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Dittimus-Bey v. Taylor, NJ, Amended Complaint, Jail Conditions, 2006

Brief • March 31, 2006

Filed under: Contagious Disease -- Misc., Failure to Treat, Food, Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Toilets, Water, Sanitation, Protective Custody

Dittimus-Bey v. Taylor, NJ, Amended Complaint, Jail Conditions, 2006 Case 1:05-cv-00063-JBS-JS Document 60 Filed 03/31/06 Page 1 of 21 PageID: 248 TRUJILLO RODRIGUEZ & RICHARDS, LLC Lisa J. Rodriguez Nicole M. Acchione 8 Kings Highway West Haddonfield, NJ 08033 (856) 795-9002 Counsel for Plaintiffs UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF …

Settlements Reached In Alabama Women Prisoners' Class-Action Suit

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Medical, HIV/AIDS, Systemic Medical Neglect, Dental Care, Tuberculosis, OB/GYN, STDs, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Ventilation, Exercise, Sanitation, Laundry, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Education, Settlements, Drug Treatment/Rehab

Settlements Reached In Alabama Women Prisoners' Class-Action Suit by by Matthew T. Clarke On August 23, 2004, U. S. District Judge Myron Thompson signed a settlement order in a class-action civil-rights lawsuit brought by prisoners at three Alabama Department of Corrections women's prisons challenging their conditions of confinement. The suit …

Summary Judgment Reversed in Louisiana Jail Conditions Case

Article • July 15, 2005 • from PLN July, 2005

Filed under: Toilets, Sewage, Sanitation, Physical Injury Rule, Civil Procedure, Damages, Administrative Exhaustion

Summary Judgment Reversed in Louisiana Jail Conditions Case by by Robert H. Woodman The Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, reversed summary judgment granted by the Twenty-Third Judicial District Court of Ascension Parish (Louisiana) to the Ascension Parish sheriff in a case involving conditions of confinement at the Ascension …

Indiana Jail Held in Contempt, Sanctions Imposed

Article • November 15, 2004 • from PLN November, 2004

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Food, Overcrowding, Exercise, Sanitation, Bedding, Injunctions, Sanctions, Municipal Liability

Indiana Jail Held in Contempt, Sanctions Imposed by An Indiana federal district court held that the sheriff of Marion County was in contempt of court for failing to comply with the court's previous orders relating to conditions at the County's jail. While the court held that punitive sanctions would not …

DOJ Investigation: Conditions in Arkansas Prisons Unconstitutional

Article • May 15, 2004 • from PLN May, 2004

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, CMS, HIV/AIDS, Systemic Medical Neglect, Dental Care, Hepatitis, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Food, Sanitation, Restraints, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

DOJ Investigation: Conditions in Arkansas Prisons Unconstitutional by Michael Rigby Conditions at the McPherson and Grimes Correctional Units in Newport, Arkansas are unconstitutional, the U.S. Department of Justice concluded after an 18-month investigation. According to the investigation report, dated November 25, 2003, investigators found that prisoners at both units experienced …

Mississippi Death Row Conditions Unconstitutional; Sweeping Reforms Ordered

Article • April 15, 2004 • from PLN April, 2004

Filed under: Victims, Ventilation, Exercise, Exposure to Cold, Plumbing, Sewage, Sanitation, Lighting, Laundry, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Death Row, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Guards/Staff, American Correctional Association

Mississippi Death Row Conditions Unconstitutional; Sweeping Reforms Ordered by Bob Williams Mississippi Death Row Conditions Unconstitutional; Sweeping Reforms Ordered by Bob Williams Hailed as the broadest ruling ever is-sued by a federal judge in a death row conditions of confinement case, and a precedent setting breakthrough in prisoners' rights, conditions …

CCA Abuse Goes Unpunished at New Jersey INS Detention Center

Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Racial Discrimination, Hunger Strikes, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Civil Procedure, Damages, Trials, Immigration

CCA Abuse Goes Unpunished at New Jersey INS Detention Center by Mark Dow Maybe it was cynical courtroom theatre, or maybe the attorney for the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) believed it when he ridiculed the very idea that prison guards would retaliate against prisoners for conducting a hunger strike …

$210,000 Awarded in Virginia Jail Conditions Suit

Article • December 15, 2003

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Overcrowding, Staffing, Sanitation, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Municipal Liability

$210,000 Awarded in Virginia Jail Conditions Suit by The court of appeals for the Fourth circuit affirmed a district court in Virginia's order denying qualified immunity and judgment notwithstanding the verdict to Virginia jail officials. Virginia jail prisoners filed suit claiming overcrowding, poor sanitation, understaffing, and lack of a law …

Cold, Vermin and Sewage in New York Prison May Violate Eighth Amendment

Article • May 15, 2002 • from PLN May, 2002

Filed under: Hunger Strikes, Informants (Disciplinary Hearings), Standard of Proof, Conditions of Confinement, Exposure to Cold, Sewage, Sanitation, Vermin

Cold, Vermin and Sewage in New York Prison May Violate Eighth Amendment by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg A New York state prisoner who had been subjected to inhumane and unsanitary living conditions was found by the Second Circuit US Court of Appeals to have stated a claim …

Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Consent Decree, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001

Brief • September 25, 2001

Filed under: Classification, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Food, Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Ventilation, Exercise, Exposure to Cold, Showers, Toilets, Plumbing, Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Reading Materials, Lighting, Laundry, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Legal Materials, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Consent Decree, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001 Case 5:01-cv-00851-AKK Document 45 Filed 09/25/01 Page 1 of 18 F·- 11'··~ L::. ·-.. r·) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 01SEP25 PM 3: 32 NORTHEASTERN DMSION U.S. DiS: r.;~: N.O. OF AL …

Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Complaint, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001

Brief • April 5, 2001

Filed under: Classification, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Food, Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Ventilation, Exercise, Exposure to Cold, Showers, Toilets, Plumbing, Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Reading Materials, Lighting, Laundry, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Education, Legal Materials, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Complaint, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001 Case 5:01-cv-00851-AKK Document 1 Filed 04/05/01 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA C. / "~i - 3 i.. ; ~·: NORTHERN DMSION JOHNNY MAYNOR, Anthony Murphree, Christopher Nichols, Yvette Barbee, …

Lorton Conditions Unconstitutional

Article • March 15, 2001 • from PLN March, 2001

Filed under: Transfers, Racial Discrimination, Cancer, Skin, Vision, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Smoking, Eighth Amendment, Ventilation, Clothing, Plumbing, Water, Sanitation, Exposure to Heat, Qualified Immunity, Ad-Seg Hearings

Lorton Conditions Unconstitutional by A federal district court for the District of Columbia held that a prisoner stated claims for an assortment of constitutional injuries and a violation of the Lorton Act. The defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint or, in the alternative, for summary judgment was denied in part. …

HIV+ Detainee States Conditions Claim

Article • October 15, 2000 • from PLN October, 2000

Filed under: HIV/AIDS, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Water, Sanitation, Bedding, Shelter, Americans with Disabilities Act

HIV+ Detainee States Conditions Claim by A federal district court in Indiana held that an HIV positive detainee was entitled to a trial to resolve his claims over inhumane conditions of confinement and discrimination due to his HIV status. Edward Roop was arrested on a warrant after arguing with a …

Prisoner Withstands Summary Judgment on Cell Condition Claim

Article • December 15, 1999 • from PLN December, 1999

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Toilets, Sanitation, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies

Prisoner Withstands Summary Judgment on Cell Condition Claim by A federal district court in Virginia held that a genuine issue of material fact as to whether a prisoner's cell was adequately heated, had bedding and was maintained in a sanitary condition, precluded summary judgment. Virginia Department of Corrections prisoner Robb …

Retaliatory Acts Need Not "Shock the Conscience" to be Actionable

Article • November 15, 1999 • from PLN November, 1999

Filed under: Retaliation for Litigating, Food, Eighth Amendment, Sanitation, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Legal Materials, Supervisory Liability, Mental Health

Retaliatory Acts Need Not "Shock the Conscience" to be Actionable by by Matthew T. Clarke The Sixth Circuit court of appeals, sitting en banc, has held that prisoners who claim retaliation for constitutionally protected activities are no longer required to prove the retaliatory acts "shock the conscience." Instead, they must …

FBI Investigates CCA-Run INS Center in New Jersey

Article • October 15, 1999 • from PLN October, 1999

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Retaliation for Organizing, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Immigration

FBI Investigates CCA-Run INS Center in New Jersey by A Corrections Corporation of America operated immigrant detention center in Elizabeth, New Jersey is under investigation due to alleged misconduct by company employees. Federal officials confirmed on April 13, 1999 that the U.S. Dept. of Justice had requested the probe, which …

PLRA Physical Injury Requirement Not Retroactive

Article • July 15, 1999 • from PLN July, 1999

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Sanitation, Physical Injury Rule

PLRA Physical Injury Requirement Not Retroactive by The Tenth circuit court of appeals held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act's physical injury requirement, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e), does not apply retroactively to lawsuits filed before the PLRA's enactment on April 26, 1996. Bobby Craig, a pretrial detainee at …

San Francisco City and County Jail Conditions Held Unconstitutional

Article • June 15, 1998 • from PLN June, 1998

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Overcrowding, Ventilation, Exposure to Cold, Plumbing, Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Asbestos, Jail Specific, Lighting, Shelter, Noise, Attorney Client, Special Masters, Premises Liability, Attorney Visits

San Francisco City and County Jail Conditions Held Unconstitutional by A federal district court in California ruled that numerous conditions of confinement at San Francisco county jail # 3 violated contemporary standards of decency and the eighth and fourteenth amendments. Of particular importance to West coast readers, the court found …

Beating by Unknown Guards States Claim

Article • June 15, 1998 • from PLN June, 1998

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Exposure to Cold, Water, Sanitation, Bedding, Appointment of Counsel, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Civil Procedure, Parties, Discovery

Beating by Unknown Guards States Claim by Afederal district court in the District of Columbia held that a prisoner's claim that he was beaten unconscious by three unknown guards stated a claim for violation of the eighth amendment. James Arnold, a District of Columbia (DC) prisoner, was returning to his …

DC Women Prisoners' Suit Settled

Article • May 15, 1998 • from PLN May, 1998

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Gender Discrimination -- Women, OB/GYN, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Food, Sanitation, Bedding, Lighting, Shelter, Vermin, Restraints, Education, Settlements

DC Women Prisoners' Suit Settled by In the December 1995, June 1996 and September 1997 issues of PLN we reported the saga of Womens Prisoners of the District of Columbia DOC v. District of Columbia , which is cited in 877 F.Supp. 634, 899 F.Supp. 659, and 93 F.3d 910, …