Huff v. Corizon,LLC, FL, Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Entry of HIPAA Qualified Protective Order, Excessive Foce, 2020 Case 3:18-cv-01338-TKW-EMT Document 31 Filed 06/04/20 Page 1 of 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION RYAN HUFF, Civil Division Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:18-cv-1338-TKW-EMT CORIZON, LLC, Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S …
Federal Judge Keeps Heat on Florida to Implement Amendment 4 Voter Restoration for Ex-Felons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 7, 2020, Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and its GOP-dominated legislature lost another round in their battle to limit a voter-approved amendment to the state constitution providing …
Prison Postcards: Official Accounts Differ from Prisoner Accounts as the Pandemic Spreads by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein Ever since the coronavirus epidemic exploded in the United States earlier this year, government officials have reassured the public that they had things tightly under control. On February 26, before anyone in …
Eleventh Circuit Says COVID-19-Wracked Miami Jail Can’t Be Forced to Give Prisoners Soap, Masks by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 5, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a Florida district court’s preliminary injunction that required officials at Miami’s Metro West Detention Center (Metro West) …
Large Scale Releases and Public Safety by Peter Wagner Can governments safely release hundreds or thousands of people from prison? We offer 14 historical examples to show that, in fact, they already have. by Peter Wagner, Prison Policy Initiative https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/04/09/large-scale-releases/ To protect the American public from COVID-19, schools have closed, …
Florida Continues to Use Slave Labor During Coronavirus Outbreak by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Florida is one of a handful of states that doesn’t pay prisoners to work, constituting what some consider slave labor. Meanwhile, the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) continues to use prison labor during the coronavirus …
Florida Prison Officials Ordered to Not Retaliate Against Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida federal district Judge Mark E. Walker entered a protective order to end retaliation against state prisoner Johnny Hill. The court’s January 28, 2020, order was entered to protect one of the plaintiffs in …
A Case for Reform - Florida's Cap on Rehabilitation Credits A CASE FOR REFORM FLORIDA’S CAP ON REHABILITATION CREDITS WHAT'S INSIDE Summary.................................................................................... 3 Overview.................................................................................... 4 Conclusion................................................................................. 9 Endnotes.................................................................................... 9 Acknowledgments.................................................................... 10 SPLC@ Southern Poverty Law Center Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3820798 ABOUT THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER The Southern Poverty …
Assessing the Mortality Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Florida State Prisons, 2020 Assessing the Mortality Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Florida State Prisons Neal Marcos Marquez, MPH1,3 Aaron Littman, MPHIL JD 2,3 Victoria Rossi, MS MPAFF3 Michael Everett, BA3 Erika Tyagi, MS3 Hope Johnson, BA3 Sharon Dolovich, JD …
GEO v. Netflix, FL, Complaint, Trademarks, 2020 Case 9:20-cv-80847-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/27/2020 Page 1 of 30 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA THE GEO GROUP, INC. and GEO TRANSPORT, INC. CIVIL CASE NO. ________________ Plaintiffs, v. NETFLIX, INC., Defendants. __________________________________/ Plaintiffs, The GEO Group, …
Demler, et al. v. Inch, FL, class action order, preliminarily approving settlement, digital music, 2020 Case 4:19-cv-00094-RH-GRJ Document 170 Filed 05/26/20 Page 1 of 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division WILLIAM DEMLER, MICHAEL GISI and WAYNE PULA, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly …
Demler, et al. v. Inch, FL, class action settlement agreement, digital music confiscation, 2020 Case 4:19-cv-00094-RH-GRJ Document 168-1 Filed 05/14/20 Page 1 of 230 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division WILLIAM DEMLER, MICHAEL GISI and WAYNE PULA, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, …
News in Brief by California: On March 28, 2020, death row prisoner Lonnie Franklin Jr., 67, aka “Grim Sleeper,” was found unresponsive in his San Quentin cell. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman Terry Thornton told reporters, “There were no signs of trauma. They don’t know why he died.” …
Prison Postcards: Prisoners Write About Fears, Incompetence, at Their Facilities by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein On April 15, President Donald Trump announced that the coronavirus pandemic had peaked in the United States. That same day, nearly 2,300 people in the country died from COVID-19, the disease cause by the …
Gayle v. Meade, FL, Report and Recommendation, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-21553-MGC Document 76 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/30/2020 Page 1 of 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No. 20-21553-Civ-COOKE/GOODMAN PATRICK GAYLE, et al., Petitioners, vs. MICHAEL W. MEADE, et. al., Respondents. _____________________________________/ ORDER ADOPTING IN …
Swain v. Junior, FL, Motion for Preliminary Injunction, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-21457-KMW Document 100 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/29/2020 Page 1 of 52 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No.: 1:20-cv-21457-KMW ANTHONY SWAIN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DANIEL JUNIOR, et al., Defendants. / ORDER GRANTING IN …
Martinez v. GEO Group, FL, Complaint, COVID-19 Release, 2020 T O N A ED FI TI ER C PY O C T O N A ED FI TI ER C PY O C T O N A ED FI TI ER C PY O C T O N A ED …
Swain v. Junior, FL, Class Action Complaint, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-21457-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/05/2020 Page 1 of 46 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION ANTHONY SWAIN; ALEN BLANCO; BAYARDO CRUZ; RONNIEL FLORES; WINFRED HILL; DEONDRE WILLIS; PETER BERNAL, individually …
State of Florida v. Cure, FL, Conviction Review Memorandum, Wrongful Conviction, 2020 MICHAEL J. SATZ STATE ATTORNEY SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA BROW ARD COUNTY COURTHOUSE 201 SE 6TH ST, SUITE 07130 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301-3360 PHONE (954) 831-6955 CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT MEMORANDUM FROM: DATE: RE: Arielle Demby Berger Assistant …
