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Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Texas Prison System Increases Prisoners’ Monthly Phone Minutes by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In 2007, when Texas became the last state in the nation to let prisoners make phone calls on a regular basis, the limit on phone usage was 120 minutes a month. [See: PLN, Nov. 2007, p.11]. …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Oklahoma Taxpayers Foot $13.5 Million Settlement Bill for Sexual Abuse by Jailers by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The general public typically shows little concern about abuse and corruption in jails and prisons, at least until it affects them personally. That was the case when residents in Delaware County, …
California Prisoners Seek End to Long-Term Segregation, Oppressive SHU Conditions by There are many forms of political and social protest. They can be purely for the sake of being disruptive or they can aim for resolution of a particular issue. Of course, even when they seek the latter they invariably …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Maryland DOC Rescinds Ban on Prisoner’s Book by On July 20, 2011, the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services (DPSCS) rescinded its ban on The Marshall Plan: The Life and Times of a Baltimore Black Panther, a memoir co-authored by Maryland state prisoner Marshall “Eddie” Conway and Dominque …
Missouri Court Finds Prisoner Phone Contract Bidding Process Unfair by On November 30, 2011, a Missouri circuit court held that adding optional services to the state’s prisoner telephone contract without putting those services out for competitive bidding would render the contract void. The court found the current contract was valid, …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Alabama Prison Guards Charged in Prisoner’s Murder by Four Alabama state prison guards have been charged in connection with the brutal 2010 beating death of a prisoner at the Ventress Correctional Facility (VCF). The first guard, Lt. Michael Anthony Smith, 37, was indicted on October 17, 2011 by a Barbour …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Another Oregon Prison Food Manager Accused of Misconduct by As previously reported in PLN, former Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) Food Services Administrator Farhad “Fred” Monem accepted over $1.2 million in bribes from several food vendors and then fled to his homeland of Iran, leaving his wife and the vendors …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Michigan Introduces Tasers to Prison System by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Citing hopes of reducing the number of work-related injuries and associated costs resulting from altercations with prisoners, in December 2011 the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) invested $125,000 in a pilot program at five maximum-security prisons to …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Washington State Court Holds Requester Has the Right to Joinder in Suit Seeking to Bar Disclosure of Public Records by Washington State Court Holds Requester Has the Right to Joinder in Suit Seeking to Bar Disclosure of Public Records The Division Three Court of Appeals for the State of Washington …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
California Pays $2.5 Million After Girl Attempts Suicide at Juvenile Facility by California officials have agreed to pay $2.5 million to the family of a teenage girl who was left severely brain damaged after trying to hang herself in the mental health unit of the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility (VYCF). …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Filed under: Medical, STDs, Statistics/Trends
Study Reveals High Rates of Sexually-Transmitted Diseases at Maricopa County, Arizona Jails by A joint study by the Arizona Arrestee Reporting Information Network and Arizona State University’s Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, released in June 2011, found high rates of sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) among prisoners in Maricopa County’s …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
$2.4 Million Awarded for Wrongful Death of Virginia Prisoner by On September 13, 2011, a Virginia jury awarded the estate of a Richmond City Jail prisoner $2.4 million in a wrongful death suit. James D. Robinson, 46, was arrested and booked into the jail in 2008 after he suffered a …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Saginaw County Jail in Michigan Settles Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Suit for $1.3 Million by The Executive Committee for Saginaw County, Michigan voted in December 2011 to settle a lawsuit that alleged county and jail officials were responsible for a prisoner’s death that occurred in May 2007. Jerry Rouster, 48, was …
Private Prison Industry Exerts Political Influence in Arizona by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and other state policymakers have been criticized for their close connections with private prison companies, including Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit prison firm. Brewer’s senior political advisor and 2010 campaign manager, Chuck Coughlin, …
Texas Parole Board Removes Onerous Sex Offender Conditions from 176 Parolees by In November 2011, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles removed the sex offender designations from 176 parolees who were subject to stringent parole restrictions known as Condition “X,” but had never been convicted of a sex offense. …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Most Second Chance Act Money Goes to Government Agencies by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna and Brandon Sample When the Second Chance Act (SCA) was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2008, the legislation was intended to fund programs to help former prisoners find jobs, reintegrate into …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
$1 Million Settlement in Maricopa County, Arizona Jail Prisoner’s Beating Death by The Board of Supervisors for Maricopa County, Arizona has agreed to pay $1 million to the family of a man who was beaten to death by guards at the Maricopa County Jail (MCJ). Juan Farias Mendoza was in …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Prisoners Win Three Jury Trials in Eastern District of California by On September 29, 2011, a Sacramento jury found that a prison doctor had violated state prisoner Christopher Kyle Prater’s civil rights, and awarded $10,000 in compensatory damages and $20,000 in punitive damages. Prater alleged that Dr. Paramvir Sahota, Chief …
Federal Suit Targets Dangerous, Unconstitutional Conditions in Fresno County, California Jail System by Fresh off their recent victory in Plata v. Brown, where the U.S. Supreme Court held that overcrowding is the primary cause of constitutionally inadequate medical and mental health care in California’s prison system [See: PLN, July 2011, …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Filed under: Excessive Force, Burning
Florida Nurse Accused of Scalding Prisoner with Hot Water by A registered nurse at Florida’s Lake Correctional Institution (LCI) was charged on February 8, 2011 with abuse, aggravated abuse and neglect of an elderly or disabled adult. The charges followed a three-month investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement …
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