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Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A detainee assaulted aguard at the Calhoun County Jail on August 6, 2022, the Anniston Star reported. Sheriff Matthew Wade blamed an ongoing staffing shortage, which has typically left three guards on duty to supervise 300 detainees. One of them, Jacob Hammett, was out of …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Third Guilty Plea Entered in Massive Aryan Brotherhood Drug Conspiracy in California Prisons by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On September 12, 2022, the wife of an imprisoned street gang member pleaded guilty to posing as a paralegal for an allegedly corrupt lawyer in a scheme to smuggle …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Filed under: COVID-19, Class Actions
Settlement Reached in COVID-19 Class Action Against DC Jail by Kevin Bliss, Jayson Hawkins by Kevin W. Bliss and Jayson Hawkins On April 12, 2022, the federal court for the District of Columbia approved a settlement agreement to resolve a class-action lawsuit which challenged conditions of confinement during the COVID-19 …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
COVID-19 Stimulus Garnished From Federal Prisoner, but Only After Eighth Circuit Says ‘Not So Fast’ by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 28, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit ruled that money may not be withdrawn from a federal prisoner’s trust account, even to …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Ninth Circuit: New Suit Not Required After Curing Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 23, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a prisoner whose complaint was dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies need not file …
Arkansas Supreme Court Rules Felony Enhancements Subject to Parole Eligibility Statute in Place at Time of Crime by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On May 26, 2022, the Supreme Court of Arkansas held the state Department of Corrections (DOC) miscalculated parole-eligibility dates for a pair of state prisoners, causing a …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Federal Government Pays $300,000 for Endangering Diabetic Prisoner With ‘Dramatically’ Subpar Care by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On May 25, 2022, a former federal prisoner agreed to accept $300,000 to settle claims he was subjected to unconstitutionally bad treatment for severe Type 1 diabetes while incarcerated by the federal …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Federal Jury Awards $30,501 to Indiana Prisoner in Retaliation Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In October 2022, the federal court for the Southern District of Indiana confirmed payment to a state prisoner of $30,501 in damages, which was awarded for retaliation he suffered when seeking protection from …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
$3.7 Million in Attorney Fees Paid to Settle COVID-19 Class-Action at Orange County Jail by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On September 12, 2022, the federal court for the Central District of California granted final approval to a class-action settlement resolving claims against California’s Orange County Jail (OCJ) over its …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Ninth Circuit: Prisoner Filing a New Grievance That Makes New Claims Does Not Render Previous Grievance ‘Unexhausted’ by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In May 2022, after a ruling in his favor by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, a former California prisoner accepted a settlement …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Filed under: Revocation Proceedings
Nevada Supreme Court: DOC Owes Parolee Credit for Any Days Over 60 Awaiting Revocation in Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of Nevada ordered the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to credit a parolee for time he spent in custody awaiting parole …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
ACH Settles After Federal Jury Awards $8.5 Million in Suit Over Missouri Detainee’s Death by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart In August 2022, private jail medical provider Advanced Correctional Healthcare (ACH) settled with the estate of a Missouri pretrial detainee who died of lung cancer after being refused medical attention …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
‘Plainly Grossly Inadequate’: Federal Court Finds Arizona Prison Healthcare Deliberately Indifferent to Prisoners’ Risk of Serious Harm by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 30, 2022, the federal court for the District of Arizona found that the healthcare state prisoners get is frankly awful — unconstitutionally so. As is …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Settlement Extended Again After Federal Judge Faults California Prisons for Using Snitches in Solitary and Parole Procedures by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On February 24, 2022, the federal court for the Northern District of California granted another 12-month extension to a 2015 settlement. That agreement was made between the …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Welcome to the last issue of PLN for the year. This month’s cover story reports the landmark court ruling in Parsons v. Ryan —  now known as Jensen v. Shinn —  the class-action lawsuit over inadequate medical care and conditions of …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Oregon Supreme Court Holds Corizon Health and Other Jail Contractors Liable Under State Disability Rights Laws by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On June 3, 2022, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that private companies providing services in jails and prisons are liable under state disability rights laws — even though …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Colorado Prisoner Targeted by Gangs Wins Injunction for Placement in Protective Custody by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Finding a Colorado state prisoner was in grave danger from gang members he’d testified against in a murder investigation, the federal court for the District of Colorado enjoined the state Department …
Eighth Circuit Strands Missouri Prisoners Sentenced to Life Without Parole as Juveniles in ‘Opaque’ Review Process by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On August 30, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that Missouri’s parole review process does not violate the constitutional rights of prisoners who …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Cages in the Coalfields by Judah Schept A growing carceral state has slowly replaced the coal industry in large swaths of Central Appalachia. But even here, a different future is possible. by Judah Schept Mitch Whitaker wants to be able to hunt with his birds. A certified “master falconer,” he …
Fourteen Officials Indicted in New Jersey Women’s Prison Abuse Scandal, $21 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye On September 27, 2022, a New Jersey grand jury indicted 14 officials at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility (CF), the state’s only women’s prison. It was the latest fallout …
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