Sixth Circuit Vacates Denial of Qualified Immunity; Each Defendant’s Conduct Must be Individually Evaluated by Mark Wilson The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a district court’s denial of qualified immunity because an individualized inquiry into the defendants’ role during an illegal body cavity search was not conducted. Felix …
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Alabama DOC Short Hair Policy Following Remand from Supreme Court by The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) does not overcome the Alabama Department of Corrections’ (ADOC) “short hair policy” for prisoners, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held. The ruling was issued on remand …
Thompson v. Alabama, AL, Class Action Complaint, Felon Disenfranchisement, 2016 2. As detailed below, Section 177(b) of the Alabama Constitution, which disenfranchises individuals with convictions of felonies “involving moral turpitude,” is a direct successor to the Alabama’s 1901 racially discriminatory constitutional disenfranchisement provision. It is inextricably tied to Alabama’s long …
Federal Prisoner Receives $20,000 for Inadequate Medical Treatment for His Hand Injury by Lonnie Burton On March 7, 2000, the United States agreed to pay a federal prisoner the sum of $20,000 to settle his lawsuit stemming from inadequate medical care resulting in permanent paralysis in his left hand. The …
Dunn v. Dunn, AL, Consent Decree, ADA Compliance, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-TFM Document 728 Filed 09/09/16 Page 1 of 78 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA JOSHUA DUNN, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. JEFFERSON DUNN, ET AL., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Dunn v. Dunn, AL, Final Settlement Approval, ADA Compliance, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-TFM Document 727 Filed 09/09/16 Page 1 of 116 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION JOSHUA DUNN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JEFFERSON S. DUNN, in his official capacity as …
Broken Justice: The Death Penalty in Alabama, ACLU, 2005 A n A C LU R e p o r t Broken Justice: The Death Penalty in Alabama Published October 2005 THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION is the nation’s premier guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to …
11th Circuit Affirms Judgment for Prison Officials in Violence Case by The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed on April 2, 2014, the lower court's grant of summary judgment for the defendants in a §1983 claim weighed by plaintiff Jody O'Neil Harrison, seeking damages for injuries …
Alabama Ends Prison Farming Operations by Citing lack of profit, the Alabama Correctional Industries (ACI) ended its farming operations; ACI was formalized in 1976 with the “Prison-Made Goods Act.” It had been unprofitable for years leading up to the restructuring announced in 2007. “I want ACI to be a profit …
Alabama Jail Guard Receives 4 Years for Sexually Abusing Prisoners by David Reutter An Alabama federal district court sentenced a former guard to four years in prison for sexually abusing male prisoners at the Clay County Jail (CCJ) Guard Jeffrey Cotney 48, ran the prisoner worker program at CCJ. He …
Sentenced to Stigma - Segregation of HIV-Positive Prisoners in AL and SC, ACLU HRW, 2010 United States Sentenced to Stigma Segregation of HIV-Positive Prisoners in Alabama and South Carolina H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H Sentenced to Stigma Segregation of …
Award of Nominal Damages Negates Attorney Fee Awards by The Eleventh Circuit Court of appeals held that, under the circumstances before it, the award of attorney fees is improper to a party awarded only a nominal damage award. This was the fifth time this case was before the court. At …
Alabama Prisoners Bribed to Dance Nude for Doughnuts by Three Alabama jail guards have been charged in a “dancing for doughnuts” practice. Pickens County Jail guards Demetrius Harris, Anthony Lavender, and Chance Draper were charged with felony ethics violations for coercing female prisoners to dance nude for donuts and cell …
State of Alabama v. Eugene et al, AL, Order, judge misconduct death penalty, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM DIVISION STATE OF ALABAMA V. BIILUPS KENNETH EUGENE Defendant. CHATMAN, STANLEY Defendant. MCMULLIN, TERRELL Defendant. ) ) ) Case Nos.: ) CC-2005-001755.00 CC-2012-001194.00 CC-2012-001195.00 CC-2014-003011.00 CC-2014-003012.00 CC-2014-003015.00 …
AL DOC ICS Rates confirmed July 2016 Friends and Family Alabama Department of Corrections Rates and Fees Available Services FAQ This site provides information on how to receive calls from inmates at the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC). ADOC has contracted with CenturyLink to provide calling and account billing services …
Dunn et. al. v. Dunn et. al Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-TFM Document 555-2 Filed 07/13/16 Page 1 of 106 Expert Report of Eldon Vail Dunn, et. al. v. Dunn, et. al. The District Court of the United States Middle District of Alabama 2:14-cv-601-MHT-TFM Submitted: July 5, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-TFM Document 555-2 Filed …
Dunn v. Dunn, AL, Expert Report of Eldon Vail, Alabama DOC Healthcare Administration, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-TFM Document 555-2 Filed 07/13/16 Page 1 of 106 Expert Report of Eldon Vail Dunn, et. al. v. Dunn, et. al. The District Court of the United States Middle District of Alabama 2:14-cv-601-MHT-TFM Submitted: July …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Dekalb County Detention Center, Fort Payne, AL, ICE, 2014 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations New Orleans Field Office Dekalb …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Etowah County Detention Center, Gadsden, AL, ICE, 2012 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations New Orleans Field Office Etowah County …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Etowah County Jail, Gadsden, AL, ICE, 2008 Department Of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Facility Inspection Form Facilities Used Over 72 hours A. Type of Facility Reviewed ICE Service Processing Center ICE Contract Detention Facility ICE Intergovernmental Service Agreement Estimated Man-days Per …
