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Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Medical, Malpractice
Jury Awards Former Virginia Prisoner Over $1 Million After Finding of Medical Malpractice against Prison Doctor by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On July 19, 2019, a federal jury in Richmond, Virginia awarded former prisoner John Kinlaw $708,671 in compensatory damages plus $625,000 in punitive damages after finding in his …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
20 Years Sees No Improvement in California Prison’s Mental Health Care; Suicide Results in $1.5 Million Settlement by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In a wrongful death lawsuit filed by attorney Lori Rifkin on behalf of the family of Erika Rocha, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) agreed …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Illinois Jail Detainee Dies, Lawsuit Settles for $2.2 Million by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Hoopeston, Illinois citizen Richard J. Gonzalez was convicted of a non-violent felony for theft of $3,000 from an ATM machine. He was detained at the Ford County jail on May 15, 2012, pending a transfer …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Indiana Prisoner Granted Leave to Proceed in First Amendment Retaliation Suit by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Ty Evans is an Indiana state prisoner. He is also an accomplished freelance writer who regularly submits articles about prison life that are often printed in different publications. In August 2018, Evans was …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Mail
Prison Mailbox Rule Applies to Civil Detainees by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held on September 18, 2019 that the “prison mailbox rule” applies to detainees held in a civil commitment center. The ruling resulted from an appeal by Rayvon Boatman, a …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment
Utah Supreme Court Reinstates Lawsuit Over Man Held 17 Days Without Hearing or Formal Charges by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 3, 2019, the Supreme Court of Utah held that a district court erred when it applied an incorrect standard in dismissing a man’s lawsuit alleging his state …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Jail Specific, Settlements
Update: Montgomery County, Ohio Pays $10 Million to Settle Jail Lawsuits by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On May 19, 2017, Sgt. Thomas Freeham forcefully shoved Tonya Varney into a cell at a jail in Montgomery County, Ohio; Varney was reluctant to enter the cell because it appeared to have …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Video Documentary Reports on Florida Prisons – From the Inside by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter "We finna show y’all some real shit, man, on how we live here that y’all ain’t seen.” With that introduction, a Florida prisoner begins a video that is being proclaimed the first …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Washington State Pays Prisoners Slave Wages While Suing Others for Doing the Same by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The GEO Group is one of the largest private prison companies in the United States. Its primary reason for existence is to generate profit by warehousing people for the states and …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: PLRA, Appeals
Third Circuit: Failure to Make PLRA Findings Moots Appeal by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court’s failure to make findings as to the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s (PLRA) “needs-narrowness-intrusiveness criteria” mooted all injunctive enforcement actions that occurred 90 …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Parole
To Decrease Prison Population, Texas Must Increase Parole Rate by Gritsforbreakfast, a Texas criminal justice blog known for its fearless reporting, recently analyzed Texas parole and prison population statistics between 2006 and 2018. It noted that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (Board) has adjusted parole rates to keep …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Plumbing
Ministry Worker Banned from Mississippi Prisons After Asking About Plumbing Problems by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In August 2019, businessman Bryan Shaver worked as a volunteer prison minister at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. On the 23rd of that month, he was told that the water in Parchman …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Medical Expenses
Growing Concerns Over Medical Debt Leading to Jail Time by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Watchdog organizations are becoming concerned with medical costs and collections due to practices such as balanced billing and debt collections court, where thousands of dollars of unexpected medical expenses overwhelm patients, and those who fail …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Attorneys General, Police
Texas Attorney General Secretly Sabotages Compensation Payments to Man Exonerated of Killing Police Officer by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Alfred Dewayne Brown spent over a dozen years in prison, including nine on death row, before suppressed exculpatory evidence emerged that supported his alibi and proved he did not murder …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Ohio Prisoner Killed by Cellmate Who Mistakenly Thought He Was a Child Molester by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Kevin Nill, 40, was serving 18 months at the Lebanon Correctional Institution for attempted domestic violence involving an adult family member. On April 23, 2018, prison staff thought it would be …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations
BOP to Implement Paperless Mail System in Attempt to Stop Drugs by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Soon, federal prisoners will not be able to receive any paper correspondence but will have to read letters on “kiosks” in housing units. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officials say the move is needed …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
California Department of Corrections Tries End-Run Around Federal Court by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly J. Mueller stated in an October 2019 evidentiary hearing that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) knowingly presented misleading information to the court to appear more compliant with …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Prisoner Wins Preliminary Injunction Against PADOC Policy Banning Islamic Fezzes by The Human Rights Coalition by The Human Rights Coalition In August 2019, a federal magistrate judge recommended granting a preliminary injunction against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC) to require prison officials to allow prisoners to purchase and wear …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Missouri Requires County Jails to House State Prisoners, Then Doesn’t Pay for Them by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The state government in Missouri owes counties more than $33 million for housing and transporting state prisoners during fiscal year 2019. Although state law places no cap on the …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Alaska: Juvenile Justice Official Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss David Weston, Jr., 55, was one of several Anchorage officials with authority over juvenile offenders who have been charged with possession of child pornography. A sting operation in 2017 had an undercover FBI agent …
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