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Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
That’s a Lot of Honeybuns: Texas Prison Commissaries a $95 Million-a-Year Business by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Recent reports in the Texas media have focused attention on the state’s prison commissaries. However, none have presented the point of view of prisoners or their families. Instead, such reports tend to …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Ninth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Refusing to Feed Prisoner by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prison guard was not entitled to qualified immunity for depriving a prisoner of 16 meals over a 23-day period. In 2001, Ronald P. Foster was confined at …
Canyon County Jail in Idaho Settles Conditions Suit With Consent Decree and $190,000 in Attorney’s Fees by Brandon Sample On November 12, 2009, Canyon County, Idaho agreed to settle a federal class-action suit against the Canyon County Jail (CCJ) that raised a myriad of claims related to unconstitutional conditions. Filed …
Article • July 15, 2010
Injuries Sustained From Glass in Food Net D.C. Prisoner $2,000 by On April 28, 2003, Davont Pindle settled his negligence claim against Aramark Corporation and the District of Columbia for $2,000. Pindle claimed that on June 5, 2000, while eating in the dining hall at the Lorton Maximum Security Prison, …
Doherty v. Marshall, MA, Plaintiff's Appellate Brief, Inhumane Prison Conditions, 2010 Issue Presented Did the superior court abuse its discretion by awarding attorney fees to Plaintiff-Appellee Doherty after the jury found that the DefendantAppellants had caused him and ten other prisoners to live under conditions of extreme squalor and filth …
New Jersey: Class-Action Status Granted in Suit Challenging Conditions of Confinement at Passaic County Jail by Michael Brodheim On May 28, 2009, a U.S. District Court granted class-action status to prisoners seeking declaratory and injunctive relief for unconstitutional conditions of confinement at the Passaic County Jail (PCJ) in Paterson, New …
Washington State Settles Prisoner's Personal Injury Claim for $20,000 by On January 8, 2007, the State of Washington settled for $20,000 a personal injury claim brought by a state prisoner. Michael Humburgs, a Washington State state prisoner, was incarcerated at the Larch Mountain Corrections Center when he injured his ankle. …
Appalling Prison and Jail Food Leaves Prisoners Hungry for Justice by David Reutter by David M. Reutter, Gary Hunter & Brandon Sample Prison food. The very words conjure images of unidentifiable mystery meat, chili-mac, watery oatmeal and creamed chipped beef – the latter being commonly, though not very appetizingly, known …
Dying in Cell 40: Vermont’s Flawed Contract and Prison Health Service’s Drive for Profit Lead to Prisoner’s Death by Terry J. Allen Ashley Ellis’ misdemeanor arrest turned into a death sentence. Her crime was careless and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. On Aug. 16, 2009, less than two days …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Food Problems Contribute to Riot at Kentucky Prison by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A major riot at Kentucky’s Northpoint Training Center on August 21, 2009 resulted in 16 injuries and the destruction of several buildings critical to the prison’s operation. The riot was the second serious incident at …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Illinois Prisoners Sue over Soy-Based Food by Brandon Sample Prisoners at the Danville Correctional Center in Illinois have sued the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) in federal court over the predominantly soy-based diet they are served. According to the Weston A. Price Foundation, which promotes the consumption of whole, traditional …
Abu Ghraib Abuses Not Covered by Insurance Policy by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a Virginia federal district court’s order that held an insurance policy obtained by a company who was sued for detainee torture in Iraq has no duty to defend the company because the events …
Secret Red Cross Report Reveals Medical Personnel Collusion in CIA Torture by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A leaked confidential report issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in February 2007, concerning the treatment of fourteen “high value detainees” in CIA custody, revealed torture and collusion by …
New York City Jail Conditions Still Unconstitutional a Quarter Century Later by After 25 years of litigation, officials overseeing New York City jails are still unable to provide environmental conditions that do not violate the constitutional rights of the pretrial detainees they hold. As such, a federal district court refused …
Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009
Florida DOC and Keefe Gouge Prisoners on Commissary Sales by David Reutter by David M. Reutter While the economic downturn has caused the price of goods and commodities to decrease in the free world, the cost of items in Florida’s prison canteens has skyrocketed under a new contract. Florida law …
Aramark Discontinues, Loses Prison Food Service Contracts by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The corporate philosophy of cutting corners to enhance profits is catching up with Aramark Correctional Services, causing the company to lose prison and jail food service contracts and putting other contracts in jeopardy. Aramark has discontinued …
Wisconsin Sheriff Lacks Authority to Implement Private Food Vendor by The Wisconsin Supreme Court has held that a Sheriff does not have constitutional authority to hire and fire personnel providing food service at a county jail. The Court’s ruling came in an appeal filed by unions that represent employees of …
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
Maryland Prisoners Receive Kosher Food by Brandon Sample Beginning on April 9, 2009, The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) started providing kosher meals to state prisoners with religious dietary needs. The decision to provide kosher food came after a meeting between the Secretary of the DPSCS …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Prolonged Bench Restraint and Excessive Pepper Spraying Requires Trial by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a grant of summary judgment to prison officials in a prisoner’s lawsuit alleging Eighth Amendment violations when guards restrained him on a bench for 24 hours for refusing to accept a cell …
Vermont Supreme Court: “Nutraloaf” Diet Is Punishment that Requires Hearing by On March 13, 2009, the Vermont Supreme Court held that placing a prisoner on a “Nutraloaf” and water diet constitutes punishment that requires a hearing before the punitive diet is imposed. William Borden, Richard Pahl and Brian Pelletier, Vermont …
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