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Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Oklahoma Courts Collecting Fines, Costs at Expense of Justice by Oklahoma judges are pushing for larger fines imposed on criminal defendants to compensate for a shortfall in courthouse budgets. The downturn in the economy has affected almost everyone, and the courts are no exception. Judges in Oklahoma have seen a …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Parole Denials Based Upon Assumptions; Tough Policies Threaten Public Safety at Great Cost by David Reutter by David M. Reutter “Inaccurate assumptions about the impact of longer prison stays on reoffense rates generally, and about the future behavior of people who committed assaultive and sex offenses in particular, have led …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
CCA Loses Contracts for 9,754 Prison Beds in 18 Months; More Losses Looming by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest private prison company, has lost or terminated contracts totaling 9,754 prison beds within an 18-month period, and is expected to lose at least 1,536 more contract beds by …
Missoula County Jail Agrees to Settle Excessive Force Suit for $490,000 by Missoula County, Montana has agreed to pay $490,000 to a mentally ill woman who was shot six times by guards with a pepperball gun. Sunny Bartell was arrested on July 1, 2006 for disorderly conduct after police were …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
New York Passes Legislation Making HIV, AIDS and HCV Prisoner Care a Department of Health Responsibility by Christina Hernandez New York took a major step last fall to provide care for HIV-positive prisoners—and a victory for prisoners’ rights activists—with legislation giving the state Department of Health an official oversight role …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
$491,668 Settlement in Class-Action Suit Against Spokane County Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 18, 2009, a U.S. District Court in Washington state granted preliminary approval to a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that challenged booking fee procedures at the Spokane County Jail. Shawn Huss, a former …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Washington State Agrees to Pay $15,000 to Probationer Whose Urine and Blood Were Forcibly Taken from Him by The State of Washington has agreed to pay $15,000 to settle a suit over the forcible taking of urine and blood samples from a Washington probationer. Matthew Arthur was arrested for DUI …
Illinois Prison Doctor Liable for Failing to Treat Testicular Cysts by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals remanded a civil rights action that claimed a prison doctor’s care was deliberately indifferent to an ex-Illinois prisoner’s serious medical needs. The Court, however, affirmed dismissal as …
Texas Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Retaliation Suit; Second Dismissal Affirmed After Remand by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A Texas Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit alleging that he suffered retaliation for litigation activities. However, after the case was again dismissed following remand, …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Oregon Private Jail Guard is “Corrections Officer”; Prisoner’s Assault Conviction Upheld by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed a prisoner’s conviction for assaulting a guard at a private jail, finding that the guard was a “corrections officer” under state law. Oregon’s Supreme Court upheld the decision on review. …
Virgin Island Officials Held in Contempt: Prisoner Mental Health Treatment Inadequate by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A federal district judge has held the Governor, Attorney General and Director of Corrections of the U.S. Virgin Islands and other prison officials in contempt for not correcting inadequate prisoner mental health treatment. …
$862,500 Settlement in Mentally Ill Ohio Jail Prisoner’s Death by A settlement of $862,500 has been reached in the death of a mentally ill prisoner who died at Ohio’s Summit County Jail (SCJ). While acting in a delusional and disoriented manner, Mark D. McCallaugh, 28, was arrested on August 7, …
Ninth Circuit: 42 U.S.C. § 233(a) Does Not Immunize Public Health Service Employees from Bivens Constitutional Tort Claims by John Dannenberg Ninth Circuit: 42 U.S.C. § 233(a) Does Not Immunize Public Health Service Employees from Bivens Constitutional Tort Claims by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals …
NY DOCS Lacks Authority to Administratively Impose PRS – But State’s Liability Uncertain by Mark Wilson New York prison officials lack the authority to require prisoners to serve Post-Release Supervision (PRS) that was not ordered by the sentencing court, according to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the Appellate …
California Prison Officials Settle Deliberate Indifference Suit for $12,000 by Michael Brodheim Following mediation in July 2008, Peter Cockcroft, proceeding pro se, agreed to a $12,000 settlement of his § 1983 suit for damages alleging Eighth Amendment violations that transpired between March 2004 and January 2006, when he was a …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
The Real Cost of Prisons Comix, by Lois Ahrens, PM Press, 90 pages by Gary Hunter Reviewed by Gary Hunter Three stories, 90 pages, and infinite information about how rampant prison construction is destroying America. That’s what The Real Cost of Prisons Comix brings to the table. The impact of …
Retired New York Supreme Court Justice Sentenced to Prison for Sex Trafficking by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Retired New York Supreme Court Justice Ronald H. Tills, 74, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for a felony charge of transporting prostitutes across state lines (a violation …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Filed under: Financing, Immigration, News
Crisis in Reverse: Counties Struggle with Dwindling Jail Populations by Gary Hunter Morgan County, Missouri was in dire financial straits before contracting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house immigration detainees at the county’s jail. For a while things were great – Sheriff Jim Petty replaced his worn-out …
Florida Jail Prisoner Paralyzed by MRSA Sues Prison Health Services by When Brett A. Fields entered Florida’s Lee County Jail to be booked on charges of criminal mischief, violating an injunction and probation violation, he was a healthy 26-year-old man. Within a month, according to a subsequent lawsuit, he was …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Indiana DOC Changes Sexually Explicit Publication Policy Due to Class-Action Suit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The ACLU of Indiana has reached a private settlement agreement with the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) in a class-action lawsuit that challenged a policy prohibiting prisoners from receiving sexually explicit materials …
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