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Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
Former Illinois Death Row Prisoners Malicious Prosecution Claim Rejected by Former Illinois Death Row Prisoners Malicious Prosecution Claim Rejected A Chicago jury has rejected former death row prisoner Anthony Porters claim that Chicago police conspired to frame him for a double murder he did not commit. Porter was sentenced to …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
Los Angeles County Jail Continues To Over-Incarcerate by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg After paying $27 million (up to $5,000 per plaintiff) to settle class action lawsuits in 1991 for failing to timely release prisoners from county jail (see PLN, Jan. 2003, p.14), Los Angeles (L.A.) County is still …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
New York Prisoner Awarded $2,760 for Improper Confinement/Denial Medical Care by New York Prisoner Awarded $2,760 for Improper Confinement/Denial Medical Care The New York Court of Claims in Rochester has awarded prisoner Patrick Vaughn $2,760 on his claim that he was unlawfully confined and that his medical condition was not …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
Reproductive Rights in Theory and Practice: The Meaning of Roe v. Wade for Women in Prison by Rachel Roth Reproductive Rights in Theory and Practice: The Meaning of Roe v. Wade for Women in Prison by Rachel Roth In 1973, when the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe …
Neglected New York Prisoner Dies At Jail Following Heart Surgery by Michael Rigby Laura Woolseys biggest fear was dying in jail. But thanks to the inept care provided her at New Yorks Schenectady County Jail, that fear was tragically realized. Woolsey, 39, died at the jail on August 3, 2005, …
Arizona Prisoners Mortality Report Confidentiality Not Federally Protected by John Dannenberg Arizona Prisoners Mortality Report Confidentiality Not Federally Protected by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals declined Maricopa County, Arizonas invitation to keep mortality reports on prisoners confidential. Charles Agster was arrested and booked into the …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
U.S. Prison Population Hits Nearly 2.3 Million In 2004 by Michael Rigby The U.S. reached a new milestone in 2004: the imprisonment of nearly 2.3 million citizens, according to a report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released in October 2005. On December 31, 2004, 2,267,787 men, women, and …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations
BOP Prohibition Against Stock Selling and Receipt of Book Infringes Constitutional Rights by BOP Prohibition Against Stock Selling and Receipt of Book Infringes Constitutional Rights The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a federal prisoners suit seeking damages for the refusal to allow him to contact his stockbroker …
Downey v. CCA, VT, Settlement, guard prisoner assault, 2006 LYPIN 7 THOMAS 8c MIHALICH, P.C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW BARBARA R. BLACKMAN STEVEN C. COLLIER RIETRO J. LYNN JENNIFER G. MIHALICH MATTHEW A. SIEI3E1HEATHER E. THOMAS JEFFREY S. MARLIN May 12, 2006 Devin McLaughlin, Esq. Langrock Sperry & Wool LLP P.O. …
Brief • May 8, 2006
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Indiana v. Marion County, IN, Plf Supp of Mot for SJ, Phone Rates, 2006 STATE OF INDIANA SS: COUNTY OF MARION Chanelle Linet Alexander, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. The Marion County Sheriff; The Indiana Department Of Administration; and, The State of Indiana, Defendants ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
King v. Walker, Il, Parole Revocation Hearings, Class Cert Order, 2006 Case 1:06-cv-00204 Document 48 Filed 05/08/2006 Page 1 of 25 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CHARLES KING, ANDRE BROWN, CHOIKE HILL, THOMAS GILBERT, NELSON MUNIZ, ANTHONY SMITH, and ANDRE McGREGG, …
Brief • May 3, 2006
Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc. v. Chao, 7th Circuit, Opinion Denying Rehearing, 2006 Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Chao, 447 F.3d 988 (2006) 447 F.3d 988 United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Elaine L. CHAO, Secretary of Department of …
Brief • April 28, 2006
Filed under: Medical
Billups v. Wadoc, Settlement. Medical Burn, 2006 05/01/2006 DATED this I' . ( & day of ---i5p"--,....\.;--l[,.--- ,in the year 'A2Q,<'" <-I. :CCl STATE OF WASHINGTON) COUNTYOF K~V\.5 Iss ) The und:a~d, a nota pUbli~ in and for the State of Washington, hereby certify that \ , in the year …
Publication • April 17, 2006
State of Washington DOC Contract-FSH Communications, LLC Amendment No. 3 ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT THIS ASSIGNMjj:NT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (the (the · . A--y•s, U, ,i,,,,,i "Assignment'') is made as of "Effective Date") by and between FSH Communications, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("FSH" or "Assignor''), Value Added Communications, …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
PLRA Doesnt Alter FRCP 23 Class Certification Analysis by PLRA Doesnt Alter FRCP 23 Class Certification Analysis The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) does not change, limit or add new elements to the class certification and analysis of Fed.R.Civ.P. 23. The court …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
Appointment of Counsel Satisfies Access to Courts Requirement by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that the appointment of counsel is a valid means of fully satisfying a state constitutional obligation to provide prisoners, including pretrial detainees, with access to the courts[.] The court also held that constitutionally acceptable …
No Qualified Immunity on Toothpaste, Inhaler & Ventilation Claims by The Seventh Circuit Court Of Appeals upheld a district courts denial of qualified immunity to jail officials on claims of denial of toothpaste, withholding asthma inhaler and inadequate ventilation. In 1984, two Indiana men disappeared. Neither the men nor their …
Georgia Prisons: A Blight On The Peach State by Michael Rigby During the Civil War, General William Tecumseh Shermans devastating march through the South was a blight on Georgia and all who lived there. Today, the safety of many Georgians particularly the 50,000 confined in the states 37 prisons is …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
Texas Counties Set To Raid State Prisoners Trust Fund Accounts by Texas Counties Set To Raid State Prisoners Trust Fund Accounts by Matthew T. Clarke Partially in response to legislation making it mandatory by 2007 for Texas counties to establish programs to collect fines, costs, restitution and fees from Texas …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to another issue of PLN. Readers may have noticed that we have kicked off PLNs annual subscription madness campaign where we allow folks to purchase multiple gift subscriptions for people who are not current PLN subscribers. This is a great way to let …
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