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Article • March 22, 2021
Eighth Circuit Dismisses Hormone Therapy Suit as Moot When Arkansas Prison Officials by On January 8, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that mid-litigation treatment of a prisoner’s gender dysphoria with hormone therapy mooted her claims, requiring dismissal. Arkansas prisoner Stansel Alexander Prowse brought …
Article • March 22, 2021
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, COVID-19
NJ Warden Reassigned After Mishandling COVID-19 by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders  In recent months, New Jersey’s Fort Dix federal prison experienced a massive surge of COVID-19 cases. Roughly 1,500 prisoners tested positive for the deadly virus — over half the facility’s total population and more than any other Bureau …
Article • March 7, 2021
Oregon Prison Staff Said to Contribute to High Prisoner COVID-19 Infection, Death Rates by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson   With 3,392 (28.1%) of 12,073 prisoners infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) and 42 prisoner deaths - 20 deaths occurring in January 2021 alone — Oregon prisoners are being infected at nearly …
Article • March 7, 2021
Democrat Controlled Legislature Introduces Two Bills to Abolish Oregon’s 164-Year Old Felon Disenfranchisement Law by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson “Individuals who commit crimes need to be held accountable, but they should not be stripped of their rights as a citizen,” said Oregon state Senator Floyd Prozanski, chair of the …
Article • March 6, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Federal Judge Orders COVID-19 Vaccinations for 12,000-Plus Oregon Prisoners by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson   “Our constitutional rights are not suspended during a crisis. On the contrary, during difficult times we must remain the most vigilant to protect the constitutional rights of the powerless,” declared U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
As Prisoners Die, Washington Officials Resist Reform by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson "If the judge didn’t sentence you to death, the prison doesn’t have a right to provide such poor health care that you die,” Dr. Marc Stern, a health-care expert who has worked for the Washington Department of …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Prisoners Can Challenge Deductions Taken From Their Accounts by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that prisoners who had deductions taken from their inmate account under Act 84 are entitled to a post-deprivation process. The court’s October 1, 2020, opinion was …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
California’s San Quentin and Folsom Prisons Hardest-Hit by COVID-19 by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Having for many years been the largest prison system in the U.S. — now second only to Texas — the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) saw its prisoner count drop below 100,000 for …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Smoking
Mississippi Department of Corrections Lifts Smoking Ban at its Prisons by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Mississippi joined 28 other states by removing a tobacco ban at the state’s prisons. As of February 1, 2021, both prisoners and staff are allowed to smoke outdoors in designated areas determined by each …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Partly Overturns New York District Court, Allows Prisoner’s PREA Violations Claims to Proceed by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that a prisoner exhausted administrative remedies when he followed the New York State Department of Corrections and Community …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Minnesota Counties Pay Out More Than $10 Million For Prison and Jail Settlements by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss "In the last 10 years, Minnesota counties have paid out more than $10 million in settlements and legal fees following lawsuits accusing jails of providing inadequate to non-existent health care to …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Data: Families of Arizona Prison Guards Suffer High Rates of Domestic Violence by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon About 500 Arizona prison staff were arrested between 2015 and 2019, averaging around 100 per year. Drunken driving charges supposedly top the list of charges, which include sexual assault and human trafficking, …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Federal Court Finds Missouri Parole System Unconstitutional by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. District Court for the Western  District of Missouri entered an order on November 12, 2020, finding that Missouri’s parole system was unconstitutional, handing down a laundry list of corrections needed. The problem was Missouri’s handling …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
New Allegations of Abuse and Sexual Assault at Edna Mahan Women’s Prison in New Jersey by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (Mahan) in Clinton, New Jersey is again headlining the news with 32 guards now under investigation for assault and sexual abuse. The …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Successive Corruption Scandal Rocks Mississippi Prison System by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon "We are the ones who are supposed to be protecting society from the criminals, not be the criminals,” the commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) said at a September 18, 2020 press conference. “So we …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, COVID-19
California Prison System Fined $400,000 For Prisoner Transfers That Sparked Surge in COVID-19, Also Faulted For Easing Restrictions by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On February 4, 2021, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) was fined $400,000 by a state agency for placing the staff of its San …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
COVID Pandemic: Medical Update by Michael D. Cohen, MD by Michael D. Cohen, M.D. New variants of the coronavirus February saw numerous reports about mutations and new variants of the pandemic coronavirus. A variant called B.1.1.7 was first identified in England (UK) last fall. B.1.1.7 spreads among people more easily …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Private Prisons
Biden to Phase Out Privately-Run Federal Prisons; Critics Say Plan Too Timid by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Within the first six days of office President Biden signed the ‘‘First Step’’ executive order preventing the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from renewing any of its contracts with private companies to …
Reuters Investigation: Lamentable Medical Care in Jails and Prisons Exposed During Pandemic by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian Very few criminal offenses in America allow for a sentence of death. Nevertheless, too many people are dying in jails and prisons while serving a sentence or simply waiting for the process …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
$300,000 Award for Illinois Prisoner in Sexual Assault Claim by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Illinois federal district court awarded $300,000 to a prisoner who alleged a female food supervisor coerced him into sexual activity. The court’s September 29, 2020, order was issued following a damages bench trial. …
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