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Texas State Bar, Exonerated Ex-Prisoners File Suit Against Attorney Over Fees
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: Attorney Misconduct, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment
Texas State Bar, Exonerated Ex-Prisoners File Suit Against Attorney Over Fees by The State Bar of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Lubbock attorney Kevin Glasheen, alleging that he grossly overcharged clients in violation of the Bar’s Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Glasheen, who represents over a dozen exonerated former …
Denver Prisoner’s Death Ruled a Homicide; Family Files Suit
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: Excessive Force, Wrongful Death
Denver Prisoner’s Death Ruled a Homicide; Family Files Suit by Brandon Sample The Denver area coroner’s office has ruled the death of a prisoner at the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Facility (VCSDF) a homicide. Marvin L. Booker, 56, a homeless preacher, died on July 9, 2010 after a struggle with guards …
Prisoners Shot and Killed During Egyptian Revolution; 23,000 Escape
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: Prison Rebellion, International, Prisoners-International
Prisoners Shot and Killed During Egyptian Revolution; 23,000 Escape by Egyptian officials reported in January 2011 that thousands of prisoners clashed with guards and staged mass escapes during nationwide protests that were part of the revolutionary movement known as Arab Spring. The officials acknowledged that a number of prisoners were …
US EPA Takes Action Against Kansas Prison for Asbestos Violations
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Environmental Law, Asbestos
US EPA Takes Action Against Kansas Prison for Asbestos Violations by The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued orders against the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) for violations of federal law concerning asbestos removal. The violations stem from a renovation in 2005-2006 at the Topeka Correctional Facility (TCF). The …
Federal District Court Slams Bureau of Prisons in FOIA Suit
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Freedom of Information Act, International, Immigration
Federal District Court Slams Bureau of Prisons in FOIA Suit by Brandon Sample U.S. Magistrate Judge Janice M. Stewart has denied summary judgment to the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in a suit filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking copies of contracts between the BOP and private …
Planned GEO Prison in Adelanto, California Faces Sewage Hurdles
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Conditions of Confinement, Sewage
Planned GEO Prison in Adelanto, California Faces Sewage Hurdles by In January 2011, the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board called for a cease and desist order to prevent the City of Adelanto, California from establishing any new sewer connections. The board said that Adelanto’s water utility authority had created …
Drug Courts Need an Intervention, Reports Say
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: Sentencing
Drug Courts Need an Intervention, Reports Say by Joe Watson Drug courts in the U.S. are increasingly like the people they purportedly aim to help – indulging their pathological tendencies with enabling self-talk that ignores the harsh reality of their failings. So argues the New York-based Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) …
$1 Million Settlement in Texas Wrongful Conviction Suit
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest
$1 Million Settlement in Texas Wrongful Conviction Suit by On March 31, 2011, a man who had been falsely convicted of burglary, rape and sexual abuse accepted a $1 million settlement after being exonerated by DNA evidence. Donald Wayne Good filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights suit in …
Report Highlights Dual Loyalties in Immigration Detention Health Care
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Medical Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Immigration
Report Highlights Dual Loyalties in Immigration Detention Health Care by A recent report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) focuses on the “dual loyalties” that medical professionals face when providing health care to detainees in the U.S. immigration system. The March 28, 2011 report highlights the conflicts that arise when …
CMS Nurses Disciplined in Kentucky Prisoner’s Death
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: CMS, Medical, Cardiovascular, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
CMS Nurses Disciplined in Kentucky Prisoner’s Death by The Kentucky Board of Nursing has disciplined two nurses who were on duty when a prisoner died one day after he was booked into the Fayette County Jail. Prisoner Dean Ferguson, 54, died of a pulmonary embolism on July 10, 2010 after …
Recording of Nashville, Tennessee Jail Prisoners’ Attorney Calls Criticized
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Client, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring
Recording of Nashville, Tennessee Jail Prisoners’ Attorney Calls Criticized by In February 2011 it was revealed that the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office in Nashville, Tennessee had recorded approximately 300 phone calls between jail prisoners and their lawyers, then gave the recordings to federal prosecutors. The calls were recorded despite the …
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Sexual Abuse of Female Detainees at CCA Facility in Texas
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Immigration
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Sexual Abuse of Female Detainees at CCA Facility in Texas by A guard at a privately-run immigration detention facility in Texas has pleaded guilty to sexually molesting numerous female immigration detainees while they were being transported to the bus station or airport for release. The facility, …
Hernandez v. United States, FL, Complaint, Misdiagnosis Causing Permanent Disability, 2011
Brief • December 15, 2011
Filed under: Misdiagnosis, Skeletal Disorder, Malpractice, Infections
Hernandez v. United States, FL, Complaint, Misdiagnosis Causing Permanent Disability, 2011 Case 5:11-cv-00370-EAK-TBS Document 16 Filed 12/15/11 Page 1 of 17 PageID 188 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Ocala Division ROBERT LEE HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff, vs. Case No. 5:11-cv-00370-EAK-TBS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. / FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT …
Riggs v Cca Id Order Ap Motion to Unseal Settlement 2011
Brief • December 14, 2011
Riggs v Cca Id Order Ap Motion to Unseal Settlement 2011 Case 1:09-cv-00010-EJL Document 214 Filed 12/14/11 Page 1 of 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO MARLIN RIGGS, Case No. 1:09-cv-00010-EJL Plaintiff, v. ORDER CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Inc., Defendant. On September 22, 2011, this prisoner …
Troy D. v. Mickens, NJ, 2nd Amended Complaint, Juvenile Solitary Confinement, 2011
Brief • December 14, 2011
Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Juvenile Prisons
Troy D. v. Mickens, NJ, 2nd Amended Complaint, Juvenile Solitary Confinement, 2011 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY _____________________________________________ : : : Plaintiffs : : v. : : Mickens, et al., : : : Defendants : _____________________________________________ : Troy D. and O’Neill S., Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-02902-JEI-AMD Honorable …
Hall v Mims Ca Complaint Inadequate Healthcare Jail Class Action 2011
Brief • December 13, 2011
Hall v Mims Ca Complaint Inadequate Healthcare Jail Class Action 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DONALD SPECTER (SBN 83925) KELLY KNAPP (SBN 252013) PRISON LAW OFFICE 1917 Fifth Street Berkeley, California 94710 Telephone: (510) 280-2704 Fax: (510) 280-2704 MAUREEN P. ALGER …
Mitchell v Hininger Tn Pltf Objection to Status Report Negligent Medical Care 2011
Brief • December 13, 2011
Mitchell v Hininger Tn Pltf Objection to Status Report Negligent Medical Care 2011 RECEIVED IN CLERK'S OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE COLUMBIA DIVISION ROBERT L. MITCHELL, DEC 1 3 2011 U.S. DISTRICT COURT MID. D!ST: TENN. Plaintiff, v. No. 1:10-0105 Judge Campbell/Brown …
Novey Bankrupcy Ca Exhibits in Support of Mtn to Confirm Debtor Second Amnd Plan 2012
Brief • December 12, 2011
Novey Bankrupcy Ca Exhibits in Support of Mtn to Confirm Debtor Second Amnd Plan 2012 Case 11-32246 Doc 90 Page 1 of 133 FILED December 12, 2011 CLERK, U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 0003952340 1 2 3 4 5 133 Law Offices of Peter G. Macaluso Peter …
Singletary v District of Columbia Dc Jury Verdict 2011
Brief • December 12, 2011
Singletary v District of Columbia Dc Jury Verdict 2011 Case 1:09-cv-00752-ABJ Document 69 Filed 12/12/11 Page 1 of 1 FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHARLES SINGLETARY, Plaintiff v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendant. DEC 12 2011 ) Clerk, U.S. District & Bankruptcy ) ) ) ) …
At&t v Washington State Utilities Wa Response to At&t Petition for Apa Review 2011
Brief • December 9, 2011
Filed under: Telephones
At&t v Washington State Utilities Wa Response to At&t Petition for Apa Review 2011 1 2 3 4  EXPEDITE (if filing within 5 court days of hearing)  Hearing is set: Date: Time: Judge/Calendar: December 9, 2011 1:30 pm Hon. Paula Casey 5 6 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF …
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