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Last Member of “Angola 3” Released from Louisiana Prison after 44 Years

Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016

Filed under: Retaliation for Organizing, Wrongful Conviction, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Last Member of “Angola 3” Released from Louisiana Prison after 44 Years by David Reutter The last remaining member of the “Angola 3” – believed to have served the longest term in solitary confinement in the United States – was released from prison after almost 44 years, while consistently maintaining …

Investigation of the New Orleans PD, DOJ, 2011

Publication • February 24, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Investigation of the New Orleans PD, DOJ, 2011 Investigation of the New Orleans Police Department United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division March 16, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................ v I. A. Patterns and Practices of Unconstitutional Conduct ............................................................. vi 1. Use of Force................................................................................................................. vi 2. Stops, …

LA PSC Letter re Jail and Prison Phone Rates, Louisiana Public Service Commission, 2015

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

LA PSC Letter re Jail and Prison Phone Rates, Louisiana Public Service Commission, 2015 1Jlnuisinnn :Juhlic J'&er&icc C!Innunissinn P.O. DRAWER E SHREVEPORT, LA 7t161·0010 318/676·7464 Foster L. Campbell Commissioner 6 October 2015 Ms. Eve Gonzalez Mr. Brandon Frey Louisiana Public Service Commission By Email Dear Eve and Brandon: It took …

Criminal Justice - Changing Course on Incarceration, Data Center Research, 2015

Publication • February 11, 2016

Filed under: Prison Reform, Jail Specific, Police

Criminal Justice - Changing Course on Incarceration, Data Center Research, 2015 D ATA C E N T E R R E S E A R C H . O R G The New Orleans Index at Ten Criminal Justice: Changing Course on Incarceration Judge Calvin Johnson (Ret.), Orleans Parish Criminal …

Warden Cain Letter Re Religious Monument LA, ACLU, 2009

Publication • February 10, 2016

Filed under: Religious Freedom

Warden Cain Letter Re Religious Monument LA, ACLU, 2009 • AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION of LOUISIANA P.O. BOX 56157 NEW ORLEANS. lA 70156 MARJDRIE R. ESMAN EXECUTIVE DIRE[;TDR February 5, 2009 VIA U.S. MAIL AND FACSIMILE Warden Burl Cain Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola, LA 70712 Re: Offer to Remove Monument …

Louisiana Jail Detainee’s Death Leads to FBI Investigation, Charges

Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Louisiana Jail Detainee’s Death Leads to FBI Investigation, Charges by Nimali Henry, 19, died on April 1, 2014 while in the custody of the St. Bernard Parish Prison in Louisiana after jail employees failed to provide her with proper medication and treatment that they knew she needed. The FBI initiated …

Undisclosed Monetary Settlement Follows Abandonment of Defense Blaming Juvenile for Rape

Article • February 1, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

Undisclosed Monetary Settlement Follows Abandonment of Defense Blaming Juvenile for Rape by David Reutter In defending itself against a lawsuit brought by a juvenile who was raped by a guard, Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish Juvenile Detention Center cast blame for the incident on the 14-year-old victim. The matter was resolved with …

Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Former Louisiana Deputy’s Whistleblower Suit

Article • January 13, 2016

Filed under: Whistleblowing, Attorney Client

Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Former Louisiana Deputy’s Whistleblower Suit by When attorney and former Chief Deputy Tregg Wilson of the Sheriff's Office of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana discovered that interrogation rooms in the office's Criminal Investigation Division were under 24-hour, motion-sensor-activated video and audio surveillance and recording, …

Louisiana Jail Phone Consultants Resign Due to Conflicts of Interest

Article • January 12, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Louisiana Jail Phone Consultants Resign Due to Conflicts of Interest by David Reutter Two consultants hired to analyze the cost of prisoner phone calls charged by Louisiana’s Sheriffs have resigned due to conflict of interest. The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) held two hearings in 2012 on the prison phone …

Brown v Taylor, LA, Plf Declaration Timely Filing, prisoner mailbox rule, 2015

Brief • December 9, 2015

Filed under: Legal Mail

Brown v Taylor, LA, Plf Declaration Timely Filing, prisoner mailbox rule, 2015 Case: 13-10588 Document: 00513301548 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/09/2015 MATTHEW A. SCAROLA +1 415.765.9507/fax: +1 415.765.9501 mscarola@akingump.com December 9, 2015 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Hon. Lyle W. Cayce, Clerk of Court United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit Office …

Hacker v. Cain, LA, Plaintiff's Reply to Defendant's Memo in Opposition to P's MSJ, 2015

Brief • December 4, 2015

Filed under: Medical, Vision, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Americans with Disabilities Act

Hacker v. Cain, LA, Plaintiff's Reply to Defendant's Memo in Opposition to P's MSJ, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-00063-JWD-SCR Document 155 12/04/15 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ____________________________________ ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) ) N. BURL CAIN, et al ) ) Defendants, ) …

Hacker v. N Burl Cain et al, LA, MiO Plf MSJ, ADA disabled blind, 2015

Brief • November 20, 2015

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Blind Prisoners, Vision, Americans with Disabilities Act

Hacker v. N Burl Cain et al, LA, MiO Plf MSJ, ADA disabled blind, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-00063-JWD-SCR Document 151 11/20/15 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JASON HACKER (DOC #383727) : CIVIL ACTION : : NUMBER: 3:14-cv-00063-JWD-SCR VERSUS : : JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES …

Hacker v. Cain, LA, Memo Supporting Plaintiff's MSJ, 2015

Brief • November 6, 2015

Filed under: Medical, Vision, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment

Hacker v. Cain, LA, Memo Supporting Plaintiff's MSJ, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-00063-JWD-SCR Document 148-1 11/06/15 Page 1 of 38 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ____________________________________ ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) ) N. BURL CAIN, et al ) ) Defendants, ) ____________________________________) JASON HACKER Docket No. 14-063-JWD-SCR …

New Orleans’ Effort to Vacate Consent Decree Fails

Article • October 16, 2015

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Jail Specific, Consent Decrees

New Orleans’ Effort to Vacate Consent Decree Fails by David Reutter New Orleans’ Effort to Vacate Consent Decree Fails by David M. Reutter The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Louisiana federal district court’s order denying the City of New Orleans’ (City) motion to vacate a consent decree related …

Hacker v. N Burl Cain et al, LA, MiO Def MSJ, ADA disabled blind, 2015

Brief • October 2, 2015

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Blind Prisoners, Vision, Americans with Disabilities Act

Hacker v. N Burl Cain et al, LA, MiO Def MSJ, ADA disabled blind, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-00063-JWD-SCR Document 130 10/02/15 Page 1 of 19 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ____________________________________ ) JASON HACKER ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) ) N. BURL CAIN, et al ) ) …

Supreme Court Vacates $3.4 Million Child Porn Restitution

Article • September 29, 2015

Filed under: Restitution, Mandatory Victims Restitution Act

Supreme Court Vacates $3.4 Million Child Porn Restitution by Mark Wilson Supreme Court Vacates $3.4 Million Child Porn Restitution By Mark Wilson On April 23, 2014, the United States Supreme Court vacated a child pornography victim’s $3.4 million restitution award, finding that the Government failed to prove that defendant’s conduct …

Cain v. City of New Orleans, LA, Amended Complaint, Debtors Prison, 2015

Brief • September 21, 2015

Filed under: Money/Property

Cain v. City of New Orleans, LA, Amended Complaint, Debtors Prison, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-04479-SSV-JCW Document 7 Filed 09/21/15 Page 1 of 44 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) CITY OF NEW ORLEANS; …

Hacker v. Cain, LA, Memo Supporting Defendant's MSJ, 2015

Brief • September 10, 2015

Filed under: Medical, Vision, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Americans with Disabilities Act

Hacker v. Cain, LA, Memo Supporting Defendant's MSJ, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-00063-JWD-SCR Document 117-4 09/10/15 Page 1 of 31 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JASON HACKER (DOC# 383727) CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 14-063-JWD-SCR VERSUS JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES BURL N. CAIN, ET AL MAGISTRATE S.C. RIEDLINGER ****************************************************************************** MEMORANDUM IN …

Snow v. Lambert, LA, Settlement, Debtors Prison, 2015

Brief • September 2, 2015

Filed under: Money/Property

Snow v. Lambert, LA, Settlement, Debtors Prison, 2015 Case 3:15-cv-00567-SDD-RLB Document 27-3 09/02/15 Page 1 of 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA REBECCA M. SNOW, et al. Case No. 15-cv-00567-SDD-RLB (Class Action) Plaintiffs, v. MARILYN M. LAMBERT, in her official capacity as Judge of Ascension Parish Court, …

$290,000 Judgment for Failure to Treat Ruptured Appendix Affirmed

Article • August 29, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015

Filed under: Appendicitis, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment

$290,000 Judgment for Failure to Treat Ruptured Appendix Affirmed by David Reutter $290,000 Judgment for Failure to Treat Ruptured Appendix Affirmed by David Reutter The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $290,000 judgment in a civil rights action alleging deliberate indifference to a prisoner’s serious medical needs. The …