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Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Florida Woman Settles Lawsuit Against Sheriff’s Officers for $67,500 After Arrest While in Premature Labor by In June 2010, Melanie Dawn Williams, who had been arrested by officers after allegedly running a red light on her way to the St. Vincent’s Medical Center emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida when she …
Illinois Supermax Placement Procedures Unconstitutional by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Illinois federal district court has held that existing Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) procedures for placing prisoners at the Tamms Correctional Center (Tamms) are inadequate to protect the liberty interest of IDOC prisoners to avoid confinement at …
Is Operation Streamline a Billion Dollar Give-away to the Private Prison Industry? by Bob Libal A new “green paper” released on July 19, 2010, entitled Operation Streamline: Drowning Justice and Draining Dollars along the Rio Grande, takes a look at the impact of Operation Streamline on the private prison industry. …
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Habeas Hints: The Year in Review by Kent A. Russell by Kent Russell, Blaire Russell & Chandra Russell This column provides “habeas hints” to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys (“in pro per”). The focus of the column is on habeas corpus under …
California: State May Be Liable for Delaying Medical Care to Prisoner’s Infant Child by The California Court of Appeal has held that the State may be vicariously liable for the acts or omissions of its employees in failing to provide needed medical care for an infant living with its mother …
Blind Texas Prisoner Dies after Confrontation with Guards by Thord “Catfish “ Dockray, 42, a blind Texas state prisoner with a history of mental illness, died on May 13, 2010 following a violent altercation with prison guards. Dockray was housed alone in a cell in the medical wing of the …
New U.S. Marshals Director Confirmed Despite Conflict of Interest with Private Prison Companies by On December 21, 2010, just days before recessing for the holidays, the U.S. Senate confirmed Stacia Hylton as director of the U.S. Marshals Service in spite of opposition by a coalition of human rights, citizens’ advocacy …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
1,295 Prisoners Scam Government for $9.1 Million by by Mark Wilson In 2008, 1,295 prisoners – including 241 serving life sentences – bilked the federal government out of $9.1 million in fraudulent home buyer credits, according to a June 23, 2010 report by the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. …
Disability Rights Vermont Report Faults Staff for Disabled Prisoner’s Death by In June 2010, the advocacy group Disability Rights Vermont (DRV) released a report faulting the staff of the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility (CRCF) in South Burlington, Vermont in connection with the death of a disabled prisoner. Michael Crosby, 49, …
California Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit Settled for $7.95 Million by A long-running lawsuit against the City of Long Beach, California for Thomas Goldstein’s wrongful murder conviction was settled in June 2010 for $7.95 million. After serving 24 years in prison following his 1980 conviction, Goldstein was finally released based on new …
Onerous Ohio Sex Offender Restrictions Drive Some Underground by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Public officials in Cleveland, Ohio have noticed that some registered sex offenders are dropping out of sight. When the officials attempted to confirm the offenders’ registered addresses, they found they didn’t live there. The reason for …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
New Epidemic: Contraband Cell Phones in Prison Cells by Mark Wilson For decades, prison officials across the U.S. have lined their pockets with multi-million dollar kickbacks from telephone companies that are awarded lucrative prisoner phone service contracts. In doing so, they unwittingly created an “epidemic” that they are now desperately …
Abuse and Assaults Continue at Pennsylvania Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An attorney representing a prisoner who suffered a near-fatal attack by another prisoner at Pennsylvania’s Lackawanna County Prison (LCP) has claimed that the incident demonstrates a pattern of mistreatment by staff at the facility. Prisoner Nicholas …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Fourth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment on RLUIPA Haircut Claim, but Case Dismissed on Remand by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a district court’s decision granting summary judgment to officers and officials with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) after they forcibly shaved a prisoner’s head in contravention …
Feds Indict Two in Florida Prison Canteen Kickback Scheme by A federal grand jury has issued a two-count indictment against two businessmen implicated in a kickback scheme that involved prison canteen profits and former top-ranking officials with the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC). PLN previously reported events related to this …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Head of Ohio Juvenile Facility Fired Following Complaints of Sexual Harassment by The Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) said in a May 2010 report that it had found substantial evidence to validate numerous harassment charges against Thomas Teague, an 11-year ODYS employee, which justified his immediate firing. According to …
Virginia Prisoner Kills Cellmate, Requests Death Sentence by Mark Wilson “I murdered that man cold-bloodedly. I planned it, and I’m gonna do it again,” said Virginia state prisoner Robert Gleason, Jr., 40, after murdering his cellmate, Harvey Gray Watson, Jr. “Someone needs to stop it. The only way to stop …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
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Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six, by Jordan Flaherty, Haymarket Books, 2010; $16.00, 292 pages by Lewis Wallace Review by Lewis Wallace Parts of the story are familiar. In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Floodwaters broke the levees in New Orleans and …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Parole Revocation Witness Denial Violated Due Process by The Fifth Circuit court of appeals held that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) failed to comport with the due process requirements of Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471, 92 S.Ct. 2593, 33 L.Ed.2d 484 (1972), …
Physicians for Human Rights: CIA Performed Illegal Medical Experiments While Torturing Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to a report released by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) in June 2010, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) performed illegal non-consensual human medical experiments on high-value terrorism detainees in connection with …
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