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Brief • June 20, 2023
Staake v. Illinois DOC, IL, Settlement, FOIA Violation, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS JARED M. STAAKE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 2018-MR-710 2022-MR-129 ) vs. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This …
Brief • May 18, 2023
Legal Aid Society v. NY State Dept of Corrections and Community Supervision, NY, Order, Denial of FOIL Request, 2023 INDEX NO. 900570-22 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 58 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/18/2023 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ALBANY In the Matter of the LEGAL AID SOCIETY, A nonprofit corporation, Index …
Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Maine’s Jails and Prisons Record 39 Deaths in 34 Months by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On January 10, 2023, WMTW in Portland reported findings from a months-long investigation of deaths in Maine’s prisons and jails. By comparing information from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with data …
ACLU Accepts $37,500 Settlement Over Redacted Records From New Mexico Prison Healthcare Provider by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart Wexford Health Sources had been sued over 50 times in just four years when the state of New Mexico terminated the firm’s contract to provide healthcare to state prisons. That was …
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
New Florida Law Shrouds Executions in Secrecy by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On May 12, 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed HB 873, “providing an exemption from public records requirements for information or records that identify or could reasonably lead to the identification of any person or …
ACLU Pries Loose Employment Record of New Hampshire Trooper Who Detained Woman on Falsified Evidence, Leading to $237,500 Settlement by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 6, 2022, the New Hampshire Personnel Appeals Board upheld the firing of former State Trooper Haden Wilber, who allegedly illegally searched a woman …
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
New Jersey Supreme Court Forces County to Cough up Settlement Documents With Prisoner Raped By Jail Guard Who Snitched on Fellow Guards by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 7, 2022, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a settlement agreement resolving a disciplinary action against a …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
ACLU Wins FOIA Case at Michigan Supreme Court, Which Says Records May Be Exempted Only by Statute, Not Regulation by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a decision reached on February 4, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court handed the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) a …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
HRDC Sues Centurion for Records Related to Vermont Prisoner Care by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Fresh off a court victory that held “state contracts with a public entity” require private firms hired by the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) to release records relating to legal actions and settlements, …
Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
Virginia DOC’s Interference Hamstrings Local and Regional Jail Board by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss When the Virginia Board of Local and Regional Jails (BLRJ) met unannounced and in closed session on April 20, 2022—in plain violation of the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)—Executive Director Ryan McCord shrugged it …
HRDC Wins Appeal in Florida Public Records Request Case Against Armor Correctional Health Services by In an opinion reached on December 1, 2021, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) in its suit seeking records from Armor Correctional Health Services, the …
HRDC Sues for Records Denied by Sheriff and Jail in Will County, Illinois by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the nonprofit that publishes Prison Legal News and Criminal Legal News, filed suit in Illinois state court on February 7, 2022, accusing the …
Filing • February 7, 2022
Human Rights Defense Center v. Will County, IL, Complaint, Public Records, 2022 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. WILL COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Andrea Lynn Chasteen Will County …
HRDC Appeals Denial of Public Records Request for Documentation of Secret Settlement in Maine Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Force Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 6, 2021, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), publisher of Prison Legal News and Criminal Legal News, filed an appeal in Maine state …
Filing • November 18, 2021
Human Rights Defense Center v. Cook County, IL, Complaint, Public Records, 2021 Hearing Date: 3/24/2022 10:00 AM - 10:00 AM Courtroom Number: 2601 Location: District 1 Court Cook County, IL FILED DATE: 11/18/2021 12:48 PM 2021CH05850 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS …
Brief • November 18, 2021
HRDC v. Cook County State's Attorney, IL, Complaint, Public Records Request, 2021 Hearing Date: 3/24/2022 10:00 AM - 10:00 AM Courtroom Number: 2601 Location: District 1 Court Cook County, IL FILED DATE: 11/18/2021 12:48 PM 2021CH05850 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS …
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
South Carolina Attorney General Issues Opinion That Information in State Prisoners’ Death Certificates Is Public Information by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 14, 2021, the Office of the Attorney General (AG) of South Carolina issued an opinion that information relating to the death of state prisoners contained in …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
HRDC Sues Illinois DOC Under FOIA, Again, for GTL Contract Details by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On August 18, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the circuit court for Cook County in Chicago, Illinois by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the publisher of Prison Legal News (PLN) and …
Filing • August 30, 2021
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