Human Rights Groups, Environmentalists Oppose New Federal Prison on Former Coal Mine in Kentucky by Panagioti Tsolkas Human Rights Groups, Environmentalists Oppose New Federal Prison on Former Coal Mine in Kentucky by Panagioti Tsolkas On March 30, 2015, organizations and individuals from across the country joined the Human Rights Defense …
HRDC comment on Letcher County prison siting on coal mine March 2015 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS March 30, 2015 U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Attn: Isaac Gaston, Site Selection Specialist 320 First St., NW Washington, DC 20534 VIA EMAIL (igaston@bop.gov) Re: Proposed USP/FPC …
Kentucky Death Row Prisoners Win Appeal on Religious Accommodations by Derek Gilna Kentucky Death Row Prisoners Win Appeal on Religious Accommodations by Derek Gilna On August 15, 2014, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of five death row prisoners in Kentucky who sued the director of the …
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 …
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 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 …
