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Witnesses May Be Subpoenaed at Government Expense

Article • May 15, 1994 • from PLN May, 1994

Filed under: Threats by Staff, Appointment of Counsel, Civil Procedure, Costs, Witnesses

Witnesses May Be Subpoenaed at Government Expense by Larry Williams was a prisoner in the Poinsett County, AR, jail. He filed suit challenging various conditions at the jail as being unconstitutional and that the sheriff threatened him in an attempt to prevent him from pursuing the suit. After an evidentiary …

Ad Seg as Punishment Unlawful

Article • April 15, 1994 • from PLN April, 1994

Filed under: Work, Prison Labor, Inability to Work, HIV/AIDS, Damages, Ad-Seg Hearings

Ad Seg as Punishment Unlawful by Ad Seg As Punishment Unlawful Greg Stevens is an HIV+ Arkansas state prisoner, he is also missing a finger. Due to his medical condition he received a medical limitations slip which prohibited him from working in the prison fields. He reported to work in …

Work Release Revocation Requires Hearing

Article • April 15, 1994 • from PLN April, 1994

Filed under: Work Release, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Parole, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity

Work Release Revocation Requires Hearing by Billy Jackson was an Arkansas state prisoner. She was placed in work release but later quit her job and her parole officer could not locate her at her address of record. She was later arrested on charges of public drunkenness, returned to prison and …

Judge Cannot Make Credibility Findings

Article • June 15, 1993 • from PLN June, 1993

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Evidentiary Ruling, Juries

Judge Cannot Make Credibility Findings by Roland Pettengill is an Arkansas state prisoner. While in segregation he went to yard. Before entering the yard he alerted sergeant George Veasey that an enemy of his was in the yard. Veasey gave Pettengill the choice of going to yard with his enemy …

Psych Prisoners Have Right of Court Access

Article • May 15, 1993 • from PLN May, 1993

Filed under: Damages, Mental Health

Psych Prisoners Have Right of Court Access by Lonnie Hatch is a patient confined in the Arkansas state hospital following his acquittal, by reason of insanity, of criminal charges. Hatch filed suit under § 1983 claiming hospital officials had violated his right of access to the courts by denying him …

Prisoner Litigants May Be Shackled in Court

Article • July 15, 1992 • from PLN July, 1992

Filed under: Restraints, Court Access, Court Appearances, Jury Instructions, Juries, Witnesses

Prisoner Litigants May Be Shackled in Court by Winston Holloway is an Arkansas prisoner who filed suit under § 1983 claiming that living conditions in the state prison's segregation unit violated the eighth amendment. At trial the jury ruled in favor of prison officials on all claims. On appeal Holloway …

Court Supports Supervisory Liability Claim

Article • December 15, 1991 • from PLN December, 1991

Filed under: Private Prisons, Health Management Associates, Surgery, Hernias, Supervisory Liability, Contractor Liability

Court Supports Supervisory Liability Claim by James Johnson, a prisoner at the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, appealed from the district court's dismissal of his §1983 complaint. The complaint alleged that Johnson suffered an inguinal hernia, which was diagnosed in January 1984. The prison doctor recommended surgery …

Full Due Process Required Before Termination of Work Release Status

Article • November 15, 1990 • from PLN November, 1990

Filed under: Classification, Work Release

Full Due Process Required Before Termination of Work Release Status by A prisoner's work release status was revoked for drug use. She was returned to prison and found guilty at a disciplinary hearing. The Court of Appeals reversed and reinstated the prisoner, holding that the due process clause itself invests …

Prisoners Can't Be Punished for Refusing to Perform Unconstitutional Assignment

Article • October 15, 1990 • from PLN October, 1990

Filed under: Work, Prison Labor, Inability to Work, Work Conditions/Safety, Eighth Amendment

Prisoners Can't Be Punished for Refusing to Perform Unconstitutional Assignment by Prisoners Can't Be Punished For Refusing To Perform Unconstitutional Assignment In a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fruit V. Norris, 905 F2nd 1148 (8th Cir. 1990), the court held that "prison inmates are protected from punishment …

AR Phone Kickbacks 2009-2012

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AR Phone Kickbacks 2009-2012 Arkansas Commissions Totals: 2009: 2,394,900.77 2010: 2,475,527.50 2011: 2,447,253.75 2012: 2,010,223.57

AR Contract 2007

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AR Contract 2007 State of Arkansas OFFICE OF STATE PROCUREMENT 1509 West Seventh Street, 3RD Floor Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-4222 501-324-9316 STATE CONTRACT AWARD THIS IS A TERM CONTRACT ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PROCUREMENT. THIS IS NOT AUTHORITY TO SHIP. A SEPARATE PURCHASE ORDER WILL BE ISSUED. THIS …

AR Contract Extension with GTL 2012-2014

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Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

AR Contract Extension with GTL 2012-2014 State of Arkansas OFFICE OF STATE PROCUREMENT 1509 West Seventh Street, Room 300 72201·3966 Little Rock, Arkansas 501·324·9316 TERM CONTRACT AWARD THIS IS A TERM CONTRACT ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PROCUREMENT. THIS IS NOT AUTHORITY TO SHIP. A SEPARATE PURCHASE ORDER WILL …

2013 Arkansas Inmate Phone Rates

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2013 Arkansas Inmate Phone Rates

AR Phone Kickbacks by Month 2006 - 2008

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AR Phone Kickbacks by Month 2006 - 2008 Interstate Minutes 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 Sep-08 Aug-08 Jul-08 Jun-08 May-08 Apr-08 Mar-08 Feb-08 Jan-08 Dec-07 Nov-07 Oct-07 Sep-07 Aug-07 Jul-07 Jun-07 May-07 Apr-07 Mar-07 Feb-07 Jan-07 - Dec-06 20,000 Nov-06 61,444 61,397 62,953 59,868 65,517 45,422 109,350 88,957 94,479 79,685 …

AR Contract Extension with MCI Worldcom 2005

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Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

AR Contract Extension with MCI Worldcom 2005 State of Arkan$ilS OFFiCE OF STATE PURCHASING 1509 west Seventh Sueat, Room 300 72201-3966 P. O. Bo>:2940 72203-2940 Little Rock, Arkansas 501-324-9316 STATE CONTRACT AWARD - EXTENSION THIS IS A TERM CONTRACT ISSUED BY THE OFFiCE OF STATE PURCHASING. THIS IS NOT AUTHORITY …

AR Contract With Securus 2015-2020

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AR Contract With Securus 2015-2020

AR Rates 2015

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AR Rates 2015

AR Contract With GTL Renewal Through 4-14-15

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AR Contract With GTL Renewal Through 4-14-15

AR Rates 2014

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AR Rates 2014 Global Tel*Link AR_DOC_ARxx Inmate Calling Rates 1st Time of Day 2nd Time of Day 3rd Time of Day surcharge + surcharge + surcharge + Miles Add min Add min Add min 1st min 1st min 1st min Local (Rate type 2) Local Extended (Rate type 3) IntraState …

AR Contract With GTL Extension Through 8-14-14

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AR Contract With GTL Extension Through 8-14-14