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Article • January 1, 2024 • from PLN January, 2024
Seventh Circuit Reinstates Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Against Kitchen Supervisor for Scalding From Spilled Hot Water by by Matt Clarke On July 14, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reinstated a claim brought by an Illinois prisoner who was severely burned when he tripped on a damaged …
Brief • October 30, 2023
Rose v. Sandy, WV, Order and Propose4d Findings and Recommendation, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 5:22-cv-00405 Document 774 Filed 10/30/23 Page 1 of 39 PageID #: 12449 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA BECKLEY DIVISION MICHAEL D. ROSE, ET AL., Plaintiffs, vs. Civil …
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Unable to Post Bail, Detainee Starves to Death in Arkansas Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A lawsuit filed in federal court for the Western District of Arkansas on January 13, 2023, makes a stunning claim: That a man was left to starve to death in jail because …
Brief • July 17, 2023
Rose v. Sandy, WV, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 5:22-cv-00405 Document 433 Filed 07/17/23 Page 1 of 89 PageID #: 5682 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA BECKLEY DIVISION MICHAEL D. ROSE, CHARLES BLESSARD, ROBERT C. CHURCH, SR., NICOLE HENRY, EDWARD L. …
Article • June 27, 2023
Filed under: Food
“Urine In Apple Juice”: Aramark Sued by Indiana Prisoner by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On June 20, 2023, a lawsuit accusing prison food service giant Aramark Correctional Services survived screening under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e, in the federal court for the Southern District …
Article • June 1, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
Filed under: Kidney, Food
Over $3.5 Million Paid to Incontinent Colorado Prisoner Offered Diapers Instead of Dining Priority Pass by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On December 16, 2022, a jury in federal court for the District of Colorado awarded $3.5 million to state prisoner Jason Brooks, whose complaint alleged simply that the …
Article • May 9, 2023
Filed under: Escapes, Food
“Come Hungry, Leave Handcuffed”: Virginia Detainees Who Tunneled Through Jail Wall Recaptured at IHOP by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On March 20, 2023, two detainees escaped from the jail annex in Newport News, Virginia, after tunneling through their cell wall. But their freedom lasted less than a day …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Investigation Reveals “Black Market in Broad Daylight” for Prison Food by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart No one in prison expects to eat fine cuisine. The food served is merely intended to keep prisoners alive, with no thought given to how much it is or isn’t enjoyed. Yet certain people …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Incarceration Exacerbates Obesity in America by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Incarceration poses many health risks. Violence, inadequate medical care, as well as physical and emotional trauma, all take a sometimes deadly toll inside American jails and prisons. Yet one often overlooked problem incarcerated Americans encounter is obesity. Health experts …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Eighth Circuit Revives Missouri Prisoner’s Claim Against Prison Food Manager for Denying Renal Diet by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgment to a Missouri prison food service director accused of interfering …
Article • December 5, 2022
Death Toll Mounts at Georgia’s Fulton County Jail with Reports of Malnutrition, Medical Neglect and Vermin by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott When a 35-year-old detainee died in his cell at the Fulton County Jail (FCJ) in Atlanta on September 13, 2022, he was found covered in lice. …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Filed under: Food, Religious Diet
Preliminary Injunction Granted to Illinois Prisoner to Receive Non-Allergenic Kosher Meals by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Illinois federal district court issued a preliminary injunction in favor of a state prisoner on October 12, 2021, requiring prison officials to provide him fresh or frozen kosher meal entrées because …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Filed under: Food
$1 Million Settlement in Inadequate Nutrition Class-Action Against New York Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 2, 2021, a federal district court in New York approved an agreement by Montgomery County to pay $1 million to resolve a federal class-action lawsuit alleging it provided inadequate nutrition …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Filed under: Food
Massachusetts Appellate Court Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Food Substitution by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 20, 2021, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts reversed a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a prisoner challenging frequent food substitutions at Massachusetts Correctional Institute in Norfolk, as well as …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Filed under: Food, Vermin
Lawsuit Filed Over Rodent Infestation at New Mexico Prison by David Reutter by David M. Reutter For many years, the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility (WNMCF) has had a “horrific and widespread” rodent infestation that makes the prison “a dangerous place.” Those allegations form the basis for a lawsuit filed …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: Food, Sanitation
Inspection Reports Reveal Filthy Conditions In Arizona Prison Kitchens by Jimmy Jenkins by Jimmy Jenkins, KJZZ.org When she arrived at the Perryville state prison, Alexandria Hunt noticed the facility was home to more than just incarcerated women. “At first there were little baby field mice in the dorms,” which Hunt …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Food
Journal of Correctional Health Care, Nutrition in Midwestern State Department of Corrections Prisons, 2021 Journal of Correctional Health Care Volume 27, Number 3, 2021 ª The Author(s) 2021 DOI: 10.1089/jchc.19.08.0067 CoR'itECTIONAL HEALTH CARE RESEARCH ARTICLE Nutrition in Midwestern State Department of Corrections Prisons: A Comparison of Nutritional Offerings With Commonly …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Food
Improving the Food Environment in Washington State-Run Correctional Facilities, 2021 (1) Hd_w" OPINIONS, IDEAS, & PRACTICE Improving the Food Environment in Washington State–Run Correctional Facilities: The Healthy Commissary Project Alyssa Auvinen, MPH, Jessica Marcinkevage, PhD, MSPH, Chris Mornick, RD, MPH, Susmitha Nambuthiri, PhD, MSc, Mary Daniel, BS, Brent Carney, RDN, …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Food
Food Prison Abolition Project, MD, How Prison Food in Maryland Became Even Worse During COVID-19, 2021 MARYLAND PRISON" ABOLITION ., PROJECT liolence,Hunger, and Premature Death: 0 Covid-19 in Maryland Prisons 0 Prisons didnotprovide adequate access to personal protective equipment for incarcerated folks.Individuals alsospoketo howsome correctional staffconsistently didnotwear masks or gloves …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Food
TX State Auditor, Agribusiness at the Dept of Criminal Justice, 2021 Lisa R. Collier, CPA, CFE, CIDA First Assistant State Auditor An Audit Report on Agribusiness at the Department of Criminal Justice March 2021 Report No. 21-016 State Auditor’s Office reports are available on the Internet at http://www.sao.texas.gov/. An Audit …
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