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$20,000 Settlement in Oklahoma Nuisance Claim, Prisoner’s Suicide
Article • April 15, 2011
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Threats by Staff, Immunity/Liability, Failure to Train/Supervise, Suicides
$20,000 Settlement in Oklahoma Nuisance Claim, Prisoner’s Suicide by Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Sheriff John Whetsel and Oklahoma County paid $20,000 to settle a nuisance claim. The settlement came in a lawsuit filed by David Bard and his two minor children. Bard, in his April 11, 2007 complaint alleged that from …
Oklahoma Courts Collecting Fines, Costs at Expense of Justice
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Filed under: Financing, Money/Property, Restitution
Oklahoma Courts Collecting Fines, Costs at Expense of Justice by Oklahoma judges are pushing for larger fines imposed on criminal defendants to compensate for a shortfall in courthouse budgets. The downturn in the economy has affected almost everyone, and the courts are no exception. Judges in Oklahoma have seen a …
Three Prisoners Raped at Oklahoma Governor’s Mansion
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Work, Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety
Three Prisoners Raped at Oklahoma Governor’s Mansion by In October 2009, news agencies reported that three female prisoners had claimed they were raped by employees at the Oklahoma Governor’s mansion. A three-month investigation by the Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections (ODOC) concluded the head chef and groundskeeper at the mansion had …
Soft Porn, Bribery and Jailed Millionaire Make for a Dangerous Mix
Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010
Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Visiting, TV/Movies
Soft Porn, Bribery and Jailed Millionaire Make for a Dangerous Mix by Brandon Sample In April 2007, Joe Francis, 36, the multi-millionaire founder of the popular soft porn Girls Gone Wild videos – which consist of young women exposing themselves at parties, clubs and spring break – was charged with …
$16.5 Million-Plus Settlement in Oklahoma City False Conviction Case
Article • December 15, 2009 • from PLN December, 2009
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Searches, DNA Testing/Samples, Drug Testing, Crime Labs, Wrongful Conviction
$16.5 Million-Plus Settlement in Oklahoma City False Conviction Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 8, 2009, a federal district judge in Oklahoma City signed a judgment following the settlement of a suit awarding a man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not …
Private Prisons Don’t Make Better Prisoners
Article • December 15, 2009 • from PLN December, 2009
Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Statistics/Trends, Rehabilitation/Recidivism
Private Prisons Don’t Make Better Prisoners by Andrew L. Spivak by Prof. Andrew L. Spivak The incarceration rate, which from the 1920s to the early 1970s hovered between about 100 to 120 state and federal prisoners per 100,000 Americans, has risen nearly fourfold. While the rate of increase has slowed …
$2.7 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Double Leg Amputee Jail Prisoner
Article • December 15, 2009 • from PLN December, 2009
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Jail Misconduct, Amputations, Failure to Treat, Attorney Fee Awards, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Damages, Settlements
$2.7 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Double Leg Amputee Jail Prisoner by On April 9, 2009, a federal district judge in Oklahoma signed a consent decree memorializing a $2.7 million settlement between an Oklahoma county and a former jail prisoner who suffered amputation of both legs while incarcerated at the jail. …
Oklahoma Lawmen Charged with Sundry Crimes
Article • December 15, 2009 • from PLN December, 2009
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Guard Brutality/Beatings
Oklahoma Lawmen Charged with Sundry Crimes by Mark Wilson In separate incidents, five Oklahoma prison and jail guards have been charged with crimes ranging from contraband smuggling and assault to murder. Former Sequoyah County jail guard Jarrod Anthony Yates pleaded guilty on October 2, 2008 to violating the civil rights …
Oklahoma Legislators Not Considering Closing State Prisons, Unless They Are
Article • November 15, 2009 • from PLN November, 2009
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Lobbying, News, State Legislation
Oklahoma Legislators Not Considering Closing State Prisons, Unless They Are by Matthew T. Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 7, 2009, Oklahoma State Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee was accused of asking the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) to conduct a study analyzing the cost of closing certain state …
Oklahoma Prisoner Beaten to Death After Celled with Co-Defendant He Testified Against
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
Filed under: Prison/Jail Murders, Informants, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)
Oklahoma Prisoner Beaten to Death After Celled with Co-Defendant He Testified Against by On March 11, 2009, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Paul David Duran, Jr., 23, a prisoner at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary (OSP) in McAlester, was found beaten to death fifteen minutes after being locked in a cell with …
Former Oklahoma Sheriff Convicted of Sex Crimes Now Where to Put Him?
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Jail Misconduct, Discrimination, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Criminal Prosecution, Failure to Protect (General)
Former Oklahoma Sheriff Convicted of Sex Crimes Now Where to Put Him? by by Gary Hunter Oklahoma officials are trying to decide the best way to incarcerate ex-sheriff Mike Burgess, 56, now that he is a convicted sex offender. On January 9, 2009 the former Custer County lawman was convicted …
Oklahoma Prisoner Awarded $65,000 for Inadequate MSRA Care
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
Filed under: Medical, Medication, Skin
Oklahoma Prisoner Awarded $65,000 for Inadequate MSRA Care by Brandon Sample On March 12, 2009, Chief U.S. District Judge Claire Eagan entered judgment in the amount of $65,000 against an Oklahoma state prison Health Services Administrator (HSA) accused of failing to provide a prisoner adequate medical treatment. While incarcerated at …
OK Prisoners Released from Custody Despite Deportation Detainers
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Filed under: International, Immigration
OK Prisoners Released from Custody Despite Deportation Detainers by The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ordered two illegal aliens released from custody even though detainers for deportation had been filed with the county where they were being held, because the trial judge didn’t have authority to order them detained and …
State Where Claim Arose Controls Section 1983 Limitations Period
Article • July 15, 2009
Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Limitations
State Where Claim Arose Controls Section 1983 Limitations Period by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a Wisconsin prisoner who sued for injuries under 42 U.S.C. §1983 that occurred while at a Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) facility is bound by the statute of limitations of the …
Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic
Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cornell Corrections, GRW Corp., Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution
Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic by Gary Hunter Sexual assault, rape, indecency, deviance. These terms represent reprehensible behavior in our society. They also represent recurring themes in our nation’s prisons – not only by prisoners, but also by guards and other staff members. PLN’s August …
O'Neil v. Martin, OR, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, Interstate Corr. Compact, 2009
Brief • February 2, 2009
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Interstate Corrections Compact
O'Neil v. Martin, OR, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, Interstate Corr. Compact, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON 9 FOR THE COUNTY OF MARlON 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 …
Ex-Warden’s Wife Charged With Assisting Prison Escapee
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Escapes
Ex-Warden’s Wife Charged With Assisting Prison Escapee by Gary Hunter In April 2008, charges were filed against Bobbi Parker, 46, who is accused of hiding convicted killer Randolph Dial in her van and driving him out of the Oklahoma State Reformatory (OSR) on August 30, 1994. The pair remained missing …
Okay for Sheriff to Fire Political Candidate
Article • August 15, 2008
Filed under: Guards/Staff, Employee Litigation
Okay for Sheriff to Fire Political Candidate by The Sheriff told his staff that if any of them ran against him, opposed his re-election, or was in any way disloyal to him, they would be fired. The plaintiff said he was running against the Sheriff, and he was fired. Three …
Tenth Circuit Upholds DNA Testing
Article • August 15, 2008
Filed under: Searches, DNA Testing/Samples
Tenth Circuit Upholds DNA Testing by Richard Banks, Mary Doyle, Stanley Acuff, Melanie Alpin and Lisa Bell, all non-violent federal prisoners, challenged amendments to 42 U.S.C. § 14132(a), et seq, which allowed officials to collect blood samples from non-violent prisoners for DNA testing. The district court upheld the amendments, and …
Oklahoma Pays $844,000 for Comprehensive Performance Audit of DOC
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
Filed under: Gang Policies, Prison Rebellion, Prison/Jail Murders, Conditions of Confinement, Overcrowding, Staffing
Oklahoma Pays $844,000 for Comprehensive Performance Audit of DOC by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 4, 2008, MGT of America, Inc. released a performance audit of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC). The 285-page report cost $844,000 and provided several clues as to how the prison system could …
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