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Ninth Circuit Holds Washington DOC Immune From Suit for Denial of Community Custody Early Release by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that the Secretary of the Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) was qualifiedly immune from suit by prisoners who claimed …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Spectrum Health Systems Pays Massachusetts $7.5 Million for Fraud in Concert with Civigenics by To settle charges that it misused state money, Spectrum Health Systems, Inc. has agreed to pay the State of Massachusetts $7.5 million. Spectrum is a nonprofit organization that provides treatment for substance abusers; the settlement was …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Filed under: Voting, Sentencing, Parole
Florida's Parole Commission Slows Restoration of Felons' Civil Rights by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In April 2007, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and his Cabinet made it easier for some felons to regain their civil rights, including their right to vote. The new rules automatically restore rights to non-violent …
Alabama Prisons Sell Land to Finance Prison Building, Repair by In July 2007, Alabama Governor Bob Riley announced a plan to sell approximately 6,000 acres of state prison land to finance the construction of new prison beds and make needed repairs to existing facilities. The extra bed space would enable …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Federal Suit Over Wisconsin Suicide Attempt Settles for Millions by Michael Rigby On February 22, 2007, a lawsuit against employees of the Monroe County Jail in Wisconsin settled for between $6,100,000 and $13,100,000. The suit alleged deliberate indifference in a suicide attempt that left a prisoner permanently disabled In 2002, …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
$100,000 Settlement in Missouri Jail Prisoner’s Methamphetamine Overdose Death by $100,000 Settlement in Missouri Jail Prisoner's Methamphetamine Overdose Death When arrested during a traffic stop on June 4, 2005, 20-year-old Sheena Crawford ingested methamphetamine. Upon being booked into Missouri's Pettis County Jail, Crawford advised guards Jennifer Meyer and Clarence McGuldrick …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
New York Prisoner Awarded $4,250 for Knee Injury While Shackled by On March 19, 2007, a court of claims in Rochester, New York, award $4,250 to a state prisoner who fell and injured his knee while walking to a transport van in leg shackles. State prisoner Earl Martin, 54, fell …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
$90,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner for Delay of Surgery by A New York Court of Claims has awarded a prisoner $90,000 in a medical malpractice claim stemming from prison personnel delaying surgery, causing lasting injury and pain. The claim was brought by Sing Sing Correctional Facility prisoner Jonathan D. …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Nevada Jail Strip Searches Before Release on Own Recognizance Unconstitutional by A Nevada federal district court has held that the Washoe County Sheriff Department?s (WCSD) policy of strip-searching all arrestees who self-surrender and are then released on their own recognizance (OR) is unconstitutional. Before the Court was a summary judgment …
Alabama Judge Resigns Amid Prisoner Spanking Allegations and Judicial Improprieties by In the face of a looming ethics trial and allegations that he spanked male prisoners, Alabama's Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas has resigned. Thomas had been on paid suspension since March 2007 while he awaited an October 29 …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Lawsuit Exposes Jail Limbo for Mentally Incompetent Defendants in Texas by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to a lawsuit filed by a non-profit group, Texas is facing a shortage of mental hospital beds that leaves hundreds of mentally-incompetent criminal defendants stranded in jails awaiting treatment. Texas has a total …
BOP Removes Religious Books; Capitulates After Public Outrage, Lawsuit by In June 2007, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) began removing thousands of religious books from its prison chapels. The purge of religious literature, which occurred nationwide, was part of a long-delayed post-September 11 directive intended to prevent radical Islamic …
Missouri Ordered to Pay Prisoner's $250,000 Judgment Plus Fees and Costs for Sexual Assaults by Work Supervisor by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On June 29, 2007, the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that the state must pay a $250,000 judgment awarded in federal district court to a prisoner …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
BOP Must Provide Prisoner's FOIA Request in Electronic Format by The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has held that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) must provide a prisoner with information requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the format requested by the prisoner, which includes …
Second Circuit Rejects New York’s Interlocutory Appeal of Prisoner's $7.65 Million Failure-to-Protect Jury Verdict by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected a belated attempt by the New York Department of Corrections (NYDOC) to invoke a claim of qualified immunity to thwart a …
Transsexuals Treated Poorly in New York Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) has issued a report on the treatment of transgender and intersex people in New York state men?s prisons. That report finds that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) prisoners experience …
Brief • February 15, 2008
Lancaster v Tilton Ca Order Vacating Death Row Conditions Consent Decree 2008 Case 3:79-cv-01630-WHA Document 1493 Filed 02/15/2008 Page 1 of 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 11 For the Northern District of California …
Brief • February 15, 2008
Roe v Elyea Il Hep C Prison Treatment Verdict 2008 3:06-cv-03034-HAB-CHE # 40 Page 1 of 1 E-FILED Friday, 15 February, 2008 04:52:58 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD 3:06-cv-03034-HAB-CHE # 41 Page 1 of 1 E-FILED Friday, 15 February, 2008 04:54:57 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD 3:06-cv-03034-HAB-CHE # …
Brief • February 14, 2008
Payne v Parnell Tx Settlement Guard Cattle Prod 2008 § § § § Plaintiffs ~;V\lVW\i ~fV\e.II, . U. 5. 5tlJt",•.\T\ In the Di:>~IL~ Court of 1'\cJs,~ Divi~i (h!\ ________, Texas SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 1. The parties hereto agree to settle all claims and controversies between them, asserted or assertable in this …
Brief • February 14, 2008
Payne v. Parnell, TX, Settlement Agreement, Cattle Prod Torture, 2008 Case No. bale_ Plaintiffs —CV i•12 ctL In the Di ;L(- Court of , Texas iccrytel Defendants SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 1. The parties hereto agree to settle all claims and controversies between them, asserted or assertable in this case. 2. The …
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