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Eighth Circuit Rules Guard’s History of Excessive Force too Prejudicial or a Jury to Hear in Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Case by Jacob Barrett, Matthew Clarke Another Guard Escapes Liability by Refusing to Participate by Jacob Barrett and Matt Clarke What happens to a prison guard accused of using excessive force who …
Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022
St. Louis Jail Guard Charged with Allowing Brutal Beating of Prisoner by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A former guard at the St. Louis Justice Center (SLJC) was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 28, 2021, on charges that she allowed two prisoners to beat a third in …
Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022
Prosecutors Move to Close Case Against BOP Guards in Jeffrey Epstein Suicide by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Of the many mysteries surrounding Jeffery Epstein, including exactly where the billionaire got his fabulous wealth before committing suicide in a Manhattan cell in August 2020—while awaiting trial on charges of sex-trafficking …
Davis v. Neal, DE, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2021 Case 1:99-mc-09999-UNA Document 1494 Filed 12/17/21 Page 1 of 13 PageID #: 152030 IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE WILLIAM DAVIS 143 Gabriel Drive Bear, Delaware 19701 ISSAC MONTAGUE Sussex Correctional Institution 23203 Dupont Blvd. Georgetown, Delaware 19947 Plaintiffs …
Article • December 1, 2021 • from PLN December, 2021
New Jersey Women’s Prison to Close After Latest Abuse Debacle by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins On the night of January 20, 2021, as the nation was buckling beneath the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a cascade of violence was unfolding inside a women’s prison in New Jersey. Prisons …
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Immunity of Federal Prison Guards Under FTCA, Even for Blatant Unconstitutional Acts by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a move that surprised few, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit went against the grain of almost every other court and held on June 9, …
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
Eleven Guards Fired after Death at Houston Jail by Brian Dolinar by Brian Dolinar As other cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York have slowly begun to decarcerate their county jails, the Harris County Jail in Houston has resisted reform efforts. Over the years, Prison Legal News (PLN) has …
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
Seven Guards Fired Over Collins County Texas Jail Death by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Marvin David Scott III was far from what most people would consider a criminal. The 26-year-old played football in high school, made straight As, and was described by friends and family as “generous to everyone …
Gray v. City of Forks, WA, Complaint, Wrongful Death - Suicide, 2021 Case 3:21-cv-05778-DGE Document 1 Filed 10/21/21 Page 1 of 29 1 2 3 4 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 6 7 8 9 JUDSON GRAY as Personal Representative …
U.S.A v. Makos, NJ, Criminal Complaint, Conspiracy to Deprive Inmates of Civil Rights, 2021 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Hon. Leda Dunn Wettre, U.S.M.J. v. Mag. No. 21-13331 (LDW) JOHN MAKOS CRIMINAL COMPLAINT I, Brittney S. Ketler, being duly sworn, state the following …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Ohio Guard Added to Sex Offender List and Sent to Prison for Sex with Detainee by A former guard at the Highland County jail in Ohio was sentenced to 24 months in prison and lifelong registration as a Tier III sex offender for engaging in sexual activity with a female …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
$2.1 Million Awarded in Beating Ordered by Kentucky Jail Guard by On July 9, 2021, a federal jury awarded $2.1 million in damages to an alleged Kentucky shoplifter who was beaten by fellow prisoners at the Shelby County Detention Center on the orders of a jail guard. According to the …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
California Female Prisoners Used as Honey Trap Bait for Rapist Guard by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On April 29, 2021, Los Angeles attorney Jennifer A. Bandlow filed a federal civil rights lawsuit urging four causes of action on behalf of two unnamed female prisoners who suffered actual sexual assaults …
District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons by Derek Gilna, Douglas Ankney Judge Orders Facilities Housing Disabled Prisoners to Install Surveillance and Body Cameras by Derek Gilna and Doug Ankney On March 11, 2021, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in the Northern District of California ordered the California Department …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Decapitated Prisoner Shows CDCR Safety Standards Still Headed in the Wrong Direction by Matthew Clarke California Inspector General’s office issues another reports highly critical of  health care at Corcoran and statewide prison employee disciplinary process by Matt Clarke In April 2021, the California Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Two Albuquerque Jailers Indicted for Killing Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 18, 2021, two jail guards at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico were indicted for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the asphyxiation death of a prisoner at the jail in 2019. Video …
Brief • August 10, 2021
USA v. State of NJ, NJ, Settlement, Sexual Assault by Staff, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY and THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendants. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT I. INTRODUCTION 1. On August …
Girard v. Battin, OR, Complaint, Sexual Assault of Inmate, 2021 Case 3:21-cv-01137-AC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Page 1 of 33 David G. Terry OSB 791149 Of attorneys for Plaintiff 1228 SE Douglas Avenue Roseburg, OR 97470 …
Freeman v. Lashbrook, IL, Settlement, Deliberate Indifference, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 18-CV-2144-SMY 18-2144 Opp osing Counsel : Freeman, Geoffrey #N40858 v. Lashbrook, et al. IDOC# Plaintiffs: Filed Case Name Defendants: Date Served Received 2/8/19 Status closed 2/15/ 19 Class Act ion □ On Appeal D …
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
The Contraband Wars Prison authorities target books and mail, miss the goods coming through the staff door by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis America’s jails and prisons have a serious contraband problem. From the smallest county jails to state prisons holding thousands of prisoners, the nation’s correctional system is overrun …
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