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Cook County Jail Conditions Unconstitutional, Charges Department of Justice by David Reutter Cook County Jail Conditions Unconstitutional, Charges Department of Justice by David M. Reutter On July 11, 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division issued a letter to officials at Illinois’ Cook County Jail (CCJ) which found …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
CMS Fails to Treat MRSA Infection; Florida Jail Prisoner Dies by When Dorothy Dian Palinchik was booked into Florida’s Pinellas County Jail (PCJ) on February 13, 2008 for stealing a $9.00 Philly cheesesteak sandwich from a grocery store, she was seemingly healthy. Two weeks later she died of pneumonia and …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
Oregon Juvenile Facility Warden Indicted; Youth Authority Director Resigns by Mark Wilson Oregon Juvenile Facility Warden Indicted; Youth Authority Director Resigns by Mark Wilson From 2000 to 2007, Darrin Humphreys served as warden of the RiverBend Youth Detention Center, a 50-bed Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) facility in LaGrande, Oregon. Supervisors …
Violence and Corruption at Rikers Island; Called a “Battle Camp for Kids” by David Reutter Violence and Corruption at Rikers Island; Called a “Battle Camp for Kids” by David M. Reutter While there have been no escapes and only two suicides in the past year at New York City’s Rikers …
Former PHS Doctor Arrested on Drug Charges by Former PHS Doctor Arrested on Drug Charges In July 2008, former Prison Health Services (PHS) employee John N. Mubang, 57, was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for prescribing drugs for monetary gain and trafficking in controlled substances. The six-month …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
Filed under: Medical, Medication, Skin
Prison Health and Self-Care: MRSA by Michael D. Cohen, MD by Michael D. Cohen MD Introduction There is much concern among prisoners about skin infections caused by a well-publicized germ called MRSA. This article explains what MRSA is, what you can do to protect yourself from MRSA, and how to …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
Cold Case Hits Use Vastly Exaggerated DNA “Match” Statistics; Upheld by California Supreme Court by Matthew Clarke Cold Case Hits Use Vastly Exaggerated DNA “Match” Statistics; Upheld by California Supreme Court by Matt Clarke A recent California murder trial has highlighted serious problems in the probability statistics used to determine …
$885,437.24 Award for CMS Massachusetts Jail Nurse Barred for Reporting Prisoner Abuse by $885,437.24 Award for CMS Massachusetts Jail Nurse Barred for Reporting Prisoner Abuse A Massachusetts federal court awarded $885,437.24 in compensatory damages, punitive damages, costs, attorney fees and electronic litigation support fees to a Correctional Medical Services (CMS) …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
115,000 Florida Ex-Felons Have Civil Rights Restored Under New Rules by Changes to Florida’s rules for restoration of civil rights were made in April 2007; since that time, 115,232 former felons have had their rights to vote, serve on juries, run for office, and obtain various business licenses restored. That …
Texas Prison Guard Files False Report, Faces 20 Years by Gary Hunter Texas Prison Guard Files False Report, Faces 20 Years by Gary Hunter Former Texas prison guard Eugene Morris, Jr. was found guilty of filing a false report about a use of force incident involving state prisoner Robert Tanzini. …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
Los Angeles County Settles For $900,000 After Unattended Prisoner Savagely Beaten By Violent Jail Gang by Los Angeles County Settles For $900,000 After Unattended Prisoner Savagely Beaten By Violent Jail Gang Los Angeles County paid $900,000 to settle the civil rights complaint brought by the parents of a 41-year-old man …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
Texas Prisoners Pay Parole Consultants Hefty Fees by Many Texas prisoners seeking parole are paying large fees to attorneys acting as parole consultants, in an attempt to increase the likelihood of gaining release. In 2007, 22,364 Texas prisoners were paroled. About ten percent – or 2,168 – had hired one …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
TASER Avoids Liability in Three Deaths by Suing Medical Examiner by John Dannenberg TASER Avoids Liability in Three Deaths by Suing Medical Examiner by John E. Dannenberg Arizona-based TASER International, Inc. (TASER) was cleared of liability in the unrelated deaths of three drug-afflicted Ohio men who died shortly after being …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
$3,540,402.22 Jury Award In California Wrongful Conviction Case by A California federal jury awarded $2 million to a man imprisoned 12 years for a rape/robbery he did not commit. The court also awarded him $1,368,834 in attorney fees, $6,500 in fees on fees, and $165,067.22 in costs (including $40,363.35 in …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
PR Bonds Plummet in Harris County, Texas as Jail Overflows by Gary Hunter PR Bonds Plummet in Harris County, Texas as Jail Overflows by Gary Hunter Republican judges elected on promises to be tough on crime and the absence of federal oversight have been cited as two reasons why Houston, …
Nurse Pleads Guilty in Death of Florida Juvenile Prisoner by A former nurse at Florida’s Miami Regional Juvenile Detention Center has pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of culpable negligence related to the death of a teenage prisoner. The guilty plea comes five years after the death of 17-year-old Omar …
Florida Prison Employees Awarded $630,000 for Subjection to Prisoner “Gunners” by Florida Prison Employees Awarded $630,000 for ?Subjection to Prisoner “Gunners” On May 15, 2008, a federal jury awarded $45,000 to each of 14 former female employees at Florida’s Martin Correctional Institution, finding the women had been subjected to lewd …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
Ohio Court Finds Three-Drug Execution Protocol Violates Prisoners’ State Rights by Ohio Court Finds Three-Drug Execution Protocol Violates Prisoners’ State Rights On June 10, 2008, Judge James J. Burge of the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas has held that the three-drug protocol used by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
Demonstrators Supporting Guantanamo Prisoners in Front of U.S. Supreme Court Found Guilty of Unlawful Assembly by Demonstrators Supporting Guantanamo Prisoners in Front of U.S. Supreme Court Found Guilty of Unlawful Assembly On May 29, 2008, thirty-four members of the civil rights group Witness Against Torture (WAT) were found guilty in …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
Costs for San Quentin’s Proposed New Death Row Spiral Upward by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg As delays mount, San Quentin’s proposed replacement Death Row facility is growing in cost while shrinking in size. In a June 2008 report to the Governor and Legislature, the state Auditor’s office made …
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