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MI DOC Audit Report - Prisoner Transportation, MI AG, 2008

Publication • February 16, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Transportation

MI DOC Audit Report - Prisoner Transportation, MI AG, 2008 MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL AUDIT REPORT PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF PRISONER TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS December 2008 THOMAS H. MCTAVISH, C.P.A. AUDITOR GENERAL 471-0623-07L The auditor general shall conduct post audits of financial transactions and accounts of the state …

Emery amd Burgdorf v. Burtch, MI, Amended Complaint, Corizon doctor sexual abuse PREA, 2016

Brief • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corizon, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Medical Misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act

Emery amd Burgdorf v. Burtch, MI, Amended Complaint, Corizon doctor sexual abuse PREA, 2016 2:15-cv-11113-SFC-DRG Doc # 24 Filed 02/12/16 Pg 1 of 8 Pg ID 303 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN Southern Division NEIL EMERY and RYAN BURGDORF, Plaintiffs, -v- Csse No: 2:15-cv-1113-SFC-DRG Hon. …

Brooks v. Tensing, MI, Mot to QSF, wrongful death shooting, 2016

Brief • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Shootings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

Brooks v. Tensing, MI, Mot to QSF, wrongful death shooting, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-00308-SJD Doc #: 3 Filed: 02/12/16 Page: 1 of 14 PAGEID #: 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION RAEGAN BROOKS, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF SAMUEL DUBOSE Plaintiff, v. RAY TENSING Defendant. : …

A Failed Privatization Experiment - Aramark & MI DOC, Progress Michigan, 2015

Publication • February 11, 2016

Filed under: Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Food

A Failed Privatization Experiment - Aramark & MI DOC, Progress Michigan, 2015 A Failed Privatization Experiment: Aramark and the Michigan Deparbnent of Corrections Report Prepared by: Progress Michigan August 18, 2015

Prison and Jail Grievance Policies, Michigan Law Prison Information Project , 2015

Publication • February 11, 2016

Filed under: Legal Materials, Grievances

Prison and Jail Grievance Policies, Michigan Law Prison Information Project , 2015 Prison and Jail Grievance Policies: Lessons from a Fifty-State Survey Michigan Law Prison Information Project Priyah Kaul (J.D., 2015), Greer Donley (J.D., 2014), Ben Cavataro (J.D., 2014), Anelisa Benavides (J.D., 2014), Jessica Kincaid (J.D., 2016) & Joseph Chatham …

King v. Zamiara, MI, Settlement, 2016

Brief • February 11, 2016

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Medical, Attorneys, Money/Property, First Amendment, rights

King v. Zamiara, MI, Settlement, 2016 . I I , I. l UNITED STATES STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN KEVIN KING #171671, Plaintiff, NO. 4:02-cv·141 4:02-cv-141 v HON. HON. ROBERT HOLMES BELL CHUCK CHUCKZAMIARA, ZAMIARA, et al., MAG. MAG. ELLEN ELLEN S. S. CARMODY CARMODY Defendants. CLARK HILL …

Shain v. Advanced Technologies Group, MI, Complaint, Prison MP3 Program, 2016

Brief • February 2, 2016

Filed under: Damages, Media, Tapes/Music, Antitrust Offenses

Shain v. Advanced Technologies Group, MI, Complaint, Prison MP3 Program, 2016 4:16-cv-10367-LVP-APP Doc # 1 Filed 02/02/16 Pg 1 of 74 Pg ID 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION W. CURTIS SHAIN, SCOTT IRWIN, ROBERT SPILLMAN, CEDRIC MYLES, and ANTHONY CALABRO, on behalf …

ACLU v Livingston Co, MI, Plf BIO, legal mail censorship, 2016

Brief • January 27, 2016

Filed under: Mail, Censorship

ACLU v Livingston Co, MI, Plf BIO, legal mail censorship, 2016 No. 15-836 d IN THE Supreme Court of the United States LIVINGSTON COUNTY, et al., Petitioners, —v.— AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FUND OF MICHIGAN, Respondent. ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS …

Pre-Litigation Attorney Solicitation Letters are Protected Legal Mail

Article • January 13, 2016

Filed under: Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, PLN Litigation, Censorship

Pre-Litigation Attorney Solicitation Letters are Protected Legal Mail by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction that requires officials at Michigan’s Livingston County Jail (LCJ) to deliver correspondence to prisoners marked “legal mail” from the ACLU. That ruling came in a lawsuit the ACLU initiated after LCJ’s …

Federal Court Certifies Class-action for Thousands of Detroit Prisoners, Enters Default Judgment

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

Filed under: Bedding, Class Certification, Default Judgments

Federal Court Certifies Class-action for Thousands of Detroit Prisoners, Enters Default Judgment by Derek Gilna U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Ludington certified a § 1983 class-action lawsuit affecting tens of thousands of people arrested and detained by the City of Detroit, and appointed a noted prisoners’ rights law firm in …

To Seek a Newer World, Michigan Law, 2016

Publication • January 1, 2016

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Prisoners' Rights

To Seek a Newer World, Michigan Law, 2016 Michigan Law Review First Impressions Volume 114 2016 To Seek a Newer World: Prisoners’ Rights at the Frontier David M. Shapiro Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Follow this and additional works at: http://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr_fi Part of the Constitutional Law Commons, Law Enforcement and …

Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State Contracts

Article • December 31, 2015 • from PLN January, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Management and Training Corporation

Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State Contracts by David Reutter Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State Contracts by David Reutter The GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest for-profit prison companies, has signed contracts with Vermont and Washington State to house prisoners …

Marden v. Midland County, MI, Complaint, 2015

Brief • December 31, 2015

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Marden v. Midland County, MI, Complaint, 2015 1:15-cv-14504-TLL-PTM Doc # 1 Filed 12/31/15 Pg 1 of 19 Pg ID 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN NORTHERN DIVISION SHARYL MARDEN, Personal Representative of the Estate of JACK BRIAN MARDEN, deceased, Plaintiff, No. v Hon. COUNTY OF MIDLAND, a …

Doe v. Rahinsky, MI, Order denying plf to proceed anonymously, retroactive sex offender registration SORA, 2015

Brief • December 17, 2015

Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Due Process

Doe v. Rahinsky, MI, Order denying plf to proceed anonymously, retroactive sex offender registration SORA, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-01140-RJJ-RSK ECF No. 15 filed 12/17/15 Page 1 of 2 PageID.53 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JOHN DOE, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 1:15-CV-1140 v. HON. ROBERT J. JONKER DAVID …

Aramark’s Correctional Food Services: Meals, Maggots and Misconduct

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

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Aramark, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Contractor Misconduct, Gastrointestinal, Food, Vermin

Aramark’s Correctional Food Services: Meals, Maggots and Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis Aramark’s Correctional Food Services: Meals, Maggots and Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis and Rod L. Bower Prison food service vendor Aramark was included among 132 businesses in 21 countries that were named the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2015 by …

Michigan: Former Prisoners Must Repay Lawsuit Cash Advance Company

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

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Settlements, Class Certification, Money/Property

Michigan: Former Prisoners Must Repay Lawsuit Cash Advance Company by David Reutter Michigan: Former Prisoners Must Repay Lawsuit Cash Advance Company by David Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court’s ruling that required eight former prisoners to repay a company that purchased a contingent portion …

Lawsuit Challenges Dental Care in Michigan Prisons

Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015

Filed under: Dental Care, Failure to Treat

Lawsuit Challenges Dental Care in Michigan Prisons by David Reutter Lawsuit Challenges Dental Care in Michigan Prisons by David Reutter A lawsuit alleging the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) fails to provide prisoners with adequate and constitutional dental care was filed in federal court in April 2014. “How do you …

Racial Discrimination Costs Michigan DOC Over $1 Million

Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Employee Litigation

Racial Discrimination Costs Michigan DOC Over $1 Million by David Reutter Racial Discrimination Costs Michigan DOC Over $1 Million by David Reutter Last year, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) paid more than $1 million in damages in two lawsuits that accused the department of failing to take action despite …

Federal Court Extends Discovery Cutoff Dates and Orders Michigan Jail Guard to Respond

Article • November 17, 2015

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Discovery

Federal Court Extends Discovery Cutoff Dates and Orders Michigan Jail Guard to Respond by Federal Court Extends Discovery Cutoff Dates and Orders Michigan Jail Guard to Respond The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has granted in part and denied in part a motion to compel defendant …

Michigan Federal Court Has Granted Motion to Compel Law Enforcement Officers to Produce Documents

Article • November 10, 2015

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Transportation, Evidentiary Ruling, Discovery

Michigan Federal Court Has Granted Motion to Compel Law Enforcement Officers to Produce Documents by Michigan Federal Court Has Granted Motion to Compel Law Enforcement Officers to Produce Documents The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has granted in part a motion to compel the defendants, law …