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News in Brief
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Two Alabama jail guards were arrested in just two months for allegedly smuggling cellphones to inmates. In February 2021, 27-year-old D’Mario Jones was fired and charged with two counts of promoting prison contraband at the Lee County Detention Center in Opelika where he worked. According …
Phoenix v. Day One, RI, Dft's Memo in Support of Motion to Dismiss, Malicious Prosecution, 2021
Brief • March 31, 2021
Filed under: Malicious Prosecution
Phoenix v. Day One, RI, Dft's Memo in Support of Motion to Dismiss, Malicious Prosecution, 2021 Case 1:20-cv-00152-MSM-PAS Document 39-1 Filed 03/31/21 Page 1 of 8 PageID #: 329 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND SIMONE E. PHOENIX, Plaintiff v. DAY ONE, DEB WINGATE-SILVA, FAMILY SERVICE …
Phoenix v. Day One, RI, Report and Recommendation, Malicious Prosecution, 2020
Brief • December 11, 2020
Filed under: Malicious Prosecution
Phoenix v. Day One, RI, Report and Recommendation, Malicious Prosecution, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00152-WES-PAS Document 28 Filed 12/11/20 Page 1 of 11 PageID #: 276 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND SIMONE E. PHOENIX, Plaintiff, : : : v. : : DAY ONE, THE PROVIDENCE CENTER, INC., …
Rhode Island Takes Uncommon Steps to Address a Common Problem: Drug Addiction in Prison
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Drug Testing/Treatment Programs, Deterrence/Recidivism
Rhode Island Takes Uncommon Steps to Address a Common Problem: Drug Addiction in Prison by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The State of Rhode Island has taken the uncommon step of providing opioid-based medication to help its prisoners who battle drug addiction in prison. The bold move has not only …
U.S. District Court Says Rhode Island Department of Corrections Violated “Morris Rules”
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
U.S. District Court Says Rhode Island Department of Corrections Violated “Morris Rules” by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On January 28, 2020, the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island found the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC) in violation of a 38-year-old consent order limiting stays in solitary confinement to 30 …
Rhode Island Pays $380,419 to Settle Prison Guard Hiring Discrimination Suit
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Settlements, Employee Litigation
Rhode Island Pays $380,419 to Settle Prison Guard Hiring Discrimination Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In December 2019, the Providence Journal received a requested breakdown of money paid to applicants for prison guard positions with the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC). The DOC sent a spreadsheet of …
Phoenix v. Day One, RI, Memo in Support of Dft's Objection to Motion, Malicious Prosecution, 2020
Brief • June 30, 2020
Filed under: Malicious Prosecution
Phoenix v. Day One, RI, Memo in Support of Dft's Objection to Motion, Malicious Prosecution, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00152-WES-PAS Document 25-1 Filed 06/30/20 Page 1 of 10 PageID #: 200 MJC:mes 95466 \Pleadings\95466 30d Memo in Support 6-30-20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND SIMONE E. PHOENIX …
Phoenix v. Day One, RI, Memo in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to File Second Complaint, Malicious Prosecution, 2020
Brief • June 24, 2020
Filed under: Malicious Prosecution
Phoenix v. Day One, RI, Memo in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to File Second Complaint, Malicious Prosecution, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00152-WES-PAS Document 24-1 Filed 06/24/20 Page 1 of 14 PageID #: 159 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND SIMONE E. PHOENIX, Plaintiff v. DAY ONE, DEBRA WESTGATE-SILVA, …
Rhode Island Corrections’ Union President Fined for Excessive Political Donations
Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020
Filed under: Guard Unions, Bribery/Extortion/Theft
Rhode Island Corrections’ Union President Fined for Excessive Political Donations by Bill Barton by Bill Barton The Rhode Island Board of Elections voted in December 2019 to fine correctional officers’ union president Richard Ferruccio for allowing the union’s Political Action Committee (PAC) to exceed the state’s limit on annual campaign …
Rhode Island’s Civil Death Law Bars Prisoners from Filing Lawsuits in State Court
Article • January 9, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Rhode Island’s Civil Death Law Bars Prisoners from Filing Lawsuits in State Court by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Most people have heard about the death penalty. But how many have heard of someone being declared “civilly dead” and stripped of their civil rights after receiving a life sentence, even …
RI DOC - Securus contract 2018-2021
Kickback publication • July 3, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Telephone Monitoring
RI DOC - Securus contract 2018-2021 STATE OF RHODE lSLAND ~DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS CONCESSION CONTRACT AGREEMENT This agreement, made and entered by and between the State of Rhode Island, Department bf Corrections (hereafter called "DOC"), and Securus Technologies, Inc. of 4000 International Parkway, Carrollton, TX 75007, hereinafter called 11 the …
RI DOC - Securus rates 2018-2021
Kickback publication • July 3, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
RI DOC - Securus rates 2018-2021 Contractor. The DOC understands and acknowledges that the Contractor, as a common carrier, is require by Section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U;S.'C. Section 222, to maintain the confidentiality of "Customer Proprietary Network Information", or "CPNI", which protects from …
Rhode Island: Life-sentenced Prisoner is “Civilly Dead,” Cannot Pursue Tort Claim
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Filed under: Court Access
Rhode Island: Life-sentenced Prisoner is “Civilly Dead,” Cannot Pursue Tort Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Rhode Island Supreme Court, citing an antiquated law that declares life-sentenced state prisoners legally “dead in all respects,” affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s negligence claim for damages suffered when …
Pro Se Rhode Island Prisoner Wins First Amendment Settlement
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Settlements, Publications/Books, Religious Property, First Amendment, rights
Pro Se Rhode Island Prisoner Wins First Amendment Settlement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Edward McCable, a Rhode Island prisoner housed in the High Security Center (HSC) at the state’s Adult Correctional Institution, successfully sued the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RI DOC) for restricting his access to religious …
Gallop v. Adult Correctional Institutions et al, R.I., civil death statute opinion, 2018
Brief • May 8, 2018
Filed under: Sentencing
Gallop v. Adult Correctional Institutions et al, R.I., civil death statute opinion, 2018 May 8, 2018 May 8, 2018 Supreme Court No. 2016-278-Appeal. (PC 10-6627) Dana Gallop : v. : Adult Correctional Institutions et al. : NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Rhode Island …
Rhode Island Settles Prison Hiring Civil Rights Suit with United States
Article • December 7, 2017
Filed under: Discrimination
Rhode Island Settles Prison Hiring Civil Rights Suit with United States by Lonnie Burton By Lonnie Burton On April 24, 2017, the state of Rhode Island and attorneys for the United States Department of Justice (D0J) reached a settlement agreement in a three year old lawsuit over discriminatory hiring practices …
Prisoner’s Escape from Understaffed Private Prison Results in Staff Discipline
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Private Prisons, Disciplinary Hearings, Staff Training
Prisoner’s Escape from Understaffed Private Prison Results in Staff Discipline by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Four guards at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls, Rhode Island were placed on administrative leave after a prisoner escaped on New Years Eve 2016. James Morales, 35, scaled the backboard …
Motyka v. State of Rhode Island, RI, Appeal-Opinion, Postconviction Relief, 2017
Brief • December 5, 2017
Filed under: Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Prospective Relief
Motyka v. State of Rhode Island, RI, Appeal-Opinion, Postconviction Relief, 2017 December 5, 2017 Supreme Court No. 2014-356-Appeal. (NM 09-249) Jeremy Motyka : v. : State of Rhode Island. : NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Rhode Island Reporter. Readers are requested to notify …
Rhode Island v. Peters, RI, Opinion, Probable Cause, 2017
Brief • November 14, 2017
Filed under: Trial
Rhode Island v. Peters, RI, Opinion, Probable Cause, 2017 November 14, 2017 November 14, 2017 Supreme Court No. 2016-113-C.A. (P2/15-98A) State : v. : Luke P. Peters. : NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Rhode Island Reporter. Readers are requested to notify the Opinion …
RI Contract with GTL
Kickback publication • October 24, 2017
RI Contract with GTL
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