People of State of NY ex rel. Stoughton v. Brann, NY, Slip Opinion, COVID-19 Release, 2020 People of State of New York ex rel. Stoughton v Brann (2020 NY Slip Op 20081) 1 of 12 nycourts.gov People of State of New York ex rel. Stoughton v Brann (2020 NY Slip …
Jones v. Wolf, NY, Decision and Order, COVID-19 Immigrant Release, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00361-LJV Document 44 Filed 04/02/20 Page 1 of 32 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK VERNON JONES, et al., Petitioners, 20-CV-361 DECISION & ORDER v. CHAD WOLF, et al, Respondents. On March 25, 2020, the …
Stanbro v. Palou, NY, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2020 Case 7:20-cv-01591-KMK Document 12 Filed 04/02/20 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------X CHAD STANBRO, Plaintiff, -againstCORRECTION OFFICER NADYA PALOU, CORRECTION OFFICER RAYMOND DEAL, CORRECTION OFFICER KRISTOFER LEONARDO, CORRECTION OFFICER RICHARD LANDRY, CORRECTION NURSE GARY …
NY State Prisons Finally Stop Using Faulty Drug Testing Equipment; Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Victims by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Nadezda Steele-Warrick, a prisoner at Albion Correctional Facility, was on the right track. After her 2015 conviction for assault, she had been a model prisoner, obtaining her …
New York City Paid McKinsey & Company Millions for Failed Program to Reduce Jail Violence by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A December 10, 2019 report from ProPublica said the city of New York paid management consulting firm Mc­Kinsey & Company $27.5 million to reduce violence at jails on Rikers …
$596,475 in Fees and Damages Awarded Against NY DOCCS For Contempt in Denying Pain Medication to Blind Prisoner by Chad Marks by Chad Marks U.S. District Court Judge Loretta A. Preska has ordered the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and Community Supervision (DOCCS) to pay up in …
What’s It Like Inside? Early Snapshots from Prisons During the Coronavirus Pandemic by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein As we are putting together the April issue of PLN, the situation with the novel coronavirus is changing by the hour, if not the minute. In the United States, the number of …
Prisons and Jails Are Vulnerable to COVID-19 Outbreaks by Nicole Wetsman by Nicole Wetsman, The Verge Note: This story was originally published March 7. This week, a person incarcerated in King County Jail in downtown Seattle was taken to the hospital after they were suspected of having the new coronavirus. …
As Coronavirus Spreads, New York Governor Exploits Prison Labor to Produce Hand Sanitizer by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. On March 9, with fears of coronavirus spreading, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York held a press conference to announce the debut of a new hand sanitizer called NYS …
$1.25 Million Jury Award to Rikers Prisoner Over Jail Beating by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In January 2018, Jose Guadalupesettled a lawsuit for a total of $1,250,000 for a “severe beating” he suffered at the hands of jailers in the city’s notorious Rikers Island complex. He would eventually net …
Chunn v. Edge, NY, Class Action Petition, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-01590 Document 1 Filed 03/27/20 Page 1 of 37 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK HASSAN CHUNN; NEHEMIAH McBRIDE; AYMAN RABADI by his Next Friend Migdaliz Quinones; and JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ by his Next …
Robles v. City of New York, NY, Order, False Arrest, 2020 Case 1:19-cv-06581-AT-BCM Document 49 Filed 03/27/20 Page 1 of 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 3/27/2020 HERMINIO ROBLES, Plaintiff, -against- 19-CV-6581 (AT) (BCM) ORDER THE CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants. BARBARA MOSES, United …
Basank v. Decker, NY, Order, Covid19, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-02518-AT Document 11 Filed 03/26/20 Page 1 of 15 Case 1:20-cv-02518-AT Document 11 Filed 03/26/20 Page 2 of 15 as Director of the New York Field Office of ICE, and Chad Wolf, in his official capacity as Acting Secretary of the U.S. …
Doe v. Hansell, NY, Petition, Release of Juveniles COVID-19, 2020 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK EX REL. LISA FREEMAN, Esq. On behalf of JOHN DOES 1 – 7,1 Index No. _______________ Petitioners, WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS …
Letter from Board of Correction re: NYC Jails and COVID-19, 2020 Jacqueline Sherman, Interim Chair Stanley Richards, Vice-Chair Robert L. Cohen, M.D. Felipe Franco Jennifer Jones Austin James Perrino Michael J. Regan Steven M. Safyer, M.D. Margaret Egan Executive Director BOARD OF CORRECTION CITY OF NEW YORK 1 CENTRE STREET, …
U.S. v. Stephens, NY, Opinion & Order, Bail Denial, 2020 Case 1:15-cr-00095-AJN Document 2798 Filed 03/19/20 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 3/19/20 United States of America, –v– 15-cr-95 (AJN) Dante Stephens, OPINION & ORDER Defendant. ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: At the …
Malcolm v. USA, NY, Complaint, Transgender Inmate Rape, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-01450-MKB-VMS Document 1 Filed 03/18/20 Page 1 of 10 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------X TAVOY MALCOLM, Plaintiff, -against- COMPLAINT Index No.: Jury Trial Demanded UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and JOHN/JANE DOES 1-15, …
Jones v. Stanford, NY, Complaint, Social Media Ban, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-01332 Document 1 Filed 03/12/20 Page 1 of 22 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK VERNON JONES, DOUGLAS HYSON, VLADIMIR KRULL, THOMAS MITCHELL, COMPTON MOHABIR, and CORYDON UMBER, CIVIL ACTION Case No.: 1:20-cv-1332 COMPLAINT …
Onosamba-Ohindo v. Barr, NY, Writ of Habeas Corpus Petition, Jail Detention-ICE, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00290 Document 1 Filed 03/11/20 Page 1 of 19 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JUNIOR ONOSAMBA-OHINDO and ANTONIO LOPEZ AGUSTIN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Petitioners-Plaintiffs, v. …
New York City Department of Correction Attempts to Humanize Prisoners by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss New York City Department of Correction (DOC) Chief of Department Hazel Jennings issued an order to all employees on October 8, 2019 that “prohibited [referring] to persons in ... custody using terms such as …
