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Colorado Parolees' Violent Crimes Attributed to DOC Ineptitude

Article • July 2, 2015

Filed under: Parole Board Misconduct, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Murder by Parolees

Colorado Parolees' Violent Crimes Attributed to DOC Ineptitude by Joe Watson Colorado Parolees' Violent Crimes Attributed to DOC Ineptitude By Joe Watson It took the March 2013 murder of Tom Clements, then director of the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC), to bring to light the ineptitude of the state's prisons …

ACLU Report Condemns Colorado’s Warehousing of Mentally Ill Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

Article • July 1, 2015

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

ACLU Report Condemns Colorado’s Warehousing of Mentally Ill Prisoners in Solitary Confinement by David Reutter ACLU Report Condemns Colorado’s Warehousing of Mentally Ill Prisoners in Solitary Confinement By David Reutter Despite being aware that prolonged isolation of seriously mentally ill prisoners can be devastating, the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) …

Cunningham v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, CO, 2nd Amended Complaint, Bacote supermax conditions, 2015

Brief • June 15, 2015

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Cunningham v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, CO, 2nd Amended Complaint, Bacote supermax conditions, 2015 Case 1:12-cv-01570-RPM-MEH Document 274 Filed 06/15/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 201 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 12-cv-01570-RPM HAROLD CUNNINGHAM, PERCY BARRON, ALPHONSO BLAKE, JABBAR CURRENCE, CARLTON …

Colorado Sheriff Appropriates $349K of Unclaimed Money in Ex-Prisoners’ Accounts

Article • June 12, 2015

Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Trust Accounts

Colorado Sheriff Appropriates $349K of Unclaimed Money in Ex-Prisoners’ Accounts by Joe Watson Colorado Sheriff Appropriates $349K of Unclaimed Money in Ex-Prisoners’ Accounts by Joe Watson When is a check too small to cash? It’s when you've just been released from jail and hope to get as far away as …

Escapee Says Denver Jail Guard Expected $500K after Busting Him Out

Article • June 12, 2015

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Escapes

Escapee Says Denver Jail Guard Expected $500K after Busting Him Out by Escapee Says Denver Jail Guard Expected $500K after Busting Him Out A Denver jail guard claims he was forced to help a prisoner escape on April 7, 2013 to protect his family. But the prisoner, who turned himself …

Hill v. BOP, CO, Amended Complaint, failure to protect transgender, 2015

Brief • June 2, 2015

Filed under: Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender)

Hill v. BOP, CO, Amended Complaint, failure to protect transgender, 2015 Case Case1:13-cv-03404-MSK-NYW 1:13-cv-03404-MSK-NYW Document Document86-1 89 Filed Filed06/01/15 05/29/15 USDC USDCColorado Colorado Page Page11ofof49 49 Exhibit 1—Proposed Second Amended Complaint IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 13-cv-03404-MSK-BNB SCOTT HILL a/k/a SAMANTHA …

Hill v. BOP, CO, Settlement Agreement, 2015

Brief • May 29, 2015

Filed under: Clothing, Federal Tort Claims Act, Transgender

Hill v. BOP, CO, Settlement Agreement, 2015 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 13-cv-03404-MSK-NYW SCOTT HILL a/kla SAMANTHA HILL Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PRISONS, a United States agency, MICHAEL K. NALLEY, Regional Director, North Central Region, Bureau of Prisons, sued in …

Hill V. BOP, CO, Settlement Agreement, Conditions for Trans Prisoners, 2015

Brief • May 29, 2015

Filed under: Commissary, Mental Health, Discrimination (Transgender)

Hill V. BOP, CO, Settlement Agreement, Conditions for Trans Prisoners, 2015 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 13-cv-03404-MSK-NYW SCOTT HILL a/k/a SAMANTHA HILL Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PRISONS, a United States agency, MICHAEL K. NALLEY, Regional Director, North Central Region, Bureau …

Hill v. BOP, CO, Settlement, failure to protect transgender, 2015

Brief • May 29, 2015

Filed under: Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender)

Hill v. BOP, CO, Settlement, failure to protect transgender, 2015

Oslund v. Soucie, CO, Amended Complaint, Seizures and Excessive Force, 2015

Brief • May 7, 2015

Filed under: Seizures, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Oslund v. Soucie, CO, Amended Complaint, Seizures and Excessive Force, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00491-KMT Document 6 Filed 05/07/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 10 Jayson Oslund # 114118 - CDOCLL '·~. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. Jayson M. Oslund Plaintiff, ORIGINAL FI …

Oslund v. Raemisch, CO, Amended Complaint, Guard Beating and Failure to Treat Epilepsy, 2015

Brief • May 7, 2015

Filed under: Medication, Seizures, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Oslund v. Raemisch, CO, Amended Complaint, Guard Beating and Failure to Treat Epilepsy, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00491-KMT-KLM Document 6 Filed 05/07/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 10 Case 1:15-cv-00491-KMT-KLM Document 6 Filed 05/07/15 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 10 Case 1:15-cv-00491-KMT-KLM Document 6 Filed 05/07/15 USDC Colorado Page 3 of 10 …

Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law

Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, State Legislation

Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson A man who spent over 17 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit became the first Colorado prisoner to receive damages from …

Hill v. BOP, CO, Second Amended Complaint - LGBTQ Inmate Treatment and Protection, 2015

Brief • May 2, 2015

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender)

Hill v. BOP, CO, Second Amended Complaint - LGBTQ Inmate Treatment and Protection, 2015 Case Case1:13-cv-03404-MSK-NYW 1:13-cv-03404-MSK-NYW Document Document86-1 89 Filed Filed06/01/15 05/29/15 USDC USDCColorado Colorado Page Page11ofof49 49 Exhibit 1—Proposed Second Amended Complaint IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 13-cv-03404-MSK-BNB SCOTT …

Tenth Circuit Misses Chance to Limit Long-Term Solitary Confinement

Article • April 8, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health

Tenth Circuit Misses Chance to Limit Long-Term Solitary Confinement by Derek Gilna Tenth Circuit Misses Chance to Limit Long-Term Solitary Confinement by Derek Gilna The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a prisoner’s more than three-decades-long stint in solitary confinement, sidestepping an opportunity to meaningfully address the appropriateness of …

Rosetta-Rangel et al v. State of Colorado, CO, Complaint, good time early release, 2015

Brief • March 13, 2015

Filed under: Release and Reentry, Parole

Rosetta-Rangel et al v. State of Colorado, CO, Complaint, good time early release, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00527-RBJ-NYW Document 1 Filed 03/13/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 19 Case 1:15-cv-00527-RBJ-NYW Document 1 Filed 03/13/15 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 19 Case 1:15-cv-00527-RBJ-NYW Document 1 Filed 03/13/15 USDC Colorado Page 3 of 19 …

Lawsuits Over Riot at CCA Prison in Colorado Settle for $600,000

Article • March 5, 2015 • from PLN March, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Lockdowns

Lawsuits Over Riot at CCA Prison in Colorado Settle for $600,000 by Derek Gilna Lawsuits Over Riot at CCA Prison in Colorado Settle for $600,000 by Derek Gilna Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), confronted with the prospect of a jury trial scheduled to last 25 weeks on the claims of …

Smith v. Town of Kremmling, CO, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2015

Brief • March 4, 2015

Filed under: Excessive Force, First Amendment, Excessive Force (Police)

Smith v. Town of Kremmling, CO, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00459-RPM Document 1 Filed 03/04/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 25 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No.: 15-cv-00459 ROBERT MARK SMITH, Plaintiff, v. TOWN OF KREMMLING, COLORADO; ROBERT DILLON, Officer in …

Esquibel v. State of Colorado, CO, Complaint, good time early release, 2015

Brief • February 27, 2015

Filed under: Release and Reentry, Parole

Esquibel v. State of Colorado, CO, Complaint, good time early release, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00408-REB-KLM Document 1 Filed 02/27/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 27 Case 1:15-cv-00408-REB-KLM Document 1 Filed 02/27/15 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 27 Case 1:15-cv-00408-REB-KLM Document 1 Filed 02/27/15 USDC Colorado Page 3 of 27 Case 1:15-cv-00408-REB-KLM …

Baker v. Raemisch et al, CO, Complaint, religious service bias discrimination, 2015

Brief • February 4, 2015

Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Denial of Religious Services

Baker v. Raemisch et al, CO, Complaint, religious service bias discrimination, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00244-RBJ-NYW Document 1 Filed 02/04/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 11 Case 1:15-cv-00244-RBJ-NYW Document 1 Filed 02/04/15 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 11 Case 1:15-cv-00244-RBJ-NYW Document 1 Filed 02/04/15 USDC Colorado Page 3 of 11 Case 1:15-cv-00244-RBJ-NYW …

$85,000 Settlement in Suit over Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Heart Attack Death

Article • January 14, 2015

Filed under: Cardiovascular, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$85,000 Settlement in Suit over Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Heart Attack Death by $85,000 Settlement in Suit over Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Heart Attack Death In May 2012, the county commissioners of El Paso County, Colorado, agreed to settle a federal civil rights action brought by the estate and heirs of an …