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Coleman v. Brown, CA, Declaration of Scott in Support of Def. Prison System Overcrowding, 2013 Case 2:90-cv-00520-LKK-JFM Document 4479 Filed 03/22/13 Page 1 of 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney General of California JONATHAN L. WOLFF Senior Assistant Attorney General JAY C. …
Article • March 15, 2013
Mass Incarceration Now, Tomorrow, Forever: Gov. Jerry Brown and the Politics of Court Bashing by Jonathan Simon by Jonathan Simon, Professor of Law Just about two years ago, in May 2011, the US Supreme Court in Brown v. Plata 131 S.Ct. 1910 (2011) upheld what Justice Scalia called the "most …
Aramark Food Contract with Kentucky under Scrutiny by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An October 2010 report issued by Kentucky’s Auditor of Public Accounts concerning the $12 million food service contract between Aramark Correctional Services (Aramark) and the Kentucky Department of Corrections (KDOC) found a lack of oversight, overpayments …
Dangerous Jails - LA Weekly by DANGEROUS JAILS, PART 1 by Matthew Fleischer A Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department whistleblower reveals to the LA Justice Report that groups of rogue deputies have flourished for years inside the nation’s largest jail system while the LASD command staff looked the other way. What …
Abuse in Los Angeles Jails Leads to Investigations, Lawsuits and Eventual Reforms by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim and Alex Friedmann WITH SEVEN FACILITIES THAT HOUSE from 15,000 to 18,000 prisoners, Los Angeles County’s jail system is the nation’s largest – and, arguably, among the most dangerous in terms of …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
Federal Court Grants Six-Month Extension to Reduce CDCR Prison Population by The three-judge federal court over a long-standing prison healthcare class-action suit against California took a slight turn on January 29, 2013, when the court gave the state a six-month extension to achieve the prison population reduction it had ordered …
$2.6 Million Jury Award for Prisoner Beaten in Los Angeles County Detox Cell by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 13, 2012, a federal jury awarded over $2.6 million to a man who was brutally assaulted by another prisoner while being held in a detoxification cell in a West …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
California Prison Psychiatrists Reap Rewards from State Bidding War by Following a competitive bidding war between California state mental hospitals and state prisons, both seeking psychiatrists to treat their mentally ill patients, the prison system has emerged as the winner – largely due to a federal court order to improve …
Tennessee DOC Accused of Covering Up Violent Incidents by Alex Friedmann As previously reported in Prison Legal News, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has been experiencing higher levels of prisoner-on-prisoner and prisoner-on-staff violence since Commissioner Derrick Schofield was appointed in January 2011. The increased violence coincides with a number …
“Shocks the Conscience” Test Applied to Conditions at Civil Commitment Center by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the “shocks the conscience” standard, as opposed to the “professional judgment” standard, is the proper analysis when determining an alleged due process violation based on the treatment and discipline …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
Fifth Circuit Reverses $659,300 Katrina-Related Jury Award by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In March 2012, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a $659,300 jury award in favor of two men who were arrested for public intoxication in New Orleans two days before Hurricane Katrina struck, and were then …
Doe v. Neveleff, TX, Order on R & R, ICE Detainee Sexual Abuse, 2013 Case 1:11-cv-00907-LY Document 238 Filed 03/12/13 Page 1 of 6 c ; IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION 2OI3MAR 2013 MAR 12 12 AM 42 8:2 RH …
Brief • March 5, 2013
Lee v. Shepler, IL, Ruling on Summary Judgment Motion, Failure to Protect, 2013 4: 11-cv-04064-SLD-JAG # 56 Page 1 of 8 E-FILED Tuesday, 05 March, 2013 02:38:13 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS LINCOLN LEE, Plaintiff, vs. 11-4064, JAY SHEPLER, et. al. …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Mot Vacate Trial Date Pending Settlement, prison riot, 2013 District Court, Crowley County, State of Colorado 110 East 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, CO 81063 719-267-4468 Plaintiffs: VANCE A. ADAMS et al. Defendant: CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Counterclaimant: CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Counterclaim Defendants: RICHARD ALLISON, …
F.M. v. Walden, NM, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2013 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 2/28/2013 11:14:55 AM STEPHEN T. PACHECO JAM D-101-CV-2013-00644
Seales v. City of Detroit, MI, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2013 Case 4:12-cv-11679-GAD-DRG ECF No. 28 filed 04/09/13 PageID.121 Page 1 of 22 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MARVIN SEALES, Plaintiff, Case No. 4:12-cv-11679 Hon. Gershwin A. Drain v CITY OF DETROIT, a Municipal Corporation; …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Brief Jury Instructions, prison riot, 2013 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 ▲COURT USE ONLY ▲ Plaintiffs: VANCE A. ADAMS et. al. Defendants: …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Res Def MoL Excl Doc After Action, prison riot, 2013 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 ▲COURT USE ONLY ▲ Plaintiffs: VANCE A. …
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
GAO Examines How BOP Can Reduce Prisoners’ Time in Prison by Derek Gilna The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a study on the Bureau of Prisons’ authority to shorten a federal prisoner’s sentence. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was found to have three principal authorities with respect to …
Idaho DOC Settles 30-year-old Class-action Lawsuit by Idaho officials first tried to suppress what they called an “inflammatory” and “libelous” report filed by a court-appointed expert in a longstanding suit involving the state’s prison system. They then finally agreed to settle the 30-year-old litigation based upon the report’s findings. In …
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