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NaphCare Settles One Suit At Oregon Jail, Loses Motion to Dismiss Second
Article • September 15, 2024 • from PLN September, 2024
Filed under: Naphcare, Settlements, Motion To Dismiss
NaphCare Settles One Suit At Oregon Jail, Loses Motion to Dismiss Second by On August 2, 2024, after losing a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Jeffrey Simms-­Belaire, a former detainee at Oregon’s Washington County Jail (WCJ), private jail medical contractor NaphCare, Inc. secured an agreement with a …
Oregon Transgender Prisoner Claims Abusive Violation of Injunction, but Court Declines Sanctions
Article • August 15, 2024 • from PLN August, 2024
Filed under: Sanctions (Disciplinary Hearings), Transgender
Oregon Transgender Prisoner Claims Abusive Violation of Injunction, but Court Declines Sanctions by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke "Does somebody have any common sense?” That was the question U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken had for Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) officials when they appeared before her on December 12, …
Oregon Parole Board Ordered to Consider Sex-Offense-Free Time When Setting Sex Offender Notification Levels
Article • July 1, 2024 • from PLN July, 2024
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Sex Offender Classification
Oregon Parole Board Ordered to Consider Sex-Offense-Free Time When Setting Sex Offender Notification Levels by On November 28, 2023, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a determination by the state Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision that denied a former state prisoner relief from registration as a sex offender without …
Wall v. State of Oregon DOC, OR, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2024
Brief • June 5, 2024
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)
Wall v. State of Oregon DOC, OR, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2024 Case 6:22-cv-00943-SI Document 36 Filed 06/05/24 Page 1 of 7 ELLEN F. ROSENBLUM Attorney General DYLAN HALLMAN #173679 Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice 100 SW Market Street Portland, OR 97201 Telephone: (971) 673-1880 Fax: (971) 673-5000 Email: …
$11.6 Million Settlement Reached in HRDC Debit Release Card Case in Washington; California Victory Remanded
Article • April 1, 2024 • from PLN April, 2024
Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, HRDC Litigation
$11.6 Million Settlement Reached in HRDC Debit Release Card Case in Washington; California Victory Remanded by On December 19, 2023, the federal court for the Western District of Washington granted final approval to an $11.6 million settlement between Rapid Investments, Inc. and a class of prisoners released from over 1,500 …
Oregon Prisoner’s Parole Deferral Based on “Dangerous Offender” Statute Reversed
Article • April 1, 2024 • from PLN April, 2024
Filed under: Civil Commitment, Release Decisions
Oregon Prisoner’s Parole Deferral Based on “Dangerous Offender” Statute Reversed by On August 9, 2023, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a decision by the state Board of Parole and Post-­Prison Supervision (BPPS) deferring parole consideration for Gerald O. Person. Sentenced as a “dangerous offender” for crimes committed in the …
Wilson v. Plante, OR, Settlement, Retaliation, 2024
Brief • April 1, 2024
Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating
Wilson v. Plante, OR, Settlement, Retaliation, 2024 Case 6:21-cv-01606-SI Document 92-1 Filed 04/01/24 Page 1 of 10 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS This action is currently pending in U.S. District Court Case Number 6:21-cv-01606-SI ("Action"). The parties to this Action are Mark Wilson, represented by Juan Chavez and Benjamin …
Escape from Oregon State Hospital Results in Changes to Detainee Transports
Article • March 1, 2024 • from PLN March, 2024
Filed under: Escapes, Civil Commitment, Competency, Competence of Defendant
Escape from Oregon State Hospital Results in Changes to Detainee Transports by Facing charges including attempted murder, assault and robbery, Christopher Lee Pray, 39, was being evaluated for fitness to stand trial on August 30, 2023, when he commandeered an Oregon State Hospital (OSH) transport van returning him from a …
Estate of Arcadio Castillo III v. Bush, Dft's Reply to Plaintiff's Response in Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment, Wrongful Death, 2024
Brief • February 20, 2024
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Estate of Arcadio Castillo III v. Bush, Dft's Reply to Plaintiff's Response in Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment, Wrongful Death, 2024 Case 6:22-cv-00684-MK Document 97 Filed 02/20/24 Page 1 of 30 Sebastian Tapia, OSB No. 043761 stapia@cityofsalem.net City of Salem Legal Department 555 Liberty St. SE, Room 225 Salem, …
Estate of Arcadio Castillo III v. Bush, OR, Plaintiff's Response to Dft's Motion for Summary Judgment, Wrongful Death, 2024
Brief • February 6, 2024
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Estate of Arcadio Castillo III v. Bush, OR, Plaintiff's Response to Dft's Motion for Summary Judgment, Wrongful Death, 2024 Case 6:22-cv-00684-MK Document 90 Filed 02/06/24 Page 1 of 59 David D. Park, OSB #803358 ELLIOTT & PARK, P.C. Abernethy House 324 S. Abernethy Street Portland, OR 97239-8529 Telephone: (503) 227-1690 …
Estate of Janelle Marie Butterfield v. Wellpath, LLC, OR, Findings and Recommendations, Wrongful Death-Suicide, 2024
Brief • January 29, 2024
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Suicides
Estate of Janelle Marie Butterfield v. Wellpath, LLC, OR, Findings and Recommendations, Wrongful Death-Suicide, 2024 Case 1:20-cv-00671-CL Document 187 Filed 01/29/24 Page 1 of 20 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT \. FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON MEDFORD DIVISION CONNIE DENCE, personal representative for the Estate of JANELLE MARIE BUTTERFIELD, …
Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Medical Misconduct
Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson Five years after Oregon prison officials and state prosecutors abandoned them, a group of state prisoners sexually assaulted by a prison nurse finally secured a measure of justice from federal prosecutors. On October 17, …
News in Brief
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Three jail guards in the Yellowhammer State were hit with drug smuggling charges in August 2023 and another the month after. WAFF in Huntsville reported that Morgan County Jail guard Bobby Simmons, 19, was arrested on August 3, 2023, when he was charged with promoting …
News in Brief
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 12, 2023, an Alabama jail guard was caught – in uniform – stealing Pokemon cards from a Walmart. WBMA in Birmingham reported that Josh Hardy then fled store security on foot before cops caught him in a nearby restaurant. Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew …
After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Class Actions, HRDC Litigation
After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson In a federal suit challenging excessive fees on jail and prison “debit release” cards, the federal court for the District of Oregon on July …
Wrongly Imprisoned for Killing Oregon Prison Director, Frank Gable Finally Fully Freed
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Filed under: Prison/Jail Murders, Wrongful Imprisonment, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence
Wrongly Imprisoned for Killing Oregon Prison Director, Frank Gable Finally Fully Freed by On May 12, 2023, the federal court for the District of Oregon dismissed the murder indictment against Frank Gable, who was wrongfully imprisoned nearly 30 years for the 1989 slaying of the state Department of Corrections (DOC) …
Brown v. Stored Value Cards, Inc., OR, Opinion and Order, Debit Cards, 2023
Brief • September 29, 2023
Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds
Brown v. Stored Value Cards, Inc., OR, Opinion and Order, Debit Cards, 2023 Case 3:15-cv-01370-MO Document 294 Filed 09/29/23 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON PORTLAND DIVISION DANICA LOVE BROWN, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. …
Estate of Rocky Stewart v. Wellpath, LLC, OR, Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration as to Dft's Wellpath LLC, and CCS LLC and Granting at to Dft Sauerbry, Wrongful Death, 2023
Brief • September 26, 2023
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Estate of Rocky Stewart v. Wellpath, LLC, OR, Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration as to Dft's Wellpath LLC, and CCS LLC and Granting at to Dft Sauerbry, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 6:19-cv-01883-IM Document 130 Filed 09/26/23 Page 1 of 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF …
Oregon Governor Commutes All Death Sentences
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency, Death Penalty/Death Row
Oregon Governor Commutes All Death Sentences by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson “I have long believed that justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not be in the business of executing people – even if a terrible crime placed them in prison,” said outgoing Oregon …
Oregon Parole Hearing Exclusion Rule Invalidated
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Filed under: Parole Board Misconduct, Murder/Felony Murder, Exclusionary Rule, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release
Oregon Parole Hearing Exclusion Rule Invalidated by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Oregon Court of Appeals on November 23, 2022, held that the state Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision exceeded its statutory authority when it adopted a rule that excludes prisoners convicted of aggravated murder – including …
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