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Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, PLN Litigation
HRDC Obtains Settlement, $16,000 in Fees and Costs, Against BOP in FOIA Case by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On June 7, 2019, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization of Prison Legal News, entered into a settlement agreement in a public records case involving the federal Bureau …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN Prevails in Censorship Suit Against Virginia Jail by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal district court held that Prison Legal News’ First Amendment and due process rights were violated when reading materials it sent to prisoners at the Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center (NRADC) in Virginia …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC Files Suit Against Michigan DOC Over Systemic, Statewide Censorship by On August 22, 2019, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), PLN’s parent non-profit organization, filed suit in federal court in the Eastern District of Michigan after its publications mailed to state prisoners were censored by prison officials. The 36-page …
Article • December 8, 2019
BJS fuels myths about sex offense recidivism, contradicting its own new data by Wendy Sawyer A new government report reinforces harmful misconceptions about people convicted of sex offenses. Here’s our take on how to parse the data. by Wendy Sawyer, Prison Policy Initiative By now, most people who pay any …
Reid et al. v. Wetzel et al., PA, settlement, solitary confinement, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ANTHONY REID, et al., : : : : : : : : : Plaintiffs, v. JOHN WETZEL, et al., Defendants. Honorable John E. Jones, III No. …
Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Media
NBC Sends Anchorman Lester Holt to Prison as Part of its “Justice for All” Series by Chad Marks by Chad Marks NBC anchorman Lester Holt has been to many prisons as part of his news reporting. But he had never slept in a locked cell for a few nights – …
Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
The Cost of Prison Censorship: Florida Taxpayers to Pay $1.2 Million in HRDC Case by On October 22, 2019, a federal district court in Tallahassee awarded almost $1.2 million in attorneys’ fees and costs in a censorship lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC). The suit, filed in 2011 …
Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
Arizona Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment to PLN in Censorship Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 18, 2019, an Arizona federal district court granted in part a motion for summary judgment filed by Prison Legal News in a lawsuit over censorship by the Arizona Department of Corrections …
Filing • November 6, 2019
Prison Legal News v. Ryan, AZ, Order re Injunction, PLN Censorship, 2019 Case 2:15-cv-02245-ROS Document 305 Filed 11/06/19 Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Prison Legal News, Plaintiff, 10 11 v. 12 …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
HRDC Lawsuit Proceeds Over Care Provided to Florida Prisoner Who Starved to Death by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida federal district court has denied a motion to dismiss a civil rights action claiming that Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) officials and the FDOC’s former medical services contractor, …
Filing • October 22, 2019
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN v. Inch, et al., FL, Order, censorship, 2019 Case 4:12-cv-00239-MW-CAS Document 357 Filed 10/22/19 Page 1 of 36 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 4:12cv239-MW/CAS MARK S. INCH, in his official capacity as Secretary of the …
Filing • October 22, 2019
Amicus Brief for Phone Rates, CA, 2019 &28572)$33($/²6(&21'',67 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT Oct 22, 2019 DANIEL P. POTTER, Clerk DIVISION 8 cmortelliti COUNTY INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE CASES B291341 Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC635599, 16CIV00826, 16CV299039, 30-201600877929CUCRCXC, 56-2016-00487250CUNPVTA, CIVDS1616216, JCCP4897, …
Filing • October 22, 2019
In re County Inmate Telephone Services Cases, CA, Application for Amicus Brief, 2019 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION EIGHT IN RE COUNTY INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE CASES Civil No. B291341 On Appeal from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Case No. …
Brief • October 22, 2019
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN v. Inch, et al., FL, Order, censorship, 2019 Case 4:12-cv-00239-MW-CAS Document 357 Filed 10/22/19 Page 1 of 36 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 4:12cv239-MW/CAS MARK S. INCH, in his official capacity as Secretary of the …
Filing • October 10, 2019
H.C. vs. Bradshaw, FL, Order on Motion for Attorney's Fees, Juvenile Solitary Confinement, 2019 Case 9:18-cv-80810-WM Document 100 Entered on FLSD Docket 10/10/2019 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SO UTHERN D ISTRICT OF FLORID A CivilN o.18-cv-80810-M atthewm an H .C .,etal., FILED BY Plaintiffs, D,C. 02T …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Arizona DOC Publishes, Then Rescinds, Prison Tour Policy that Excluded Public Officials and Media by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) generated a media storm when, on July 22, 2019, it published a draft of a new department order that excluded elected officials and the …
Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of New Mexico Prisoner’s First Amendment Claims by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Monte Whitehead was incarcerated at the Otero County Prison Facility in New Mexico, operated by for-profit contractor Management & Training Corp. (MTC). He filed suit in state court raising various claims under the …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: TV/Movies
Exploiting Prisoners on Prime Time by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon It is, or should be, fairly common knowledge that most prisoners are disadvantaged, impoverished, often have substance abuse addictions or mental health issues, and have made poor life choices. It would seem that this population has enough problems and …
Filing • September 30, 2019
Prison Legal News v. Northwestern Regional Jail Authority, VA, Memorandum Opinion, Jail Censorship, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA HARRISONBURG DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Court Certifies Class of Former Washington State Prisoners Challenging Debit Release Cards in HRDC Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke At the vast majority of the nation’s jails, when someone is arrested their money is confiscated during the booking process. Those funds are placed in a trust account, where …
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