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Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Over $386,000 Awarded to Mississippi Prisoner, Plus Hip Surgery He Was Denied by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 31, 2022, the federal court for the Southern District of Mississippi granted a state prisoner’s petition and enjoined the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide him total hip …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Eighth Circuit Rules Federal Prisoner Need Only Know Item Is Prohibited To Support Conviction for Possession of Contraband by David Reutter by David M. Reutter How much actual knowledge does a prisoner need to have of items in his possession to support a contraband conviction? According to the U.S. Court …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Wisconsin Pays $8,000 To State Prisoner After Seventh Circuit Revives Retaliation Claim Against Guard Over Destroyed Legal Documents by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 5, 2022, a Wisconsin state prisoner signed off on an agreement to accept $8,000 to resolve claims that a guard destroyed his legal …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
$215,000 Awarded to New Jersey Detainee Assaulted by Jail Guards by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On October 22, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey awarded $215,000 in damages to a former pretrial detainee at the Cumberland County Jail (CCJ) for injuries suffered during an …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Fifth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Texas Jailers Who Refused Medical Care to Detainee Dying of Drug Overdose by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a district court’s denial of qualified immunity (QI) to staff …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Parole Board Members Miss Work, Leaving Nebraska Prisoners Locked Up by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart Each year, thousands of Nebraska prisoners go before the state Parole Board, hoping to return to their lives and their families. But when board members don’t show up for work, people often stay in …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Settlements, Religious Diet
Georgia Sheriff Agrees To Provide Muslim Prisoners With Halal Meals for Ramadan by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On April 19, 2022, Georgia’s DeKalb County Jail (DCJ) and county Sheriff Melody M. Maddox filed a stipulation in a civil suit agreeing to provide religious meals for Muslim prisoners observing daylight …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
More Victims Added to Sex Abuse Indictment of Former Federal Prison Warden in California; Former Chaplain Sentenced for Role in ‘Rape Club’ by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott With two former Bureau of Pri­sons (BOP) staffers convicted of sexually abusing prisoners and three more charged and awaiting trial …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Washington DOC Fined $84,000 for Health Code Violations Found After TB Outbreak by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On September 9, 2022, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) levied an $84,000 fine against the state Department of Corrections (DOC) for safety violations at a state prison that was …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Georgia Jail Settles Suit Filed by Mentally Ill Female Detainees With Policy Changes and $1.2 Million in Attorney Fees and Costs by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 4, 2022, the federal court for the Northern District of Georgia gave final approval to a settlement in a lawsuit brought …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Witnesses
Tenth Circuit Vacates Oklahoma Prisoners’ Witness Tampering Conviction by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 5, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a conviction for federal witness tampering requires an affirmative answer to two questions: (1) Did the defendant contemplate a particular …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Death Penalty, Stays
Condemned Alabama Prisoner Now Spared Twice by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman When his death warrant expired at 12:01 a.m. on September 23, 2022, condemned Alabama prisoner Alan Eugene Miller was still alive, capping a wild few days during which his execution was stayed by a federal judge and then …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Gang Violence in Texas Federal Prison Results in Two Deaths, Nationwide BOP Lockdown by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On April 7, 2022, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) announced indictments against seven federal prisoners for the brutal murder of two fellow prisoners in their Texas lockup, an incident that …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
$6,000 Sanction for Mississippi Federal Prosecutor Who Lied to Court About COVID-19 Vaccination Status by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 7, 2022, a federal judge for the Southern District of Mississippi levied a $6,000 sanction against a federal prosecutor for lying about his COVID-19 vaccination status. When …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Central Monitoring
Hawaii Governor Finally Appoints Coordinator for State DOC Oversight Commission by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney It took him three years to do it, but Hawaii Gov. David Ige (D) finally appointed a director for the state Correctional Systems Oversight Commission (CSOC). On April 4, 2022, former New York City …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Sentencing Reports Show Longer Sentences, Few Compassionate Releases by Benjamin Tschirhart, Casey Bastian by Benjamin Tschirhart and Casey J. Bastian On July 20, 2022, the nonprofit Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) reported a spike in the share of state prisoners serving long sentences, with 57% now locked up for ten …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Death Penalty
Tennessee Governor Suspends Executions, Orders Investigation Into Lethal Injection Process by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On May 2, 2022, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) halted all executions scheduled for the remainder of the year for an independent investigation into the state’s lethal injection protocols. Four days later, the interim …
Nebraska Supreme Court Says Revocation of Post-Release Supervision Does Not Bar Prisoner From Earning Good Time Credit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 28, 2022, the Nebraska Supreme Court held that a lower state court erred in denying good time credit when resentencing a state prisoner who …
Brief • October 31, 2022
Estate of Johnson v. IDOC, IL, Case Management Order, Wrongful Death-Excessive Force, 2022 3:20-cv-03054-JES-JEH # 97 Page 1 of 10 E-FILED Monday, 31 October, 2022 06:35:02 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ESTATE OF LESLIE JOHNSON, Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) …
Brief • October 28, 2022
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Brown v. Hackney, IL, Response to Motion to Dismiss, Failure to Treat-Medical, 2022 3:21-cv-03197-CSB # 36 Page 1 of 7 E-FILED Friday, 28 October, 2022 12:43:21 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD 049043/21061/JNR/BJT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, SPRINGFIELD DIVISION REGINALD BROWN, Plaintiff, v. Case Number 21-cv-3197 …
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