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CT Phone Suit Filed

Article • February 15, 1995 • from PLN February, 1995

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Monitoring, Mail Regulations

CT Phone Suit Filed by The Connecticut Civil Liberties Union (CCLU) has filed suit against the Connecticut DOC over a phone monitoring system recently implemented by the DOC. Washington v. Meachum, Case No. CV-94-0534616S was certified as a state wide class action suit on May 3, 1994, in the state …

CT's "Gang Problem"

Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995

Filed under: Gang Policies, Sentencing, Good Time

CT's "Gang Problem" by William Dwyer CT's "Gang Problem" The RICO concept of guilt by association has recently moved from the statute books and has now made its appearance into prison management. Within the past year or so Connecticuts Department of Corrections adopted a gang management policy. The policy designates …

Two Dead in CT Riots

Article • September 15, 1994 • from PLN September, 1994

Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Crime/Demographics, Prison/Jail Murders, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Two Dead in CT Riots by At 6:45 PM on July 12, 1994, 200 prisoners were in the recreation yard of the medium security Carl Robinson Correctional Facility at Enfield, Connecticut. For reasons not reported to PLN, a number of prisoners put on hoods and used makeshift weapons to hunt …

Rape Victim States Claim

Article • June 15, 1994 • from PLN June, 1994

Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Eleventh Amendment Immunity, Qualified Immunity

Rape Victim States Claim by James Johnson is a Connecticut state prisoner. He filed suit against various prison officials claiming they were deliberately indifferent to his physical safety after he was placed in a cell with a prisoner who had a known history of sexual assaults who raped him. He …

Roe v. Meachum, CT, Class Act Complaint, Mental Health Services, 1993

Brief • February 24, 1993

Filed under: Mental Health

Roe v. Meachum, CT, Class Act Complaint, Mental Health Services, 1993 Roe v. Meachum 111111I111111111111111111111111 PC-CT-007-001 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT v:.;": ,", (,', f.~ DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT.:,,' - ,', Edward Roe, Evan Moe, David Cae, and John Doe, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. ~ …

Letezeio v. Manson, CT, Stipulation, Prison Overcrowding and AIDS Cases, 1992

Brief • October 9, 1992

Filed under: HIV/AIDS, Conditions of Confinement, Overcrowding

Letezeio v. Manson, CT, Stipulation, Prison Overcrowding and AIDS Cases, 1992 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT n 10 • ri '< r. t'.'\ ; JOSEPH L. LETEZ EIO , JR. : V• JOHN R . MANSON, et al. CIVIL NO. H82-252 CIVIL NO. H80-506' CIVIL NO. H81-512 CIVIL …

Home Release Status Revoked for Exercising Right to Silence

Article • June 15, 1992 • from PLN June, 1992

Filed under: Work Release, Disciplinary Hearings, Self Incrimination, Parole, Habeas Corpus

Home Release Status Revoked for Exercising Right to Silence by Adrian Lomax By Adrian Lomax Steven Asherman was doing a fourteen-year bit for manslaughter in the Connecticut prison system. After he had served three years, the keep [guards] approved Asherman's application for Supervised Home Release. SHR is not parole, but …

Magistrates May Hear Prison Cases

Article • August 15, 1991 • from PLN August, 1991

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Magistrates

Magistrates May Hear Prison Cases by A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b) (1) (B) authorizes the nonconsensual referral to Magistrates for hearing and recommended findings of all prisoner petitions challenging conditions of confinement This ruling allows federal judges to refer to magistrates all prisoners' petitions …

Bartkus v. Manson, CT Consent Judgement, Conditions of Confinement, 1989

Brief • October 17, 1989

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions

Bartkus v. Manson, CT Consent Judgement, Conditions of Confinement, 1989 Chambers of ,'iorable Robert C. Zampano, U.S.D.J 0CT17 1989 U.S. DISTRICT COURT October 10, 1989 Honorable Robert Zampano United States District Court 141 Church Street New Haven, Connecticut 06510 ATTENTION: Sharon Kaskie Dear Sharon, As per our conversation, I am …

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Withdrawal of Appeal 2, 1972

Brief • January 25, 1974

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Withdrawal of Appeal 2, 1972 F.1 E D 0AI Z.1 IU O8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT 'N TRIG U.S. LiIS fRICT COURT BRIDGEPORT, CONN. JOHN M. BACH, et al., Civil No. B-376 Appellants, V. vj;^ ' R ^ JOH14 MITCHELL, et …

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Withdrawal of Appeal, 1972

Brief • January 23, 1974

Filed under: Appeals

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Withdrawal of Appeal, 1972 F.1 E D 0AI Z.1 IU O8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT 'N TRIG U.S. LiIS fRICT COURT BRIDGEPORT, CONN. JOHN M. BACH, et al., Civil No. B-376 Appellants, V. vj;^ ' R ^ JOH14 MITCHELL, et al., …

Banks v. Norton, CT, Opinion, Prison Administrative Grievance Procedure, 1972

Brief • June 19, 1972

Filed under: Work Strikes, Administrative Exhaustion, Grievances, Administrative Procedures Act (Federal)

Banks v. Norton, CT, Opinion, Prison Administrative Grievance Procedure, 1972 346 F.Supp. 917 (1972) Arthur Burghardt BANKS v. John J. NORTON, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut. Mitchell SNYDER v. John J. NORTON, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut. Robert STENNETT v. John J. NORTON, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, …

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Opinion, Prison Disciplinary Procedures, 1971

Brief • January 7, 1972

Filed under: Parole Board Misconduct, Protests, Conditions of Confinement, Prisoner Privileges, Good Time

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Opinion, Prison Disciplinary Procedures, 1971 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT 'T JOHN M. BACH, FATHER. PHILIP BERRIGAN S.S.J., JOHN THEODORE GLICK, THOMAS R. HOSMER, KEVIN B. JONES, DAVID MALAMENT, prisoners presently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, at Danbury, Connecticut; JOHN HALLORAN, JOHN J. …

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Opinion for Defendant - Prison Disciplinary Procedures, Freedom of Expression (1971)

Brief • January 7, 1972

Filed under: Prison Labor, Hunger Strikes, Totality of Conditions

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Opinion for Defendant - Prison Disciplinary Procedures, Freedom of Expression (1971) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT 'T JOHN M. BACH, FATHER. PHILIP BERRIGAN S.S.J., JOHN THEODORE GLICK, THOMAS R. HOSMER, KEVIN B. JONES, DAVID MALAMENT, prisoners presently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, at …

Bach v. Mitchell, DC, Amended Verified Complaint - Disciplinary Actions - 'Good Time' Loss (1971)

Brief • October 13, 1971

Filed under: Totality of Conditions, Constitution, U.S., First Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Bach v. Mitchell, DC, Amended Verified Complaint - Disciplinary Actions - 'Good Time' Loss (1971) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT JOHN M. BACH, FATHER PHILIP BERRIGAN S.S.J., JOHN THEODORE GLICK, THOMAS R. HOSMER, KEVIN B. JONES, DAVID MALAMENT, prisoners presently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution …

Bach v. Mitchell, DC, Complaint - Declaratory Judgment - Disciplinary Actions - 'Good Time' Loss (1971)

Brief • October 1, 1971

Filed under: Totality of Conditions, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Bach v. Mitchell, DC, Complaint - Declaratory Judgment - Disciplinary Actions - 'Good Time' Loss (1971) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOHN M. BACH, FATHER PHILIP BERRIGAN S.S.J., JOHN THEODORE CLICK, THOMAS R. HOSMER, KEVIN B. JONES, DAVID MALAPIENT, prisoners presently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional …

CT Contract with MCI Worldcom 2003 Full

Kickback publication

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

CT Contract with MCI Worldcom 2003 Full • SERVICE AGREEMENT Reference No.B-03-013 Page l of 13 THIS AGREEMENT, entered into in East Hartford, Connecticut, hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement- or · contract" is made by and bet'.veen the STATE OF CONNECTICUT, acting by its Department of Information Technology, Contracts …

CT Master Agreement -- GTL Purchased MCI's Portion 2007

Kickback publication

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

CT Master Agreement -- GTL Purchased MCI's Portion 2007 DOIT MASTER AGREEMENT NUMBER: B-03-013GTL VENDOR NAME: Global Tel*Link Corporation (GTL) DOIT APPROVAL DATE: 9/24/2007 FEIN: 63-1071001 SERVICE/PRODUCT NAME: Inmate Telephone & Monitoring System Global Tel*Link purchased MCI’s portion of the Master Agreement for the Inmate Monitoring & Recording System affected …

CT Contract RFP Amendments 2010-2011

Kickback publication

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

CT Contract RFP Amendments 2010-2011 STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (http://www.ct.gov/doit) AMENDMENT # 1 RFP # 10ITZ0119 Inmate Telephone Service AMENDMENT # 1 provides the following: 1. Extension of Due Date: February 8, 2011 Note: A signature line has been included below. A copy of this page signed …

CT Contract Extension with GTL and Commission Increase 2011-2014

Kickback publication

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

CT Contract Extension with GTL and Commission Increase 2011-2014 165 Cnpilul Avenue HOIlfurd, cr 061 06·1658 July 6, 2011 Global Tel*Link Corp, John Canny GTL Account Manager 57 Catherine Street South Bound Brook, NJ 08880 Re: Master Agreement # B-03-013GTL for Statewide Telecommunications Network Service, between the State of Connecticut …