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Judgment in Florida’s Closed Management Conditions Lawsuit Terminated Under the PLRA by David Reutter Judgment in Florida’s Closed Management Conditions Lawsuit Terminated Under the PLRA by David M. Reutter Nearly seven years after it was entered, a Florida federal district court has terminated a revised offer of judgment that was …
Texas Federal Judge Acquits VitaPro Defendants by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 22, 2008, Houston, Texas, federal judge Lynn Hughes acquitted former Texas prison chief James “Andy” Collins, 57, and former president and CEO of VitaPro Foods Yank Barry of federal charges for bribery, money laundering, conspiracy and …
Burgeoning Immigration Detainee Population Stresses ICE by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Bush administration’s hard-nosed approach to immigration enforcement has caused an explosion in the immigrant detainee population, which has grown from a daily average of 19,600 in 2005 to 29,700 in 2007. This increase parallels a rise in …
Article • September 15, 2008 • from PLN September, 2008
Massive Beef Recall Reaches California Prisons by A major meat processor, Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company of Chino, California, recalled 143.3 million pounds of beef in early February 2008 after undercover video showed sick and “downed” cows being forced to get up so they could be processed. Workers were observed prodding …
Article • September 15, 2008 • from PLN September, 2008
Settlement Agreement Reached in Overcrowding Claim Against Florida Jail by Settlement Agreement Reached in Overcrowding Claim Against Florida Jail The parties to a class action suit filed by prisoners at Florida’s St. Lucie County Jail (SLCJ) have reached a settlement. The civil rights complaint alleged constitutional violations caused by overcrowding, …
Brief • September 9, 2008
Filed under: Exercise, Visiting
McGhee v. Biamont, NM, SJ Order, Denial of Exercise and Spousal Visitation, 2008 Case 6:07-cv-00609-BB-LAM Document 45 Filed 09/09/08 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO WILLIAM MCGHEE, Plaintiff, v. CIV-07-0609 BB/LAM PAULA BIAMONT, et al., Defendants. ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S …
Sanabria v. Hillsborough County, NH, Deposition, employee sex bias jail prisoner abuse, 2007 COpy ~_ •. r THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE * * * * * * * * * * * * DORIS SANABRIA, * * Plaintiff, * v. * HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY …
Barnwell v. CCA, KS, Memo in Support of Plf Mot for Class Cert, FLSA employee litigation, 2008 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS AT KANSAS CITY KEITH E. BARNWELL, et al. On Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, vs. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF …
Brief • August 21, 2008
Barnwell et al v. Corrections Corporation of America, KS, MiS Plf Motion, FLSA employee overtime understaffing, 2008 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS AT KANSAS CITY KEITH E. BARNWELL, et al. On Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, vs. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF …
Whistle-blowing California Sheriff’s Deputy Settles Retaliation Suit For $150,000 by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Butte County, California officials settled a decade-old $1.2 million lawsuit brought by a former county jail deputy who blew the whistle on a jailhouse beating of a child molester ordered by three other deputies, …
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
“Defense of Another” Not Applicable to Prison Disciplinary Defense by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that it is no defense to a prison disciplinary charge for battery that the blows were struck to prevent the further stabbing of a third person. Aaron B. Scruggs, an Indiana state prisoner, …
Spokane Jail Prisoner Murdered in Cell, County Settles Lawsuit for $180,000 by The Spokane County, Washington, Commissioner has agreed to settle a civil rights action prosecuted by the family of a prisoner who was murdered by his cellmates at the Geiger Correction Center (Geiger) in Spokane County for $180,000. In …
Article • August 15, 2008
District Judge Orders Measures To Ease New Jersey Jail Overcrowding by Prisoners in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, a New Jersey county jail, filed suit alleging unconstitutional living conditions due to overcrowding. A district judge assigned a special master to investigate. The special master found serious overcrowding which caused problems …
Article • August 15, 2008
Eleventh Circuit Discusses Contempt Fines for Violation of Consent Decree by A consent decree ordered the state prison system to remove state prisoners from a county jail within 30 days of the state's receipt of the conviction and sentencing transcript. In response to a contempt motion, the state said it …
New York Does DOCs Double Celling Suit Dismissed by The New York State prison system's practice of double-celling at Woodbourne Correctional Facility does not violate the Eighth Amendment. There was no evidence of denial of adequate food, medical care, or clothing. Protection from Inmate Assault (627, 629): There was little …
Protective Custody Injunction Available Remedy Absent Injury by The plaintiff alleged that he was in danger from a gang he had left and that, although he is currently in protective custody, he had been repeatedly placed in general population. He sought damages and an injunction against transfer to general population. …
Article • August 15, 2008
No Federal Claim for Failing to Warn Prisoner of Tobacco Risks by The plaintiff, a South Carolina prisoner, filed suit in the District of Columbia district court against the Surgeon General of the United States, the president of the AMA, and the heads of two tobacco companies for failure to …
No Due Process Required for Nutraloaf or Plexiglas Cell Placement by Placement of the plaintiff in a cell with a Plexiglas shield and imposition of a restricted diet ("Nutriloaf") as a sanction for repeatedly throwing feces at staff did not violate the Eighth Amendment. The claim is governed by the …
Author Jack Abbott’s Snitching Cannot Prevent Transfer by On September 23, 1983, the Eighth Circuit court of appeals held that a prisoner who claimed to be in danger for having snitched on other prisoners cannot prevent his own transfer to a prison where he claimed be would be in danger …
Article • August 15, 2008
No Federal Right to Safe Workplace for Jail Guards by The plaintiff jail employee alleged that she was injured as a result of contamination in the jail ventilation system (raw sewage was leaking into the air supply). There is no federal constitutional right to a safe workplace. There is no …
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