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Fourth Circuit Grants Rare Bivens Extension to Federal Prisoner Allegedly Abused by Guards at Virginia Lockup by On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed that the constitutional tort first recognized in Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Narcotics Bur., 403 U.S. …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
Filed under: Sanitation, Settlements
$22,000 Jury Award for Unsanitary Conditions at Virginia Jail by A federal jury in Virginia returned a verdict on March 22, 2024, in favor of Antoinette Weathers, 63, in her civil rights challenge to conditions at Peninsula Regional Jail when detained there after a June 2022 conviction of misdemeanor assault. …
Last Charges Dropped in Suffocation Death of Virginia Jail Detainee by On November 4, 2024, Commonwealth’s Attorney Amanda Mann in Virginia’s Dinwiddie County dropped charges against the last two of eight defendants charged in the death of Henrico County Jail detainee Irvo Otieno. That means no one will face trial …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
Corruption Charges Dropped Against Maryland Sheriff, Former Virginia Sheriff Headed to Trial by On November 12, 2024, federal prosecutors dropped their criminal case against Sheriff Chuck Jenkins of Maryland’s Frederick County, for allegedly obtaining weapons fraudulently from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Meanwhile, on the other …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
In Failure-to-Treat Claims, Wellpath Denied Dismissal in Virginia, Settles in Pennsylvania by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 11, 2024, private prison and jail healthcare contractor Wellpath LLC filed for bankruptcy protection from debtors collectively owed $544 million, casting doubt on its ability to continue in business, much …
Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Former state Department of Corrections (DOC) guard Henry Guice, Jr., 46, was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison on September 9, 2024, for his role in a drug smuggling conspiracy at Staton Correctional Facility. The Birmingham News reported that a fellow guard was inspecting …
Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024
Two Hurricanes in Two Weeks Threaten Prisoners and Jail Detainees in Six States by Hurricane Helene left a trail of disaster across six states after making landfall in Florida on September 26, 2024. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton reached Florida’s Gulf Coast on October 9, 2024, causing more …
Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024
Former Virginia Prisoners Win Back Denied Sentence Credits, Sue Over Delayed Release by Virginia’s shifting rules on sentence credits for state prisoners continue to end up before the state Supreme Court, which has twice spanked state Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) for failing to abide by the law. Several former …
Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024
Identities Stolen From Virginia Jail Detainees For $341,205 COVID-19 Fraud by As of October 3, 2024, guilty pleas had been entered for all but one of 17 people indicted for defrauding the federal government of COVID-­19 benefits. In all, the group received $341,205 in benefits to which they were not …
Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024
$23,138 Plus Out-Of-State Transfer for Virginia Prisoner Who Accused Guards of Excessive Force and Altering Video by On March 25, 2024, Virginia prisoner Steven Allen Riddick, 50, agreed to accepted $23,138 from the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to settle claims made in several civil rights cases filed in federal …
Article • September 15, 2024 • from PLN September, 2024
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Mobile Metro Jail guard Robert Aaron Small was fired and arrested for assault on June 27, 2024, one day after he allegedly used excessive force against an unnamed detainee. WKRG in Mobile said that the guard had worked at the lockup since 2019. Mobile County …
Former Warden Added to Suit Over Brutal Killing of Disabled Virginia Prisoner by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In an amended complaint filed in federal court for the Western District of Virginia on January 19, 2024, the former warden of Marion Correctional Treatment Center (MCTC) was added to the list …
Virginia Governor’s Veto Exposes Prisoners Who Took Plea Bargains to Civil Rights Violations by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 20, 2024, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed SB 334, a bill passed by state lawmakers to prevent prosecutors and courts from requiring criminal defendants to waive their Fourth …
Article • August 15, 2024 • from PLN August, 2024
Virginia Takes Back One Prison from GEO Group, Closes Four More by On July 1, 2024, Virginia’s Department of Corrections (DOC) closed four prisons and was set to terminate its contract with private prison giant GEO Group, Inc. just over a month later, taking back operational control of its only …
Article • August 15, 2024 • from PLN August, 2024
Psychiatrist Settles Virginia Jail Suicide Suit for $1.75 Million by The leading cause of death among people held in local jails is suicide. The family of Christopher Lapp, 62, learned that the hard way when he killed himself at Virginia’s Alexandria Adult Detention Center in 2021, while being held on …
Article • August 15, 2024 • from PLN August, 2024
Fourth Circuit Chides Virginia Magistrate for Assuming Prisoners Proceed IFP by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held on November 15, 2023, that a lower court erred in assuming that a group of Virginia prisoners proceeded in forma pauperis (IFP) when they …
Article • July 1, 2024 • from PLN July, 2024
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Decoding Recidivism: Unraveling Its Complex Metrics and Real Impact by When the Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) reported a drop in the recidivism rate for its state prisoners on December 15, 2023, it joined prison systems in Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia that have also celebrated lower recidivism rates. …
Article • July 1, 2024 • from PLN July, 2024
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Washington, Virginia Advance Bills to Make Prison Calls Free by Lawmakers on both coasts of the U.S. sponsored legislation in January 2024 to make telecommunications free to state prisoners and their families. This follows a national trend to ease the financial burden on families with incarcerated loved ones and reduce …
Article • July 1, 2024 • from PLN July, 2024
Virginia Legislature Tables “Second-Look” Bills by Virginia’s General Assembly tabled a pair of bills that would have provided a path to early release for state prisoners after serving at least 15 years with good behavior, with Senators continuing S.B. 427 to next year’s session on February 28, 2024, and the …
Brief • June 28, 2024
Filed under: False Imprisonment
Puryear v. Dotson, VA, Complaint, False Imprisonment, 2024 Case 3:24-cv-00479-REP Document 1 Filed 06/28/24 Page 1 of 27 PageID# 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA RICHMOND DIVISION LESLIE PURYEAR, on behalf of himself and all those similarly situated, Plaintiffs, CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT v. …
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