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Knuth v. Arp et al, CO, Complaint, wrongful imprisonment appeal parole due process, 2016

Brief • January 6, 2016

Filed under: Appeals, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment, Due Process

Knuth v. Arp et al, CO, Complaint, wrongful imprisonment appeal parole due process, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-00025-LTB Document 1 Filed 01/06/16 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 31 Case 1:16-cv-00025-LTB Document 1 Filed 01/06/16 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 31 Case 1:16-cv-00025-LTB Document 1 Filed 01/06/16 USDC Colorado Page 3 of 31 …

Denver Wins Sexual Harassment Suit Filed by Former Jail Captain; Tenth Circuit Affirms

Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Staff Harassment, Guard Misconduct

Denver Wins Sexual Harassment Suit Filed by Former Jail Captain; Tenth Circuit Affirms by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 29, 2014, a Colorado federal jury found in favor of the City of Denver in a lawsuit brought by a former jail captain who was allegedly sexually harassed by …

Colorado Court Finds Book Limitation Policy Violates Prisoner’s Religious Rights, but Case Reversed on Appeal

Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016

Filed under: Prisoner Property, RLUIPA, Publications/Books, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Religious Property

Colorado Court Finds Book Limitation Policy Violates Prisoner’s Religious Rights, but Case Reversed on Appeal by David Reutter A federal district court held that a Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) policy which limits prisoners in administrative segregation to having no more than two personal books at a time violates the …

Sale v. Anderson et al, CO, Complaint, out of state transfer political prisoner, 2015

Brief • December 16, 2015

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Political Prisoners

Sale v. Anderson et al, CO, Complaint, out of state transfer political prisoner, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-02728-LTB Document 1 Filed 12/16/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 28 Case 1:15-cv-02728-LTB Document 1 Filed 12/16/15 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 28 Case 1:15-cv-02728-LTB Document 1 Filed 12/16/15 USDC Colorado Page 3 of 28 …

One-Continuous-Sentence Rule Governs Colorado Parole Eligibility Dates

Article • December 3, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Overdetention

One-Continuous-Sentence Rule Governs Colorado Parole Eligibility Dates by Mark Wilson One-Continuous-Sentence Rule Governs Colorado Parole Eligibility Dates by Mark Wilson The Colorado Supreme Court held last year that state prison officials had misapplied the law and miscalculated a prisoner’s parole eligibility date (PED) for his consecutive sentence. Colorado law requires …

Supermax Censorship Claimed by Prison Legal News

Article • December 2, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015

Filed under: Reading Materials, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Censorship, First Amendment

Supermax Censorship Claimed by Prison Legal News by Alan Prendergast Supermax Censorship Claimed by Prison Legal News by Alan Prendergast The U.S. Penitentiary Administrative Maximum outside Florence, Colorado, better known as ADX, has a deserved reputation as the highest-security supermax prison on the planet. It houses some of the most …

New York Court of Appeals Reverses for Reporter in Confidentiality Issue

Article • November 3, 2015

Filed under: State Law Claims, Witnesses

New York Court of Appeals Reverses for Reporter in Confidentiality Issue by New York Court of Appeals Reverses for Reporter in Confidentiality Issue The New York Court of Appeals reversed, on December 10, 2013, the New York Supreme Court's issuance of a subpoena compelling investigative reporter Jana Winter to appear …

Tenth Circuit Finds Prisoner's First Amendment Claim Substantive and Remands Case

Article • November 3, 2015

Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Appeals, RLUIPA, Religious Property

Tenth Circuit Finds Prisoner's First Amendment Claim Substantive and Remands Case by Tenth Circuit Finds Prisoner's First Amendment Claim Substantive and Remands Case On March 10, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a Colorado prisoner's civil rights claim against prison guards and officials …

Cunningham v. FBOP, CO, Order on CLA Assn Standing, Mental Health in Prisons, 2015

Brief • November 3, 2015

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Disabled Prisoners, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Cunningham v. FBOP, CO, Order on CLA Assn Standing, Mental Health in Prisons, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 12-cv-01570-RPM HAROLD CUNNINGHAM, CARLTON DUNBAR, JOHN W. NARDUCCI, JR., JEREMY PINSON, JOHN J. POWERS, ERNEST NORMAN SHAIFER, and MARCELLUS WASHINGTON, each individually …

Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison

Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015

Filed under: Lockdowns, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison by Mark Binelli Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison by Mark Binelli, New York Times Magazine For years, conditions inside the United States’ only federal supermax facility were largely a mystery. But a landmark lawsuit is finally revealing the harsh world within. In prison, Rodney Jones told …

News in Brief

Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015

News in Brief by News in Brief California: On April 21, 2015, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced that 30 body cameras would soon be deployed by jailers working within Jail No. 4. He said he hopes that the new equipment will emphasize transparency and accountability in his department, which …

Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Docket, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2015

Brief • October 25, 2015

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, Immigration

Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Docket, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2015 Case: 1:14-cv-2887 As of: 10/25/2015 08:30 PM MDT 1 of 8 MJ CIV PP U.S. District Court District of Colorado (Denver) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:14−cv−02887−JLK Menocal et al v. The GEO Group, …

ACLU v. City of Colorado Springs, CO, Settlement and Release Agreement,2016

Brief • October 22, 2015

Filed under: Filing Fees, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, Bond Fees, Booking Fees

ACLU v. City of Colorado Springs, CO, Settlement and Release Agreement,2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AN]) RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Agreement”) is made by and among Shawn Hardman, Barry Crews, Danielle Zolna, and Justin Hamilton (collectively “Plaintiffs”), the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (“ACLU”), and the City …

Ind v. CDOC, CO, Order Vacating Judgment, RLUIPA Christian Separatism ad seg books, 2015.pdf

Brief • October 19, 2015

Filed under: RLUIPA, Publications/Books, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices, Religious Property

Ind v. CDOC, CO, Order Vacating Judgment, RLUIPA Christian Separatism ad seg books, 2015.pdf Case 1:09-cv-00537-WJM-KLM Document 336 Filed 10/19/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge William J. Martínez Civil Action No. 09-cv-0537-WJM-KLM JACOB IND, Plaintiff, v. COLORADO …

McKinney v. CO DOC, CO, Complaint, medical neglect hernia surgery, 2015

Brief • October 13, 2015

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Surgery, Hernias, Failure to Treat

McKinney v. CO DOC, CO, Complaint, medical neglect hernia surgery, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-02269-MJW Document 1 Filed 10/13/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 23 Case 1:15-cv-02269-MJW Document 1 Filed 10/13/15 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 23 Case 1:15-cv-02269-MJW Document 1 Filed 10/13/15 USDC Colorado Page 3 of 23 Case 1:15-cv-02269-MJW Document …

$48,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded in Prisoner-Injury Civil Action

Article • October 12, 2015

Filed under: Attorney Fees (PLRA)

$48,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded in Prisoner-Injury Civil Action by David Reutter $48,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded in Prisoner-Injury Civil Action           by David Reutter On November 18, 2013, a Colorado federal district court awarded more than $48,000 in attorney fees in a civil rights action involving a prisoner being injured …

Prison Legal News v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, CO, Complaint, Censorship at ADX, 2015

Filing • October 1, 2015

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship

Prison Legal News v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, CO, Complaint, Censorship at ADX, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-02184 Document 1 Filed 10/01/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 15-cv-2184 PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS …

Closed Colorado Prison Converted into Homeless Program

Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015

Filed under: Prison Reform

Closed Colorado Prison Converted into Homeless Program by David Reutter Closed Colorado Prison Converted into Homeless Program by David Reutter Nearly two years after it opened on September 3, 2013, supporters of Fort Lyon, a former Colorado prison-turned-homeless facility, say it’s too soon to call the program administered by the …

News In Brief

Article • September 24, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015

Filed under: News in Brief

News In Brief by Alabama: On April 9, 2013, Kenneth Wayne Patton was arrested on a domestic violence charge. When he arrived at the Etowah County Jail, he informed guards that he used to be employed at the St. Clair Correctional Facility and should be put in protective custody. Despite …

Tenth Circuit: Ignoring Prisoner’s Severe Pain Precludes Qualified Immunity

Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015

Filed under: Pain, Gastrointestinal, Kidney, Qualified Immunity

Tenth Circuit: Ignoring Prisoner’s Severe Pain Precludes Qualified Immunity by Mark Wilson Tenth Circuit: Ignoring Prisoner’s Severe Pain Precludes Qualified Immunity by Mark Wilson On August 12, 2014, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a prison nurse who refused to examine a prisoner suffering from severe abdominal pain …