USA v. MDOC, MA, Settlement Agreement, Conditions of Confinement, Dec. 2022 AGREEMENT Dec. 20, 2022 BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... 1 II. DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................................ 2 III. SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS.............................................................................................. 3 Policies and Procedures .......................................................................................................... 3 Staffing Plan............................................................................................................................ 5 Training ................................................................................................................................... 6 …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Vienna Correctional Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRAND AVENUE EAST, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794-9276 • (217) 782-3397 JB PRlnKER, GOVERNOR JOHN J. KIM, DIRECTOR 21 7/785-0561 December 13, 2022 CERTIFIED MAIL# 7011 1150 000108571873 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Vienna Correctional Center c/o Chalen Tatum 6695 …

“No Room”: Louisiana Juvenile System No Longer Accepting Kids by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 10, 2022, the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) notified judges in state juvenile courts that the agency was “at full bed capacity” in both “secure and non-secure beds,” so it …

Liberty v. Rhode Island Department of Corrections, RI, Public Order Appointing Rule 706 Expert, Restrictive Housing, 2022 Case 1:19-cv-00573-JJM-PAS Document 126 Filed 12/08/22 Page 1 of 4 PageID #: 2136 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND CHARLENE LIBERTY; JOHN DAPONTE; JOHN DAVIS; DUANE GOMES; ADAM HANRAHAN; …

Death Toll Mounts at Georgia’s Fulton County Jail with Reports of Malnutrition, Medical Neglect and Vermin by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott When a 35-year-old detainee died in his cell at the Fulton County Jail (FCJ) in Atlanta on September 13, 2022, he was found covered in lice. …

Texas Commission on Jail Standards Finds Unacceptable Conditions in Nueces County Jail by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart They knew it was coming: The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) mandates a yearly inspection of all jail facilities in the state. The goal is to support local governments in maintaining …

Texas Prisoner Killed After Wounding Guard in Escape and Killing Family While on the Run by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 12, 2022, as Texas state prisoner Gonzalo Lopez, 46, was being transported in a prison bus to a medical appointment, he used a “prison-made knife and key” …

Cages in the Coalfields by Judah Schept A growing carceral state has slowly replaced the coal industry in large swaths of Central Appalachia. But even here, a different future is possible. by Judah Schept Mitch Whitaker wants to be able to hunt with his birds. A certified “master falconer,” he …

North Carolina Prisoners Languish Without Air Conditioning by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The North Carolina General Assembly approved a $30 million budget to air condition all state prisons in late 2021, but none of it had been spent by May 2022. That left about 15,400 of some 37,000 …

Former South Carolina Deputy Gets 18 Years for Driving Transport Van With Two Detainees Into Flood, Drowning Them by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye A former South Carolina Sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 18 years in prison on May 19, 2022, for driving a jail transport van onto a …

$54,000 Award for Georgia Prisoner in Failure-To-Protect Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Georgia prisoner who got into a spat with a prison gang and was allegedly sold out to them by guards received a $54,000 judgment in a federal civil rights action on November 21, 2021. …

ICE Ignores Inspector General’s Call for Immediate Removal of Migrant Detainees from CoreCivic New Mexico Detention Facility by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson Months after a government watchdog found wretched conditions at a privately operated New Mexico prison and called on federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to remove its …

Elmajzoub v. Davis, NV, Order, Conditions of Confinement, 2022 Case 3:19-cv-00196-MMD-CSD Document 99 Filed 11/23/22 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 5 *** 6 7 8 9 SAID ELMAJZOUB, v. Case No. 3:19-cv-00196-MMD-CSD Plaintiff, ORDER SCOTT DAVIS, et al., Defendants. 10 …

DOJ Finds Unconstitutional Conditions at Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a report finding conditions at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman likely violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights of the prisoners …

$6,000 Sanction for Mississippi Federal Prosecutor Who Lied to Court About COVID-19 Vaccination Status by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 7, 2022, a federal judge for the Southern District of Mississippi levied a $6,000 sanction against a federal prosecutor for lying about his COVID-19 vaccination status. When …

11th Circuit Tells Sexually Assaulted Transgender Georgia Prisoner: PREA Violations Aren’t Per Se Eighth Amendment Violations by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On February 2, 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to issue a writ of certiorari to hear her appeal, a transgender Georgia prisoner was thwarted in her …

After Massachusetts Prisoner Beats Guard, GOP Lawmakers Push to Eliminate Prison Workout Equipment by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On October 20, 2022, Massachusetts prisoner Roy L. Booth, Jr. 40, was formally charged with armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and …

Fourth Circuit: Prison Officials Not Liable for Poor Conditions Unless Prisoner Also Alleges They Knew About Them And Did Nothing by Mark Wilson By Mark Wilson Prisoners making court challenges to their conditions of confinement must walk a legal tightrope to avoid pitfalls fatal to their claims. The U.S. Court …

Ninth Circuit Vacates California’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate for Prison Employees by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On March 15, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a lower court’s order that California prison officials implement a mandatory COVID-19 employee vaccination policy. The Court concluded that prison …

Dark, Smoky Cells: As Wildfires Threaten More Prisons, the Incarcerated Ask Who Will Save Their Lives by Alleen Brown by Alleen Brown With flames bearing down on the remote California town of Susanville in August 2021, residents were getting ready to evacuate. The Dixie Fire, the state’s second-largest blaze ever, …