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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Defies Court Order, Refuses to Allow Attorney to Take Photographs of Injured Prisoner by Claiming there was “nothing to hide,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Steve Whitmore nevertheless defended the decision of the Sheriff’s Department not to comply with a court order authorizing an …
Booker v. Denver, CO, Complaint, Excessive Force Jail, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-00645-RBJ-KMT Document 36 Filed 10/04/11 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 54 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 11-cv-00645-WYD-KMT ESTATE OF MARVIN L. BOOKER, REVEREND B.R. BOOKER, SR., and ROXEY A. WALTON, as …
Brief • September 1, 2011
Bearden v. McKeithen et al, FL, Amended Complaint, jail suicide PTSD, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PANAMA CITY DIVISION ESTATE OF MAUREEN BEARDEN, by JAMES BEARDEN as Personal Representative of the Estate, and on behalf of the Survivors, Elizabeth and Brooke Villella, …
Article • August 15, 2011
Alabama Sheriff Jailed For Starving Prisoners: States Cut Prisoner Meals by Gary Hunter By Gary Hunter Morgan County Sheriff Greg Bartlett was arrested by federal authorities on January 8, 2009, after he admitted to pocketing $200,000 designated for prisoners' meals in the Alabama jail. Johnny Maynor and Anthony Murphree, prisoners …
Brief • August 3, 2011
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Censorship
Prison Legal News v. Spokane County, WA, Consent Decree, jail mail censorship, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-00029-RHW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jesse Wing, WSBA #27751 JesseW@mhb.com Katherine C. Chamberlain, WSBA #40014 KatherineC@mhb.com MacDonald Hoague & Bayless 705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500 Seattle, Washington 98104-1745 206-622-1604 PRISON LEGAL NEWS, …
Brief • August 3, 2011
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Censorship
Prison Legal News v. Spokane County, WA, Order Entry of Consent Decree, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-00029-RHW Document 108 Filed 08/03/11 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 6 7 PRISON LEGAL NEWS, 8 Plaintiff, 9 v. 10 NO. CV-II-029-RHW SPOKANE COUNTY, et aI., 11 ORDER …
Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011
Ohio: Mixed Verdicts Against Guards Involved in Prisoner’s Death by Brandon Sample On December 3, 2010, Lucas County, Ohio Sheriff James Telb was acquitted of all criminal charges related to the death of a prisoner. Telb and three sheriff’s employees were indicted after Lucas County jail prisoner Carlton Benton, 25, …
Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011
Wisconsin County Jail Administrator Charged with Stealing Jail Funds by The administrator of the jail in Washburn County, Wisconsin was charged in November 2010 in connection with a scheme to defraud public funds. Bruk L. Sweeney, 37, was arrested on four counts of misconduct in office and two counts of …
Louisiana Sheriff Cages Suicidal Prisoners in Space Smaller than Required for Dogs by “These people need to be locked up,” said Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain, Jr., referring to prisoners at his jail. “They performed like animals in our society and they need to be caged like animals.” …
ACLU Investigates Prisoners’ Deaths at Puerto Rican Prison by Derek Gilna An investigative report released by the Puerto Rico chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in July 2010, concerning the Guerrero Correctional Institution in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, found that 53 prisoners had died during a six-year period from …
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Insider Makes Misconduct Allegations; Resignations Result by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 17, 2010, Frank D. Munnell, Deputy Chief and Patrol Bureau Commander at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), sent a 63-page memorandum to Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The memo, which was made public …
Article • March 15, 2011
$1,629.05 Settlement in Suit over D.C. Jail’s Failure to Pay Wages by The District of Columbia paid $1,629.05 to settle the Lawsuit of ex-employee Greg Jackson for failure to pay wages for his land maintenance work. While working at the D.C. Jail in 1997 through September, 1998 Jackson, a supervisor …
Kentucky Jail Under Investigation After Prisoner Dies; Sexual Abuse, Financial Mismanagement Also Alleged by Derek Gilna The Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, a jail in Paintsville, Kentucky, became the focus of a Kentucky State Police investigation after the death of a prisoner in March 2009. Additionally, a jail guard was …
St. Louis Lockups Violate Constitutional Rights, ACLU Asserts by Mark Wilson A troubling investigative report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU-EM) has exposed a culture of abuse, corruption and cover-ups at the City Justice Center and the Medium Security Institution in St. Louis (CJC/MSI). The most …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Mentally Ill Prisoner Terrorized, Forced to Wear Pink Underwear by Arizona Jailers by In the world of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, safety and security demand that male prisoners wear pink underwear. Indeed, this is so important to Arpaio and his staff that detainees who refuse to change into pink …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Oregon Federal Halfway House Director Removed Due to Embezzlement by Mark Wilson The executive director of a non-profit transition center for federal prisoners was fired after allegations of embezzlement surfaced in June 2010. The Oregon Halfway House (OHH) is a 75-bed transition center for federal prisoners located in Portland, Oregon. …
Brief • January 5, 2011
Willis v. Vasquez, CA, 4th Amended Complaint, Brutal Beating by Jail Guard Gang, 2011 1 Sonia M. Mercado (SBN: 117069) SONIA MERCADO & ASSOCIATES 2 5711 W. Slauson Avenue, Suite 100 Culver City, California 90230 3 Tel: 310-410-2981 - Fax: 310-410-2957 E-mail: Soniamer2002@yahoo.com 4 Counsel for Plaintiff Tyler H. Willis …
Virginia Grand Jury Finds Misconduct at County Jail by Michael Brodheim The findings of a Virginia grand jury convened in September 2007 to investigate “conditions that involve or tend to promote criminal activity” at the Henry County Jail were released to the public on February 1, 2010. After interviewing current …
Taser Timeout by Kelly Virella In 2005, the sheriff of Kankakee County, Illinois discovered the alchemy necessary to turn the financial burden of operating jails into a financial boon. He rented to other agencies—including Cook County Jail—as many of his 668 beds as possible. Running a jail—particularly, leasing the beds—is …
Pryor v. Wayne County, MI, Affidavit - Eiser, MDOC jail inmate assault, 2010 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION 2 3 4 EDWARD PRYOR, 5 6 7 8 Plaintiff, vs. WAYNE COUNTY, and WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF’S COMMANDER JEROME PANACKIA, et al. …
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