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Los Angeles Sheriff's Office Settles Visitor Beating Case for $1 Million by Derek Gilna Los Angeles County Jail deputies have a reputation for brutal treatment of prisoners, and have paid out millions of dollars in settlements as a result. However, even a man visiting his brother Robert at Men's Central …
Article • August 10, 2016
BOP X-Ray Machine Installations a $4 Million Failure by Derek Gilna Contraband is a constant problem in Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities, and although some of it is just a nuisance -- tobacco, alcohol, and creatine, for instance -- it constitutes a potentially serious threat in higher-security institutions when guns, …
Increasing Number of Jails, Prisons Using Full-body Digital Scanners by Matthew Clarke In 2012, the Hamilton County Jail in southwest Ohio was the first jail in the state to purchase a SecurPass full-body digital scanner, using a $243,000 federal grant. Thereafter, prisoners at the facility were subjected to scans in …
Grottano, et al. v. City of New York, et al., third amended class action complaint, strip searches of jail visitors, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-09242-RMB-KNF Document 63 Filed 04/13/16 Page 1 of 26 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------x DANA GROTTANO; N.D.; A.R.; and D.M., individually and on …
Article • April 1, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016
Massachusetts: Lawsuit Filed to Stop Dog Searches of Prison Visitors by Joe Watson The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Boston-based Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts (PLSM) and attorney Leonard Singer filed suit against the Massachusetts Department of Correction in January 2014 to prevent prison officials from using drug-sniffing dogs to …
Article • April 1, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016
California: Strip Searches of Prison Visitors No Longer Allowed by After just over a year of increased scrutiny for prison visitors, presumably to stem the flow of drugs and other contraband into California’s 35 state correctional facilities, prison officials announced in January 2016 that they would end the controversial practice …
Publication • March 8, 2016
Filed under: Visitor Searches, Visiting
Inmate Visits - Directives, CT DOC, 2004 State of Connecticut Department of Correction ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE Approved By Directive Number 10.6 Effective Date Page 1 of 11 8/15/2006 Supersedes Inmate Visits, dated 6/15/2004 Title Inmate Visits Section 5(E)(1)(a) on page 6 updated on 11/14/2006. 1. Policy. The Department of Correction shall …
UNODC, Handbook on Dynamic Security and Prison Intelligence, 2015 Handbook on Dynamic Security and Prison Intelligence CRIMINAL JUSTICE HANDBOOK SERIES Cover images: Left and right: ©Photodisc.com, Centre: ©Neil Chapman UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME Vienna Handbook on Dynamic Security and Prison Intelligence CRIMINAL JUSTICE HANDBOOK SERIES UNITED NATIONS …
Doe et al v. CCA et al, TN, 3rd Amended Complaint, visitor searches menstruation proof, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION JANE DOE #1; JANE DOE #2; and JANE DOE #3, on behalf of herself and as next friend of MINOR …
Brief • February 4, 2015
Filed under: Visitor Searches
Doe et al v. CCA, TN, Amended Complaint, degrading searches of female visitors, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION JANE DOE #1; JANE DOE #2; and JANE DOE #3, on behalf of herself and as next friend of MINOR DOE #1, …
Hernandez v. Montanez, MA, Settlement Agreement, Visitation Strip Search, 2014
Article • July 9, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Filed under: Visitor Searches, Visiting
Visitors Fingerprinted at Alabama Prisons by Visitors Fingerprinted at Alabama Prisons Alabama’s prison system is the first – and currently only – in the nation to require visitors to be fingerprinted. In late 2012, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) implemented the new policy due to what officials claimed was …
Brief • May 2, 2014
Hernandez v. Montanez, MA, SJ Order, Strip Search of Prison Visitor, 2014 Case 1:12-cv-11062-FDS Document 94 Filed 05/02/14 Page 1 of 23 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS _______________________________________ ) ZENAIDA HERNANDEZ, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) MARIA E. MONTANEZ, MARK A. ) VERDINI, JONATHAN W. …
United States v. Gonzalez, CA, Indictment, Jail's Systemic Abuse of Visitors, 2013 Case 2:13-cr-00574 Document 1 Filed 08/15/13 Page 1 of 15 Page ID #:1 f'ILEU 1 2 1013AUG15 PH I: 30 3 CI.ERK u.s. DISTil le T COURT CE~TRAL DIST. OF CALIF. LOS ANCELES 4 8'/: _ _ __ …
Brief • June 4, 2013
Hernandez v. Montanez, MA, Amended Complaint, Visitation Strip Search, 2013 Case 1:12-cv-11062-FDS Document 47-1 Filed 06/04/13 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS __________________________________________ ) ZENAIDA HERNANDEZ, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) MARIA E. MONTANEZ, MARK A. VERDINI, ) Civil Action No. 12-11062-FDS …
Gomez v. Fisher Et Al, NY, Complaint, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-00476-WMS-LGF Document 1 Filed 06/07/11 Page 1 of 71 Case 1:11-cv-00476-WMS-LGF Document 1 Filed 06/07/11 Page 2 of 71 Case 1:11-cv-00476-WMS-LGF Document 1 Filed 06/07/11 Page 3 of 71 Case 1:11-cv-00476-WMS-LGF Document 1 Filed 06/07/11 Page 4 of 71 Case 1:11-cv-00476-WMS-LGF …
Suit Filed Against Use of Rapiscan on Detention Facility Visitor by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In partially denying state officials’ motion for summary judgment, an Illinois federal district court discussed the constitutional parameters involved in the use of a Rapiscan Secure 1000 device, which uses “back-scatter” X-ray technology …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Ion Spectrometry Scans Resume at BOP Facilities by The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has restarted its ion spectrometry program. In April 2008, the BOP suspended the use of all its ion spectrometry machines to screen prison visitors for drugs after lawsuits and complaints cast doubt on the reliability of …
Juvenile Abused at D.C. Jail Settles for $31,000 Plus Attorney Fees by On December 19, 2002, a juvenile abused while on a field trip at a District of Columbia jail settled her federal 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit for $31,000. In addition, attorney fees were awarded by the U.S. District …
Ion Spectrometry Suit Survives Initial Screening by A lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) use of ion spectrometry equipment has survived screening under 28 U.S.C. §1915A. Chris Dehmer, a federal prisoner, sued the BOP after he was denied visitation after one of his visitors tested positive for drugs on …
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