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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 …
Hines v. Godinez, IL, Settlement, Right to Religious Worship, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Case Name Filed Received Status Hines, Monterio #K37156 v. IDOC, et al. 5/9/14 7/21/14 closed Official Case# Case# 14-CV-529 14-529 Defendants: p13 ;ntiffs: Date Served Class Action 0 On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions. CJ …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Infections, Food
Parnall Correctional Facility in Michigan Copes with Scabies Outbreak by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss On January 28, 2021, Parnall Correctional Facility’s chief medical officer announced an extreme infestation of scabies, and the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) declared an institution-wide outbreak. The DOC said all 1,286 prisoners, their clothing …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Oklahoma Prisoners Call for Better Nutrition by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) was accused of not providing nutritionally fit meals in an article published October 24, 2020. Prisoners say portions are too small to be of value, there are little to no vegetables, and …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Audits Reveals Problems With Privatized Food Service at Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Jail by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Two audits released July 20, 2020 revealed a series of shortcomings by a food service contractor tasked with providing meals to juvenile detainees and in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County. Florida-based contractor Trinity Services …
Tougher Than the Rest: No Criminal Justice Reform “Miracle” in Texas by Marie Gottschalk by Marie Gottschalk For more than a decade now, politicians and policymakers — from Barack Obama to Donald Trump — have lauded Texas as a model for criminal justice reform. They have praised the Lone Star …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Food, Water
Georgia Prisoners Lacked Food, Water, Leading to Melee by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A violent disturbance was reported inside Georgia’s Ware State Prison in early August 2020. A prisoner reporting from inside the prison on an illegal cellphone cited health issues, three meals a day consisting only of cheese …
Brief • November 11, 2020
Picciano v. Clark County, WA, Complaint, Disability Discrimination, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 1 2 3 GAVEN PICCIANO, NO. Plaintiff, 4 5 COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY RELIEF AND DAMAGES vs. 6 CLARK COUNTY, CLARK COUNTY JAIL, and NAPHCARE, INC. 7 Defendants. 8 …
Anderson v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 18-627 18-CV-627 Anderson, Leroy #N34141 v. Pfister, et al. IDOC# Plaintiffs: Filed Received 06/1/18 1/26/18 Case Name Defendants: Date Served Status closed Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Pro Se Issues: …
Brief • July 13, 2020
Sanders v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Excessive Force, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASE (the "Agreement") is entered into by and between Plaintiff CHARLTON E. SANDERS ("Sanders") and Defendants COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, …
Publication • 2020
Filed under: Food
Impact Justice, Eating Behind Bars - Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison, 2020 E AT I N G B E H I N D B A R S : Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison - >..I ' ~ 1 -"l ( ( A report in …
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