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Brief • April 5, 2023
Fields v. Annucci, NY, Complaint, Solitary Confinement, 2023 INDEX NO. 902997-23 FILED: ALBANY COUNTY CLERK 04/05/2023 05:10 PM NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/05/2023 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ALBANY FUQUAN FIELDS and LUIS GARCIA, on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated individuals, …
Brief • April 4, 2023
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Harris v. Calloway, IL, Verdict, Denial of Medical Care, 2023 2:17-cv-02075-MMM-JEH Filed: 04/04/23 # 131 Page 1 of 1 E-FILED Tuesday, 04 April, 2023 03:01:13 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD Judgment in a Civil Case (02/11) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Central District of Illinois Larry G. Harris, …
Brief • April 4, 2023
Filed under: Global Tel*Link Corp
Johnson v. County of Los Angelese, CA, Complaint, GTL-Illegal Fees, 2023 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 BARRETT S. LITT, SBN 45527 blitt@mbllegal.com McLANE, BEDNARSKI & LITT, LLP 975 E. Green Street Pasadena, California 91106 Telephone: (626) 844-7660 Facsimile: (626) 844-7670 SCOTT …
Publication • April 3, 2023
Filed under: Staffing
Status Report on DOC's Action Plan by the Nunez Independent Monitor, April 2023 Case 1:11-cv-05845-LTS-JCF Document 517 Filed 04/03/23 Page 1 of 246 Status Report on DOC’s Action Plan by the Nunez Independent Monitor April 3, 2023 Case 1:11-cv-05845-LTS-JCF Document 517 Filed 04/03/23 Page 2 of 246 THE NUNEZ MONITORING …
“I Was Scheduled to Die in Solitary Confinement” – and May Soon Be Again by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson Locked in solitary confinement for decades, mentally ill Illinois prisoner Anthony Gay engaged in severe and shocking self-mutilation. Stabbing a razor blade into his eye. Eating his own flesh. Cutting …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright By Paul Wright This month’s cover story continues our ongoing coverage of solitary confinement. Since our inception in 1990 PLN has reported on the use and growth of solitary confinement as a means of torture against prisoners. As the physical torture of prisoners was …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Suspended Colorado Work Release Program Exposes Companies’ Reliance on Low-Wage Labor by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart Human resources manager Jeanette Carmack called them “really, really good guys”: nine prisoners from the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) who filled positions in the Public Works and Parks, Recreation and Golf departments …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
No Pay for Iowa Prisoners Overdosed With COVID-19 Vaccine by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On October 3, 2022, the State Appeals Board of Iowa heeded the advice of the state Attorney General’s office and unanimously rejected the claims of a group of state prisoners overdosed with COVID-19 vaccine. When …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Former State Prison Guards in Georgia Sentenced for Prisoner Assaults and Cover-Up by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins On September 28, 2022, four former guards at Georgia’s Valdosta State Prison were sentenced for beating a handcuffed prisoner and then attempting to conceal what happened. Sgt. Patrick Sharpe, 30, received four …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: WBAM in Birmingham reported that a guard at the Blount County Jail was taken into custody and fired on January 31, 2023. Joseph Snow, 43, was charged with second-degree assault for injuring a detainee during an incident captured on surveillance video. Sheriff Mike Moon called …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Voters in Four States Change Constitution to Ban Prison Slavery by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders The November 2022 elections did more than send new faces to Congress and statehouses around the country. They also saw historic ballot measures passed to change the constitutions in four states. Voters in Alabama, …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
$1.2 Million Paid by St. Louis County for Jail Detainee’s Death from Untreated Ulcer by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 8, 2022, the federal court for the Eastern District of Missouri approved a settlement under which St. Louis County agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve claims …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Gun Safety Group Defeats Re-Election of “Constitutional Sheriff” in Massachusetts by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders In the November 2022 elections, voters elected a new sheriff in Bristol County, Massachusetts: Democrat Paul Heroux defeated his Republican opponent, Sheriff Tom Hodgson. The local race garnered national headlines, not just because Heroux, …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Former Georgia Sheriff Gets 18 Months for Punishing Detainees in Restraint Chair by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 14, 2023, a federal judge in Georgia sentenced former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill to an 18-month federal prison term for violating the civil rights of pretrial detainees in …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Despite Official Claims, Stopping Mail to Missouri Prisoners Has No Effect on Drug Overdoses by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart The drugs are coming in the mail. Or so they say. There’s no question that the drugs are coming into Missouri state prisons; an average of 34 prisoner overdoses a …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Seventh Circuit Overturns Class Decertification in Cook County Jail Disability Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on November 14, 2022, reversed the decertification of a class in a lawsuit alleging that Division 10 of the Cook County Jail does …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Toilets
Seventh Circuit Revives Claim of Wheelchair-Bound Wisconsin Prisoner Denied Access to Handicapped Toilet by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On October 25, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the dismissal of a civil rights complaint filed by a former Wisconsin prisoner, who alleged that …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Iowa Ombudsman Calls Out DOC For Unfair Prisoner Discipline by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The Iowa Ombudsman Office (IOO) released its Annual Report on December 15, 2022, calling out the state Department of Corrections (DOC) for unfairly addressing several difficulties it faces, including the abuse of K2 by …
Virginia DOC Resists Prisoner Fee Cuts by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye A report released by the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) on October 1, 2022, largely rejected recommendations made by a work group to reduce costs for prisoners in state lockups and their families. Tasked by the state …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Washington Racks Up More Than $98 Million in Fines for Failure to Timely Hold Competency Hearings by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett In 2018, the State of Washington reached a settlement to reform its forensic health system. [See: PLN, Aug. 2017, p.22; May 2019, p.54.] As part of the settlement, …
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