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Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Jail Specific, Suicides
Family Sues New Jersey Jail Over Prisoner Suicide by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Did you hear the one about the prisoner who allegedly hanged himself while restrained in a straitjacket? That isn’t an opening line for a sick joke; rather, it’s the contention of officials in Essex County, New …
Prisoners at Indiana Jail Certified as a Class in Conditions of Confinement Suit by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In June 2019, an Indiana federal district court held that a former jail detainee, Adam Bell, had presented sufficient evidence to fulfill the requirements to certify a class comprised of all …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Fourth Circuit Agrees Virginia’s Death Row Conditions Violated Eighth Amendment by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Almost 120 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the harm that solitary confinement causes. Prior to 2015, prisoners on Virginia’s death row were housed in solitary in 71-square-foot cells (about the size of …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Colorado Prisoner Receives $200,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Case by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On September 10, 2014, Colorado prisoner Shawn Lovett was serving a 30-year sentence at the Centennial Correctional Facility in Fremont County when he was moved from one part of the prison to another by guards …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Medication
New York State Prisoners Sue to Get Their Pain Medications Back by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Eighteen prisoners filed suit against the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) on September 2, 2019, alleging denial of access to vital pain medication necessary for the treatment of …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Pennsylvania and Utah Expunge Criminal Cases to Help People Get Jobs, Find Housing by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Nearly 30 million criminal arrest and conviction records – those of anyone ever apprehended for a low-level crime in Pennsylvania – will automatically be expunged under a new law passed in …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death
$2 Million Settlement After Woman Dies While Jailed for Unpaid Traffic Tickets by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A woman was booked into jail in Mineral County, Nevada on traffic violations, and died days later due to medical neglect. Kelly Coltrain, 27, was visiting her family in July 2017 …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Four Ohio Prisoners Shackled to Table Stabbed by Fellow Prisoner by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On June 4, 2017 at the maximum-security Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF) in Lucasville, four prisoners who were playing cards while shackled to a table in a dayroom area were attacked and stabbed by …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Over Inadequate Shoes by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Geronimo DeLuna was housed at theMower County jail in Minnesota when guards made him wear shoes that were too small for his feet. The improperly-sized footwear, according to DeLuna, resulted in a blister that …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Water, Qualified Immunity
Qualified Immunity Denied when Pretrial Detainees Deprived of Water at Illinois Jail by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 12, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied qualified immunity to officials at Illinois’ Lake County Adult Correctional Institution (LCACI) who deprived pretrial detainees of sufficient water …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
The Cost of Wrongful Convictions by The Beatrice Six know something about lost time. The group of six defendants, outcasts from the small town of Beatrice, Nebraska, lost a combined 77 years of their lives in state prisons for a rape and murder they didn’t commit. After they were cleared …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
New York City’s Rikers Island Jail Expected to Close by 2026 by Chad Marks by Chad Marks The Rikers Island jail complex, one of the largest urban lockups in the United States, will soon be closing its doors if New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has his way. Operating …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Seventh Circuit Reverses Two PLRA Dismissals for Failure to Comply with Court Forms by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On August 13, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in a consolidated ruling, vacated the dismissals of two lawsuits based on the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). The PLRA contains …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel
California Appellate Court Discusses Appointment of Counsel for Incarcerated Litigants by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter California’s Fifth Appellate District held on August 6, 2019 that trial courts are responsible for recognizing their discretionary duty to appoint counsel and experts to ensure indigent civil prisoner litigants are afforded …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Appeals
Florida Victims’ Rights Law Creates Confusion, Limits Time for Appeals by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A constitutional amendment passed by Florida voters in November 2018 requires that victims’ privacy must be protected, in order to prevent retaliation after the criminal (or alleged criminal) is released from prison …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Lawsuit Proceeds Over Conditions at Orange County, California Jail by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A federal civil rights lawsuit filed in April 2019 against Orange County, California Sheriff Don Barnes was granted class-action status in September 2019 to include all detainees at the Orange County Jail (OCJ) whose telephone …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Local Taxpayers Face Higher Taxes, Crime Rates Due to Death Penalty Trials by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Taxpayers in Texas counties where death penalty cases are held get hit with a double whammy: Not only do they face higher property taxes to pay for the trials, they also have …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC Files Suit Against Michigan DOC Over Systemic, Statewide Censorship by On August 22, 2019, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), PLN’s parent non-profit organization, filed suit in federal court in the Eastern District of Michigan after its publications mailed to state prisoners were censored by prison officials. The 36-page …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Class Action Certified in Pennsylvania Jail Gender Discrimination Suit by David M. Reutter, Matthew Clarke by David M. Reutter and Matt Clarke A civil rights case alleging Berks County, Pennsylvania denied equal protection to female prisoners classified as trustees has been certified as a class action. After issuing a preliminary …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright In 1994, President Clinton ended Pell grant eligibility for prisoners in legislation spearheaded by then-senator, and now presidential candidate, Joe Biden. That pretty much signaled the end of what little higher education existed in U.S. prisons, as state legislatures quickly followed …
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