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Brief • June 8, 2022
Richard v. Pfister, IL,Settlement, Denial of Medical Care, 2022 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM RICHARD, Plaintiff, No. 17 C 4677 V. D istrict Judge Thomas M. Durkin RAND Y PFISTER, et al., D efendants. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE Th.is …
In-the-News Article • June 7, 2022
Spanish and Swahili Dictionaries Banned by Michigan Prisons June 7, 2022 Articles about PLN Litigation ProCon.org Spanish and Swahili Dictionaries Banned by Michigan Prisons Spanish and Swahili Dictionaries Banned by Michigan Prisons Michigan prisons have banned Spanish and Swahili dictionaries in an effort to curb potential violence, according to an NPR report. [1] Chris Gautz, spokesperson …
Article • June 6, 2022
Alabama Prisons Still Lethal, Record Another Seven Deaths in May 2022 by Jo Ellen Nott By Jo Ellen Nott Seven prisoners held by the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) died during May 2022. One of the seven was murdered. One most likely died of a drug overdose, authorities said, given …
Article • June 6, 2022
Michigan Guard Arrested for Killing the Service Dog He Adopted at His Prison by Jo Ellen Nott By Jo Ellen Nott A former guard employed by the Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO), was fired and arrested on April 25, 2022, for allegedly torturing …
Article • June 6, 2022
Four Suspected Drug Overdoses in D.C. Jail in One Week of May 2022 by Jo Ellen Nott By Jo Ellen Nott At the jail in Washington, D.C., two prisoners died and two more were hospitalized during the third week of May 2022 from suspected overdoses. The first victim, Ramone O’Neal, …
Article • June 6, 2022
Filed under: Internet, Racial Profiling
New York Prison Guard Suspended After “Despicable” Facebook Post Mocking Buffalo Mass Shooting Victims by Jo Ellen Nott By Jo Ellen Nott Gregory C. Foster II, 46, a guard at New York’s Attica Correctional Facility, was suspended without pay on May 18, 2022, after posting a meme on Facebook that …
In-the-News Article • June 6, 2022
Arkansas inmates get $2.5M in repayments; court ruling forces agency to return some relief funds June 6, 2022 Articles that mention PLN Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette Arkansas inmates get $2.5M in repayments; court ruling forces agency to return some relief funds More than $2 million has been returned over the …
Brief • June 3, 2022
Salazar v. Centurion Detention Health Services, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death (Medical), 2022 Centurion 002679 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF BERNALILLO SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FILED 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Bernalillo County 6/3/2022 5:05 PM CLERK OF THE COURT Marissa Marquez ANNA SALAZAR, Personal Representative to …
In-the-News Article • June 2, 2022
Michigan prisons ban Spanish and Swahili dictionaries to prevent inmate disruptions June 2, 2022 Articles with PLN Quotes NPR Michigan prisons ban Spanish and Swahili dictionaries to prevent inmate disruptions Officials in prison systems across the United States have banned certain books as a way to prevent the flow of …
Brief • June 2, 2022
Filed under: Sexual Assault
Batchelor v. Rolston, FL, Order Granting in Part Motion to Dismiss, Sexual Assault, 2022 Case 4:21-cv-00232-AW-MAF Document 31 Filed 06/02/22 Page 1 of 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION CONNIE BATCHELOR, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 4:21-cv-232-AW-MAF PAUL ROLSTON and …
Locked Up and Left to Die by Michael Barajas, Sophie Novack, In Texas, dying in jail is “par for the course.” by Michael Barajas and Sophie Novack, Texas Observer Armando Carrillo had been waiting outside the Nueces County Jail for hours when he heard sirens approaching in the middle of the night …
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A former Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) guard was indicted on April 22, 2022, for assaulting three prisoners and then filing a false report to cover it up, the Associated Press reported. The guard, Lorenzo Mills, 55, was charged with beating three male prisoners with a wooden baton at Draper Correctional …
After 49 Years in Prison for a Murder in Which He Didn’t Pull the Trigger, Former Black Liberation Army Member Sundiata Acoli Wins Parole by Chuck Sharman On May 10, 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed a state parole board decision and granted release to Sundiata Acoli, whose involvement …
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright For all the talk of criminal justice reform. the reality of daily life for millions of caged American prisoners is amply summed up this month’s cover story reprinted from the Texas Observer which reports on the death toll of jail prisoners …
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Fifth Circuit Reinstates Louisiana Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Claim Despite Prison Disciplinary Conviction Issued for the Same Incident by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In its decision 28 years ago in Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a prisoner’s claims affecting the duration of his …
Fifth Circuit Reinstates Louisiana Prisoner’s Suit Dismissed on Heck Grounds, Holds Related Disciplinary Convictions Don’t Absolutely Bar Excessive Force Claims by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 17, 2021, the same day it explained that a Louisiana prisoner’s civil rights claims are not necessarily barred by related prison disciplinary …
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Filed under: Access to Media, Securus
Securus Rolls Out “Free” E-tablets to Texas Prisoners by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Texas state prisoners have begun receiving free tablet computers from Securus Technologies. By February 18, 2022, the state’s privately contracted provider had distributed 3,500 “e-tablets” to prisoners in seven of its 61 state prisons—Diboll, Bell, Henley, …
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Oregon Federal Court Issues Groundbreaking, Model COVID-19 Damage Class & Wrongful Death Class Certification by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On April 1, 2022, the federal court for the District of Oregon granted class-action certification to a suit brought by state prisoners accusing Gov. Kate Brown (D) and officials with …
Eleventh Circuit Says Florida Prisoner Alleging Sexual Assault by Guard Need Not Also Prove Excessive Force and Malicious Intent by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has decided that when a prisoner alleges sexual assault by a prison official, the only …
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Washington Pays $3.25 Million for Negligent Medical Care Causing Preventable Prisoner Death by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 6, 2021, a Washington state court disbursed $3.25 million paid by state officials to settle a lawsuit filed by the estate of a prisoner who died of a treatable condition …
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