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Brief • January 27, 2009
Filed under: Food, Jail Specific
Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Order Denying Motion, jail food, 2009 Case 5:01-cv-00851-UWC Document 103 Filed 01/27/2009 FILED Page 1 of 2 2009 Jan-27 AM 07:26 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION JOHNNY MAYNOR, ANTHONY MURPHREE, …
$170,000 Jury Verdict in Sacramento Jail Beating by $170,000 Jury Verdict in Sacramento Jail Beating In April 2008, a federal jury in Sacramento, California returned verdicts against five Sacramento County Jail deputies for beating a prisoner and denying him food and water for eight hours. Although the facts were contested, …
Brief • January 9, 2009
Filed under: Food, Jail Specific
Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Ruling, jail food, 2009 Case 5:01-cv-00851-UWC Document 94 Filed 01/09/2009 FILED Page 1 of 5 2009 Jan-09 AM 10:47 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) …
Brief • January 8, 2009
Filed under: Food, Jail Specific
Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Findings of Fact, jail food, 2009 Case 5:01-cv-00851-UWC Document 92 Filed 01/08/2009 FILED Page 1 of 6 2009 Jan-08 PM 10:23 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION ) ) ) ) …
California DOC Settles Sadistic, Hate-Motivated, Three-Year Starvation Death Of Sikh Prisoner For $1 Million by Marvin Mentor California DOC Settles Sadistic, Hate-Motivated, Three-Year Starvation Death Of Sikh Prisoner For $1 Million by Marvin Mentor The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) settled a lawsuit brought by the survivors of …
Landmark 1980 California Death Row Federal Consent Decree Partially Terminated Under PLRA by John Dannenberg Landmark 1980 California Death Row Federal Consent Decree Partially Terminated Under PLRA by John E. Dannenberg A landmark 1980 federal consent decree that covers all manner of living conditions for San Quentin State Prison’s death …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Arkansas Woman Left in Cell for Four Days Without Food or Water by Arkansas Woman Left in Cell for Four Days Without Food or Water In March 2008, a woman was locked in a small courthouse holding cell without food or water for four days after an Arkansas bailiff forgot …
Segregated Massachusetts Nation of Islam Prisoners Entitled to Halal Menu and Jum’ah Prayers; $237,299.25 in Attorney Fees Awarded by The U.S. District Court for Massachusetts granted declaratory relief to two maximum-security Nation of Islam (NOI) prisoners who had sued for a Halal (Muslim religious dietary) menu and participation in daily …
Monetary Sanctions Permitted for Milwaukee Jail’s Violation of Consent Decree by David Reutter Monetary Sanctions Permitted for Milwaukee Jail’s Violation of Consent Decree by David Reutter Wisconsin’s First District Court of Appeals has held that an intentional contempt finding against the Milwaukee County Jail (MCJ) entitles prisoners who were injured …
Article • September 15, 2008 • from PLN September, 2008
Minnesota Sheriff Profited from Jail Breakfast Scam by Minnesota Sheriff Profited from Jail Breakfast Scam In October 2007, Hubbard County, Minnesota officials announced they had reached a settlement with Sheriff Gary Mills. For eight years, Mills had practiced an archaic tradition of providing breakfast for the county jail’s prisoners and …
Texas Federal Judge Acquits VitaPro Defendants by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 22, 2008, Houston, Texas, federal judge Lynn Hughes acquitted former Texas prison chief James “Andy” Collins, 57, and former president and CEO of VitaPro Foods Yank Barry of federal charges for bribery, money laundering, conspiracy and …
Article • September 15, 2008 • from PLN September, 2008
Massive Beef Recall Reaches California Prisons by A major meat processor, Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company of Chino, California, recalled 143.3 million pounds of beef in early February 2008 after undercover video showed sick and “downed” cows being forced to get up so they could be processed. Workers were observed prodding …
Article • September 15, 2008 • from PLN September, 2008
Settlement Agreement Reached in Overcrowding Claim Against Florida Jail by Settlement Agreement Reached in Overcrowding Claim Against Florida Jail The parties to a class action suit filed by prisoners at Florida’s St. Lucie County Jail (SLCJ) have reached a settlement. The civil rights complaint alleged constitutional violations caused by overcrowding, …
No Due Process Required for Nutraloaf or Plexiglas Cell Placement by Placement of the plaintiff in a cell with a Plexiglas shield and imposition of a restricted diet ("Nutriloaf") as a sanction for repeatedly throwing feces at staff did not violate the Eighth Amendment. The claim is governed by the …
Jail Liable for Rape of Women Prisoners; Short Duration of Bad Conditions Okay by The two female plaintiffs were sexually assaulted by a jailer while serving 48-hour sentences for minor offenses. The jailer was subsequently fired and pled guilty to criminal charges as to one plaintiff. At 1307 n. 5: …
Denial of AIDS Medication, Food to Texas Jail Prisoner Upheld by The plaintiff, prescribed AZT and Crixivan, got no Crixivan for five days and then half-doses for the next 15 days. When he saw a doctor after 19 days, his dosage was promptly increased. He was not able to get …
Federal Court Rules RFRA Applies to Guantanamo by by Matthew T. Clarke The United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. 2000bb, et seq., applied to the detention facilities at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Shafiq …
Oregon DOC Food Manager Takes Over $1 Million in Bribes, Feeds Prisoners “Distressed” Food by Mark Wilson During a 2002 interview, Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) Food Services Administrator Farhad “Fred” Monem, 49, shook his head in disgust as he criticized government employees who feel a sense of entitlement. “People …
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
Muslim Virginia Prisoner Entitled to 2,200 Calories During Ramadan by A federal district court has issued a preliminary injunction requiring the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) to provide a Muslim prisoner with “food items containing 2,200 calories” daily during Ramadan, a month-long period of religious fasting. This action was brought …
Article • August 15, 2008
Factual Allegations Sufficient for Nutritional and Retaliation Claims to Proceed by by Robert Williams Holding that sufficient facts had been alleged, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s claim of inadequate nutrition and retaliation for filing grievances. Michael Strope, a …
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