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Corbett v. Branker, NC, Report on Eldon Vail, Video Surveillance, 2014

Brief • January 15, 2014

Filed under: Videotaping

Corbett v. Branker, NC, Report on Eldon Vail, Video Surveillance, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION No. 5:13-CT-3201-BO STANLEY CORBETT, et al., Plaintiffs, V. G.J. BRANKER, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) REPORT OF SPECIAL MASTER …

Smith v. Pope, NC, Verdict, Sexual Assault & Retaliation by Prison Superintendent, 2013

Brief • December 5, 2013

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Segregation

Smith v. Pope, NC, Verdict, Sexual Assault & Retaliation by Prison Superintendent, 2013 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA S. SHANE SMITH, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. EDITH T. POPE and GEORGE POPE, Defendants. 1:08-CV-00166 VERDICT We, …

"Mere Possession" of a Prison Shank Constitutes a "Crime of Violence"

Article • August 15, 2013 • from PLN August, 2013

Filed under: Money/Property, Prisoner Property

"Mere Possession" of a Prison Shank Constitutes a "Crime of Violence" by Derek Gilna "Mere Possession" of a Prison Shank Constitutes a "Crime of Violence" by Derek Gilna In 2010, federal prisoner Jermaine Mobley was sentenced to 37 months by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North …

Miles v. Guice, NC, Complaint, Religious Diet, 2013

Brief • August 14, 2013

Filed under: Religious Diet

Miles v. Guice, NC, Complaint, Religious Diet, 2013 FILED AUG 1 4 2013 REVISED DATE: 09/200 l FORM TO BE USED BY A STA TE PRISONER IN FILING A COMPLAINT UNDE THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 1983 OR BY A FEDERAL PRISONER IN FILING A BIVENS CLAIM. UNITED …

Wilcoxson v. Buncombe Co, NC, Complaint, wrongful conviction, 2015

Brief • August 9, 2013

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction

Wilcoxson v. Buncombe Co, NC, Complaint, wrongful conviction, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE DIVISION CASE NO.____________ ROBERT WILCOXSON, Plaintiff vs. BUNCOMBE COUNTY, BOBBY MEDFORD, in his individual and official capacities, SAM CONSTANCE, in his individual capacity, GEORGE SPRINKLE, in his …

Baker v. United States, NC, Order Denying SJ, Med. Mal. Resulting in Amputated Penis, 2013

Brief • July 31, 2013

Filed under: Amputations, Malpractice

Baker v. United States, NC, Order Denying SJ, Med. Mal. Resulting in Amputated Penis, 2013 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION No. 5:11-CT-3070-D GREGORY EARL BAKER, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …

North Carolina - 2013

Publication • 2013

Filed under: Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship

North Carolina - 2013 North Carolina Department of Public Safety Disapproved Publications Report Report Date: 11/12/2013 530 matches found. The selection criteria for this report was: Review Date: Min Review of 01/01/2013 and Max Review of 11/01/2013 Publication Name Publication ID A DANCE WITH DRAGONS Publication Type RAN0004-0009 BOOK Item/Issue …

North Carolina County Conned into Building $100 Million Jail

Article • May 15, 2013 • from PLN May, 2013

Filed under: News

North Carolina County Conned into Building $100 Million Jail by For evidence that the art of the slick-talking conman is very much alive, witness Guilford County, North Carolina. The county’s new $100 million, 1,032-bed lockup in downtown Greensboro was built based on spurious claims that the jail population would increase …

North Carolina Court Dismisses Petition for Judicial Review and Upholds Execution Protocol

Article • May 15, 2013

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Standing, Declaratory Judgment, Death Penalty, Death Row

North Carolina Court Dismisses Petition for Judicial Review and Upholds Execution Protocol by North Carolina Department of Corrections' death row prisoners petitioned the Superior Court of North Carolina for judicial review of the Council of State's approval of an execution protocol order under G.S. 15-188 that would be carried out …

Corbett v. Branker, NC, Ptf's Motion for Preliminary Injunciton, Pattern of Malicious Assaults by Guards, 2013

Brief • May 14, 2013

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings

Corbett v. Branker, NC, Ptf's Motion for Preliminary Injunciton, Pattern of Malicious Assaults by Guards, 2013 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION No. 5:10-CT-3135-BO STANLEY EARL CORBETT, CHARDAN WHITEHEAD, TIJUAN WILSON, SAMUEL MCCRAE, BILLY RIDDLE, JOHN DAVIS, HASEEM EVERETT, JEROME PETERS, Plaintiffs, v. G.J. BRANKER, …

Corbett v. Branker, NC, Complaint, Pattern of Malicious Assaults by Guards, 2013

Brief • May 1, 2013

Corbett v. Branker, NC, Complaint, Pattern of Malicious Assaults by Guards, 2013 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION NO. 5:10-CT-3135-BO STANLEY EARL CORBETT, CHARDAN WHITEHEAD, TIJUAN WILSON, SAMUEL MCCRAE, BILLY RIDDLE, JOHN DAVIS , HASEEM EVERETT, JEROME PETERS, Plaintiffs, v. WARDEN …

Two Companies Acknowledge Exporting U.S. Prisoner-Made Goods to Canada

Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013

Filed under: Work, Prison Industries

Two Companies Acknowledge Exporting U.S. Prisoner-Made Goods to Canada by David Reutter by David M. Reutter South Carolina-based Anderson Hardwood Floors formally announced in January 2012 that it had been violating Canadian law by exporting products partly manufactured by prisoners into Canada for the past 15 years. The announcement implicitly …

TASER Liability Verdict Upheld, but Remittitur Granted

Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013

Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, Civil Procedure, Damages, Product Liability

TASER Liability Verdict Upheld, but Remittitur Granted by A North Carolina U.S. District Court has held, in ruling on a post-trial motion, that a jury’s liability verdict against TASER International related to the death of a juvenile shocked by one of the company’s TASER devices was reasonable, but granted remittitur …

North Carolina Governor Pardons Wilmington 10

Article • January 15, 2013 • from PLN January, 2013

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Pardons/Clemency

North Carolina Governor Pardons Wilmington 10 by In 1971, during a time of racial unrest in Wilmington, North Carolina, shortly after schools were integrated and amid protests and race-based violence, a white-owned business, Mike’s Grocery, was firebombed. Responding firefighters claimed they were targeted by gunfire from unknown shooters at a …

New North Carolina DOC Hospital Promises Better Healthcare for Prisoners

Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012

Filed under: Classification, Geriatric Classification, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Expenses

New North Carolina DOC Hospital Promises Better Healthcare for Prisoners by Joe Watson With crowded prisons and an increasing percentage of prisoners age 50 and older, the North Carolina Department of Corrections (NCDOC) opened a $153.7 million medical complex at the Central Prison in Raleigh in November 2011. The new …

Fourth Circuit Upholds North Carolina Sheriff’s Bribery Conviction

Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution

Fourth Circuit Upholds North Carolina Sheriff’s Bribery Conviction by On November 7, 2011, former Buncombe County, North Carolina Sheriff Bobby Lee Medford’s conviction on federal bribery and conspiracy charges was upheld by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision highlighted a scheme in which Medford and his co-conspirators misused …

Dennis v. City of Greenville, SC, Complaint, Police Restraints Wrongful Death, 2012

Brief • June 27, 2012

Filed under: Restraints, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police)

Dennis v. City of Greenville, SC, Complaint, Police Restraints Wrongful Death, 2012 6:12-cv-01767-JMC Date Filed 06/27/12 Entry Number 1 Page 1 of 23 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA Beatriz Torres Dennis as Personal Representative of the Estate of Andrew Orval Torres, deceased, Plaintiff, …

Civil Commitment Must be Challenged through Commitment Proceedings Instead of Habeas Corpus

Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012

Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sentencing, Habeas Corpus, Civil Commitment, Federal Legislation

Civil Commitment Must be Challenged through Commitment Proceedings Instead of Habeas Corpus by Brandon Sample A federal prisoner challenging his or her civil commitment detention under the Adam Walsh Act (Act) as a “sexually dangerous person” may not resort to habeas corpus for such challenges, the U.S. Court of Appeals …

BOP's Motion to Dismiss Religious Discrimination Case Denied

Article • May 15, 2012

Filed under: Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Contractor Liability, Religious Freedom, Religious Diet

BOP's Motion to Dismiss Religious Discrimination Case Denied by A North Carolina District Court has denied the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) motion to dismiss prisoners Lascelles Somie and Oral Malcolm's complaint alleging that the BOP failed to permit them to exercise their Twelve-Tribe Rastafarian religion. The plaintiffs had claimed …

Heyer v. Holder, NC, 1st Amended Complaint - ASL for Deaf Inmates, 2012

Brief • April 11, 2012

Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Sex Offender Treatment

Heyer v. Holder, NC, 1st Amended Complaint - ASL for Deaf Inmates, 2012 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION __________________________________________ ) THOMAS HEYER ) and ROBERT BOYD, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., in his official capacity ) as Attorney …