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of violence in Georgia’s prison system. [See: PLN, Feb. 2014, p.1]. Sources: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, www.dailymail.co.uk, www.wrdw.com, www.sandrarose.com, www.chronicle.augusta.com, www.41nbc.com ...
that qualified immunity was unavailable absent “prompt action to comply with Earley.” See: Betances v. Fischer, U.S.D.C. (S.D. NY), Case No. 1:11-cv-03200-SAS. On December 16, 2015, the Second Circuit ...
jail system. Specifically, the DOJ investigation found that Hinds County had violated prisoners’ rights by “(1) failing to provide conditions of confinement that offer reasonable safety ...
for $273,250. See: Heard v. Illinois DOC, U.S.D.C. (N.D. Ill.), Case No. 1:06-cv-00644 and Heard v. Wexford Health Sources, U.S.D.C. (N.D. Ill.), Case No. 3:09-cv-00449-JPG. At some point after his 2007 surgery ...
Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017
Filed under: Medication, Death Penalty
. 2016, p.30], the Supreme Court held that in order to successfully challenge a method of execution, a prisoner must plead and prove: 1) that the proposed method presents a risk that is ‘“sure ...
Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017
newspaper. Citybeat reported that San Diego County had the highest mortality rate among California’s largest jail systems based on data from 2007 to 2012.” [See: PLN, Oct. 2013, p.1]. Although ...
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
at the local, state and federal levels, and well-documented cases of prosecutorial misconduct that are often reported in Prison Legal News [see: PLN, Nov. 2014, p.1], criminal justice experts had hoped ...
. The Court of Appeals first noted that the district court erred in 1) refusing to consider Rivera’s website evidence, and 2) refusing to appoint counsel to assist Rivera in answering the summary judgment ...
Claims Act Section 189(1)(a-b) ... [and] declaring that Armor has converted, disposed of, obtained, and/or received public funds without right,” by falsifying payment vouchers and providing ...
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
if something like this happens to them.” See: Hernandez v. Johnson, U.S.D.C. (D. Colo.), Case No. 1:16-cv-01036-RBJ.  Additional sources: www.kdvr.com, www.westword.com   ...
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Settlements, Restitution
, to pay $432,930 in restitution. While serving his sentence at FCI Low in Arkansas, Simpson-El sustained an injury to his lower left leg at the ankle on September 1, 2009, which caused severe pain ...
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
out of the hearing during Hamill’s comments, disagreed. “Inmates are in restraints while they are at a restraint desk in level 1 because of safety concerns for staff and other inmates,&rdquo ...
of the defendants except Watson. See: Doe v. Dart, U.S.D.C. (N.D. Ill.), Case No. 1:14-cv-08296.  Additional source: www.chicagotribune.com ...
Article • July 2, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
; He was represented by the Chicago law firm of Loevy & Loevy. See: Burgess v. Baltimore Police Department, U.S.D.C. (D. MD), Case No. 1:15-cv-00834-RDB.  Additional sources ...
Article • July 5, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
with the District Attorney’s office based on the hair testimony, and had DNA testing performed that exonerated Bridges. On October 1, 2015, he was released on bond; the charges against him were dismissed ...
Article • August 24, 2016
Filed under: Due Process
of conspiring to deliver a drug and conspiring to smuggle a drug into prison, Vargas was appointed a public defender, as was Angeline, who also faced charges. On March 1, 2012 – evidently the month Vargas ...
Article • August 10, 2016
sentences in 2012, continuing a generally downward trend that began in the mid-1990s. As of April 1, 2012, there were a total of 3,170 men and women awaiting execution in the United States, approximately 50 ...
Article • August 23, 2016
postcard-only policies are financially burdensome to families, who are already paying as much as $1 per minute for phone calls, and untold costs for jail commissary items. Sakala directly compared the cost ...
Article • August 24, 2016
proceeding, including appeals or collateral attacks on their conviction were: (1) denied privileges and amenities; (2) precluded from participating in the Violent Offender Group, which was a prerequisite ...
in a CNN article. The lawsuit was stayed in June 2016 after Johnson filed for bankruptcy, and remains pending. See: Mincey v. Georgia Dept. of Corrections, U.S.D.C. (N.D. Ga.), Case No. 1:15-cv-04459-WSD ...
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