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McKibben v. McMahon, CA, Second Amended Complaint, LGBT Wrongful Treatment, 2015 Case 5:14-cv-02171-JGB-SP Document 37 Filed 05/20/15 Page 1 of 65 Page ID #:385 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Barrett S. Litt, SBN 45527 E-Mail: blitt@kmbllaw.com David S. McLane, SBN …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
$500,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Death while on Work Crew by $500,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Death while on Work Crew The family of a prisoner killed while working on a road crew in Georgia accepted a $500,000 settlement in a wrongful death suit. The main cause of action was …
Article • April 9, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015
Filed under: Prison Labor
Maine Jail Raises Pigs to Feed Prisoners, Expands Organic Farm by Maine Jail Raises Pigs to Feed Prisoners, Expands Organic Farm The slop at the Somerset County Jail in East Madison, Maine is quite popular, at least among the jail’s porcine residents. To help feed the facility’s prisoners and cultivate …
Article • April 9, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015
Filed under: Prison Labor
Second Circuit: Requiring Pretrial Detainees to Perform Forced Labor Unconstitutional; $15,000 Settlement on Remand by Matthew Clarke Second Circuit: Requiring Pretrial Detainees to Perform Forced Labor Unconstitutional; $15,000 Settlement on Remand by Matt Clarke On August 3, 2012, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held it is unconstitutional to force …
Kosilek v. O'Brien, US, Petition, 8th Am denial of medical care for security reasons, 2015 No. IN THE Supreme Court of the United States MICHELLE KOSILEK, Petitioner, v. CAROL HIGGINS O’BRIEN, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction, Respondent. On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States …
Brief • February 12, 2015
Whyte v. Suffolk County Sheriff's Department, MA, Class Action Complaint, failure to pay immigration detainee laborers, 2015 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT SUFFOLK, SS Civil Action No. ANTHONY WHYTE, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT and COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Defendants. …
Brief • February 11, 2015
Earl v LASD, CA, Opp re Def Judgments on Verdict, intention tort, 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 ORANGE LAW OFFICES Olu K. Orange, Esq. (SBN 213653) Equitable Plaza Tower 3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2910 Los Angeles, California 90010 Telephone: (213) 736-9900 Facsimile: (213) 417-8800 Email: o.orange@orangelawoffices.com Counsel for …
Article • January 13, 2015
Parker County, Texas Jail Uses Prisoners to Make Furniture by Parker County, Texas Jail Uses Prisoners to Make Furniture Larry Jergins, a certified jailer, has taught Parker County Jail trusties woodworking at a cabinet shop in Weatherford, Texas since the jail began a program of furniture making for county and …
Article • January 13, 2015
Local Officials Decry Economic Disaster from Closure of North Carolina Prison by Local Officials Decry Economic Disaster from Closure of North Carolina Prison North Carolina officials plan to close the Robeson Correctional Center (RCC) because the state’s prison population has declined by 10 percent. Local officials are urging state legislators …
Article • January 12, 2015
Prisoner Labor Used to Package Potatoes for Vermont Food Bank by Prisoner Labor Used to Package Potatoes for Vermont Food Bank   Theresa Snow, executive director of Salvation Farms, a nonprofit organization that works to make use of farm surpluses, dreamed up the idea of using prisoner labor to sort …
Article • January 12, 2015
Filed under: Workplace Injury
NY DOC Found 50% Liable Prisoner’s Injuries from Collapsed Chair by NY DOC Found 50% Liable Prisoner’s Injuries from Collapsed Chair A New York Court of Claims Judge has found a prisoner and the state department corrections each half responsible for injuries sustained by the prisoner when a chair collapsed …
Article • January 9, 2015
GA Prisoner Injured While Working on Warden’s House Awarded $105,000 by GA Prisoner Injured While Working on Warden’s House Awarded $105,000 A Georgia jury awarded $105,000 to a prisoner in a premises liability suit. The award followed four hours of deliberation into the liability for the serious injuries incurred by …
Jones v. LaPorte County Sheriff's Dept, IN, Amended Complaint, Disabilities Discrimination, 2014 USDC IN/ND case 3:13-cv-01330-JD document 21 filed 12/12/14 page 1 of 12 United States District Court Northern District of Indiana South Bend Division MICHAEL A. JONES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) -vs) ) LaPORTE COUNTY SHERIFF’s ) DEPARTMENT; …
Brief • November 14, 2014
Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Order on Mot for Interlocutory Apppeal, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11-1 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 13 EXHIBIT A Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11-1 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 13 5.8 Voluntary Work …
Brief • November 14, 2014
Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Exhibits, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11-1 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 13 EXHIBIT A Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11-1 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 13 5.8 Voluntary Work Program I. Purpose and Scope …
Brief • November 14, 2014
Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Def MTD, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 14-CV-02887-JLK-CBS ALEJANDRO MENOCAL, MARCOS BRAMBILA, GRISEL XAHUENTITLA, …
Brief • October 22, 2014
Filed under: Prison Labor
Menocal v. GEO Group, CO, Complaint, class action forced labor, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-02887 Document 1 Filed 10/22/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 21 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No.: ALEJANDRO MENOCAL, MARCOS BRAMBILA, GRISEL XAHUENTITLA, HUGO HERNANDEZ, LOURDES ARGUETA, JESUS GAYTAN, OLGA …
Article • October 3, 2014
Law Prohibits Washington State Prisons from Manufacture of Guard Uniforms by Law Prohibits Washington State Prisons from Manufacture of Guard Uniforms   Innovative sewing practices by Washington state prisoners compelled state legislatures to enact a law that prohibits prisoners from making or assembling guards’ uniforms.   “There was some hanky-panky …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Modern-Day Slavery in America’s Prison Workforce by Beth Schwartzapfel Why can’t we embrace the idea that prisoners have labor rights? by Beth Schwartzapfel Laurie Hazen has bad taste in men. “They’re my downfall,” the 41-year-old jokes in her Massachusetts accent. “I have to really stay single.” An ex-boyfriend first introduced …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Filed under: Prison Labor
Prison Labor Boosts Wal-Mart’s Profits Despite Pledge by Derek Gilna Prison Labor Boosts Wal-Mart’s Profits Despite Pledge by Derek Gilna The supplier pledge for America’s largest retailer states: “Forced or prison labor will not be tolerated by Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart will not accept products from Vendor Partners who utilize in any …
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