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Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
States Rack Up Tens of Millions of Dollars in Prison Guard Overtime Pay by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  The pressures of mass incarceration, low pay and a tight job market are forcing states to pay tens of millions of dollars in overtime to prison guards – some of whom …
Publication • May 1, 2019
Louisiana Legislative Auditor - Prison Enterprises - Evaluation of Operations, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 2019 PRISON ENTERPRISES EVALUATION OF OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS PERFORMANCE AUDIT SERVICES ISSUED MAY 1, 2019 LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR 1600 NORTH THIRD STREET POST OFFICE BOX 94397 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70804-9397 …
Salim v. JPay, TX, Preliminary Approval of Settlement, Video Visitation Cutoff, 2019 Case 4:18-cv-00730-ALM-KPJ Document 16 Filed 04/16/19 Page 1 of 12 PageID #: 142 United States District Court EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION OUMER SALIM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. JPAY, INC. § § …
GEO Group, CoreCivic Face Class Actions Alleging Prisoner ‘Slave Labor’ by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna GEO Group, the Florida-based private prison behemoth, and Tennessee corporation CoreCivic, are the targets of several lawsuits alleging that “voluntary” work programs at their facilities violate state minimum-wage laws, as well as the Trafficking …
Article • April 15, 2019
Filed under: Money/Property, Immigration
Report: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Centers Operate Below Set Standards by Edward Lyon Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) does not own or even maintain immigration detention facilities for the prisoners under its charge. ICE contracts with private companies to operate 211 facilities holding 53,435 prisoners awaiting immigration, asylum and …
Green v. State of Alaska, AK, Judgment, Jail Death, 2019 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT ANCHORAGE ESTATE OF KELLSIE GREEN Plaintiff, vs. STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Colorado: $190,000 Settlement for Prisoners Ordered Released but Kept in Jail for Inability to Pay $55 Fee by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  El Paso County, Colorado has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who remained in jail for 27 days because she was unable to pay …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Commissary
Texas Prisons, We’ve Got Some Questions About Your Commissary Vendors by Stephen Raher by Stephen Raher, Prison Policy Initiative One of the original inspirations for the Prison Policy Initiative’s May 2018 report on prison commissaries earlier  [see: PLN, Aug. 2018, p.1] was a 2010 article from the Texas Tribune that analyzed $95 million in purchases …
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Jackson, GA, Complaint, Jail Conditions for Mentally Ill Prisoners, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-01634-WMR-JFK Document 1 Filed 04/10/19 Page 1 of 88 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE; M.J.; K.H., on behalf of themselves and others similarly …
Brief • March 26, 2019
Grae v. Corrections Corp. of America / CoreCivic, TN, motion to reconsider class certification denial, securities fraud, 2019 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION NIKKI BOLLINGER GRAE, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) …
Article • March 15, 2019
Filed under: Money/Property
A Blow to Prison Privatization: Florida Democratic Party Rejects Profiteers’ Contributions by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Calling it a victory in the battle against mass incarceration, activists within the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) won passage in July 2018 of a resolution banning donations from private prison companies, their …
Brief • March 8, 2019
Brown v. Stored Value Cards, 9th Circuit, Amicus Brief, Debit Cards, 2019 (1 of 45) Case: 18-35735, 03/08/2019, ID: 11221605, DktEntry: 44-1, Page 1 of 4 No. 18-35735 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ___________________ DANICA LOVE BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STORED VALUE CARDS, INC., D/B/A …
Filing • March 8, 2019
Brown v. Stored Value Cards Inc, Prisoner Debit Cards, Appeal, 2019 (1 of 45) Case: 18-35735, 03/08/2019, ID: 11221605, DktEntry: 44-1, Page 1 of 4 No. 18-35735 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ___________________ DANICA LOVE BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STORED VALUE CARDS, INC., D/B/A NUMI …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Maine Prisoner’s Challenge to Confiscation of Funds States Declaratory Judgment Claim by David Reutter by David Reutter The Maine Supreme Judicial Court held on October 16, 2018 that a trial court erred by dismissing a petition challenging a prison rule that requires any prisoner who earns money for work to …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Federal Court Certifies Class in Ohio County Jail Debit Card Case by Chad Marks by Chad Marks On November 16, 2018, a federal judge in the Northern District of Ohio granted a motion for class certification in a case where jail staff were accused of issuing unsolicited fee-laden debit cards …
Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Filed under: Forfeiture
Philadelphia Robbing the Poor Through Civil Forfeiture by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  In just the four zip codes of Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, whose mainly black and Hispanic residents suffer high rates of poverty, civil asset forfeiture (CAF) proceedings netted 1,682 properties that were seized and sold by the District …
Wright, et al. v. Family Support Division of the Missouri Department of Social Services, et al., MO., class action, jury demand, driver license suspensions without due process, 2019 Case: 4:19-cv-00398 Doc. #: 1 Filed: 03/04/19 Page: 1 of 37 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE …
National Consumer Law Center - Commercialized (In)Justice - Consumer Abuses in the Bail And Corrections Industry, 2019 COMMERCIALIZED (IN)JUSTICE CONSUMER ABUSES IN THE BAIL AND CORRECTIONS INDUSTRY NCLC® March 2019 NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER ® © Copyright 2019, National Consumer Law Center, Inc. All rights reserved. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Brian …
Brief • February 26, 2019
Salim v. JPay, TX, Stipulation of Settlement, Video Visitation Cutoffs, 2019 Case 4:18-cv-00730-ALM-KPJ Document 13 Filed 02/26/19 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 80 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS OUMER SALIM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated § § § Plaintiff, …
Article • February 19, 2019
Imagine Pleading Guilty Because You Can’t Afford to Call Your Lawyer by Victoria Law By Victoria Law, Truthout Imagine paying $20.12 for a 15-minute phone call. That’s how much a call from the Jennings Adult Correctional Facility in Missouri costs. In 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set price caps …
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