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Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Burning Tires Left Louisiana Prisoners With Migraines, Breathing Problems, and Minimal Medical Care As black smoke poured out of a burning tire dump in Louisiana, people inside the prison next door struggled to keep the fumes out. by Alleen Brown by Alleen Brown, The Intercept Brandon Moore knew something was …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Federal Judge in Pennsylvania Rules BOP Must Honor Transgender Prisoner’s Legal Name Change by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian On July 19, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted the motion of a transgender federal prisoner and compelled the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Investigation Reveals “Black Market in Broad Daylight” for Prison Food by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart No one in prison expects to eat fine cuisine. The food served is merely intended to keep prisoners alive, with no thought given to how much it is or isn’t enjoyed. Yet certain people …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Too Many Alabama Prisoners Still Dying with Too-Few Guards, Many Corrupt by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 30, 2022, nearly two years after a 44-year-old Alabama prisoner died, an amended complaint filed by his sister claims he “literally baked to death in his cell” where a …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Florida Jailers Leave Detainees Out of Evacuation Plans During Hurricane by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 28, 2022, as Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida and neared Category 5 strength, the state Department of Corrections (DOC), which holds about 80,000 prisoners, began evacuating 2,300 of them from …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
$60,000 Paid by Pennsylvania County to Jail Detainee Savagely Beaten by Cellmate While Guards Allegedly Ignored Cries for Help by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On July 15, 2022, Pennsylvania’s Bedford County agreed to pay $60,000 to a former detainee in the county jail, settling claims that guards purposefully failed …
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 • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
$480,000 Paid by California County to Detainee Whose Newborn Died After Guards Stopped at Starbucks en Route to Hospital by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye On August 23, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of California’s Orange County approved a settlement providing $480,000 to a former detainee in the county …
Brief • January 13, 2023
Brister v. Cain, MS, Order, Prison Conditions, 2023 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-SA-JMV Doc #: 395 Filed: 01/13/23 1 of 1 PageID #: 12017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION PITRELL BRISTER, et al. PLAINTIFFS V. NO. 4:20-CV-7-SA-JMV NATHAN BURL CAIN, et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER …
Article • January 9, 2023
Fulton County Jail Detainees Ended 2022 Freezing and Defecating in Trash Bags by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott With no end in sight for staffing shortages at the Fulton County Jail (FCJ) in Atlanta, detainees got a cruel blow the last week of 2022: A winter storm froze …
Publication • January 9, 2023
Filed under: Water
IL EPA-Violation Notice-Stateville Correctional Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRANO AVENUE EAST, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794-9276 · (217) 782·3397 JB PRITZKER, GOVERNOR JOHN J. KIM, DIRECTOR 21 7/785-0561 January 9, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL #7021 2720 0000 2345 0304 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Stateville Correctional Center c/o Randy …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Incarceration Exacerbates Obesity in America by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Incarceration poses many health risks. Violence, inadequate medical care, as well as physical and emotional trauma, all take a sometimes deadly toll inside American jails and prisons. Yet one often overlooked problem incarcerated Americans encounter is obesity. Health experts …
Cages Without Bars Are Widening the Net: The Explosion of Electronic Monitoring by James Kilgore, Brian Dolinar   by James Kilgore and Brian Dolinar Electronic monitoring (EM) is rapidly expanding throughout the criminal legal system. COVID-19 is partly responsible for this. The pandemic precipitated jailers’ use of monitors to reduce …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Staffing
Guards Fleeing Texas Prisons by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to a March 2022 report published by the Texas State Auditor, the state Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has an extremely high staff turnover rate — 32.8%, compared to a 21.5% rate for all state employees in fiscal year …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Eighth Circuit Revives Missouri Prisoner’s Claim Against Prison Food Manager for Denying Renal Diet by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgment to a Missouri prison food service director accused of interfering …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
California City Ends Private Jail Operator’s Contract After Mass Employee Resignations by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On September 7, 2022, the city council in California’s Costa Mesa voted to hire 11 full-time jailers to keep the city lockup open. But at an estimated cost of $1.12 million, the city …
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 • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Mississippi Demands $1.9 Million From MTC For Short-Staffing Private State Prison by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On November 14, 2022, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White submitted a civil demand for payment of $1.9 million to Utah-based private prison operator Management and Training Corporation (MTC) for violating its contractual …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Infections, Water
Potentially Fatal Legionella Bacteria Found at Six Illinois Prisons by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian On June 27, 2022, the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) announced it found Legionella bacteria in the water system at Jacksonville Correctional Center. The discovery of the bacterium — which causes a potentially fatal …
Publication • December 27, 2022
Filed under: Water
IL EPA-Violation Notice-Sheridan Correctional Center ILLINOIS EN·VIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRAND AVENUE EAST, P.O. Sox 19276, SPRINGFIElD, llllNOIS62794-9276 • (217} 782-3397 JOHN J. KIM, DIRECTOR JB PRlnKER, GOVERNOR 217/785-0561 December 27, 2022 CERTIFIED MAIL #7011 1150 000108571934 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Sheridan Correctional Center c/o Robert Dunn 401 7 East …
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