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Michigan Sex Offender Freezes to Death on Street As Housing Crisis Continues by Jimmy Franks Michigan Sex Offender Freezes to Death on Street As Housing Crisis Continues by Jimmy Franks On January 26, 2009, Thomas Pauli, 52, was found dead on the cold streets of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Pauli, a …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
From the Editor by Paul Wright Our cover story this month examines the travails of Geo Corporation, the second largest private prison company in the world in the state of Texas. We recently noted their pullout from the state of Pennsylvania. Also in this issue of PLN is the Texas …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Pro Se Muslim Prisoner Reaches Religious Rights Settlement Agreement with Virginia Prison Officials by David Reutter Pro Se Muslim Prisoner Reaches Religious Rights Settlement Agreement with Virginia Prison Officials by David M. Reutter A pro se Virginia prisoner has entered into a settlement agreement with prison officials that provides him …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Washington DOC Pays Pro Se Prisoner $110,043 For Illegally Withholding Records by Washington DOC Pays Pro Se Prisoner $110,043 For Illegally Withholding Records The Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) will pay former Airway Heights Corrections Center prisoner Derek E. Gronquist $110,043 for mishandling his requests for public records. This …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations
Lawsuits Challenge Prohibition on Prisoner Pen-Pal Services in Indiana, Florida by David Reutter Lawsuits Challenge Prohibition on Prisoner Pen-Pal Services in Indiana, Florida by David M. Reutter To the extent that an Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) policy “denies prisoners the right to advertise for pen-pals and receive material so …
Texas Court of Appeals Upholds $42.5 Million Award Against Wackenhut / GEO Group by Matthew Clarke Texas Court of Appeals Upholds $42.5 Million Award Against Wackenhut / GEO Group by Matt Clarke On April 2, 2009, a Texas Court of Appeals upheld a jury award of $22,000,000 in actual damages …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
McNeil Island Prison Fined $28,400 for Improper Asbestos Removal by The McNeil Island prison in Washington state was fined $28,400 in July 2008 for two “willful” and seven “serious” violations related to three renovation projects in November and December 2007. The projects involved the removal of vinyl tile glued down …
OIG Audit Finds Major Deficiencies with BOP Health Care by Brandon Sample OIG Audit Finds Major Deficiencies with BOP Health Care by Brandon Sample A comprehensive audit by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found numerous problems with the provision and management of medical services by …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Cost of Defending Federal Death Penalty Cases on the Rise by Brandon Sample The cost of defending federal death penalty cases has increased sharply since 1998, according to a preliminary report by the Judicial Conference Committee on Defender Services. Congress first revived the federal death penalty in 1988, authorizing capital …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Jury Nullification: Power To The People by Paul Butler Jury nullification is power to the people. It’s a constitutional doctrine that allows juries to acquit defendants who are technically guilty, but who don’t deserve punishment. Does this sound like anyone you know? As a former prosecutor, I think it sounds …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
$1.4 Million Settlement in Three-Day Long Sexual Assaults of Alaska Prisoners by David Reutter $1.4 Million Settlement in Three-Day Long Sexual Assaults of Alaska Prisoners by David M. Reutter Two male Alaska prisoners who were sexually assaulted by other prisoners have reached a $1.4 million settlement in a lawsuit filed …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
As Economy Falters, Rehabilitative and Substance Abuse Programs Get the Axe by As Economy Falters, Rehabilitative and Substance Abuse Programs Get the Axe by Mark Wilson Facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, states are slashing rehabilitative criminal justice programs in a desperate attempt to save money. Critics …
Michigan Jail Officials Lied and Hid Documents in Lawsuit Over Prisoner’s Death by David Reutter Michigan Jail Officials Lied and Hid Documents in Lawsuit Over Prisoner’s Death by David M. Reutter On the eve of trial, a Michigan U.S. District Court adjourned a civil rights suit to reopen fact finding …
South Carolina Prison Official Remained on the Job a Year After Indictment by South Carolina Prison Official Remained on the Job a Year After Indictment The deputy director over medical and health services for the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDOC) was suspended without pay in November 2008. His suspension, …
Ninth Circuit: California Federal Habeas Petitioner Sufficiently Exhausts State Court Remedies When He Presents Facts Necessary to Support Constitutional Claim by John Dannenberg Ninth Circuit: California Federal Habeas Petitioner Sufficiently Exhausts State Court Remedies When He Presents Facts Necessary to Support Constitutional Claim by John E. Dannenberg A California state …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Prisoner’s Free Speech Rights Violated by Legal Mail Opened Outside His Presence; Qualified Immunity Denied by David Reutter Prisoner’s Free Speech Rights Violated by Legal Mail Opened Outside His Presence; Qualified Immunity Denied by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that prison officials who open legal …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Filed under: Medical, Tuberculosis
$25,000 Settlement in Washington Detainee Contracting for TB in Seattle Jail by Washington State’s King County Jail has paid $25,000 to settle a pretrial detainee’s claim that he contracted tuberculosis while held at the jail. While held at the Jail from November 2003 through January 2004, Jason Perez contracted tuberculosis …
Article • June 15, 2009
Filed under: Money/Property, Restitution
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: 
Concurrent Sentences Mean Concurrent Fines by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: ?Concurrent Sentences Mean Concurrent Fines The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) ruled that fines imposed as part of a sentence for multiple counts of an offense committed during the course of a single …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
D.C. Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Deliberate Indifference Gallstone Claim by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed the dismissal of a prisoner’s civil rights action alleging inadequate medical care. Herbert Brown, a prisoner in the District of Columbia (District), was incarcerated at the notorious Lorton Correctional Facility …
Sixth Circuit Upholds Conviction and Sentences for Jail Guards Accused of Abusing, Killing Prisoners by Brandon Sample Sixth Circuit Upholds Conviction and Sentences for Jail Guards Accused of Abusing, Killing Prisoners by Brandon Sample On February 4, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the conviction …
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