Michigan Jail Sanctioned for Denying Access to Paralegals by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On June 23, 2016, jail officials in Genesee County, Michigan entered into a federal consent decree that required them to provide detainees with bottled water to replace water at the jail that was contaminated by lead. …
HRDC v Livingston, et al, MI, Settlement, 2017, Censorship 2:11-cv-13460-DPH-EAS Doc # 306 Filed 06/30/17 Pg 3 of 5 Pg ID 8654 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 1. This is an agreement by and between the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, d/b/a Prison Legal News ("HRDC") and LIVINGSTON COUNTY SHERIFF BOB BEZOTTE, individually and …
HRDC v Livingston, et al, MI, Settlement, 2017, Censorship 2:11-cv-13460-DPH-EAS Doc # 306 Filed 06/30/17 Pg 3 of 5 Pg ID 8654 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 1. This is an agreement by and between the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, d/b/a Prison Legal News ("HRDC") and LIVINGSTON COUNTY SHERIFF BOB BEZOTTE, individually and …
Michigan Prisoner’s Suicide Under Investigation; Lawsuit Filed by David Reutter by David Reutter A Michigan prison guard has been criminally charged following an investigation into her role in a prisoner’s suicide – an investigation that also resulted in a federal lawsuit and an admission of misconduct from the Michigan Department …
Michigan Prison Plagued by Sewage Problems Despite Repeated Complaints by Panagioti Tsolkas by Panagioti Tsolkas The Parnall Correctional Facility in Jackson County, Michigan doesn’t have an official gas chamber. In fact, it’s considered a low-security prison. But recent conditions at Parnall have been poisoning prisoners through prolonged exposure to sewage …
Divided En Banc Sixth Circuit Blocks Release of Federal Mug Shots by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In a 9-7 decision, the en banc Sixth Circuit blocked the release of mug shots of federal criminal defendants, finding that the Internet had caused individuals to be “haunted” by Freedom of Information …
Fowler v. Johnson, MI, Complaint, Driver's License Suspensions, 2017 2:17-cv-11441-LVP-MKM Doc # 1 Filed 05/04/17 Pg 1 of 32 Pg ID 1 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN ____________________________________ ) ADRIAN FOWLER and KITIA HARRIS, ) on behalf of themselves and ) others similarly situated, …
Clarke v. MDOC, MI, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 2:17-cv-10528-RHC-DRG Doc # 3 Filed 04/19/17 Pg 1 of 39 Pg ID 66 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION SHEILA CLARKE, as Personal Representative for The Estate of JANIKA NICOLE EDMOND, deceased, v Plaintiff, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF …
Cost Overruns Halt Construction of Massive Michigan Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Cost overruns of $91 million pushed Michigan’s Wayne County to end development of its partially finished new 2,000- bed jail. Wayne County Commissioners decided in 2010 to build a new jail. Its contract with AECOM …
Michigan County Jail Loses Appeal on Legal Mail, Settles with ACLU by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Officials in Livingston County, Michigan have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan, which argued that a “postcard-only” policy for mail sent to prisoners at …
Detroit's Hidden Crack Casualties by Aaron Miguel Cantú by Aaron Miguel Cantú, The Intercept Clara Hill is certain the boys didn’t kill anybody. She has known since she was 14 years old – almost three decades ago. But when she tried to tell police the truth, she says, they hurt …
Woodman v. Michigan DOC, MI, Complaint, FOIA request, 2017 I II•' I'9 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS SPENCER WOODMAN, Plaintiff, CaseNo. v KL Hon. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. ----------------------------------------------------------~/ HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND CoHN LLP Robert M. Riley (P72290) Marie L. Greenman (P80811) Cooperating Attorneys, American …
A Boy Among Men by Maurice Chammah What happens when you throw a teenager into an adult prison? Guess. by Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project Three years ago, the young man who would later be known as John Doe 1 shuffled into the Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia, Michigan. …
Burley v. Miller, MI, Opinion, Inhumane Conditions, 2017 Case Number 15-12637 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION Burley v. Miller 241 F. Supp. 3d 828 (E.D. Mich. 2017) Decided Mar 13, 2017 Case Number 15–12637 DAVID M. LAWSON, United States District Judge 03-13-2017 Edward BURLEY, Plaintiff, …
Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Family Sues over Death after Beating by Guards by The family of a prisoner who died about a week after being assaulted by guards at Michigan’s Wayne County Jail (WCJ) filed a wrongful death lawsuit in April 2015. The suit alleges inadequate medical care, and seeks $25 …
Michigan Prison Officials Held in Contempt for Violating Ramadan Order by David Reutter A Michigan federal district court twice found state prison officials in contempt for failing to comply with its orders regarding the provision of “adequate nutrition during the Islamic Month of Ramadan.” As a result, they were ordered …
Michigan DOC Audit Reveals $3.4 Million in Overcharges by Aramark; Problems Persist Under New Contractor by Derek Gilna Problems for Aramark and its prison food service operations continue to mount. Shortly after being taken to task and fined by at least two state corrections departments due to substandard food quality, …
A Story of Racial Bias, the Absence of Mercy, and a Death in Prison by By Equal Justice Initiative Forty-five years after Phillip Chance traveled from his home in Detroit, Michigan to visit family in rural Choctaw, Alabama, he died in an Alabama prison. During that visit in 1971, 15-year-old Phillip …
Michigan: Class-action Suit Alleges Systematic Deficiencies in Prison Dental Care by A Michigan federal district court has allowed portions of a lawsuit challenging the adequacy of dental care provided to state prisoners to proceed. Michigan prisoners Robert Johannes, Michael Woroniecki, Phillip Turner and Roger Stephenson alleged the dental care they …
Michigan: Contract for Prisoner Legal Writer Program Results in Controversy by A contract between the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) and a law firm hired to train and oversee prisoner legal writers drew controversy last year before it was rebid. The “legal writer” program was created pursuant to a 1996 …
