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Prison Health Company Bankruptcy Poses Hurdles for Inmates (1)
In-the-News Article • April 18, 2024
Prison Health Company Bankruptcy Poses Hurdles for Inmates (1) April 18, 2024 Articles with PLN Quotes Bloomberg Prisoners face limited access to lawyers, information, expertsJudge frustrated over lack of transparency in bankruptcy A distressed prison health-care company is forcing complex corporate bankruptcy machinations onto inmates, a group with limited access …
Prison Health Company Bankruptcy Poses Hurdles for Inmates
In-the-News Article • April 18, 2024
Prison Health Company Bankruptcy Poses Hurdles for Inmates April 18, 2024 Articles with PLN Quotes Bloomberg Prison Health Company Bankruptcy Poses Hurdles for Inmates Randi Love Reporter   Prisoners face limited access to lawyers, information, experts Judge frustrated over lack of transparency in bankruptcy A distressed prison health-care company is …
Bridging the Digital Divide: Navigating the Challenges of Digital Access for Incarcerated (and Formerly Incarcerated) Individuals
In-the-News Article • March 18, 2024
Bridging the Digital Divide: Navigating the Challenges of Digital Access for Incarcerated (and Formerly Incarcerated) Individuals March 18, 2024 Articles with PLN Quotes Community Tech Network In 2022, Community Tech Network profiled one of our learners, Charles Hale, who, before participating in CTN’s technology classes, had been incarcerated for 48 years. …
Ex-Prisoners Partially Settle Prepaid Card Suit For $2.8M
In-the-News Article • March 15, 2024
Ex-Prisoners Partially Settle Prepaid Card Suit For $2.8M March 15, 2024 Articles about PLN Litigation Law360.com By Sydney Price Central National Bank NA and a class of former inmates who were charged fees for using the bank's prepaid debit cards from partner Numi Financial reached a $2.8 million settlement following mediation, …
Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive: Prison Release Cards and the Protection of Captive Consumers.
In-the-News Article • March 1, 2024
Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive: Prison Release Cards and the Protection of Captive Consumers. March 1, 2024 Articles that mention PLN North Carolina Banking Institute I. Introduction In October 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced a $6 million settlement with JPay, (1) a leading provider of financial services in …
Minnesota made prison phone calls free but telecom price-gouging continues
In-the-News Article • February 14, 2024
Minnesota made prison phone calls free but telecom price-gouging continues Feb. 14, 2024 Articles that mention PLN The Lever As part of a growing effort to stop prison telecom monopolies from charging exorbitant fees for calls between prisoners and their families, last year Minnesota became one of the first states …
Judge fines agency $130,000 for shielding records of jail settlement
In-the-News Article • January 24, 2024
Judge fines agency $130,000 for shielding records of jail settlement Jan. 24, 2024 Articles about PLN Litigation Centralmaine.com AUGUSTA -- A Superior Court justice has ordered a publicly funded agency in Maine to pay more than $130,000 in attorney's fees after it repeatedly failed to provide information as part of …
Virginia to close four prisons and take control of Lawrenceville
In-the-News Article • December 15, 2023
Virginia to close four prisons and take control of Lawrenceville Dec. 15, 2023 Articles with PLN Quotes RADIO IQ Virginia has raised starting pay for correctional officers to $44,000 a year and has advertised extensively, but it’s still short about 16-hundred guards – a situation that puts them and their …
New Execution Method in Alabama Compared to 'Tying Bag Over Their Head'
In-the-News Article • December 12, 2023
New Execution Method in Alabama Compared to 'Tying Bag Over Their Head' Dec. 12, 2023 Articles with PLN Quotes Sputnik News The state of Alabama plans to use nitrogen hypoxia as a new method to execute prisoners as the state has had difficulties obtaining the components needed for the drug …
What's behind the culture clash in Virginia prisons?
In-the-News Article • December 7, 2023
What's behind the culture clash in Virginia prisons? Dec. 7, 2023 Articles that mention PLN RADIO IQ RADIO IQ | By Sandy Hausman Shaheed Omar is a prison activist from Roanoke. For more than a decade he’s corresponded with inmates about prisoners being abused – receiving letters like this one. “Thomas …
Agency to fork up nearly $200,000 for shielding public records related to Kennebec County jail
In-the-News Article • November 10, 2023
Agency to fork up nearly $200,000 for shielding public records related to Kennebec County jail Nov. 10, 2023 Articles about PLN Litigation Centralmaine.com The Maine County Commissioners Association Risk Pool is the first government entity in Maine to be penalized for wrongly withholding documents since the Freedom of Access Act …
Missouri official hired as new medical director for Nebraska Department of Corrections
In-the-News Article • October 30, 2023
Missouri official hired as new medical director for Nebraska Department of Corrections Oct. 30, 2023 Articles that mention PLN Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The medical director for a private, for-profit provider of health care for Missouri prison inmates began work Monday as the new medical director for the Nebraska Department …
Controversial former Sheriff Appointed onto Ethics Board
In-the-News Article • October 11, 2023
Controversial former Sheriff Appointed onto Ethics Board Oct. 11, 2023 Articles that mention PLN The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Retired Sheriff Bill Gore’s appointment to the San Diego ethics board triggers community backlash. Following a recent appointment made by Mayor Todd Gloria, the San Diego Ethics Board may have …
County Jail Ends Contract With Medical Provider Wellpath
In-the-News Article • October 4, 2023
County Jail Ends Contract With Medical Provider Wellpath Oct. 4, 2023 Articles that mention PLN The Provincetown Independent After ‘a death spiral’ in private staffing, sheriff moves to in-house care model BOURNE — Sheriff Donna Buckley ended the Barnstable County Correctional Facility’s contract with private medical care provider Wellpath two …
Virginia leads the nation in guard dog attacks on prisoners
In-the-News Article • September 27, 2023
Virginia leads the nation in guard dog attacks on prisoners Sept. 27, 2023 Articles with PLN Quotes Virginia Public Radio By Sandy Hausman Each year, thousands of dogs are trained for service in the U.S. military, on police forces and in prisons. Most will be used for drug detection or to …
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Animal-Grade Prison Food Indicts US Society
In-the-News Article • September 18, 2023
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Animal-Grade Prison Food Indicts US Society Sept. 18, 2023 Articles that mention PLN Consortium News Prisoners in the U.S. face chronic hunger and illness due to substandard and disgusting food, as new Bureau of Prisons director Collette Peters reportedly battles bureaucracy to reform the system. By John Kiriakou I’ve …
Law Court affirms ‘bad faith’ finding in public records case stemming from Kennebec County jail lawsuit
In-the-News Article • August 22, 2023
Law Court affirms ‘bad faith’ finding in public records case stemming from Kennebec County jail lawsuit Aug. 22, 2023 Articles about PLN Litigation Centralmaine.com In a rare decision, Maine's highest court said officials wrongfully withheld records about a settlement payment to a Black inmate who alleged he had been assaulted …
What we all should know about torture
In-the-News Article • July 21, 2023
What we all should know about torture July 21, 2023 Articles that mention PLN Courthouse News Service Most countries today torture people. Torture is not an “aberration” of “a few bad actors.” It’s a habitual practice in many nations — including the United States. Torture developed as part of the …
Judge agrees to unseal San Diego Sheriff's Dept. records regarding inmate deaths
In-the-News Article • July 11, 2023
Judge agrees to unseal San Diego Sheriff's Dept. records regarding inmate deaths July 11, 2023 Articles about PLN Litigation City News Service A San Diego federal judge this week approved a request from local news organizations to unseal sheriff's department records regarding inmate deaths and injuries at San Diego County …
Duval jail kept medical provider even after million-dollar settlements, deaths, other sheriffs’ complaints
In-the-News Article • June 15, 2023
Duval jail kept medical provider even after million-dollar settlements, deaths, other sheriffs’ complaints June 15, 2023 Articles that mention PLN The Tributary Correction: An earlier version of this story said the Florida Women’s Reception Center in Ocala had an active $3.6 million contract with Armor Correctional. That contract expired in …
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