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Six Florida Federal Prison Guards Convicted, Sentenced On Rape and Corruption Charges by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke Five former prison guards convicted in federal court on criminal charges stemming from a sex-for-contraband scandal at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in Tallahassee, Florida have been sentenced; four received prison …
Quadriplegic California Prisoner Baked to Death in Transport Van by A California state prisoner being transferred in 109-degree weather from a Central Valley prison to a remote desert facility baked to death in the back of a transport van after the air conditioning in the passenger section of the vehicle …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Shackling at California Jury Trial, Without Justifying Need, Is Reversible Error by A California state prisoner who was convicted of possessing drugs in his cell had his jury conviction reversed because the trial court had not determined the necessity of his being tried in chains and prison garb. Melvin Simmons, …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Texas Prison System Faces Critical Guard Shortage by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is understaffed by 3,152 guards, a 12% deficit compared to full staffing. The shortage has grown each year from an average of 8.5% in 2004. Some prison units have …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Illinois Jail Prisoner Dies from Dental Infection by A 25-year-old prisoner at the Peoria County Jail died from an infection in his gums that spread throughout his body, causing multiple-organ failure. Jeremy L. Baksai had been in the Peoria jail since November 2006, awaiting an April 30, 2007 trial on …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Torture vs Other Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment -- Is the Distinction Real or Apparent?, by Metin Basoglu, MD, PhD et al., by John Dannenberg Arch Gen Psychiatry Vol. 64, pp.277-284, March 2007 Reviewed by John E. Dannenberg Motivated by recent reports of U.S. human rights abuses in military prisons, …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
U.S. Surgeon General Pressured to Avoid Addressing Prison Health Care by On July 10, 2007, The New York Times reported that former U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, had testified that he was pressured by administration officials to suppress public health …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
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TB Prevention and Control In Prisons and Jails: New CDC Guidelines by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The National Center for Disease Control (CDC) updated its 1996 standard guidelines for effective prevention and control of tuberculosis (TB) in detention facilities by issuing fifteen new recommendations in 2006. These were …
We’ll Lock Up Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free by Amy Goodman We'll Lock Up Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free by Amy Goodman "I want to be free. I want to go outside, and I want to go to …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
From the Editor by Paul Wright This month?s cover story reports on the public health implications which the willful neglect of prisoner health care issues in this country has on the overall population. This has been an ongoing topic of coverage in PLN over the past 17 years. Sadly, nothing …
Prison Privatization Launders Taxpayer Dollars into Political Contributions by David Reutter by David M. Reutter If you know a company is not saving you money or performing its contractual obligations, why would you continue to use that company? The normal consumer would end the relationship quickly. When it comes to …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Minnesota Prison Industries Managers Ride High on Prison Slavery by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A report by Minnesota?s Office of The Legislative Auditor (Auditor) has found conflicts of interest, the improper disposition of surplus property, and questionable contracting practices existed at MINNCOR Industries, Minnesota?s prison industry. That special …
UN Committee Against Torture Wants Guantanamo Closed by by Matthew T. Clarke The United Nations Committee Against Torture (the committee) has published a report urging the closure of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Guantanamo). In doing so, the committee of nine international experts stated that the indefinite detention …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
$2,500 Settlement in False Report of Oregon Prisoner’s Death by $2,500 Settlement in False Report of Oregon Prisone's Death The wife and two sons of an Oregon state prisoner received a $2,500 settlement after a prison counselor left a voice mail message falsely stating that her imprisoned husband had died. …
Due Process Required Before Termination from Colorado Sex Offender Treatment Program by Bob Williams The United States District Court for the District of Colorado has again found that Colorado state prisoners convicted of sex offenses have a liberty interest in receiving treatment and must be afforded due process prior to …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
BJS Reports Death Penalty Trends In 2005 by Michael Rigby by Michael Rigby In 2005, 16 states executed 60 prisoners?one more than in 2004, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics report released in December 2006. Those executed in 2005 included 38 whites, 19 blacks, and 3 Hispanics. As for …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Accuracy of Sex Offender Registries Questioned By GAO by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke On August 30, 2006, the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that questions the accuracy of the sex offender registries being used by the states to track registered sex offenders (RSOs). The chief …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Prior Drug Use Stable Among State Prisoners, Rises For Federal Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke In October 2006, the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice released a report on prior drug use among state and federal prisoners. The report compared the years 1997 …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Florida Prison Nurses Net $1 Million for Sexual Harassment by Prisoners by A Florida federal jury has awarded twelve nurses employed by the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) nearly $1 million for sexual harassment by prisoners in confinement cells. The complaint in that lawsuit was filed by twenty-eight FDOC employees …
“State Secrets Privilege” Forecloses CIA-Detainee’s Kidnapping and Torture Suit by John Dannenberg "State Secrets Privilege" Forecloses CIA-Detainee?s Kidnapping and Torture Suit by John E. Dannenberg The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a district court's dismissal of a civil rights action filed by a foreign national who was …
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