Daughter of Texas Prisoner Who Died from Asthma Attack Receives Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis C.P., the minor daughter of a Texas prisoner who died after suffering an asthma attack while in prison, agreed to a settlement with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and a prison …
Adolescent Texas Prisoners Moving To Different Prison by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Some youthful offenders in Texas will soon be moved to a former death row wing in the Ellis Unit in Huntsville. Children ages 14 to 17 who are certified as adults, tried and sentenced to prison for …
Texas Prisoners Receive Inadequate Legal Representation from State Agency by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In December 2017, a Texas State Bar committee issued a scathing report concerning the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), which oversees the State Counsel for Offenders (SCO) – an agency that provides legal representation …
Texas Prisoner in Administrative Segregation Transition Program Murders Cellmate by On January 17, 2018, a Texas state prisoner who was participating in the Administrative Segregation Transition Program (ASTP) at the Ramsey Unit murdered his cellmate. It was the first prisoner-on-prisoner homicide in Texas this year. Alfred Brosig, 48, who was …
Transgender Prisoner Issues Result in Litigation, Policy Changes by In two recent settlements, corrections officials were forced to pay for their failure to honor the chosen gender identity of transgender prisoners and where they were housed. But in a third case, a court’s refusal to second-guess a housing decision by …
Financial Processes at the Department of Criminal Justice, State of Texas, 2018 An Audit Report on Financial Processes at the Department of Criminal Justice June 2018 Report No. 18-035 State Auditor’s Office reports are available on the Internet at http://www.sao.texas.gov/. An Audit Report on Financial Processes at the Department of …
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Report, 2018 The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Jacob Kang-Brown, Oliver Hinds, Jasmine Heiss, and Olive Lu June 2018 From The Director The turn of the century marked a new direction for the nation’s prisons and jails: after three decades of …
Texas Jail Administrator Receives $115,000 Settlement for Wrongful Termination by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A 46-year-old county jail administrator agreed to a $115,000 settlement with Gray County, Texas, after her employment was ended because of a prolonged medical absence. Shelly McCarn had been employed with Gray County for …
Prisoner Awarded $25,000 Against Texas Guard Who Facilitated Assault by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal jury in Texas found that a prison guard was negligent in aiding and abetting an assault on a prisoner, awarding the victim $25,000 in damages. While David K. Lara was a prisoner …
In the Eye of the Storm: When Hurricanes Impact Prisons and Jails by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Hurricanes and other major storms represent a significant threat to prisoners. Prisons and jails are often built on poorly-drained land located in flood plains or other environmentally-sensitive areas. Although meteorologists usually warn …
NY petition for approval to transfer control of Inmate Calling Solutions, LLC d/b/a ICSolutions to Securus Technologies, Inc., 2018 BEFORE THE NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Joint Petition of TKC Holdings, Inc., Inmate Calling Solutions, LLC d/b/a ICSolutions Matter/Case No. - - - - - and Securus Technologies, Inc. for …
Racially Motivated Traffic Stop and Arrest by Texas Police Leads to Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis After police in Brownsville, Texas, arrested a man for drunk driving and running a red light when tests showed that he was not intoxicated, the man sued for racially motivated …
Due Process Mandatory Before Texas Requires Sex Offender Registration for Crimes not Covered by Statute by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 8, 2017, a Texas federal district court determined that requiring a person on community supervision to register as a sex offender for a crime not covered by …
Fifth Circuit Reinstates Denial of Medical Care Suit Against Texas County Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 15, 2017, in an unpublished ruling, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit brought by a former jail prisoner alleging he was denied adequate medical care at the …
Villalon v. Cameron County, TX, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BROWNSVILLE DIVISION JOANNE VILLALON, et al Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO: I :15-cv-00161 (Jury Requested) vs. CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS Defendants. COMPROMISE, SETTLEMENT, RELEASE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT 1. PARTIES. The parties …
Texas Policy Foundation Center for Effective Justice--Open Roads and Overflowing Jails--Addressing High Rates of Rural Pretrial Incarceration, May 2018 OPEN ROADS AND OVERFLOWING JAILS: Addressing High Rates of Rural Pretrial Incarceration by Marc Levin and Michael Haugen May 2018 May 2018 by Marc Levin Michael Haugen Center for Effective Justice …
Kovari v. U.S. Prisoner Transport and John Does, injuries during transport, complaint, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA HARRISONBURG DIVISION 4/24/2018 S/J.Vasquez EDWARD KOVARI, Plaintiff, v. BREVARD EXTRADITIONS, LLC, d/b/a U.S. PRISONER TRANSPORT; PRISONER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF AMERICA, LLC; PRISONER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, LLC; …
Houston Police Officer Sentenced to 60 Days for the Shooting Death of an Unarmed Teenager; Parents Sue by by Christopher Zoukis Arthur J. Carbonneau, a police officer in Houston, Texas, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide for the shooting death of an unarmed 14-year-old boy and sentenced to 60 …
Airport Whistleblower Awarded $340,000 for Retaliation by Dallas Police by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal jury found that a Dallas police officer had been unlawfully retaliated against in two instances after he reported violations of the law, awarding him a total of $340,000. In November 2005, Robert …
