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California Guards Union Intimidates Prison Staff For Infracting Guard Misconduct by California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) local chapter president Chris Trott, of Calipatria State Prison in Imperial, admitted his union placed a rat trap on the prison CCPOA bulletin board in an intimidating retort to three union members having …
Brief • March 28, 2005
Filed under: Snitch Jacketing, Discovery
USA vs. Mills, CA, Discovery Order, Snitch Factory, 2005 H. Dean Steward SBN 85317 107 Avenida Miramar 2 Ste. C San Clemente, CA 92672 3 949-481-4900 fax-949-496-6753 4 Mark Fleming SBN 165770 5 433 G. St. #202 San Diego, CA 92101 6 619-652-9970 fax 619-652-9964 1 7 Attorneys for Defendant …
Article • July 15, 2002 • from PLN July, 2002
Tenth Circuit Says "Snitch" Label States Eighth Amendment Claim by Tenth Circuit Says "Snitch" Label States Eighth Amendment Claim Finding that a guard deliberately labeled a prisoner as a snitch, the Tenth Circuit held the prisoner's Eighth Amendment rights were violated, the prisoner's fear of assault stated an Eighth Amendment …
Former Jail Prisoner Awarded $8,000 for Abuse; PLRA Attorney Fee Limit Inapplicable to Juveniles by The court of appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that there was sufficient evidence that the county's policies regarding the housing of juvenile detainees, resulted in overcrowding, which led to a juvenile being beaten, raped …
Article • April 15, 1998 • from PLN April, 1998
French Robertson Prisoner Wins Suit by On October 20, 1997, federal court jurors ruled that Texas prison guards assaulted French Robertson prisoner Andre Dunkins in 1996, but awarded no monetary damages. Dunkins, who represented himself, convinced jurors that prison guards Ted Vinita and Robert Steele slapped him repeatedly July 17, …
Article • March 15, 1998 • from PLN March, 1998
Snitch Jacketing States 8th Amendment Claim by Afederal district court in New York held that a prison guard calling a prisoner a snitch with the intention of causing the prisoner harm by other prisoners states a claim for violation of the eighth amendment. Anthony Watson, a New York state prison, …
PLRA Physical Harm Requirement Not Retroactive by A federal district court in Indiana held that 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e), which precludes suits by prisoners seeking money damages in the absence of physical harm, does not apply retroactively to suits filed before the PLRA's enactment. The court also held a prisoner …
$5,000 Verdict for Snitch Jacketing Affirmed by The court of appeals for the tenth circuit affirmed a $5,000 judgment in favor of a jail prisoner who was assaulted after a guard told other prisoners he was a snitch. The court also affirmed an award of $93,649.61 in attorney fees and …
Article • August 15, 1997 • from PLN August, 1997
Disputed Facts Require Trial in Beating Case by The court of appeals for the seventh circuit held that a district court had improperly dismissed a pretrial detainees' excessive force claim. Reginold Dorsey was an Indiana pretrial detainee who filed suit claiming jail guards beat him without provocation during a cell …
Ohio Update by John Perotti At Mansfield Correctional Institution (MANCI) the warden, Dennis Baker, Major Mack, the Business Manager, and two guards were placed on administrative leave while the FBI and State Highway Patrol (SHP) investigated allegations they accepted gratuities and kickbacks from a prisoner, J. Crow, whom they allowed …
Sexual Extortion Violates Eighth Amendment by Afederal court in the District of Columbia held that a prisoner who was extorted for sex by a prison guard and labeled a snitch as a result states a claim for an eighth amendment violation and qualified immunity is not appropriate. Gregory Thomas is …
Death Threats and "Snitch Jacketing" by Guards Unlawful by Craig Northington is a Colorado state prisoner assigned to community placement. While going to his work site plainclothes prison officials surprised him, put guns to his head without identifying themselves as prison guards, threatened to kill him and verbally and physically …
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