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Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Filed under: COVID-19
A First Glance in Rear-View Mirror at Pandemic by Kevin Bliss, Matthew Clarke, Ashleigh Dye, Keith Sanders by Kevin W. Bliss, Matt Clarke, Ashleigh N. Dye and Keith Sanders As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes from the headlines, its full effect on prisoners and detainees is coming into clearer view. One …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
New York OIG Report Reveals 1,600 State Prisoners Punished Over Faulty Drug Tests by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the State of New York released a report on January 4, 2022, concluding its “Investigation of New York State Department of Corrections …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Seventh Circuit Affirms Use Of “Some Evidence” Standard in Reviewing Federal Prisoner’s Disciplinary Violations by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso In an opinion reached on December 6, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a district court’s ruling that a federal prisoner’s disciplinary sanctions were …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Idaho Supreme Court Finds Ladderless Bunks a “Sound Discretionary Decision,” But Says Resulting Injury Could Give Rise to Negligence Claim by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On February 25, 2022, the Supreme Court of Idaho reinstated a negligence claim lodged by a former prisoner against Ada County after he fell …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Asserting Attorney-Client Privilege for Communications from Jail, Including Texts Using Tablets by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 9, 2022, the Supreme Court of Arizona ruled that a defendant who asserts attorney-client privilege for communications made from jail to his attorney, including text …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
$40,000 Settlement Reached in HRDC Challenge to Nebraska Prison Censorship Policy by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 10, 2022, the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (DCS) agreed to pay $40,000 and make several policy changes to resolve a lawsuit filed by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Mentally and Physically Disabled Texas Woman Hospitalized After Mistreatment at Jail by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye A disabled woman, who suffers from a severe seizure disorder, ended up spending eight weeks hospitalized in a coma with a black eye and bruises, after spending ten days in Texas’ Tarrant …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Filed under: Settlements, Public Records
Ohio Supreme Court Partially Reinstates Prisoner’s Pro Se Public Records Request, Sets Damages for Denial at $1,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 23, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that a state court of appeals erred when it denied a state prisoner’s motion for statutory damages …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Life Sentences Commuted for Two Massachusetts Prisoners Convicted of First-Degree Murder by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On April 21, 2022, the Massachusetts Parole Board voted unanimously to grant parole to state prisoner William Allen, nine days after taking another unanimous vote to parole another Bay State prisoner, Thomas Koonce, …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
HRDC Sues Indiana Sheriff Over Censorship at County Jail by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On June 27, 2022, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the nonprofit that publishes PLN, filed suit in federal court for the Northern District of Indiana under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, accusing St. Joseph County …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Settlement Improves ADA Accessibility Features, Health Care and Training in Florida Prisons by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) entered into another agreement with Disability Rights Florida, Inc. (DRF) on November 8, 2021, denying it had breached an earlier 2017 agreement regarding treatment of disabled …
Doe v. Fitch, MS, Order on Motion for Atty's Fees and Costs, Sex Offender Registration, 2022 Case 3:16-cv-00789-CWR-FKB Document 161 Filed 08/01/22 Page 1 of 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION ARTHUR DOE, et al. PLAINTIFFS V. CAUSE NO. 3:16-CV-789-CWR-FKB LYNN …
Brief • August 1, 2022
Williams v. Corecivi, Inc., TN, Complaint, Medical Malpractice-Wrongful Death, 2022 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION BRENDA WILLIAMS, as next friend of A.W., a minor; CHRISTA COOK, individually and as survivor and next of kin to Chriteris Allen; CHRISTOPHER DERICK MONTGOMERY, individually …
L.A. Juvenile Detention Center Remains “Unsuitable for the Confinement of Minors” by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On July 15, 2022, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for California’s Los Angeles County reported that the county’s juvenile detention facilities remain out of compliance with the requirements of a settlement …
Article • July 30, 2022
Prisoner’s TikTok Videos Expose Problems in Her Florida Prison by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh Dye “Hey guys, this is Kay coming from Lowell CI, where the day is as dark as black coffee.” So begins each video in a series recorded by a woman while she was incarcerated at Lowell …
Ninth Circuit Won’t Spring Oregon Sex Offender Trapped in Self-Incrimination Box by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On September 8, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined to offer any relief to an Oregon sex offender who challenged his removal from parole-required sex offender treatment—which led …
Article • July 30, 2022
Filed under: Prisoner Media
Colorado Inaugurates Prisoner-Run Radio Station by Edward Lyon By Ed Lyon The years of the COVID-19 pandemic have been difficult for everyone, especially prisoners. Like a form of universal long-term solitary confinement, the endless hours of boredom were broken only by an occasional shower, or a dry bologna sandwich with …
Brief • July 28, 2022
Filed under: Censorship
ACLU v. New Mexico Corrections Department, NM,. Settlement, Censorship, 2022 SETILEMENT AND RELEASE L fo11 tlliat consrderation speei ficaliliy set forth in Paragraph 2 o-f this Agreement and! oo other considcratiom1, the ACLU of New Mexico. and its attorneys. agemts. b.ei.rs, successors. assrgas, persona.I, r;ep1,esennatives. employers, and. employees. (all of …
Mentally Ill Maine State Prisoner Finally Leaves Solitary, But Can’t Push State Lawmakers to Pass Bill Limiting Its Use by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon By the time he was released from Maine State Prison (MSP) on March 7, 2022, Zachary Swain estimated he had spent half of his seven-year …
Medical Staff Shakeup But No Charges After Teen Dies in Ohio Juvenile Facility by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins The deaths of young Black men at the hands of police have drawn increasing scrutiny in the media and among the political chattering class, but less attention has been given to …
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