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When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems

Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015

Filed under: Classification, Work Release, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Community Education Centers, Contractor Misconduct, Prison Rebellion, Escapes, Failure to Protect (General), Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Alternative Sentencing

When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems by Derek Gilna When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems by Derek Gilna A recent interest among government officials in reducing prison populations as a way to cut costs, stemming from the 2008 Great Recession that resulted in significant budget deficits, has placed renewed emphasis …

Estate of Kentucky Jail Prisoner Who Died of Untreated Pneumonia Awarded $1,729,513

Article • January 9, 2015

Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Estate of Kentucky Jail Prisoner Who Died of Untreated Pneumonia Awarded $1,729,513 by Estate of Kentucky Jail Prisoner Who Died of Untreated Pneumonia Awarded $1,729,513 A Kentucky jury returned a verdict of $1,729,513 to the estate of a prisoner who died of pneumonia at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center …

Embry v. Ladonna, KY, Complaint - Negligence, Medical Treatment, Death by Starvation, 2015

Brief • January 1, 2015

Filed under: Hunger Strikes, Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Embry v. Ladonna, KY, Complaint - Negligence, Medical Treatment, Death by Starvation, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY PADUCAH DIVISION [Filed Electronically] MARK PFEIFER, Administrator of the Estate of James Embry, deceased, ) ) ) PLAINTIFF ) ) v. ) ) LADONNA THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY ) Serve: Office …

Kentucky Prisoner’s First and Fifth Amendment Case Reinstated by Sixth Circuit

Article • October 5, 2014

Filed under: Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Mail, Sexually Explicit Materials, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail

Kentucky Prisoner’s First and Fifth Amendment Case Reinstated by Sixth Circuit by Derek Gilna Kentucky Prisoner’s First and Fifth Amendment Case Reinstated by Sixth Circuit   by Derek Gilna   Federal prisoner David Wayne Baker filed a “Bivins” suit against his warden and other prison mail clerks for violations of …

Adams v. KY, KY, Complaint, deaf prisoners, 2014

Brief • October 1, 2014

Filed under: Deaf Prisoners

Adams v. KY, KY, Complaint, deaf prisoners, 2014 Case: 3:14-cv-00001-GFVT-EBA Doc #: 42 Filed: 10/01/14 Page: 1 of 42 - Page ID#: 1159 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY At FRANKFORT [Filed Electronically] OSCAR ADAMS and MICHAEL KNIGHTS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, …

CCA Has Long History of Wage Violations, Poor Treatment of Employees

Article • September 15, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Guards/Staff

CCA Has Long History of Wage Violations, Poor Treatment of Employees by CCA Has Long History of Wage Violations, Poor Treatment of Employees On August 20, 2014, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit prison operator, issued a press release that attempted to put a positive spin on …

Johnson v. CCA, Order Granting Motion to Intervene and Unseal Exhibits, Louisville, Kentucky 2014

Filing • August 18, 2014

Johnson v. CCA, Order Granting Motion to Intervene and Unseal Exhibits, Louisville, Kentucky 2014 Case 3:12-cv-00246-JGH Document 62 Filed 08/13/14 Page 1 of 6 PageID #: 523 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY AT LOUISVILLE CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:12-CV-00246-H MICHAEL E. JOHNSON, et al. PLAINTIFFS vs. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION …

Johnson v. CCA, Motion to Intervene and Unseal Exhibits, Louisville, Kentucky 2014

Filing • August 18, 2014

Johnson v. CCA, Motion to Intervene and Unseal Exhibits, Louisville, Kentucky 2014 Case 3:12-cv-00246-JGH Document 59-1 Filed 02/04/14 Page 1 of 13 PageID #: 480 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION MICHAEL E. JOHNSON, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 3:12-cv-00246-JGH v. Electronically filed CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF …

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Order Granting PLN's Motion to Intervene and Unseal Settlement, CCA Overtime 2014

Brief • August 13, 2014

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Settlements, Public Records, Employee Litigation

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Order Granting PLN's Motion to Intervene and Unseal Settlement, CCA Overtime 2014 Case 3:12-cv-00246-JGH Document 62 Filed 08/13/14 Page 1 of 6 PageID #: 523 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY AT LOUISVILLE CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:12-CV-00246-H MICHAEL E. JOHNSON, et al. PLAINTIFFS vs. …

Jiminez & Butler v. Hopkins County et al, KY, Complaint, 8th Am guard misconduct medical neglect, 2014

Brief • July 19, 2014

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Eighth Amendment

Jiminez & Butler v. Hopkins County et al, KY, Complaint, 8th Am guard misconduct medical neglect, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY OWENSBORO DIVISION [Filed Electronically] CINDY JIMENEZ and JERRY BUTLER, Co-Administrators of the estate of TYLER BUTLER, deceased, PLAINTIFF v. HOPKINS COUNTY, KENTUCKY Serve: Donald Carroll …

Kentucky Prisoner’s Due Process Rights Violated in Disciplinary Hearing

Article • July 9, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014

Filed under: Informants (Disciplinary Hearings), Legality of Rules

Kentucky Prisoner’s Due Process Rights Violated in Disciplinary Hearing by Robert Warlick Kentucky Prisoner’s Due Process Rights Violated in Disciplinary Hearing by Robert Warlick On August 29, 2013, the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed an appellate decision that found an Adjustment Committee (AC) in a prison disciplinary proceeding had violated a …

Wiley-Stiger v. O'Bannon, KY, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2014

Brief • April 4, 2014

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Guard Brutality/Beatings, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Wiley-Stiger v. O'Bannon, KY, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2014 Case 3:14-cv-00295-DJH-CHL Document 1-3 Filed 04/04/14 Page 2 of 5 PageID #: 8 NO. PAMELA RENEEWILEY-STIGER JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT J 01727 PLAINTIFF 469 S. 13th St. Apt. 16 Louisville, KY 40203 V. COMPLAINT EDWIN O'BANNON, individually and in his capacity as a …

Kentucky Supreme Court: Probation Cannot be Extended for Sex Offender Treatment

Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014

Filed under: Probation, Mental Health, Sex Offender Treatment

Kentucky Supreme Court: Probation Cannot be Extended for Sex Offender Treatment by The Supreme Court of Kentucky has held that a probationer’s period of probation cannot be extended to require completion of a sex offender treatment program. Elmer David Miller was originally charged with felony first-degree unlawful transaction with a …

Burke v. CorrectCare-Integrated Health, KY, Critical Incident Report, Inmate Starved to Death, 2014

Brief • February 27, 2014

Filed under: Medication, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Failure to Train/Supervise, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health

Burke v. CorrectCare-Integrated Health, KY, Critical Incident Report, Inmate Starved to Death, 2014 Case 5:15-cv-00007-TBR Document 105-1 Filed 02/04/16 Page 1 of 25 PageID #: 714 Case 5:15-cv-00007-TBR Document 105-1 Filed 02/04/16 Page 2 of 25 PageID #: 715 Case 5:15-cv-00007-TBR Document 105-1 Filed 02/04/16 Page 3 of 25 PageID …

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Settlement, FSLA, 2013

Brief • November 26, 2013

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Fair Labor Standards Act

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Settlement, FSLA, 2013 Case 3:12-cv-00246-JGH Document 54-1 Filed 11/26/13 Page 1 of 30 PageID #: 400 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION Michael E. Johnson, et al., on behalf of ) themselves and all other similarly-situated ) current and former …

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Settlement Payouts, FSLA, 2013

Brief • November 26, 2013

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Fair Labor Standards Act

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Settlement Payouts, FSLA, 2013 Case 3:12-cv-00246-JGH Document 56-1 Filed 11/26/13 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 443 CONFIDENTIAL EXHIBIT 1 “MAXIMUM GROSS SETTLEMENT AMOUNT” means TWO-HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO/100 ($260,000.00). Of this amount, the PARTIES propose that $131,000 be allocated to PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL …

Sixth Circuit Vacates Section 1915(e)(2) Dismissal of Discrimination Claim

Article • August 15, 2013

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Frivolous Litigation (PLRA), Civil Procedure, Limitations

Sixth Circuit Vacates Section 1915(e)(2) Dismissal of Discrimination Claim by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court’s sua sponte dismissal of a Kentucky prisoner’s race discrimination claim as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Kentucky prisoner DeWayne Brand, an African-American, shared a cell with white prisoner Troy …

$800,000 Settlement in Illegal Strip Search Claim Against Kentucky Jail

Article • August 15, 2013

Filed under: Searches, Strip Searches

$800,000 Settlement in Illegal Strip Search Claim Against Kentucky Jail by The parties to a class action lawsuit that alleged persons arrested for non-violent, non-drug-related misdemeanor offenses were strip searched illegally at Kentucky’s Bullitt County Detention Center (the Jail) have reached a settlement agreement. Under its terms, the Jail will …

Kentucky DOC May Not Alter Presentencing Custody Credits

Article • May 15, 2013 • from PLN May, 2013

Filed under: Mental Health, Civil Commitment

Kentucky DOC May Not Alter Presentencing Custody Credits by The Kentucky Supreme Court has held that the Department of Corrections (DOC) lacks authority to modify a prisoner’s presentencing custody credit calculation. In 1993, Peter Bard was charged with murdering a deputy sheriff, but the charges were dismissed without prejudice when …

Kentucky DOC Cannot Alter Time Served Credit

Article • April 15, 2013

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, Wrongful Release, Civil Commitment

Kentucky DOC Cannot Alter Time Served Credit by The Kentucky Supreme Court has held that prison officials lack authority to modify presentencing custody credit. Peter Bard was charged with murdering a deputy sheriff in 1993 but the charges were dismissed when he was found incompetent to stand trial. Bard was …