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News in Brief
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A federal prisoner in Birmingham was gunned down outside a privately-operated reentry facility on July 16, 2022. The Associated Press reported that the prisoner, Larry Taylor, 47, had just been released from the facility, which is operated under contract from the federal Bureau of Prisons …
Wilson-Brady, State of Iowa, IA, Complaint, Retaliation, 2022
Brief • August 5, 2022
Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff
Wilson-Brady, State of Iowa, IA, Complaint, Retaliation, 2022 E-FILED 2022 AUG 05 2:45 PM POLK - CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY JENNIFER WILSON-BRADY, Plaintiff, CASE NO. PETITION AT LAW AND JURY DEMAND vs. STATE OF IOWA, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. COMES NOW …
Federal Suit Challenging Iowa DOC Ban on Nude Images Moves Forward, Defendants Denied Summary Judgement on Due Process Claim
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Filed under: Censorship
Federal Suit Challenging Iowa DOC Ban on Nude Images Moves Forward, Defendants Denied Summary Judgement on Due Process Claim by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Finding a material dispute of fact exists in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a ban in Iowa prisons on sexually explicit materials and …
After Paying $500,000 to Consultant Outed for Corruption Ties, Iowa DOC Accused of Allowing “Corporate Dodge”
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct
After Paying $500,000 to Consultant Outed for Corruption Ties, Iowa DOC Accused of Allowing “Corporate Dodge” by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett After two staff members were brutally beaten to death by prisoners in March 2021, the Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) hired prison consultant CGL Companies to review security …
Iowa Office of Ombudsman Annual Report FY2022
Publication • 2022
Filed under: Invesitgative Findings
Iowa Office of Ombudsman Annual Report FY2022 IOWA OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FY2022 ANNUAL REPORT - - IOWA OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FY2022 ANNUAL REPORT IOWA OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FY2022 ANNUAL REPORT Message from the Ombudsman -– IOWA OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FY2022 ANNUAL REPORT – – - IOWA OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FY2022 …
Eighth Circuit Rules Pretrial Detainees and Prisoners Have Right to Visit Family Members
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Filed under: Visiting, Pretrial Detention and Detainees
Eighth Circuit Rules Pretrial Detainees and Prisoners Have Right to Visit Family Members by Eighth Circuit Rules Pretrial Detainees and Prisoners Have Right to Visit Family Members In a precedential ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has held that “prisoners and pretrial detainees have a right …
Estate of Christianson v. Cerro Gordo County, IA, Order Approving Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022
Brief • March 14, 2022
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Estate of Christianson v. Cerro Gordo County, IA, Order Approving Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022 E-FILED ESPR031353 - 2022 MAR 14 03:33 PM CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT CERRO GORDO Page 1 of 2 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR CERRO GORDO COUNTY Case No.: ESPR031353 IN THE MATTER OF …
News in Brief
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: According to Birmingham Real-Time News, a kidnapper was recaptured after being erroneously released from jail in Jefferson County, Alabama, on December 17, 2021. The prisoner, Matthew Burke, 35, was apprehended during a traffic stop after being released from the Jefferson County Jail on Dec. 11 …
Estate of Christianson v. Cerro Gordo County, IA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021
Brief • December 7, 2021
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Estate of Christianson v. Cerro Gordo County, IA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021 E-FILED 2021 DEC 07 10:54 AM CERRO GORDO - CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR CERRO GORDO COUNTY SAMANTHA CHRISTIANSON BASHIR, individually and as Administrator of the Estate of RICKY ALLEN CHRISTIANSON, ZACHARIAH HALVORSON, …
Iowa County Wants to Use COVID-19 Relief Money to Build New Jail
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Cost of Prison Systems
Iowa County Wants to Use COVID-19 Relief Money to Build New Jail by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On June 8, officials in Woodbury County, Iowa, voted unanimously to approve the use of money from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help fund the construction of a new $65 …
Absent Expert Medical Testimony, Deliberate Indifference Tough to Prove in Medical Cases
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Expert Witnesses, Deliberate Indifference
Absent Expert Medical Testimony, Deliberate Indifference Tough to Prove in Medical Cases by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the grant of summary judgment for the defendants in a civil rights lawsuit alleging they were deliberately indifferent to a prisoner’s serious medical needs. …
Lindgren v. State of Iowa, IA, Order, Censorship of Magazines, 2021
Brief • September 30, 2021
Filed under: Tattoos, Censorship, Magazines
Lindgren v. State of Iowa, IA, Order, Censorship of Magazines, 2021 Case 4:18-cv-00404-RP-SHL Document 41 Filed 09/30/21 Page 1 of 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA CENTRAL DIVISION MICHAEL LINDGREN, v. Plaintiff, STATE OF IOWA and THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendants. 4:18-cv-00404-RP-SHL …
Iowa Jails Lower Phone Rates But Not Far Enough
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Iowa Jails Lower Phone Rates But Not Far Enough by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Iowa Utilities Board ordered phone vendors that provide services to jails to lower their rates from as high as $1 per minute. The order comes after a two year review in which the …
News in Brief
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Australia: A February 2021 ruling by the Supreme Court in the Australian province of Victoria presented “a rare win” for a prisoner contesting prison procedures, according to a report by The Conversation. The convict, 56-year-old Craig Minogue, argued that Barwon Prison’s random drug testing and strip-searching …
Comments of Prison Policy Initiative Before the Iowa Utilities Board 03-18-2021
Brief • March 18, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
Comments of Prison Policy Initiative Before the Iowa Utilities Board 03-18-2021 Filed with the Iowa Utilities Board on March 18, 2021, NOI-2019-0001 STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BEFORE THE IOWA UTILITIES BOARD IN RE INQUIRY INTO REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE OPERATOR SERVICES COMPANIES DOCKET NO. NOI-2019-0001 IN RE RELIANCE …
Former BOP Director Norman Carlson, Who Developed Supermax Model, Dies at 86
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Filed under: Supermax prisons
Former BOP Director Norman Carlson, Who Developed Supermax Model, Dies at 86 by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The fourth director of the federal Bureau of Prisons and the man who developed the super maximum-security prison model, Norman Carlson, died August 9, 2020, in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. He …
Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Iowa Prisoner’s ADA Claim
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: Pension/Social Security/Disability Benefits, Dismissal
Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Iowa Prisoner’s ADA Claim by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the dismissal of an Iowa prisoner’s lawsuit alleging violations of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). Newton Correctional Facility (NCF) former prisoner Michael T. …
Prison Postcards: Official Accounts Differ from Prisoner Accounts as the Pandemic Spreads
Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Conditions of Confinement
Prison Postcards: Official Accounts Differ from Prisoner Accounts as the Pandemic Spreads by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein Ever since the coronavirus epidemic exploded in the United States earlier this year, government officials have reassured the public that they had things tightly under control. On February 26, before anyone in …
Comment to Iowa Utilities Board re phone regulations
Publication • September 19, 2019
Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, HRDC Publications
Comment to Iowa Utilities Board re phone regulations Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS www.humanrightsdefensecenter.org www.prisonlegalnews.org September 19, 2019 Iowa Utilities Board 1375 E. Court Ave. Des Moines, IA 50319 Re: Docket No. NOI-2019-0001 To the Iowa Utilities Board: The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) is the …
No Error When Judge Ignored Iowa Prisoner’s Request for Substitute Appointed Counsel
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel
No Error When Judge Ignored Iowa Prisoner’s Request for Substitute Appointed Counsel by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On May 3, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court did not err when it failed to consider a prisoner’s request for substitute appointed counsel after the …
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