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Minnesota Man Settles Lawsuit for $229,500 and Policy Changes to Assist Deaf Arrestees by A deaf Minnesota man has agreed to accept $229,500 and policy changes to settle a lawsuit that alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act (RA) and the Minnesota Human Rights Act …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Audits Identify Problems with Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Two audit reports, one by Michigan’s Office of the Auditor General in 2012 and the other by the State Budget Office in 2011, both found shortcomings with the Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative (MPRI). Michigan took …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Florida DNA Mix-Up Raises Questions about Rapist’s Conviction by When the FBI informed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) that it had a recent “hit” on the DNA of convicted rapist Andrew Lingard, the FDLE realized there was a problem: Lingard had been in prison for the past four …
California U.S. District Court Holds that Prop. 9 Does Not Supersede Previously-Issued Injunction Regarding Parole Revocation Procedures by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Senior U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence K. Karlton has upheld a 2004 injunction that conflicts with the parole revocation provisions of California’s so-called Victims’ Bill of …
U.S. Department of Justice Soft on Corporate Crime by If you’ve wondered why no one has been prosecuted for the corporate misdeeds that devastated the economy in 2008 and nearly thrust the United States into another Great Depression, you’re not alone. The reason no Wall Street executives have faced charges …
New Jersey Comptroller Criticizes, Questions Halfway House Contracts by Derek Gilna In a June 15, 2011 letter and separate audit report, the New Jersey State Comptroller’s office sharply criticized a number of issues related to the Department of Corrections’ (DOC) contracts with private halfway houses. Singled out for special attention …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Former California Assistant Sheriff Awarded $183,688 in Backpay Despite State and Federal Convictions by The California Court of Appeal has held that former Orange County Assistant Sheriff George Jaramillo is entitled to backpay of $183,688.66 from the time he was improperly fired from the sheriff’s department in March 2004 until …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Ohio Prison Guards Denied Qualified Immunity for Leaving Prisoner Handcuffed for 12 Hours by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s grant of qualified immunity to prison officials in a federal civil rights action alleging violations of a prisoner’s rights under the Eighth Amendment. Ohio state prisoner …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
PLN Lawsuit Ends No-Publication Policy at Washington Jail, Results in $180,000 Settlement by Less than 90 days after PLN filed suit challenging a no-publication mail policy at Washington State’s Chelan County Regional Justice Center (RJC), the defendants conceded the policy was unconstitutional and agreed to the entry of a consent …
California Plans to End Out-of-State Prisoner Transfers by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 8, 2010, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) issued a press release announcing that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) intended to award a new contract to the company, “to manage up to …
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). …
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