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Military Police Massacre at Least 111 in Brazilian Prison by On the night of Oct. 2, just hours before nationwide municipal elections, the Military Police swept into Sao Paulo's Carandirú Prison, Latin America's largest, and killed a still unknown number of inmates. Officials originally put the death toll at 111; …
Article • December 15, 1992 • from PLN December, 1992
Prisoner Entitled to Appointment of Substitute Counsel by Richard Rayes is a Nebraska state prisoner. Rayes filed suit under § 1983 claiming prison guards had slammed a steel door on his hand breaking a finger, that medical staff refused to treat him, and guards confiscated his finger splints on three …
Unlawful to Knock Down Handicapped Prisoner by Unlawful To Knock Down Handicapped Prisoner Laneer Winder is a handicapped Illinois pretrial detainee in the Chicago jail. Due to a back injury Winder cannot walk more than short distances and needs leg braces to walk at all. While going from his cell …
Article • November 15, 1992 • from PLN November, 1992
Medication Must Be Delivered in Timely Manner by Medication Must be Delivered in Timely Manner Raymond Aswegan is a 70 year old Iowa state prisoner serving a life sentence at the Iowa State Penitentiary. Aswegan has numerous health problems including coronary artery disease, arthritis, obstructive pulmonary disease and a history …
Article • October 15, 1992 • from PLN October, 1992
Five Boot Camp Guards Fired by Houston, Texas- Five Harris County, Texas, deputies were fired June 9 upon being indicted on felony charges for abusing inmates at the county's boot camp for first time offenders. Those charged are Darryl Coleman, Benny Galindez, Alfonso Giraldo, W.E. Jones and Joe Saenz. They …
Outside Strip Search Constitutes Excessive Force by Michael Cornwell is an Ohio state prisoner. In February, 1987, while in prison in Mansfield, he participated in a sit down strike with 76 other prisoners protesting a cutback in recreation time. Dahlberg, the prison warden, ordered guards to use force to terminate …
Guard Killed - MANCI Madness by John Perotti By John Perotti MANSFIELD, OHIO - On June 27, 1992, a black guard named Davis was beaten and stabbed. A white prisoner named Roy Slieber was picked up for the assault, beaten and shipped to the J1 SuperMax control unit in Lucasville, …
Guard Liable for Not Stopping Beating by Other Guards by Guard Liable For Not Stopping Beating by Other Guards Donnie Jones is a New York state prisoner who was beaten by prison guards after refusing to follow orders to go to a transit dorm. Jones was taken to the dorm …
Testimonies that Palestinian Prisoners Are Tortured by A human rights group confirmed on April 1, 1992, that the Israelis have allowed security services to routinely practice torture against Palestinian prisoners. The group, called the "Israeli Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Arab Territories" known as B'tselem, said violence and …
Peruvian Prisoners Massacred by Paul Wright On May 5, 1992, Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori staged a coup with backing from the Peruvian military which suspended that countries parliament, constitution, writ of habeas corpus and other legal provisions. The reasons he gave for the coup were that he needed greater freedom …
Indiana Control Unit Prisoners File Suit and Strike by Paul Wright On May 4, 1992, the Indiana Civil Liberties Union filed a class action suit in the Marion County, Indiana, Superior Court. The action is Taifa Vs. Bayh, and challenges numerous conditions of confinement at the Westville, IN, Maximum Control …
DOC Must Provide Involuntarily Committed With Treatment by Robert Cameron was convicted of rape in Massachusetts and because of prior sex offenses was found to be a "sexually dangerous" person and involuntarily committed to a treatment center operated by the Massachusetts DOC and Dept. of Mental Health. Cameron filed suit …
Article • July 15, 1992 • from PLN July, 1992
Inmate Assaulted by Guard Wins Suit by An inmate's suit claimed that he was beaten by a number of officers in the presence of the sheriff. The court found that the beating was unprovoked. It was possible that the inmate had been talking loudly, but "that was no justification for …
Article • July 15, 1992 • from PLN July, 1992
Suit Being Filed Over CBCC Conditions by JD Enquist On April 1, 1992, Troy Talbot, a prisoner here at the Clallam Bay IMU [Intensive Management Unit], was taken to the shower handcuffed and on a doggie leash. Prison guards had left the supply closet in the shower unlocked and Troy …
Article • July 15, 1992 • from PLN July, 1992
Prisoner Litigants May Be Shackled in Court by Winston Holloway is an Arkansas prisoner who filed suit under § 1983 claiming that living conditions in the state prison's segregation unit violated the eighth amendment. At trial the jury ruled in favor of prison officials on all claims. On appeal Holloway …
Beating Violates Eighth Amendment by Alfred Flowers is a Louisiana state prisoner who was handcuffed and shackled after a disciplinary hearing, then beaten and kicked by three prison guards without provocation. Flowers suffered a sprained ankle, small abrasions and limited movement range of his limbs as a result of the …
Pelican Bay Conditions Suit Filed by The Pelican Bay Information Project (PBIP) is an independent citizens' group that has formed in response to the complaints of prisoners. The group is composed of prison visitors, writers, ex-prisoners, lawyers and human rights advocates. Since Pelican Bay's 1250 cell Security Housing Unit (SHU) …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Minor Injury in Prison Abuse Actionable by Minor Injury In Prison Abuse Actionable The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that use of excessive force against a prison inmate may constitute unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment, even if the prisoner does not suffer a serious injury. To rule otherwise, the court …
Pregnant Con Miscarries After Taser Attack by Afemale parole violator was told to submit to a strip search, but refused, noting five male officers were present right outside the cell. She stated that she would allow the strip search if she were taken to another cell, outside the view of …
Prisoner Entitled to Discover Identity of Attackers by Prisoner Entitled To Discover Identity Of Attackers Chris Murphy filed a 1983 suit claiming that while he was imprisoned in the Harris County Jail, in Texas, he was beaten and attacked by jail guards in retaliation for having complained of jail conditions. …
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