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Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
People in jails are using more phone minutes during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite decreased jail populations by Andrea Fenster Our study of 14 jails finds that there were 8% more overall minutes used during the pandemic, despite the fact that nationwide jail populations have fallen about 15%. by Andrea Fenster, Prison …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Failure to Treat, COVID-19
Colorado’s Governor Bows to Pressure in Denying State Prisoners Priority COVID-19 Vaccinations by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Despite the fact that prisoners and staff at Colorado’s state prisons have been ravaged by COVID-19 infections and death, Colorado Governor Jared Polis reversed course and decided not to prioritize vaccines for …
Article • March 31, 2021
Southern Republican Senators Generate Publicity by Criticizing Third Pandemic Relief Bill For Giving Payments to Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  No Republican senator voted to pass the very popular third pandemic economic impact relief bill that sent most Americans a $1,400 relief payment. Initially, they said that the …
Article • March 22, 2021
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, COVID-19
NJ Warden Reassigned After Mishandling COVID-19 by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders  In recent months, New Jersey’s Fort Dix federal prison experienced a massive surge of COVID-19 cases. Roughly 1,500 prisoners tested positive for the deadly virus — over half the facility’s total population and more than any other Bureau …
Brief • March 21, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Hanna v. Peters, OR, Opinion and Order, Failure to Comply With Mask Policy, 2022 5 pages I l:111m1. /\aron #763244 7 AARO M. HA v. A , Plaintiff, COLETTE PET ERS, TYLER BL EWETT, LIEUTENA T ROBI SO , SERGEANT IRVJ G, OFFICER PLOURD, OFFIC ER 1-J. C O CHELL, …
Brief • March 10, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Fraihat v. ICE, CA, Civil Minutes in Chamber, COVID-19 Release, 2021 Case 5:19-cv-01546-JGB-SHK Document 281 Filed 03/10/21 Page 1 of 8 Page ID #:6611 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL Case No. EDCV 19-1546 JGB (SHKx) Date March 10, 2021 Title Faour Abdallah Fraihat, et al. …
Article • March 7, 2021
Oregon Prison Staff Said to Contribute to High Prisoner COVID-19 Infection, Death Rates by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson   With 3,392 (28.1%) of 12,073 prisoners infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) and 42 prisoner deaths - 20 deaths occurring in January 2021 alone — Oregon prisoners are being infected at nearly …
Article • March 6, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Federal Judge Orders COVID-19 Vaccinations for 12,000-Plus Oregon Prisoners by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson   “Our constitutional rights are not suspended during a crisis. On the contrary, during difficult times we must remain the most vigilant to protect the constitutional rights of the powerless,” declared U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
California’s San Quentin and Folsom Prisons Hardest-Hit by COVID-19 by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Having for many years been the largest prison system in the U.S. — now second only to Texas — the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) saw its prisoner count drop below 100,000 for …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, COVID-19
California Prison System Fined $400,000 For Prisoner Transfers That Sparked Surge in COVID-19, Also Faulted For Easing Restrictions by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On February 4, 2021, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) was fined $400,000 by a state agency for placing the staff of its San …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
COVID Pandemic: Medical Update by Michael D. Cohen, MD by Michael D. Cohen, M.D. New variants of the coronavirus February saw numerous reports about mutations and new variants of the pandemic coronavirus. A variant called B.1.1.7 was first identified in England (UK) last fall. B.1.1.7 spreads among people more easily …
Reuters Investigation: Lamentable Medical Care in Jails and Prisons Exposed During Pandemic by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian Very few criminal offenses in America allow for a sentence of death. Nevertheless, too many people are dying in jails and prisons while serving a sentence or simply waiting for the process …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Last-Minute DOJ Order Clears Way for Possible Return of Home Confinees to Prison by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Federal prisoners transferred tohome confinement to serve their sentences because of the COVID-19 emergency could return to lockup if a January 15, 2021, opinion issued by the U.S. Department of Justice …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Prison Reform, COVID-19
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Founding of Congressional BOP Reform Caucus by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A Congressional caucus was announced on August 14, 2020 whose purpose is to shed light on management of the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and to bring accountability to decisions made by its …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Death Penalty
Analysis: Federal Executions in Indiana Became ‘Super-Spreader’ Events by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna It seems inconceivable that prison personnel selected to carry out the ultimate judicial sanction – execution — would willfully violate Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and expose themselves, their families, prisoners and staff, clergy, …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
New Surge of COVID Is Spreading “Like Wildfire” in Illinois Prisons by Brian Dolinar by Brian Dolinar, Truthout.org, January 30, 2021 Part of the Series: Despair and Disparity: The Uneven Burdens of COVID-19 With COVID-19 raging throughout the United States, there is a growing sense of desperation among people in …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
ICE Detention Facility Deaths Now Highest Since 2005 by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The number of people who died in federal Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) detention centers during its fiscal year that ended September 30, 2020 — 21 in all — was more than double the previous years’s …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Mass Incarceration Fueling Spread of COVID-19 in Local Communities by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Once behind bars, American prisoners often feel forgotten, thanks to an “out of sight, out of mind” attitude that turns the country’s prisons and jails into human warehouses. Disregarding its impact on communities is dangerous …
Article • February 27, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Eligible Louisiana Prisoners Get COVID Vaccine by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins   National health experts were concerned early in the pandemic that prisons would prove to be superspreader sites for COVID-19. They were right. According to The Marshall Project, more than 20% of the incarcerated population nationwide had tested …
Article • February 26, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Statistics/Trends
Pennsylvania: Flawed COVID Data by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins  For the millions of Americans with loved ones behind bars, information posted online by the prison systems often provides the only inkling of what is happening inside the walls on a day­to-day basis. Never has this been more true than …
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