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Texas Youth Commission Wants Increased Pepper Spray Use Despite Settlement by Michael Rigby by Michael Rigby Less than three months after agreeing to a court settlement limiting the use of pepper spray on juveniles, the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) has failed to curb its use and is actually planning to …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
Wrongful Termination of Georgia Jail Guards by New Sheriff Settles for $7 Million by A $7 million settlement has been reached between the sheriff of Georgia?s Clayton County and 34 employees he fired on his first day in office. The employees alleged they were discriminated against based on their race …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
$3,175,000 Judgment against Private Health Contractor for Illinois Prisoner’s Stroke by $3,175,000 Judgment against Private Health Contractor for Illinois Prisoner's Stroke On January 26, 2007, an Illinois prisoner who claimed he suffered a stroke due to negligence on the part of Health Professionals, Ltd. a private company that contracts with …
Alabama DOC Charges Prisoners Unlawful Fees to Cover Budget Shortfalls by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 1, 2007, the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts released an audit report critical of the funding practices of the state's Department of Corrections (DOC). The DOC operates 19 prisons, 10 …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
North Carolina Execution Laws Trump Medical Board’s Ethics Declaration by John Dannenberg North Carolina Execution Laws Trump Medical Board's Ethics Declaration by John E. Dannenberg In September 2007, the Wake County, North Carolina Superior Court ruled that because executions are not "medical procedures," a state law that requires a physician …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
Alabama Parole Board Employee Pleads Guilty to Misuse of Computer Information by On June 15, 2007, Stacey Bell, 31, formerly an administrative assistant to the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, pleaded guilty in Elmore County District Court to violating the Alabama Computer Crime Act, § 13A-8-102. She was given …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
Michigan Prisoner Beaten By Guards Awarded $6,004 by On November 17, 2006, a Michigan jury awarded state prisoner Robert Brooks $6,004 for a beating he received at the hands of two guards. Brooks, who was serving time in a maximum-security Michigan prison for a 1982 murder, claimed he was attacked …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
Innocent California Prisoner Paid $3,171,000 For 12 Years Wrongful incarceration by An East Palo Alto, California auto mechanic who served 12 years in state prison for a first degree murder he did not commit was paid $421,000 by the state plus $2.75 million by the County of Santa Clara. Rick …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
South Florida Federal Court Censors Online Plea Agreements by Recently, the South Florida federal court system has been removing plea agreements from its online court docket. While a plea agreement is still reflected on the docket sheet, attempts to open the online record result in a notice that the user …
Article • May 15, 2008
Massachusetts DOC Denial of Ramadan Food to Prisoner in Seg Upheld by In an earlier opinion, 44 F.Supp.2d 400 (D.Mass. 1999), the court denied summary judgment to defendants on the request of the Muslim plaintiff, serving 10 years in segregation, that he be provided cereal, peanut butter, etc., three days …
Article • May 15, 2008
Challenge to Catalog Ban Mooted by Grievance Relief; Mail Watch Okay by The plaintiff was found with letters detailing an escape plan and convicted of disciplinary charges. Prison officials instituted a mail watch. This action was fully justified by security concerns. Failure to follow defendants' internal directive did not violate …
Article • May 15, 2008
Voluntarily Ceasing Challenged Activity Doesn't Moot Case by Voluntary cessation of illegal activity does not moot a case. At 202: A case may nevertheless be moot if the defendant can demonstrate that: "(1) it can be said with assurance that there is no reasonable expectation ... that the alleged violation …
City and Contractor Liable for Policy of Arresting and Seizing “Potentially Intoxicated” People by City and Contractor Liable for Policy of Arresting and Seizing "Potentially Intoxicated" People The plaintiffs were seized by the police and detained in a private detoxification facility in a different town, sometimes for days; they include …
Article • May 15, 2008
Judicial Review Available for Denial of International Transfer by The plaintiff complained that he was denied a transfer to a Canadian prison under the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons based on his race or nationality or on his exercise of protected rights. The government argued that there is …
Ventura County Jail Restraint Chair Use Enjoined; Class Certified by The plaintiffs complained of abuse of restraint chairs, e.g., being strapped into them for asking questions and not being let out to go to the bathroom. The plaintiffs had standing to seek an injunction concerning the use of restraint chairs …
Article • May 15, 2008
Pro Se Criminal Defendant Not Entitled to Law Library Access Above General Population by The plaintiff represented himself in his criminal trial. He had standby counsel advising him. Now he complains that he was not provided adequate legal resources to prepare his defense. The record shows he had access to …
Article • May 15, 2008
Prisoner Must Have Notice of Forfeiture; Sanctions Denied for Lying Prison Official by A prisoner alleged that he never received notice of forfeiture which was signed for by a prison official, had the return receipt marked by a prison official, and the notice marked as delivered. Notice of forfeiture must …
Article • May 15, 2008
Okay to Open Mail Sent by Attorney General by The plaintiff alleged that defendants opened a piece of mail from the state Attorney General's office in his absence. He has no standing to raise a court access claim absent a showing of prejudice. However, the court construes his complaint as …
Time Limits in PLRA Modification Motions Applied by A maximum population limit is a prisoner release order However, a request to modify a pre-PLRA order may not be based on the prisoner release provision because the statute says "no court shall enter " (836) The court enjoined the automatic stay …
Article • May 15, 2008
HIV Status Allows Plaintiff to Proceed Anonymously by The plaintiff was arrested, told the police he was HIV positive, and they put a pink sign saying HIV POSITIVE INMATE on his cell door in the police lockup (this in 1997!). The fact that a case involves a medical issue or …
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