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Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Private Prisons, Lobbying
Private Prison Industry Ramped Up Campaign Contributions, Favoring Republicans by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The volatile 2020 presidential election campaign led private prison operators, dominated by CoreCivic and GEO Group, to open their wallets, with a vast percentage of their approximately $2 million in combined contributions going to the …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Pennsylvania Prisoner Loses Part of Leg, Wins Appeal in Precedential Grievance Process Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, issued a precedent-setting ruling that clarified when a “misrepresentation” to a prisoner renders a …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Florida Spent $1.7 Million, and Counting, to Impede Felon Voting Rights by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida’s legal battle to defend a 2019 law that requires felons to pay all “legal financial obligations” (LFOs) to be eligible to vote has cost taxpayers over $1.7 million, according to state …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Corizon
Investment Firm Buys Corizon by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 30, 2020, Flacks Group, a Miami-based global investment firm, announced that it had purchased Brentwood, Tennessee-based Corizon Health, one of the nation’s largest private providers·of health care services in prisons and jails. The purchase price was not disclosed. …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
$1.25 Million Settlement Against Tennessee County Over Sheriff’s Violations of Labor Law by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 10, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee approved a class action settlement in which Madison County agreed to pay $1.25 million over claims alleging that …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Ankle Monitor Shortage at Chicago Jail Put Prisoner Releases During COVID in Limbo by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Chicago’s Cook County Jail expanded its electronic monitoring program (EM) and moved detainees to home confinement in response to COVID-19. As officials ran out of ankle monitors, at least 10 …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Staffing, Excessive Force
Violence at New York City’s Rikers Island Jail Increasing Even as Population Falls by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon For decades, New York City’s Rikes Island Jail Complex (RIJC) has been the largest urban lock-up in the United States. It has also been infamous as among the most violent jails …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
North Carolina Temporarily Closes Three Prisons for Lack of Guards; Final One Reopens During COVID-19 Pandemic by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The North Carolina Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice (DACJJ) has been in a severe crisis mode regarding prison guard understaffing. The …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Second Circuit Reverses Summary Dismissal of Connecticut Prisoner’s Failure-to-Protect Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 15, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s granting of summary judgment to prison officials in a Connecticut prisoner’s lawsuit over their failure to protect him from retaliation …
Article • October 29, 2020
$75,000 Settlement in Florida Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide Death by Corizon Health, Inc. paid $75,000 to settle a claim that it failed to provide proper medical care to a pretrial detainee who was suffering from a psychiatric emergency. Mariangela Woycenko suffered a psychotic episode at St. Lucie Hospital on April 11, …
Article • October 27, 2020
Filed under: Corizon, Medical, Family
$21,000 Settlement in Suit Alleging Violations of Family Medical Leave Act and Pregnancy Discrimination Act by Corizon Health, Inc., agreed to pay $21,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). The November 1, 2012, settlement was …
Article • October 6, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Family
$23,000 Settlement in Wrongful Termination Suit Against Corizon by Corizon Health agreed to pay $22,861.12 to settle a lawsuit alleging it wrongfully terminated an employee. The complaint alleged violation of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Kimberly Roddenberry requested to take the remainder of the day off on February 17, …
Article • October 6, 2020
Federal Judge Rules Prisoners Eligible for $1,200 Stimulus Checks; Must Apply by October 30 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In a clear victory for prisoners and their families, a federal judge has ordered the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to make stimulus payments previously denied …
Article • October 5, 2020
Idaho Arrestees Act Voluntarily When Declining Opportunity to Surrender Contraband Before Entering Jail by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 15, 2020, the Idaho Supreme Court held that an arrestee acts voluntarily when given an opportunity to surrender contraband before entering jail but chooses to continue possessing it. On …
Article • October 5, 2020
Seventh Circuit: Wisconsin Jail Officials’ Response to Detainee’s Suicide Risk Objectively Reasonable by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 15, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s conclusion that a detainee’s attempted suicide was not caused by objective unreasonableness of jail …
Article • October 5, 2020
$60,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Alleging Corizon Failed to Provide Prisoner Surgeries by Corizon agreed to a $60,000 settlement reached in a lawsuit alleging it failed to provide a Florida prisoner with medically necessary surgeries, pain medications and palliative measures. The complaint also alleged causes of actions against the Florida Department …
Article • October 5, 2020
Dismissal Not Authorized for Oregon Victim’s Refusal to Comply With Subpoena by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a criminal proceeding when the victim refused to comply with a subpoena to appear for trial. Alex David Murray Lorenzo was charged …
Article • October 5, 2020
Filed under: Trust Accounts, Veterans
Fifth Circuit Upholds Summary Dismissal of Texas Prisoner’s Challenge to Deduction of Medical Co-Pay From Account Receiving VA Payments by On July 9, 2020, the Fifth Circuit court of appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prisoner’s challenge to the department’s deduction of a …
Article • October 5, 2020
$50,000 Settlement for Failure to Treat Hernias by Corizon Health agreed to pay $50,000 in a lawsuit alleging it deprived a prisoner of medically necessary surgery to correct his hernias. The suit remained unsolved against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC). Upon receiving his initial physical exam upon entry into …
Article • October 5, 2020
Seventh Circuit Rejects Retaliation Claim Based on Suspicious Timing Alone by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 20, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment on a prisoner’s retaliation claim. The court found that suspicious timing alone is …
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