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LeClair v. Hoffmann, VT, Complaint, personal injury negligence, 2005 I I 7-... , ._..7 "Oe STATE OF NERMONT WASHINGTON .COUNTY I. SS. . WALTER LECLAIRE V Ig 100 41 i I: •• ; . ) DOCRET'NO. ROB HOFMANNf: COMMISSIONER.r VT ) DEPT. 'OF CORRECTIONS (AND) ') 'CORRECTIONS CORPORATIONHOF — ) …
Article • October 30, 2015
No More Luxury Prisons for Chile's Convicted War Criminals by No More Luxury Prisons for Chile's Convicted War Criminals Citing “equality before the law,” in September 2013, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera ordered the closure of the Cordillera prison. Located on an army base, Cordillera was a literal lap of luxury, …
Brief • October 30, 2015
Tiller v. Canyon County, ID, Complaint, Medical Neglect HIV, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00513-BLW Document 1 Filed 10/30/15 Page 1 of 17 Craig H. Durham, ISB No. 6428 Deborah A. Ferguson, ISB No. 5333 FERGUSON DURHAM, PLLC 223 N. 6th Street, Suite 325 Boise, Idaho 83702 Telephone: 208.345.5183 Facsimile: 208.906.8663 chd@fergusondurham.com daf@fergusondurham.com …
Hamm v. City of New York, et al., anti-gay attack on jail visitor, complaint, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------------x Thomas Hamm, FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT Plaintiff, AND DEMAND FOR A JURY TRIAL -v- 15-CV-06238 (JPO) The City of New York; New York City Department of …
Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? by Baz Dreisinger Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? The U.S. incarceration problem is now the world’s to solve. by Baz Dreisinger Behind the bars of a prison in Brazil, the federal agent on duty sidled up to me. “You’re getting a good report, yes?” he …
Article • October 28, 2015
$12,000 Settlement for California Prisoner in Equal Treatment Suit by $12,000 Settlement for California Prisoner in Equal Treatment Suit In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, prisoner Steven D. Brooks settled, in June 2013, for $12,000 his §1983 civil rights claim alleging violation of his …
Violence in Texas Prisons Tied to Mental Illness by Violence in Texas Prisons Tied to Mental Illness Conclusions of a longitudinal study found that the most violent Texas prisons also house the highest percentage of mentally ill prisoners. The study conducted by the Texas Tribune from 2006 to 2012 collected …
Federal Court Abused Discretion in Denying Wrongful Death Claim with Prejudice by Federal Court Abused Discretion in Denying Wrongful Death Claim with Prejudice The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of deliberate indifference claims against a sheriff and health care provider for a …
Article • October 27, 2015
Idaho Judge Reviews Jail's Medical Care after HIV-Positive Prisoner's Petition by Joe Watson Idaho Judge Reviews Jail's Medical Care after HIV-Positive Prisoner's Petition by Joe Watson An HIV-positive prisoner's habeas corpus petition finally forced a judge in December 2013 to review prisoner health care at the Twin Falls County, Idaho …
Mississippi Private Prisons Have High Prisoner Assault Rates by Matthew Clarke Mississippi Private Prisons Have High Prisoner Assault Rates by Matt Clarke A report on the number of prisoners assaulted in Mississippi prisons shows that the assault rates in private prisons average two to three times the rate of assaults …
$150,000 Settlement in Suit over Kansas Jail Prisoner's Death by $150,000 Settlement in Suit over Kansas Jail Prisoner's Death by Matt Clarke On December 17, 2012, the County Commissioners of Shawnee County, Kansas voted to settle for $150,000 a state lawsuit by the estate and heirs of a prisoner who …
Article • October 27, 2015
$77,000 Awarded to Prisoner by Washington DOC in Settlement Over Prisoner Stabbing by $77,000 Awarded to Prisoner by Washington DOC in Settlement Over Prisoner Stabbing The Washington State Department of Corrections settled in June 2003 a personal injury claim filed as a result of a multiple stabbing incident at Walla …
Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison by Mark Binelli Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison by Mark Binelli, New York Times Magazine For years, conditions inside the United States’ only federal supermax facility were largely a mystery. But a landmark lawsuit is finally revealing the harsh world within. In prison, Rodney Jones told …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
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Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Stages Media Event to Promote Meatless Meals by Joe Watson Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Stages Media Event to Promote Meatless Meals by Joe Watson When prisoners at the Maricopa County, Arizona jail lined up for chow on April 15, 2015, they were in for a surprise …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Failure to Protect New York Prisoner Nets $12,500 Award by David Reutter Failure to Protect New York Prisoner Nets $12,500 Award by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims awarded $12,500 to a prisoner based on his complaint that guards were negligent in failing to ensure his safety. However, …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons by Laura Cepero Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons by Laura Cepero A Solitary Watch investigation into the sites of the federal government’s two “supermax” facilities – the first open for two decades, the second slated to open soon …
Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Bivens Suit against BOP Officials by Derek Gilna Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Bivens Suit against BOP Officials by Derek Gilna The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s suit raising a failure to protect claim, …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Jails: Time to Wake Up to Mass Incarceration in Your Neighborhood by James Kilgore By James Kilgore, Truthout Jails admit nearly 12 million people every year. Yet they are largely off the radar of critics of mass incarceration. However, as a new report by Vera Institute and actions by activists around …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Utah Sex Offender Prison Population Grows under Harsher Laws while Treatment Programs Lag by Mark Wilson Utah Sex Offender Prison Population Grows under Harsher Laws while Treatment Programs Lag by Mark Wilson and Christopher Zoukis Fueled by the notion “once a predator, always a predator,” harsher laws have flooded Utah …
Article • October 23, 2015
Filed under: Overcrowding, Overdetention
Courts in Bengal Now Come to Prison by Courts in Bengal Now Come to Prison Starting September 5 of this year, courts in India's state of Bengal will set up shop inside prisons one day a week to conduct bail hearings for pretrial detainees. The move comes after India's Apex …
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