Arciero v. USA, FL, Order Accepting Report and Recommendation, Sexual Assualt, 2020 Case 4:20-cv-00064-MW-HTC Document 21 Filed 07/09/20 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION MALIA ELENA ARCIERO, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 4:20cv64-MW/HTC UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., …
Florida Prisoners Win 3.9 Million in Media Credits in MP3 Player Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) agreed to place 3.9 million Tablet Media Credits into the accounts of prisoners who bought songs through the now-defunct digital music player program. In 2011, …
News in Brief by Arizona: A Maricopa County grand jury indicted Daniel Davitt, 60, on January 14, 2020 on charges of second-degree murder in the death of Lower Buckeye Jail guard Gene Lee on October 30. Buckeye Jail video shows Davitt talking to Lee on October 29, then suddenly grabbing …
Florida’s Refusal to Release Prisoners During COVID-19 Resulting in Death Sentences by David Reutter by David M. Reutter As the COVID-19 pandemic started to spread across the nation, so did the push to release prisoners from the “Petri dish” of close confinement that exists inside jails and prisons. While some …
With Lives of Immigrant Detainees at Risk to COVID-19, Federal Judge Forces ICE’s Hand by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis As a result of a ruling June 5, 2020, hundreds of immigrant detainees held by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in south Florida may have to be released. That …
11th Circuit Rules Florida Prisoner Claiming Sexual Assault by Guard Can Proceed With Cruel and Unusual Punishment Claim by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment for defendants in a civil rights action alleging a guard sexually assaulted and …
Florida Guards and Prisoners Fear COVID-19 Infection by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Much has been made of essential employees as the economy shut down in an effort to “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus has been on the bravery of health-care workers in hospitals and …
Florida’s “Pay-to-Vote” System Struck Down by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida federal district court declared portions of Florida’s felon voting system unconstitutional. It issued injunctive relief that orders a new process put in place for indigent persons who owe financial obligations as part of a criminal sentence. …
ACLU v. FL Dept of Corrections, FL, Motion for Summary Judgment, Public Records, 2020 Filing # 109468561 E-Filed 06/26/2020 01:59:43 PM IN THE FLORIDA SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF FLORIDA, INC., Plaintiff, Case No.: 37 2020 CA 000854 Judge Flury v. …
McCrimmons v. Centurion of Florida, FL, Motion to Dismiss, Wrongful Death, 2020 Case 3:20-cv-00036-BJD-LLL Document 63 Filed 06/23/20 Page 1 of 23 PageID 452 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION SARAH MCCRIMMON and CARON DETTMANN, as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Curtis …
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, …
