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Webb v. White, NM, Settlement, Sexual Misconduct, 2016

Brief • December 16, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct

Webb v. White, NM, Settlement, Sexual Misconduct, 2016 SETTLEME T AGREEMENT. RELEASE AND COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($5,000.00), paid CORPORA TJON OF AMERICA ("CCA"), the receipt and sufficiency of by CORRECTIONS which is hereby acknowledged, CORRECTIONS discharge shareholders, agents, MARY …

Sanders v. NMCD, NM, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2016

Brief • December 12, 2016

Filed under: Wrongful Release, Wrongful Death, Murder by Parolees, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Sanders v. NMCD, NM, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASE IN FULL AND COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE FOR THE SOLE AND ONLY CONSIDERATION OF One Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 dollars ($1,500,000.00), Maureen A Sanders, as personal representative of the Estate of Katherine Paquin, a/ldaKathy A. Paquin, and Cheri …

Tenth Circuit Rules on $3.38 Million Verdict in CCA Prison Sexual Abuse Case

Article • December 8, 2016 • from PLN December, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Guard Misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prison Rape Elimination Act

Tenth Circuit Rules on $3.38 Million Verdict in CCA Prison Sexual Abuse Case by Derek Gilna In February 2012, a federal jury in New Mexico awarded $3.38 million to three female prisoners who were raped by Anthony Townes, a guard at the Camino Nuevo Women’s Correctional Facility, which was operated …

Corizon, CCA Settle Lawsuit Over Solitary Confinement of Elderly Woman

Article • December 8, 2016 • from PLN December, 2016

Filed under: Geriatric Classification, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Corizon, Cancer, Failure to Treat, Sanctions (Disciplinary Hearings), Evidence, Drug Testing, Failure to Protect (General), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Corizon, CCA Settle Lawsuit Over Solitary Confinement of Elderly Woman by Matthew Clarke Corizon Health and for-profit prison firm Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) have settled a lawsuit over the solitary confinement of a then-70-year-old prisoner following an alleged false positive drug test caused by Zantac, a heartburn medication. Carol …

New Mexico County Officials Settle Jail Prisoner’s Suit for $750,000

Article • December 7, 2016 • from PLN December, 2016

Filed under: Settlements

New Mexico County Officials Settle Jail Prisoner’s Suit for $750,000 by A man who was incarcerated in a New Mexico jail for 18 days settled his lawsuit against county commissioners and jail officials for $750,000 in December 2015. Michael Faziani, who lives in Tennessee, moved temporarily to Truth or Consequences, …

MM v. Guadalupe County Correctional Facility, NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2016

Brief • November 30, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Corizon, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Malpractice, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Deliberate Indifference

MM v. Guadalupe County Correctional Facility, NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2016 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 11/30/2016 5:43:06 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO Ginger Sloan FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF SANTA FE STATE OF NEW MEXICO M.M. Plaintiff, vs. No. D-101-CV-2016-02752 GUADALUPE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, Case assigned to …

Lujan v. Wetzel, NM, Complaint, Religious Freedom, 2016

Brief • November 4, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)

Lujan v. Wetzel, NM, Complaint, Religious Freedom, 2016 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 11/4/2016 4:01:14 PM James A. Noel Patricia Serna SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF BERNALILLO STATE OF NEW MEXICO MONICA LUJAN Plaintiff, v. No. D-202-CV-2016-06922 MONICA WETZEL, employee of Corrections Corporation of America, in her …

Spurlock v. Townes, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2016

Brief • October 26, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act

Spurlock v. Townes, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2016 SETTLEMENTAGREEMENT,RELEASEAND COVENANTOF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($700,000.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, HEATHER SPURLOCK, SOPHIA CARRASCO, and NINA CARRERA do hereby release, acquit …

PLN v. MTC Corp, et al., NM, Complaint, censorship, 2016

Filing • October 25, 2016

Filed under: Management and Training Corporation, PLN Litigation, Censorship

PLN v. MTC Corp, et al., NM, Complaint, censorship, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-01174 Document 1 Filed 10/25/16 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION, a …

PLN v. MTC Corp, et al., NM, Complaint, censorship, 2016

Brief • October 24, 2016

Filed under: Management and Training Corporation, PLN Litigation, Censorship

PLN v. MTC Corp, et al., NM, Complaint, censorship, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-01174 Document 1 Filed 10/25/16 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION, a …

Spurlock v. Townes, 10th Circuit, Order and Judgment, Prison Sexual Assault, 2016

Brief • October 19, 2016

Filed under: Prisoner-Staff Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Eighth Amendment, Remands

Spurlock v. Townes, 10th Circuit, Order and Judgment, Prison Sexual Assault, 2016 Case 1:09-cv-00786-WJ-SMV Document 369-1 Filed 10/19/16 Page 1 of 27 Appellate Case: 12-2094 Document: 01019686054 Date Filed: 09/12/2016 Page: 1 FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS TENTH CIRCUIT September 12, 2016 …

E.H. et al v. Board of Commissioners of the County of Santa Fe et al., NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2016

Brief • September 23, 2016

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Sexual Harassment, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Jail Misconduct, Pain, Failure to Protect (General), Jail Specific, Alien Tort Claims Act, Failure to Protect (Staff)

E.H. et al v. Board of Commissioners of the County of Santa Fe et al., NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2016

Global Tel Link v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, DC, Amicus Brief for States of MN, IL, MA, NM, NY, WA, and DC, Telephone Contact During Incarceration, 2016

Brief • September 19, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Family

Global Tel Link v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, DC, Amicus Brief for States of MN, IL, MA, NM, NY, WA, and DC, Telephone Contact During Incarceration, 2016 USCA Case #15-1461 Document #1636355 Filed: 09/19/2016 Page 1 of 27 NOT YET SCHEDULED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT No. 15-1461 …

Report Finds Systemic Waste, Unproven Programming in New Mexico's Prisons 825 words

Article • September 9, 2016

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Staffing

Report Finds Systemic Waste, Unproven Programming in New Mexico's Prisons 825 words by A New Mexico legislative committee is perplexed by the state's $2-million giveaway to GEO Group, since the Florida-based private-prison company has cut staff at one prison but continues to charge New Mexico's Corrections Department (NMCD) as if …

Former New Mexico Jail Lieutenant's Prisoner Mistreatment Convictions Upheld

Article • September 8, 2016

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Shootings, Failure to Train/Supervise

Former New Mexico Jail Lieutenant's Prisoner Mistreatment Convictions Upheld by On February 28, 2012, the Tenth Circuit court of appeals upheld the convictions of a former guard lieutenant for abusing prisoners and falsifying records at two different New Mexico jails. Based on speedy trial and exclusion-of-evidence grounds, John Gould, a …

Arbitrator Awards $1 to Prison Worker in Harassment and Retaliation Claim

Article • September 7, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Transfers, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation

Arbitrator Awards $1 to Prison Worker in Harassment and Retaliation Claim by Lonnie Burton John K. Faber had been employed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) since 1981. He held the position of Specialty Instructor at the Staff Training Academy (STA) in Artesia, New Mexico, when in 1997 he …

New Mexico Community Custody House Arrestees Used to Clean Private Land

Article • September 6, 2016

Filed under: Home Detention, DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Prison Labor

New Mexico Community Custody House Arrestees Used to Clean Private Land by Matthew Clarke An investigation by Albuquerque television station KRQE revealed that Bernalillo County house arrestees who were assigned to wash cars, pick up trash and pull weeds as part of their community service spent close to the same …

Estrada v. Otero County, NM, Complaint, 2017

Brief • August 31, 2016

Filed under: Toilets, Plumbing, Sanitation, Jail Specific, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Estrada v. Otero County, NM, Complaint, 2017 Case 2:16-cv-00749-SMV-GBW Document 3 Filed 08/31/16 Page 1 of 23 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO ROXANNE ESTRADA Plaintiff, v. No. 2:16-cv-00749 SMV/GBW OTERO COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISIONERS VIRGINIA BLANSETT, DANIEL STUMP, AUDREY HILES, LT. SESLER, …

Report Finds Systemic Waste, Unproven Programming in New Mexico's Prisons

Article • August 26, 2016

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Cost of Prison Systems, Staffing

Report Finds Systemic Waste, Unproven Programming in New Mexico's Prisons by A New Mexico legislative committee is perplexed by the state's $2-million giveaway to GEO Group, since the Florida-based private-prison company has cut staff at one prison but continues to charge New Mexico's Corrections Department (NMCD) as if it's still …

New Mexico Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Selling Stolen County Property on eBay

Article • August 25, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct

New Mexico Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Selling Stolen County Property on eBay by On July 20, 2011, the former Sheriff of Santa Fe County, New Mexico, Greg Solano, 47, pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud for selling county property on eBay and keeping the money. The property sold included …