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Meehan v. State of New Hampshire Division of Health and Human Services, NH, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2020

Brief • January 11, 2020

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)

Meehan v. State of New Hampshire Division of Health and Human Services, NH, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2020 Filed File Date: 1/11/2020 10:19 AM Merrimack Superior Court E-Filed Document STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Rilee & Associates, P.L.L.C. 603.232.8234 www.rileelaw.com MERRIMACK, SS SUPERIOR COURT ___________________________________________ ) David Meehan, on behalf of …

White v. Strafford County Dept of Corrections, NH, First Amended Complaint, Unlawful Arrest, 2019

Brief • October 23, 2019

Filed under: Fabrication of Evidence

White v. Strafford County Dept of Corrections, NH, First Amended Complaint, Unlawful Arrest, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-01059-SM Document 6 Filed 10/23/19 Page 1 of 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ******************************* Robyn White, * * Plaintiff, * * -against * * Case No. 1:19-CV-1059-SM Trooper Matthew …

White v. Strafford County Dept of Corrections, NH, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest, 2019

Brief • October 8, 2019

Filed under: Fabrication of Evidence

White v. Strafford County Dept of Corrections, NH, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-01059-SM Document 1 Filed 10/08/19 Page 1 of 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ******************************* Robyn White, * * Plaintiff, * * -against * * COMPLAINT Trooper Matthew Locke, Trooper Haden Wilber, …

First Circuit says seriously beaten prisoner fails to prove guard’s indifference

Article • September 14, 2019

Filed under: Medical, Pain, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Treat

First Circuit says seriously beaten prisoner fails to prove guard’s indifference by The First Circuit Court of Appeals held that a prisoner failed to establish that a guard was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs after he was seriously beaten by other prisoners. While at a New Hampshire medium-security …

O.F. V. Walden, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2019

Brief • August 30, 2019

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Corizon, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Malpractice, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Deliberate Indifference

O.F. V. Walden, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2019 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by Ossie Fields ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor"), Mark Walden, The GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO") and Corizon, LLC fka Corizon, Inc. (hereinafter known as "Corizon"). Corizon & GEO explicitly …

New Hampshire - REJECTED book list since 9-2014 - 2019

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship

New Hampshire - REJECTED book list since 9-2014 - 2019 Title Title Author 101 Places to Get F*cked up before you die-the Ultimate Travel guide to Partying Around the World Matador Network edited by David S addicted Zane Adult WebCam Studio 101 Darby Jones America's Racial Powder Keg Victor Thorn …

New Hampshire police officer decertifications

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct

New Hampshire police officer decertifications SUSPENSION/DECERTIFICATION ACTIVITY – FY 07 Metcalf Kyle Liquor Enf revoked Batista Christopher Lempster voluntary surrender Therrien James State Police Aux voluntary surrender McGonigle James Allenstown revoked 402.02 (a)(4)/DWI 301.05 (g) (16) Character and Reputation 402.02(a) (3) aggravated DWI 402.02(a)(2)/felony conviction theft 402.02(a)(4)/convicted of reckless conduct/reckless …

County Detainees Protest Food Served at New Hampshire Jail

Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019

Filed under: Protests, Food

County Detainees Protest Food Served at New Hampshire Jail by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In mid-2018, prisoners at the Bristol County House of Correction (HOC) in Massachusetts participated in a hunger strike to protest inadequate food and medical care. Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson said those were the …

NH DOC GTL Contract thru 2022

Kickback publication • July 24, 2018

Filed under: Telephones

NH DOC GTL Contract thru 2022

NH DOC GTL Contract Kickback Terms

Kickback publication • July 24, 2018

Filed under: Telephones

NH DOC GTL Contract Kickback Terms

NH DOC GTL Rates

Kickback publication • July 24, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

NH DOC GTL Rates

Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Everywhere and Nowhere -- Compassionate Release in the States, 2018

Publication • June 1, 2018

Filed under: Geriatric Classification, Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Release and Reentry, Parole, Rehabilitation Act, Mental Health

Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Everywhere and Nowhere -- Compassionate Release in the States, 2018 Everywhere and Nowhere Compassionate Release in the States By Mary Price June 2018 1 About the Author Mary Price is general counsel of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM). She directs the FAMM Litigation Project and advocates …

Prisons and Jails Impose More Restrictions on Mail, Visits to Curtail Contraband

Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Clothing, Mail Regulations, Visiting, PLN Litigation

Prisons and Jails Impose More Restrictions on Mail, Visits to Curtail Contraband by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Citing a need to stop the smuggling of drugs and other contraband, some prisons and jails have placed new and stringent restrictions on both prisoner mail and visitation. Beginning in April 2017, …

Y.F. v. Wrenn, NH, Motion to Approve Settlement, Censorship of Drawings, 2017

Brief • September 8, 2017

Filed under: Mail Regulations, Censorship, First Amendment

Y.F. v. Wrenn, NH, Motion to Approve Settlement, Censorship of Drawings, 2017 Case 1:15-cv-00510-PB Document 32 Filed 09/08/17 Page 1 of 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ____________________________________ ) Y.F., individually and as next of friend ) of minor C.F., and ) A.R., individually and as next …

New Hampshire Supreme Court Okays Use of Gang Affiliation Evidence in Upholding Prisoner's Murder Conviction

Article • August 22, 2017

Filed under: Gang Policies

New Hampshire Supreme Court Okays Use of Gang Affiliation Evidence in Upholding Prisoner's Murder Conviction by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On November 17, 2016, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire affirmed the murder conviction of a prisoner who killed a fellow prisoner. In doing so, the court held that …

New Hampshire Rates May 2017

Kickback publication • May 8, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

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New Hampshire Jail Doctor Suspended Pending Misconduct Hearing

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Medical Misconduct

New Hampshire Jail Doctor Suspended Pending Misconduct Hearing by In April 2016, New Hampshire’s Board of Medicine suspended the license of a doctor who treated prisoners at the Valley Street Jail in Hillsborough County. The suspension followed allegations of professional misconduct. Dr. Matthew J. Masewic worked part time at the …

ACLU Exposes Debtors’ Prisons Across New Hampshire

Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017

Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems, Money/Property

ACLU Exposes Debtors’ Prisons Across New Hampshire by Joe Watson by Joe Watson In a September 2015 report, the ACLU of New Hampshire revealed that judges across the state were jailing impoverished defendants due to their inability to pay fines, a practice the ACLU-NH called “unconstitutional, financially unsound and cruel.” …

First Circuit Holds RLUIPA Does Not Provide Relief from Transfer to Remote Prison Where Opportunities for Religious Exercise Are Limited

Article • September 9, 2016

Filed under: Rural Prisons, RLUIPA, Religious Freedom, Religious Practices

First Circuit Holds RLUIPA Does Not Provide Relief from Transfer to Remote Prison Where Opportunities for Religious Exercise Are Limited by The First Circuit has held that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ("RLUIPA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000cc et seg., does not provide a basis for relief where …

$2 Million Award to New Hampshire Guards Falsely Accused of Beating Prisoner

Article • August 24, 2016

Filed under: Employee Litigation

$2 Million Award to New Hampshire Guards Falsely Accused of Beating Prisoner by On May 19, 2008, a New Hampshire jury awarded nearly $2 million to two prison guards who were fired when other guards lied about their involvement in an assault on a prisoner. After guards Shawn Stone and …