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Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison by Jeremy Woody “I didn’t have a way to communicate. And they basically just flipped me the bird.” by Jeremy Woody as told to Christie Thompson, The Marshall Project When I was in state prison in Georgia in 2013, I heard about a …
Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Filed under: Interviews
PLN Interviews Randy Berg, Director of the Florida Justice Institute by Paul Wright by Paul Wright On December 27, 2018, Prison Legal News editor Paul Wright interviewed Randall C. Berg, Jr., executive director of the Florida Justice Institute (FJI) in Miami. It is fair to say that no one has …
Article • May 28, 2019
Fifth Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment Dismissal in Jail Suicide Case by On April 26, 2019, the Fifth Circuit court of appeals upheld a district court’s summary judgment dismissing a lawsuit over a Texas jail prisoner’s suicide. Early in the morning of February 19, 2016, Jose Luis Garza’s mother called 911 …
Third Circuit: Placement on a Rehire List Not a Protected Interest by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In a precedent-setting case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that there is not a constitutionally protected property interest for civil service employees in New Jersey to …
Article • May 22, 2019
$120,000 Iowa Jury Award Over Discrimination Against Transgender Prison Nurse by On February 13, 2019, an Iowa jury awarded former Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) prison nurse Jesse Vroegh $120,000 for workplace discrimination against transgender individuals. Vroegh, then 32, had been working at the Iowa Correctional Institute for Women for …
Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Texas Challenge to Forced Prison Labor by On May 1, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s dismissal of claims by a Texas state prisoner related to his “religiously-motivated decision not to participate in an unpaid prison work program.” The court …
Article • May 14, 2019
Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of North Carolina Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Celebration of Rastafarian Holy Days by On April 17, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed down an opinion holding that prison officials had not imposed a substantial burden on the religious practices of a …
Article • May 14, 2019
They worked in sweltering heat for Exxon, Shell and Walmart. They didn’t get paid a dime by Amy Julia Harris, Shoshana Walter Constant work leaves little time for counseling or treatment, transforming rehab patients into a cheap, expendable labor pool for private companies. by Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter, Reveal, …
New Book Explores the Overlooked History of Feminist Anti-Prison Activism by Victoria Law, Rewire.News Connecting the fights against gendered violence and mass incarceration isn’t new. But you wouldn't know it from most writing on the subject. Marissa Alexander. Bresha Meadows. Cyntoia Brown. Cherelle Baldwin. All four are Black women or girls who were arrested and prosecuted …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Jesse Bailey, 28, a former FCI Aliceville prison guard, pleaded guilty in December 2017 to one count of abusive sexual contact and one count of making false statements. Despite leaving an email and telephone trail with his victim, Bailey lied about having had such communication …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Former Angola Major Found Guilty – Twice – in Excessive Force Case by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On January 26, 2018, former prison major Daniel Davis, 41, was convicted of conspiracy to cover up the beating of an unnamed prisoner at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The prisoner …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Excessive Force
Report and Video of Arizona Prison Riot Released by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In December 2018, the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) released surveillance video of a major riot that occurred at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Yuma’s medium-security Cheyenne Unit on March 1, 2018. The ADC had previously issued …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Excessive Force
New York Prisoner Harassed and Assaulted by Guard Loses in Court of Claims by A New York state prisoner who was repeatedly harassed and assaulted by a guard over the race of his girlfriend had his case dismissed by the New York Court of Claims because the incidents did not …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Long-Term Recidivism Studies Show High Arrest Rates by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Two reports on long-term recidivism among prisoners released from state and federal prisons showed very high arrest rates. The rate for state prisoners was 83% over a nine-year study period, while it was 39.8% for nonviolent and …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Summary Judgment in Failure to Protect Case by In a December 28, 2018 decision, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who claimed prison officials violated his rights by failing to protect him …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Two-Year Investigation, Litigation and Settlement Ends Segregation, Mistreatment of LGBTQ Prisoners at California Jail by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal class-action lawsuit against the sheriff of San Bernardino County, California, that alleged LGBTQ prisoners were confined in an “‘Alternative Lifestyle Tank’ at the West Valley Detention Center ... …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Major Prison Telecom Merger Canceled; Victory for Campaign for Prison Phone Justice! by The prison phone industry, which provides telecom services for prisons, jails and other detention facilities, has a long and sordid history of exploiting prisoners and their families by charging exorbitant phone rates and fees. [See: PLN, Dec. …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Kansas Federal Court Awards Prisoner $250,000 for Guard’s Excessive Force by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On December 7, 2018, a federal district court awarded a Kansas Department of Corrections (DOC) prisoner $250,000 in a lawsuit over a guard’s excessive use of force.  Wesley L. Adkins filed a pro se …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
BOP Official Who Ordered More Prisoners Sent to Private Prisons Hired by GEO Group by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Frank Lara was the Assistant Director of the Correctional Programs Division for the federal Bureau of Prisons when, on January 24, 2018, he sent a memo to all Chief Executive …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Meek Mill and Michael Rubin Start Criminal Justice Reform Organization by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Robert Rihmeek Williams was 18 when he was arrested and convicted for possession of guns and drugs. Following his release he began a successful career as a hip-hop artist by the name …
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