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Dunsmore v. San Diego County Sheriff's Dept, CA, Notice of Class Action Certification, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION CERTIFICATION Darryl Dunsmore et al. v. San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, et al.; S.D. Cal. No. 3:20-cv-00406-AJB-DDL On November 3, 2023, the United States District Court for the Southern …
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
Number Held in U.S. Prisons and Jails Dipped in Pandemic’s Second Year by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney According to a report released by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS Report) in December 2022, “the number of persons under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional …
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Alabama Guards Still Harming Prisoners, Overcrowding Set to Increase as Governor Slashes “Good Time” by Jo Ellen Nott, Chuck Sharman by Jo Ellen Nott and Chuck Sharman Long notorious for harsh prison conditions, Alabama’s Department of Corrections (DOC) shows no signs of remediating them despite not one but two suits …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Pennsylvania Jail Hit With Over $1.5 Million in Overages for Guards, Healthcare by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On April 24, 2023, the board of Pennsylvania’s Westmoreland County Prison unanimously recommended requiring extended shifts for five sergeants who supervise guards at the jail. That’s because after county lawmakers ended …
Rutherford v. Luna, CA, Order Granting Joint Stipulation, Confinement Conditions, 2023 Case 2:75-cv-04111-DDP Document 402 Filed 06/22/23 Page 1 of 14 Page ID #:7598 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION 11 DENNIS RUTHERFORD, et al., 12 …
Seventh Circuit Allows Illinois Prisoner to Prove Administrative Remedy Was “Unavailable” in Double-Celling Complaint by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On December 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit took up the latest in a “slew” of cases by Illinois prisoners alleging they are “housed …
Carty v. Bryan, VI, Order, Inhumane Prison Conditions, 2023 Case: 3:94-cv-00078-RAM-RM Document #: 1385 Filed: 03/15/23 Page 1 of 1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN LAWRENCE CARTY, et al., Plaintiff, v. ALBERT BRYAN, et al., Defendant. ) ) ) ) …
Carty v. Bryan, VI, Order Appointing Glenn Corbett as the Fire Expert, Inhumane Prison Conditions, 2023 Case: 3:94-cv-00078-RAM-RM Document #: 1386 Filed: 03/15/23 Page 1 of 1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN LAWRENCE CARTY, et al., Plaintiff, v. ALBERT BRYAN, …
Carty v. Bryan, VI, Order Appointing Michael Gatling as Security Environmental Safety Expert, Inhumane Prison Conditions, 2023 Case: 3:94-cv-00078-RAM-RM Document #: 1387 Filed: 03/15/23 Page 1 of 1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN LAWRENCE CARTY, et al., Plaintiff, v. ALBERT …
Publication • March 7, 2023
HI Correctional System Oversight Commission-OCCC Site Tour Observations-March 2023 JOSH GREEN, M.D. MARK PATTERSON GOVERNOR CHAIR CHRISTIN M. JOHNSON OVERSIGHT COORDINATOR STATE OF HAWAII HAWAII CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OVERSIGHT COMMISSION 235 S. Beretania Street, 16 Floor th COMMISSIONERS HON. MICHAEL A. TOWN (ret.) HON. RONALD IBARRA (ret.) TED SAKAI MARTHA TORNEY …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Filed under: COVID-19, Overcrowding
Georgia Jails Faulted in Struggle With High COVID-19 Infection Rates by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Nearly all of Georgia’s 159 counties struggled with medium to high levels of COVID-19 infections, especially in county jails. But an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation published on August 22, 2022, blamed a laissez-faire approach …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Overcrowding, Rural Prisons
Mississippi Reopens Walnut Grove Prison Just in Time for Prison Population Explosion by Harold Hempstead byHarold Hempstead In October 2022, the Mississippi Corrections and Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force reported there were 2,192 more state prisoners than the year before. That pushed the state Department of Corrections (DOC) close to …
Article • December 12, 2022
“No Room”: Louisiana Juvenile System No Longer Accepting Kids by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 10, 2022, the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) notified judges in state juvenile courts that the agency was “at full bed capacity” in both “secure and non-secure beds,” so it …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Texas Commission on Jail Standards Finds Unacceptable Conditions in Nueces County Jail by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart They knew it was coming: The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) mandates a yearly inspection of all jail facilities in the state. The goal is to support local governments in maintaining …
Ninth Circuit Terminates Idaho Prison Conditions Lawsuit After 40 Years of Litigation by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 22, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed termination of all prospective relief in a long-running class action alleging unconstitutional conditions at the Idaho State …
Brief • September 27, 2022
Rutherford v. Villanueva, CA, Preliminary Injunctions, Jail Conditions, 2022 Case 2:75-cv-04111-DDP Document 351 Filed 09/27/22 Page 1 of 13 Page ID #:6204 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION 11 12 13 14 DENNIS RUTHERFORD, et al., …
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
U.S. Prison and Jail Populations Flat or Rising Again After 2020 Decline Spurred by Pandemic by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After they were slashed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, U.S. prison populations have leveled off and jail populations appear to be rising again, according to research …
Publication • 2022
William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal-Jail Health and Early Release Practices, Dec. 2022 William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal Volume 31 (2022-2023) Issue 2 The Problem of Mass Incarceration: Diagnosis and Reform Article 4 12-2022 Jail Health and Early Release Practices Brandon L. Garrett Deniz Ariturk Jessica Carda-Auten …
Deaths and Violence Mount at Overcrowded Alabama Prisons While Parole Rate Hits New Low by Kevin Bliss, Jo Ellen Nott by Kevin Bliss and Jo Ellen Nott On February 5, 2022, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a nine-year sentence had been handed down to the last of four …
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