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NIC Report: Wisconsin Jails Racist and Dangerous by Gary Hunter On January 31, 2008, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) issued a 139-page report detailing numerous flaws in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin jail system. The Milwaukee House of Correction (HOC), the Community Corrections Center (CCC) and the County Jail Facility (CJF) …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
NCCHC Releases Position Statement on Abuse of Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 14, 2007, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) issued a position paper in response to the abuse of prisoners. The NCCHC is an organization dedicated to improving professionalism and safety in the …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
Indiana Prisoner Receives $200,000 in Excessive Force Case by Indiana Prisoner Receives $200,000 in Excessive Force Case An Indiana federal jury has awarded a state prisoner $200,000 for a guard’s use of excessive force. The claim arose from an incident that occurred at the Wabash Correctional Facility on April 21, …
Pennsylvania Jail Rebuffs Calls for Independent Review of Abuse Claims by Pennsylvania Jail Rebuffs Calls for Independent Review of Abuse Claims by David M. Reutter Jails and prisons are often located in areas hidden from public view, and as a result often become extremely insular. Those who work within such …
Massachusetts Jail Conditions Unconstitutional Says U.S. Department of Justice by Gary Hunter A report released by the U.S. Justice Department (USJD), on May 1, 2008, concluded that conditions in the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction (HOC) in Massachusetts violated the constitutional rights of prisoners in its custody. The …
Was Juan Mendoza Farias Beaten to Death by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Guards? by John Dickerson On December 2, 2007, a 40-year-old man named Juan Mendoza Farias was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail. Like a lot of people who come through Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s doors, Farias’ offense was …
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Own Records Raise Serious Questions About Inmate Juan Mendoza Farias' Violent Death by John Dickerson Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Own Records Raise Serious Questions About Inmate Juan Mendoza Farias’ Violent Death by John Dickerson Juan Mendoza Farias was handcuffed and alone in a jail cell when guards opened …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Pre-Release Jail-Abuse Questionnaires Said to Pressure Prisoners by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Civil rights advocates and attorneys have raised concerns over a recent policy implemented by the Sacramento County, California jail system whereby prisoners are asked to sign a “screening form” prior to release that inquires whether they …
Brief • November 10, 2008
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA, Declaration in Support of Def - Taser CEO, police taser death cardiac arrest, 2008 Case 5:05-cv-03658-JW 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Document 385 Filed 11/10/2008 Page 1 of 4 Mildred K. O'Linn, Esq. (State Bar No. 159055) Timothy J. …
Brief • November 3, 2008
Ratcliff v. Schriro, AZ, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2008 ., , Case Document 1 LODGED ~COPY L~r:r:¥ R. Ra+cl if£ . Narue and Prisoner ooking Number Asec- 4t:-- NOV 32008 CLERK US DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA BY . - M DEPUTY Place of Confinement P. o. f>0x Mailing Address City, …
Brief • October 24, 2008
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA, Order granting Def Mot for Judgment, police taser death cardiac arrest, 2008 Case 5:05-cv-03658-JW Document 374 Filed 10/24/2008 Page 1 of 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 SAN JOSE …
Brief • October 23, 2008
Countryman v. Hall, FL, Order Denying MTD, Guard Brutality, 2008 ! I I IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA . . WILLIAM COUNTRYMAN .' .' . . ~. Plaintiff; .. CASE NO.: 2008-627 CA v. WENDALL HALL, in his official capacity As SHERIFF of SANTA …
TASER International’s Stock Shocked By $6.2 Million Damages Award by John Dannenberg TASER International’s Stock Shocked By $6.2 Million Damages Award by John E. Dannenberg The stock of TASER International, Inc. tanked by 11% to $6.13 per share on June 9, 2008 when three days earlier a federal jury in …
Michigan Jail Pays $145,000 for Vindictively Exhibiting Naked Detainees in Segregation Cell by Michigan Jail Pays $145,000 for Vindictively Exhibiting Naked Detainees in Segregation Cell Four former male and female pre-trial detainees sued the Saginaw County, Michigan jail for an outrageous disciplinary policy that forced them to sit in a …
Excessive Force Suit Against Illinois Guards Must be Retried, Allowing Evidence of Guards’ Actions by Excessive Force Suit Against Illinois Guards Must be Retried, Allowing Evidence of Guards’ Actions The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that a prisoner who sued guards for allegedly brutally injuring him during an …
Alabama Jail Guard Fired, Convicted, Held Civilly Liable in Prisoner’s Assault by David Reutter Alabama Jail Guard Fired, Convicted, Held Civilly Liable in Prisoner’s Assault by David M. Reutter In a rare conclusion to a guard’s violent attack on a prisoner, a Jefferson County, Alabama jail guard was fired, prosecuted, …
PHS Wins Quadriplegic Prisoner’s Negligence Suit, Jail Settles for $100,000 by PHS Wins Quadriplegic Prisoner’s Negligence Suit, Jail Settles for $100,000 On February 14, 2008, a Florida jury found that Prison Health Services (PHS) was not negligent in misdiagnosing a jail prisoner’s broken neck, which left him a permanent quadriplegic. …
Article • October 15, 2008 • from PLN October, 2008
U.N. Committee Against Torture: Tasering is a “Form of Torture” by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 23, 2007, the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) concluded that using the Taser X-26 electric stun gun is a “form of torture” that “can even provoke death.” CAT is charged with …
Article • October 15, 2008 • from PLN October, 2008
71-Year-Old Veteran Paid $185,000 for Rough California Jail Booking Treatment by An elderly veteran, while being booked into the Santa Clara County, California jail in December 2005 for failure to appear at a civil trial, struggled with deputies during the fingerprinting process and was subdued with violent force. He claimed …
Brief • October 15, 2008
Mull v. New York, NY, Complaint, Rikers Excessive Force Causing Brain Injury, 2008
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