Search | Prison Legal News

Eighth Circuit: Officers Who Tased Arrestee to Force Clothing Change Immune

Article • August 19, 2016

Filed under: Clothing, Stun Guns/Tasers, Staff Training, Excessive Force (Police)

Eighth Circuit: Officers Who Tased Arrestee to Force Clothing Change Immune by On September 3, 2015, the Eighth Circuit court of appeals held that St. Ann, Missouri police officials who used a Taser on an arrestee after she refused to change into orange jail clothing were protected against suit by …

Eighth Circuit Holds Missouri Prisoner with Vacated Conviction May Not Sue for Being Placed in Solitary Confinement

Article • August 19, 2016

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Eighth Circuit Holds Missouri Prisoner with Vacated Conviction May Not Sue for Being Placed in Solitary Confinement by Missouri prisoner Brent Ballinger was serving an eight-year sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) when a state judge granted his motion, pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 29.15(k), to vacate …

Eighth Circuit Denies Stay of Execution Pending Appeal Over Execution Drug

Article • August 19, 2016

Filed under: Medication, Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

Eighth Circuit Denies Stay of Execution Pending Appeal Over Execution Drug by On October 30, 2015, the Eighth Circuit court of appeals denied Missouri death row prisoner Ernest Johnson a stay pending appeal of his challenge to the type of drug being used to execute prisoners in Missouri. Johnson underwent …

Missouri Uses Execution Drug despite DOC Director's Denials Of Plans to Use

Article • August 10, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

Missouri Uses Execution Drug despite DOC Director's Denials Of Plans to Use by Christopher Zoukis Missouri's nine most recent executions have been carried out by killing prisoners with Midazolam, a drug that the state's Director of the Department of Corrections has stated in a sworn deposition that it had no …

MO Department of Corrections Audit, Missouri State Auditor, 2009

Publication • August 9, 2016

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Corrections Audits

MO Department of Corrections Audit, Missouri State Auditor, 2009 Susan Montee, JD, CPA Missouri State Auditor CORRECTIONS Department of Corrections September 2009 Report No. 2009-103 auditor.mo.gov Office of the Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee, JD, CPA September 2009 The following report is our audit of the Department of Corrections. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Significant …

Memo Appointing Gov. Nixon to Act as Public Defender, Missouri State Public Defender Office of the Director, 2016

Publication • August 2, 2016

Filed under: Discrimination, Public Defenders

Memo Appointing Gov. Nixon to Act as Public Defender, Missouri State Public Defender Office of the Director, 2016 MISSOURI STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR August 2, 2016 The Honorable Jay Nixon Governor of Missouri P.O. Box 720 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Dear Governor Nixon: Seven years ago, your …

$45,000 Settlement for Federal Prisoner Denied Care for Broken Arm

Article • July 28, 2016

Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Treat

$45,000 Settlement for Federal Prisoner Denied Care for Broken Arm by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $45,000 to settle a Federal Tort Claims Act action alleging negligent medical treatment, or non-treatment in connection with a broken wrist. While at Leavenworth Prison on August 5, 1995, prisoner Arthur Mitchell broke …

MO DOC ICS rates as of July 2016

Kickback publication • July 6, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

MO DOC ICS rates as of July 2016 Securus - Rate Quote 1 of 2 https://securustech.net/call-rate-calculator (https://securustech.net/call-rate-calculator?p_p_auth=qZezXyGG&p_p_id=49&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view& _49_struts_action=%2Fmy_sites%2Fview&_49_groupId=104052&_49_privateLayout=false) Password Email Address Log in to Securus Online: Type your email address Log In | Enroll Now Friends and Family (https://securustech.net (https://securustech.net Remember Me /web/securus/enroll) /f i d ) (htt // Correctional …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Caldwell County Detention Center, Kingston, MO, ICE, 2012

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Caldwell County Detention Center, Kingston, MO, ICE, 2012 (b)(7)e (b)(7)e (b)(7)e (b)(7)e (b)(7)e (b)(7)e (b)(7)e (b)(7)e (b)(7)e (b)(6), (b)(7)c (b)(7)e

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Lincoln County Detention Center, Troy, MO, ICE, 2014

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Lincoln County Detention Center, Troy, MO, ICE, 2014 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations ERO Chicago Field Office Lincoln County …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Morgan County Detention Center, Versailles, MO, ICE, 2014

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Morgan County Detention Center, Versailles, MO, ICE, 2014 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Chicago Field Office Morgan County Adult …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Morgan County Detention Center, Versailles, MO, ICE, 2011

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Morgan County Detention Center, Versailles, MO, ICE, 2011 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Chicago Field Office Morgan County Adult …

Jenkins v. City of Jennings, MO, Class Action Complaint, Debtor's Prisons, 2016

Brief • 2016

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Indigent Defense, Traffic stop

Jenkins v. City of Jennings, MO, Class Action Complaint, Debtor's Prisons, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ) SAMANTHA JENKINS, EDWARD ) BROWN, KEILEE FANT, BYEON ) WELLS, MELDON MOFFIT, ALLISON ) NELSON, HERBERT NELSON JR., ) TONYA DEBERRY, et al., …

Gray v. Missouri Dept of Corrections, MO, Petition, Juvenile Parole Constitutionality, 2016

Brief • May 16, 2016

Filed under: Parole, Juveniles

Gray v. Missouri Dept of Corrections, MO, Petition, Juvenile Parole Constitutionality, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY STATE OF MISSOURI ERIC GRAY, Petitioner vs. MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent )( )( )( )( )( )( )( Cause No._____________________ JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Serve: George Lombardi, 2729 Plaza Drive Jefferson …

United States v. City of Ferguson, MO, Consent Decree, Alleged Police Department Misconduct, 2016

Brief • April 19, 2016

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Federal Statutory Law, Police, Excessive Force (Police), Police Department Manuals

United States v. City of Ferguson, MO, Consent Decree, Alleged Police Department Misconduct, 2016 Case: 4:16-cv-00180-CDP Doc. #: 41 Filed: 04/19/16 Page: 1 of 133 PageID #: 449 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) …

Prison’s Censorship of Newsweek Upheld

Article • March 31, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016

Filed under: Publications/Books, First Amendment

Prison’s Censorship of Newsweek Upheld by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a grant of summary judgment to prison officials in a First Amendment challenge to the censorship of a magazine because it contained an article that reported violence and disorder in Mexico involving drug cartels. Missouri prisoner Joseph …

Missouri: Law Requiring Prisoners’ Presence for Marriage Licenses Unconstitutional

Article • March 30, 2016

Filed under: Discrimination, Marriage

Missouri: Law Requiring Prisoners’ Presence for Marriage Licenses Unconstitutional by Joe Watson U.S. District Judge Gary Fenner ruled on February 6, 2014, that a Missouri law that effectively prohibits prisoners from getting married is unconstitutional because it violates the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. The law – Missouri …

Settlements in St. Louis Jail Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death

Article • February 29, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016

Filed under: CMS, Corizon, Jail Misconduct, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Jail Specific, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Settlements in St. Louis Jail Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death by David Reutter The City of St. Louis, Missouri and Correctional Medical Services (CMS, now Corizon Health) both agreed to pay settlements in a lawsuit filed by the estate of a jail detainee who died due to heroin withdrawal. Upon being …

Was There a Ferguson Effect on Crime in St. Louis, Sentencing Project, 2015

Publication • February 11, 2016

Filed under: Statistics/Trends

Was There a Ferguson Effect on Crime in St. Louis, Sentencing Project, 2015 the Sentencing Project POLICY BRIEF: “FERGUSON EFFECT”? Was There a “Ferguson Effect” on Crime in St. Louis? Richard Rosenfeld, University of Missouri - St. Louis Some commentators have asserted that crime has increased as the result of …

Impact of Race, Gender & Geography on Missouri Executions, Baumgartner, 2015

Publication • February 11, 2016

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Gender Discrimination -- Men, Death Penalty/Death Row

Impact of Race, Gender & Geography on Missouri Executions, Baumgartner, 2015 The Impact of Race, Gender, and Geography on Missouri Executions Frank R. Baumgartner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Frankb@unc.edu July 16, 2015 Missouri’s use of the death penalty in the modern era has been marked by substantial …