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Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007
Arizona Enacts Three Strikes Law, Again by The Arizona Legislator and Governor have continued exploiting the ?get tough on poor criminals? bandwagon, enacting SB 1444, in April, 2006, a law that requires a life sentence for any person convicted of a third violent felony. That law prohibits ?suspension of sentence, …
San Francisco Civil Grand Jury Cites Continuing Jail Deficiencies by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg In November 2005, the jurors of the San Francisco Grand Jury inspected city and county jails and found longstanding unremediated problems of inadequate budgets, staffing shortages, overcrowding and high (40%) recidivism rates. The Jury …
Three Failures To Segregate Vulnerable Jail Prisoner Costs Los Angeles County $44,000 by On November 21, 2006, Los Angeles County paid a thrice-injured jail prisoner $44,000 to settle a tort claim for the injuries he sustained on three occasions when he was placed in general population housing and beaten by …
Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007
Los Angeles County Pays Informant $80,000 For Failed Witness Protection by The County of Los Angeles (L.A.), California paid $80,000 in January 2007 to a prisoner for the injuries he suffered when attacked in a supposedly witness-protected section of the L.A. County Jail. Shane Wilson was housed in the K-10 …
Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007
New York City Settles With Stabbed Riker’s Prisoner For $40,000 by New York City Settles With Stabbed Riker's Prisoner For $40,000 On August 17, 2006, the City of New York paid $40,000 to settle with a prisoner who was stabbed while imprisoned at the Riker's Island Correctional Facility. Plaintiff Melvin …
Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007
$30,000 Settlement For Woman Raped By Missouri Jail Prisoner by In May, 2006, Jefferson County, Missouri, settled a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a female prisoner who was allegedly raped by a male prisoner a guard placed in her cell. Tracy Mundy, 24, a former Jefferson County Jail prisoner, …
Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007
Governor’s Task Force Recommends Changes in Florida’s Prison System Mission by Governor's Task Force Recommends Changes in Florida's Prison System Mission Recognizing that 90% of all Florida prisoners will eventually be released into society, former Governor Jeb Bush commissioned the Ex-Offender Task Force (Task Force) on February 7, 2005 to …
Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007
$90,000 Awarded for Broken Hand During NY Prison Job Assignment by David Reutter by David M. Reutter While a prisoner at New York?s Bayview Correctional Facility, Jeanette Perez was required to assist moving a full garbage dumpster as part of her work detail. When trying to move that dumpster on …
Michigan Prisoner Boycotts Rape Trial, Still Acquitted by Facing a sexual assault trial of a fellow prisoner is a pretty serious felony, making one think they would want to be present during the trial. Feeling he could not get a fair trial, Charlie Lee Floyd, 46, boycotted that trial. Despite …
California DOC Chief Health Care Official Ousted by The top California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) health-care official, a gubernatorial appointee, was forced to resign by the federal court appointed healthcare Receiver, Robert Sillen. Dr. Peter Farber-Szekrenyi, who was hired in November 2005 to head CDCR?s Division of Health …
Brief • July 13, 2007
Filed under: Exercise
Norwood v. Alameida, CA, Order, Denial of Exercise, 2007 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GREGORY LYNN NORWOOD, 11 12 13 Plaintiff, No. CIV S-03-2554 GEB GGH P vs. EDWARD ALAMEIDA, Jr., et al., …
Brief • July 10, 2007
Hadix v. Caruso, MI, Independent Medical Montor's Report, Systemic Medical Neglect Class Action, 2007 Case 4:92-cv-00110-RJJ Doc #2535 Filed 07/10/07 Page 1 of 52 Page ID#8926 First Report of the Office of the Independent Medical Monitor Introduction In an effort to provide the prisoners at the Hadix facilities, many of …
Brief • July 6, 2007
Filed under: Medical
Cordero v. California DOC, Medical Claim Settlements and Releases, 2007
Adams v. CCA, CO, Appeal Brief, prison riot, 2007 Certification of Word Count: 9,474 COURT OF APPEALS, STATE OF COLORADO rd 2 East 14 th Avenue, 3 Floor Denver, CO 80203 Appeal from order entered by Judge Michael Schiferl, Crowley County District COUlt, 2005CV60 Plaintiffs-Appellants: Vance A. Adams,et. a1. Defendants-Appellees: …
Publication • June 27, 2007
Iowa Ombudsman's Report on Scott County Jail's Use of Force, 2007 Investigative Report STATE OF IOWA CITIZENS’ AIDE/OMBUDSMAN INVESTIGATION OF SCOTT COUNTY JAIL’S USE OF FORCE TO: Dennis Conrad Scott County Sheriff FROM: William P. Angrick II Citizens’ Aide/Ombudsman RE: Case File 0600421 Issued: June 27, 2007 Table of Contents …
Brief • June 19, 2007
Inmates with HIV v. Pataki, NY, Protective Order - Medical Records, 2007 Case 9:90-cv-00252-GLS-DEP Document 348 Filed 06/19/07 Page 1 of 5 Case 9:90-cv-00252-GLS-DEP Document 348 Filed 06/19/07 Page 2 of 5 Case 9:90-cv-00252-GLS-DEP Document 348 Filed 06/19/07 Page 3 of 5 Case 9:90-cv-00252-GLS-DEP Document 348 Filed 06/19/07 Page 4 …
Brief • June 18, 2007
Brown v. District of Columbia, DC, Amicus Brief - ACLU, CCA Liability, 2007 ORAL ARGUMENT NOT YET SCHEDULED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT NO. 05-5320 HERBERT BROWN, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellees. ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR …
Article • June 15, 2007 • from PLN June, 2007
Alaska DOC Liable for Rape of Federal Prisoner by Prison Doctor by Alaska?s Supreme Court has held that the intentional-tort immunity law does not prevent a suit against the state when it breaches a duty separate from its role as an employer. B.R., a federal prisoner housed at the state …
Corporate Prison Boom, Immigration, And The Law by By Tilda Sosaya Prison construction is booming in the USA, and New Mexico has been the guinea pig for the largest of the private prison corporations like Corrections Corporation of America, Cornell, GEO Corp. (aka, Wackenhut, Group 4 Falk) and MTC. In …
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