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Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
GAO Report Critical of BOP’s Methodology for Comparing Costs Between BOP and Private Facilities by Brandon Sample GAO Report Critical of BOP’s Methodology for Comparing Costs Between BOP and Private Facilities by Brandon Sample In October of 2007, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm …
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$400,000 Award in Failure to Protect Connecticut Suicidal Prisoner by $400,000 Award in Failure to Protect Connecticut Suicidal Prisoner A Connecticut judge has awarded a prisoner’s estate $403,164.30, finding the City of Hartford police were liable for the prisoner’s suicide death. At a bench trial, the Court held the arresting …
BOP Agrees to Provide Wine to Prisoner for Religious Rituals by Brandon Sample On September 18, 2008, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) settled a lawsuit brought under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) for wine during various religious rituals. Brandon Sample, a federal prisoner and PLN contributing writer, sued the …
Nominal Damages for Atlanta Georgia Jail’s Ban on Magazines, Books and Newspapers by On April 17, 2008, a Georgia federal court granted a prisoner summary judgment and nominal damages in a lawsuit over a jail policy that barred prisoners from receiving books, newspapers and magazines. David Robertson was incarcerated in …
Utah Sex Offender Internet Registry Statute Violates First Amendment by Mark Wilson On September 25, 2008, a federal court in Utah enjoined the enforcement of an amended statute requiring the state’s 7,000 registered sex offenders to report all of their Internet identifiers, including user names, passwords and website addresses. In …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Texas Awards Prison Phone Contract by Matthew Clarke On August 14, 2008, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) awarded a phone service contract to two companies, Kansas-based Embarq Corp. and Dallas-based Securus Technologies, Inc. Prior to this historic event, the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) was the only …
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Jury Awards Almost $900,000 to Dallas County Jail Stroke Victim by Gary Hunter After a one week trial and a day of deliberation a federal jury awarded Stanley Shepherd $890,336 when a stroke he suffered, in the Dallas County jail, left him permanently paralyzed. On October 4, 2003 Shepherd was …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Alameda County, CA Settles Jail Suicide Suit for $800,000 by Alameda County, CA Settles Jail Suicide Suit for $800,000 Following a mistrial, California’s Alameda County settled a wrongful death claim resulting from a jail detainee’s suicide for over $800,000. The federal lawsuit was brought by the prisoner’s minor children. The …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Former California Prison Doctor Admits Negligence, Gets Probation; CDCR Medical Care Issues Still Unresolved by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Dr. Bonifacio Esperanza, a physician formerly employed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), was accused of gross negligence by the Medical Board of California for his …
No Private Cause of Action for Businesses Complaining that Competitor Unfairly Used Prison Labor by John Dannenberg No Private Cause of Action for Businesses Complaining that Competitor Unfairly Used Prison Labor by John E. Dannenberg The Washington Water Jet Workers Association (“Water Jet”) sued the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC), …
More Damages, Costs & Attorney Fees Awarded in NH False Disciplinary Case by More Damages, Costs & Attorney Fees Awarded in NH False Disciplinary Case Three prisoners involved in two federal civil rights lawsuits against officials of the Hillsborough County House of Corrections in New Hampshire (the jail) were awarded …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Writ Writer: One Man's Journey for Justice by David Preston Writ Writer: One Man’s Journey for Justice?A co-production of Passage Productions and the Independent Television Service ?(ITVS), in association with Latino Public Broadcasting Directed by Susanne Mason; 2008, 60 Minutes, $34.98 (personal use) http://www.writwritermovie.com/index.html Reviewed by David Preston De profundis …
Ex-Mayor Returned to Prison After Misleading BOP to Enter Drug Program by Brandon Sample Ex-Mayor Returned to Prison After Misleading BOP to Enter Drug Program by Brandon Sample Bill C. Campbell, the former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, was returned to federal prison after it was discovered he had lied to …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Prisoner Litigation Swamps California Eastern District Court; Ninth Circuit Recruits Other Judges to Help by John Dannenberg Prisoner Litigation Swamps California Eastern District Court; Ninth Circuit Recruits Other Judges to Help by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, has reached a crisis stage due to …
Ninth Circuit: Orange County Jail PLRA Injunction May Not be Terminated as to Ongoing Violations by Ninth Circuit: Orange County Jail PLRA Injunction May Not be Terminated as to Ongoing Violations The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has held that evidence of ongoing American with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Kitsap County, Washington Jail Settles Public Records Act Suit for $125,000 by Kitsap County, Washington Jail Settles Public Records Act Suit for $125,000 On May 16, 2008, the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office agreed to pay $125,000 to a former prisoner for violations of Washington’s Public Records Act. In September 2006, …
Corpus Christi Pays $50,000 to Settle Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim by Corpus Christi Pays $50,000 to Settle Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim The City of Corpus Christi, Texas, agreed to settle an excessive use of force claim brought by a former detainee at the City Detention Center (CDC) for …
Los Angeles Sheriff Department Report: Prisoner Lawsuits Slowed, But Payouts Grew by John Dannenberg Los Angeles Sheriff Department Report: Prisoner Lawsuits Slowed, But Payouts Grew by John E. Dannenberg In its July 2008 25th semi-annual report, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) reviewed prisoner litigation against the county in …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Washington State Deputy Sheriff Not Entitled to Quasi-Judicial Immunity by Washington State Deputy Sheriff Not Entitled to Quasi-Judicial Immunity The Washington Court of Appeals held that a deputy sheriff who was negligent in transporting a prisoner from court to jail was not entitled to quasi-judicial immunity. Anthony Reijm was taken …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Wisconsin Claims Board Awards Almost $110,000 for Wrongful Rape Conviction, Attorney Fees by Wisconsin Claims Board Awards Almost $110,000 for Wrongful Rape Conviction, Attorney Fees In 1990, Anthony Hicks was convicted of raping a woman who lived in his apartment building. He was sentenced to 19 years in prison. Central …
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