Pay-to-Play Lives in FEC Decision Not to Enforce Ban on Political Contributions by Boca Prison Contractor The GEO Group by Dan Christensen by Dan Christensen, Florida Bulldog, September 20, 2021 In a ruling that undermines an 81-year-old anti-corruption law prohibiting pay-to-play political contributions by federal contractors, an impotent Federal Election …
Protective Order Issued in Florida Solitary Confinement Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida federal district court granted a protective order to protect “putative class members from retaliatory, chilling, or harassing conduct” and to prohibit “Defendants from improperly communicating with putative class members about th[e] lawsuit.” The …
Eleventh Circuit Grants Prisoner with Hep C Exception to PLRA Three Strikes Rule by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision, held a prisoner who had symptoms of fibrosis from Hepatitis C (HCV) and claimed prison officials refused to treat him was sufficient to satisfy that he …
Harvard v. Inch, FL, Response in Opposition to Motion, Prison Conditions, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-AW-MAF Document 346 Filed 10/01/21 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division _________________________________ ) JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) ) HARVARD, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No.: 4:19-cv-00212-AW-MAF …
Webb v. English, FL, Order, Unlawful Search, 2021 Case 3:19-cv-00975-MMH-JBT Document 78 Filed 09/23/21 Page 1 of 44 PageID 1380 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION DILLON S. WEBB, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:19-cv-975-MMH-JBT TRAVIS M. ENGLISH, MARK A. HUNTER, Sheriff, and CHAD KIRBY, Defendants. ORDER …
Barnett v. Tony, FL, Declaration of Homer Venters, COVID Response, 2021 Case 0:20-cv-61113-WPD Document 131-8 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/21/2021 Page 1 of 53 Exhibit 8 Case 0:20-cv-61113-WPD Document 131-8 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/21/2021 Page 2 of 53 Declaration of Homer Venters, M.D., M.S. Regarding COVID-19 Inspection of Broward …
Alexander v. Rolston, FL, Verdict, Sexual Abuse, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00138-RH-MAF Document 167 Filed 09/16/21 Page 1 of 3 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION CHARNESHA ALEXANDER, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 4:19cv138-RH-MAF V. PAUL ROLSTON, Defendant. - - - - …
Federal Trade Commission v. Inmate Magazine Service, FL, Settlement, Prisoners' Right to Mail, 2021 Case 3:21-cv-00294-TKW-HTC Document 34 Filed 09/07/21 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, and OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF …
Report Shows COVID-19 Reduced Life Expectancy for Prisoners in Florida, Same Likely for Other States by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Prisoners have faced a “substantially elevated total mortality risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the elevated risk for COVID-19 infection found in previous studies,” concluded a …
News in Brief by Alabama: A former guard at the Mobile Metro Jail was scheduled to be arraigned on May 19, 2021, after being indicted for his role in an alleged scheme to smuggle cellphones into the Alabama lockup in exchange for bribes. According to a report by local TV …
HRDC Sues Florida DOC Over Censorship, for the Third Time in 18 Years by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman The publisher of Prison Legal News(PLN)and Criminal Legal News (CLN)filed a federal lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) on August 10, 2021, for “ongoing censorship” of both monthly publications …
New Clemency Rules Expected to Expedite Civil Rights Restoration in Florida by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Florida Cabinet and Governor Ron DeSantis collaborated to restructure the state’s clemency rules, streamlining the application process and automating certain aspects in an effort to expedite civil rights restoration for ex-offenders. The …
Florida Files Environmental Lawsuit Against Phosphate Company Pollution by Panagioti Tsolkas Prisoners Remain Exposed and Without Evacuation Plans by Panagioti Tsolkas "We kept seeing them move the cows, but they didn’t move us.” That was one reply to a series of interviews with people recently held at the Manatee County …
Florida’s Brutal Prison System Will Continue to Subsidize Rural Economies, With No Meaningful Reform in Sight by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When the Florida Legislature opened for its annual 60-day session in March 2021, hopes were high that at least some of the criminal justice reform bills would …
Williams v. City of West Palm Beach, FL, Complaint, Panhandling, 2021 Case 9:21-cv-81537-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/30/2021 Page 1 of 23 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA WEST PALM BEACH DIVISION Case No.: 9:21-cv-81537 ROSA WILLIAMS, GARY FRASHAW, and THOMAS HYLAND, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF …
Williams v. City of West Palm Beach, FL, Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Panhandling, 2021 Case 9:21-cv-81537-DMM Document 4 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/30/2021 Page 1 of 21 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA WEST PALM BEACH DIVISION Case No. 9:21-cv-81537-DMM ROSA WILLIAMS, GARY FRASHAW, and THOMAS HYLAND, Plaintiffs, …
USA v. Femmer, FL, Indictment, Wrongful Use of Force, 2021 Case 3:21-cr-00060-MCR *SEALED* Document 3 *SEALED* Filed 08/24/21 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STA TES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SEALED INDICTMENT ANDREW J. FEMMER 3: 2\-cv- ~/ …
HRDC v. Mark Inch, et al., FL, Complaint, Censorship, 2021 Case 9:21-cv-81391-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/10/2021 Page 1 of 16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No.: 9:21-cv-81391 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Jury Trial Demanded Plaintiff, v. MARK S. INCH, in his individual capacity …
HRDC v. Mark Inch, et al., FL, Complaint, Censorship, 2021 PRESS RELEASE Human Rights Defense Center For Immediate Release August 10, 2021 Publisher Again Challenges Censorship of Publications by Florida DOC FLORIDA – The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) has filed suit in the United States Southern District of Florida …
Florida Supreme Court Disbars Attorney For Making Sex Films in Jail Visiting Room by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of Florida disbarred a lawyer who pleaded guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges related to multiple instances of making pornographic movies with female prisoners …
