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Second Circuit Upholds New York Prison Guards’ Federal Criminal Convictions for Assaulting Prisoner
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings
Second Circuit Upholds New York Prison Guards’ Federal Criminal Convictions for Assaulting Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 5, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the federal criminal convictions of two former New York prison guards for their assault of an unresisting prisoner and subsequent …
Prisoner Art on Display in New York City Exhibition
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Art
Prisoner Art on Display in New York City Exhibition by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Whether in a jail or a prison, the sight of a person drawing cards or decorating envelopes and even doing portraits is not uncommon. Art is a major part of prison life, a way of …
Man Denied Justice After Guard Humiliates and Beats Him
Article • February 10, 2021
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Seizures, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Sovereign Immunity
Man Denied Justice After Guard Humiliates and Beats Him by The Court dismissed the case of a prisoner who was assaulted by a guard while standing in line in a prison mess hall after it determined that the assault took place outside the "scope of [the guard's] employment.” On January …
News in Brief
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Afghanistan: As fighting continued between Taliban forces and the Afghan military on September 3, 3020, both parties announced they had nearly completed a prisoner exchange negotiated the previous February. According to a report by Japan’s public broadcasting company, HNK, the Taliban said all 1,000 Afghan prisoners …
Justice Department Report Documents Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center’s Poor Response to COVID-19 Crisis
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, COVID-19
Justice Department Report Documents Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center’s Poor Response to COVID-19 Crisis by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York was investigated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) concerning its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A …
New York Parole System Badly in Need of Repair
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Filed under: Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Revocation Proceedings
New York Parole System Badly in Need of Repair by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss New York’s parole system is considered one of the nation’s worst, reincarcerating parolees at twice the national average, while parolees are the only segment of the state’s prison population that is still increasing. Reform advocates …
NY Federal Court Denies Summary Judgment on Claims of Improper Medication Seizure, Evidence Fabrication, Improper Frisk During Prison Visit
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Visitor Searches, Summary Judgment, Unlawful Entry/Conduct
NY Federal Court Denies Summary Judgment on Claims of Improper Medication Seizure, Evidence Fabrication, Improper Frisk During Prison Visit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 21, 2020, a New York federal court issued an order denying the state summary judgment on some claims arising from a woman’s visit …
Second Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in New York Prisoner’s Due Process Lawsuit
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Summary Judgment, Denial of Due Process
Second Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in New York Prisoner’s Due Process Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment grant to defendants in a New York prisoner’s lawsuit that alleged he was denied due process. The court’s July 23, 2020, …
News in Brief
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 21, 2020, Sylvester Hartley became the seventh prisoner to die of complications from COVID-19 at Alabama’s St. Clair Correctional Facility, according to a report in the St. Clair News-Aegis. The 60-year-old, who was serving a life-without-parole sentence for three counts of first-degree kidnapping, …
Former Prisoners Making Less Than Minimum Wage Working for Nonprofit Doe Fund
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor, jobs, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Former Prisoners Making Less Than Minimum Wage Working for Nonprofit Doe Fund by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Former prisoners who have turned to the nonprofit organization The Doe Fund in New York City for work and job training have found themselves making less than minimum wage, once the Doe …
Second Circuit: No Error in Blocking New York Parolee from Attending His Own Civil Rights Trial Against Prison Officials
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Parole Conditions, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Defendant's Right to Testify
Second Circuit: No Error in Blocking New York Parolee from Attending His Own Civil Rights Trial Against Prison Officials by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 12, 2020, the Second Circuit court of appeals held that a federal court did not commit error when it denied a New York …
$2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over N.Y. Prisoner Denied Emergency Eye Surgery Until She Went Blind
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Blind Prisoners, Failure to Treat, Settlements
$2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over N.Y. Prisoner Denied Emergency Eye Surgery Until She Went Blind by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 10, 2020, the U.S. signed off on a settlement of $2 million, including up to 25% in attorney fees, in a lawsuit brought by a federal …
James v. Geo Group, Verified Petition, Covid Response, 2020
Brief • December 15, 2020
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, COVID-19, Failure to Protect (General)
James v. Geo Group, Verified Petition, Covid Response, 2020 CAUTION: THIS DOCUMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN REVIEWED BY THE COUNTY CLERK. (See below.) NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1 INDEX NO. UNASSIGNED RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/15/2020 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK In the Matter of the …
Vincent v. Yelich, NY, Decision and Order, Post Release Supervision, 2020
Brief • December 4, 2020
Filed under: False Imprisonment, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release
Vincent v. Yelich, NY, Decision and Order, Post Release Supervision, 2020 Case 6:08-cv-06570-DGL Document 66 Filed 12/04/20 Page 1 of 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK _______________________________________________ SHAWN MICHAEL VINCENT, DECISION AND ORDER Plaintiff, 08-CV-6570L v. SUPERINTENDENT BRUCE S. YELICH, et al., Defendants. ________________________________________________ Plaintiff Shawn …
Herrera v. USA, NY. Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2020
Brief • December 4, 2020
Filed under: Sexual Assault
Herrera v. USA, NY. Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-10206-PKC Document 1 Filed 12/04/20 Page 1 of 50 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK KARILIE HERRERA, FRANCHESCA MORALES, and CAROLYN RICHARDSON, Plaintiffs, -againstUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, COLIN AKPARANTA, NORMAN REID, LIEUTENANT WEST, STACEY HARRIS, OFFICER …
Herrera v. United States, et al., NY, complaint, sexual abuse of female prisoners, 2020
Brief • December 4, 2020
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Eighth Amendment, Federal Tort Claims Act, Staff Training, Fifth Amendment, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions
Herrera v. United States, et al., NY, complaint, sexual abuse of female prisoners, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-10206 Document 1 Filed 12/04/20 Page 1 of 50 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK KARILIE HERRERA, FRANCHESCA MORALES, and CAROLYN RICHARDSON, Plaintiffs, -againstUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, COLIN AKPARANTA, NORMAN …
News in Brief
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Chanting “not one more,” about 30 carloads of protesters from “Alabamians Who Care” caravanned to the governor’s mansion in Montgomery on August 1, 2020, protesting a plan by Gov. Kay Ivey (R) to build three new “mega-prisons.” According to a report by Montgomery TV station …
$5.9 Million Settlement in Death of Transgender Prisoner at New York’s Rikers Island
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Failure to Protect (Transgender)
$5.9 Million Settlement in Death of Transgender Prisoner at New York’s Rikers Island by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In August 2020, New York City agreed to settle a lawsuit over the death 15 months before of a Dominican-born transgender detainee who died of epileptic seizures while in segregation at …
Suicides in New York SHUs Surge to Epidemic Levels
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Suicides
Suicides in New York SHUs Surge to Epidemic Levels by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders After being placed in solitary confinement at New York State’s Fishkill Correctional Center in 2014, 21-year-old Ben Van Zandt, a former honors student who struggled with an undiagnosed mental health condition, begged his family to …
New York State Police, Trooper Michael G. Raap Letter of Censure, 2020
Publication • November 23, 2020
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police/Govt Misconduct
New York State Police, Trooper Michael G. Raap Letter of Censure, 2020 Jnsp. 11 Rev 6/10 Personnel Complaint Work Sheet Tvoe: Personnel Inv. Initiated Bv: ISub Tvoe: Iincident Date: 5/12/20 I Detail ~ Troop ICTV: F3659 [8:JC = Citizen □ s = NYSP I I Case Number ID ID Incident …
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