board Agrees to Implement Policy to Fix Terms at Lifers’ Initial Hearings by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On December 16, 2013, the California Board of Parole Hearings (Board) and life-sentenced state prisoner Roy Butler entered into a settlement agreement wherein the Board agreed to fix base …
Task Force Linked to Harsh Sentencing Laws and Private Prison Firms Disbands Following Public Scrutiny, Boycott
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, News
Task Force Linked to Harsh Sentencing Laws and Private Prison Firms Disbands Following Public Scrutiny, Boycott by A national campaign to shut down a quasi-governmental task force backed by powerful corporate interests, which has promoted harsher sentences, prison privatization and controversial “stand your ground” gun rights legislation, was successful thanks …
East Mississippi Prison Nightmare
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Management and Training Corporation, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Totality of Conditions, Ventilation, Sanitation, Lighting, Vermin, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
East Mississippi Prison Nightmare by Christopher Zoukis On May 30, 2013, the American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center and law office of civil rights attorney Elizabeth Alexander filed an 83-page complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, seeking class-action relief for mentally ill …
Massachusetts Supreme Court: 90 Days in Segregation on Awaiting Action Status without Hearing Violates Due Process
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Liberty Interests, Sanctions (Disciplinary Hearings), Prompt Hearings
Massachusetts Supreme Court: 90 Days in Segregation on Awaiting Action Status without Hearing Violates Due Process by The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has ruled that prisoners held in segregated confinement on “awaiting action” status are entitled to due process protections, and such prisoners may not be kept in segregation …
Washington Defendant Improperly Denied Transcript at State Expense
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Transcripts
Washington Defendant Improperly Denied Transcript at State Expense by The Washington State Supreme Court held in a November 8, 2012 en banc ruling that an indigent defendant was improperly denied a jury voir dire transcript. When appealing his convictions for first-degree murder, second-degree murder and two counts of unlawful possession …
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