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Florida Jail Pays Prisoner's Family $2.5 Million in Methadone Withdrawal Death by On May 23, 2001, Karen Johnson, 43, literally died of medical neglect while being held prisoner in the Orange County Jail in Orlando, Florida. In July, 2002 PLN reported how Johnson desperately pleaded with her captors to continue …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
New York Prisoner Awarded $800,000 for Undiagnosed, Untreated Throat Cancer by New York Prisoner Awarded $800,000 for Undiagnosed, Untreated Throat Cancer On September 30, 2003, a state court of claims in Albany, New York, awarded state prisoner Ronald Zacchi $800,000 for the pain and suffering he experienced as a result …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
$1.5 Million Verdict in NYC Jail Medical Malpractice Death by A jury awarded $1.5 million on January 23, 2004 for the wrongful death of a 37 year-old mother of six who died on September 30, 1998 in a New York City (NYC) jail holding cell from improper medications given her. …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Arizona Prison Director Has Poor Track Record by Michael Rigby A federal judge in Missouri has refused to accept sworn testimony from Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) Director Dora Schriro, adding yet another chapter to Schriro's continuing saga of security lapses, deceit, and disappearing evidence. Before signing on as director …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Filed under: Private Prisons, Probation
Private Probation Companies Prove Corrupt in Tennessee by Gary Hunter Criminal Court Judge Chris Craft claimed private probation companies have "created a nightmare" in the Memphis, Tennessee probation system. Judge Craft, who is also chairman of the Private Probation Services Council, said that probation companies currently charge probationers fees "that …
Controversy and Lawsuits Surround South Texas Private Prison Deals by by Matthew T. Clarke Cotulla, a south Texas town known or the illegal drug-sting convictions of a quarter of its African-American citizens, now has a new claim to infamy -- private prison scams. Cotulla, population 3,000, is the county seat …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Warden Sentenced for Stealing Dali Painting From Rikers Island Jail by by Matthew T. Clarke A former Rikers Island deputy warden was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison after admitting that he, a former assistant deputy warden, and two former guards stole a rare Salvador Dali painting valued …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
California Class Action Lawsuit Targets Unauthorized Prison Phone Charges by A lawsuit currently pending in a California state court claims that certain providers of prison telephone services have improperly charged for collect calls from correctional institutions that were not authorized or accepted by the called party. The lawsuit, Condes v. …
Qualified Immunity Test Hinges Upon SHU Sentence Imposed, Not SHU Time Served by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that the amount of time a prisoner is sentenced to a Special Housing Unit (SHU) rather than the amount actually served is the determining factor to make a qualified immunity …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Oregon Trial in Prison Did Not Violate Constitution by Oregon Trial in Prison Did Not Violate Constitution In two opinions issued the same day, the Oregon Court of Appeals held that holding criminal trials of prisoners in a courtroom inside a prison did not violate the Oregon or United States …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Interest on Legal Financial Obligations Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy by Interest on Legal Financial Obligations Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy The Washington Court of Appeals held that interest which accrues statutorily on legal financial obligations (LFOs) is not dischargeable in bankruptcy proceedings. In 1992, Carol Cunningham was convicted of various drug …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
California Sex Offender Prison Classification Label Approved for Dismissed Charge by John E Dannenberg California Sex Offender Prison Classification Label Approved for Dismissed Charge by John E. Dannenberg The California Court of Appeals upheld the California Department of Corrections (CDC) regulation permitting administrative labeling of state prisoners as sex offenders …
Prisoner Allowed to Amend Retaliation, Legal Mail Complaint by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a district court's dismissal of a prisoner's § 1983 lawsuit which complained of prison officials who interfered with his legal mail and retaliated because he filed grievances. While Robert Davis was …
No Qualified Immunity in Civil Commitment Phone Monitoring by The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment granted by the U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, to officials at the Special Commitment Center (SCC) for sex offenders at McNeil Island, Washington. This case is part of ongoing …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Challenge to State Parole Revocations Must Be Brought Under § 2254 by Challenge to State Parole Revocations Must be Brought Under § 2254 The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that state prisoners challenging parole revocation decisions in federal court must do so under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, rather than …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
District of Columbia May Be Liable for Prisoner's Inadequate Medical Care by District of Columbia May Be Liable for Prisoner's Inadequate Medical Care The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, reversing and remanding the district court, held that a D.C. prisoner incarcerated in a Virginia state prison …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Ninth Circuit Dismisses California's Motion To Exclude Female Prisoners From Medical Suit by John E Dannenberg Ninth Circuit Dismisses California's Motion To Exclude Female Prisoners From Medical Suit by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed on jurisdictional grounds the California Department of Corrections (CDC) officials …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Florida Prisoner Awarded Costs in Successful Records Request Litigation by David Reutter Florida Prisoner Awarded Costs in Successful Records Request Litigation by David M. Reutter Florida's First District Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner who successfully challenges a public agency's failure to produce public records is entitled to …
Brief • June 16, 2004
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Article • June 15, 2004 • from PLN June, 2004
Welcome to Guantanamo World by Tom Engelhardt The clue for 17 across, a seven-letter empty space in the Friday, March 26, New York Times crossword puzzle was "detainee's entitlement." It took me a while to break the code _ the Friday crossword's always a nightmare _ and discover that the …
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