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Making the Bad Guy Pay: The Growing Use of Cost Shifting as an Economic Sanction by Kirsten D. Levingston by Kirsten D. Levingston1 "At some point, we have to be able to say to people who have been incarcerated, and served time on probation or parole upon release, you have …
Iowa Prisons Fined $92,000 For Prisoner Workplace Accidents by Fines totaling $92,000 were levied in January 2007 by Iowa?s Occupational Safety and Health Bureau against the Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC). In March 2006, a Fort Madison prisoner severed a finger in a table saw in the Prison Industries workshop. …
Article • March 15, 2008 • from PLN March, 2008
California DOC and Joint-Venture Contractor Owe Over $1.8 Million in Attorney Fees for Protracted Suit Granting Prison Workers Prevailing Wage by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The California Court of Appeal, 4th District, has upheld the San Diego Superior Court’s award of $1,257,258.60 in attorney fees incurred during drawn-out …
Factor 8: the Arkansas Prison Blood Mining Scandal Movie review and Director Interview by Brandon Eng Filmmaker Kelly Duda’s first documentary, Factor 8: the Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal, chronicles the decades of abuse towards prisoners and patients from blood mining in search of profits. Traveling back to his home state …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Colorado Farms Out Prisoners to Replace Immigrant Farm Workers by Colorado is renting its prisoners to local farmers to replace migrant agricultural workers - mostly Mexican and Central American - who have been scared away by the state's restrictive immigration laws. In 2006, the Colorado legislature passed what it trumpeted …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Louisiana Work-Release Prisoners Used by Sheriff in Chop Shop by Gary Hunter In February 2005, Louisiana sheriff Ronald ?Gun? Ficklin was indicted on 22 counts of conspiracy, trafficking in motor vehicles with removed or altered Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs), removing or altering VINs, aiding and abetting the possession of a …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
New York Pays State Prisoner $1,100 for Disregarding Work Restrictions by On March 31, 2006, a court of claims in Rochester, New York, awarded $1,100 to a state prisoner who was forced to pick up a laundry bag despite a work restriction prohibiting such activity. Plaintiff Stephen Gagne claimed that …
The Poisoned Pen of Fort Lyon Prison by Alan Prendergast Bought by the state for a dollar, Fort Lyon is rich in history, asbestos, sick prisoners and trouble. by Alan Prendergast History Lesson #1 In 1829, William Bent headed west to join his older brother in the fur business. William …
Article • January 15, 2008
Guards’ Individual Immunity a Matter of Bad Faith Intent by Guards' Individual Immunity a Matter of Bad Faith Intent Former Kentucky State prisoner William Sloas' voluntary participation in the Rowan County Jail's work program resulted in his leg being broken in an accident. He brought suit against the county and …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
California: 1st Degree Occupied Burglary Doesn’t Bar Working in Licensed by California: 1st Degree Occupied Burglary Doesn't Bar Working in Licensed Community Care Facilities Convicted felons suffer many civil disabilities, even after discharge from custody and post-release supervision. In California, a person whose criminal past includes a "crime against a …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
Prisoner Crashes Jet Ski into Dock in Camden County, Georgia by On September 16, 2006, a Camden County, Georgia jail prisoner crashed a Sheriff?s Department jet ski into a private dock at Harriet?s Bluff on the Crooked River. According to Sheriff Bill Smith, jail trustees were moving the jet skis …
Arizona Law Requires Ineligible Prisoners to Fund Transition Programs by The Arizona Legislature has enacted a law that requires prisoners to pay five percent of their earnings to fund re-entry transition programs. The pay deduction applies to prisoners who are ineligible to participate in such programs because of their crimes. …
Article • December 15, 2007 • from PLN December, 2007
California Prisoner Workers’ Compensation Eligibility Questioned By Legislators by John Dannenberg California Prisoner Workers' Compensation Eligibility Questioned by Legislators by John E. Dannenberg In 2006, the California state Compensation Insurance Fund paid $5.73 million to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to cover prisoner workers' compensation claims. This figure …
Both Thumbs, One Finger Amputated Nets Prisoner $25,000 by A New York prisoner whose thumbs and left ring finger were amputated was awarded $25,000. Mr. Saleh, a 31-year-old New York prisoner, was a carpentry student. While operating a circular saw, making name plates, he suffered "a traumatic amputation of the …
Article • December 15, 2007
THE RISE OF AMERICA'S PRISON-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX by David Ladipo David Ladipo JAN-FEB 7 2001 Bill Clinton memorably entered the White House over the body of poor, lobotomized Ricky Ray Rector, whose execution he hurried back from the inaugural ceremonies to attend in Arkansas. As he departs, the American prison population …
Article • December 15, 2007
Fifth Circuit: No FLSA Minimum Wage for Texas Prisoners by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) did not apply to Texas prisoners working in Texas state prisons. Douglas Loving, a Texas state prisoner, filed a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § …
Article • December 15, 2007
New York Prisoner Awarded $100,000 for Delayed Surgeries From Work Place Fall by A New York prisoner who was denied medical care for five months was awarded $100,000. On May 25, 1989, New York prisoner Thomas Lenahan fell from a two-story roof in a work accident. He was treated for …
Article • December 15, 2007
NY Prisoner Awarded $6,800 After Dough Rolling Accident by A New York prisoner who suffered digital nerve damage to his middle finger when his hand was caught in a dough-rolling machine was awarded $6,800. In November 1993, a 29-year-old New York prisoner got his hand caught in a dough-rolling machine …
Article • December 15, 2007
Louisiana Prisoner Paid $1,822 in Emotional Damages for Moving Dead Body by A Louisiana prisoner was paid $1,822 to settle emotional distress claims related to being forced to move the body of a prisoner who hung himself to death. Mr. Cotton was a prisoner at the Shreveport City Jail when …
Article • December 15, 2007
New York Prisoner’s Saw Mill Injuries Net $736,000 by New York Prisoner's Saw Mill Injuries Net $736,000 A New York prisoner was awarded $736,000 for injuries incurred in a prison sawmill accident. Mr. Lowe was a 33-year-old New York prisoner when his left, non-dominant, forearm and hand were amputated in …
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