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Publication • January 1, 2018
Locked Up-Shut Up-Why Speech in Prison Matters, St Johns Law Review, 2018 St. John's Law Review Volume 92 Number 1 Volume 92, Spring 2018, Number 1 Article 2 September 2018 Locked Up, Shut Up: Why Speech in Prison Matters Evan Bianchi David Shapiro Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.stjohns.edu/lawreview …
Sixth Circuit: Jail Guard's Criticism of Sheriff was Protected Speech by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Joseph Boulton, a jail guard at the Genesee County, Michigan jail, lost his claim alleging unconstitutional retaliation for protected speech on July 29, 2015. During union arbitration proceedings, Boulton testified that Sheriff Christopher Swanson …
Article • December 19, 2017
$5001 Jury Award to Illinois Prisoner in Harassment and Conspiracy Suit by David Reutter by David Reutter   An Illinois federal jury awarded $50,001.00 in damages to the plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging First and Fourteenth Amendment violations related to abuse and harassment of the plaintiff. On April 2, 2017, …
Article • December 13, 2017
Filed under: Good Time, Mail, First Amendment
Prisoner's Punishment for Attempting to Mail Out Threat-Laden "Poems" Upheld by Minnesota Court of Appeals by Lonnie Burton In a decision dated January 11, 2016, the Minnesota Court of Appeals denied a petition filed by a state prisoner who alleged his First Amendment rights were violated when prison officials found …
Article • December 13, 2017
Settlement Reached in Nevada "Postcard-Only" Lawsuit by In June 2016, less than three months after a United States magistrate judge sitting in the federal district court in Nevada issued a Report and Recommendation advising that defendants' motion for summary judgment should be denied, the parties in a suit aimed at …
Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Deaf Prisoner’s Civil Rights Claim by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Thomas Heyer, who is completely deaf, was initially convicted of possessing child pornography, then violated his supervised release and was imprisoned for eighteen months in 2007. Before he was released from federal prison, prosecutors …
Michigan Sheriff Settles PLN Censorship Suit for $295,000 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In June 2017, Prison Legal News obtained a substantial settlement from the Livingston County, Michigan Sheriff’s Office in a censorship lawsuit. The Livingston County jail agreed to settle after five years of litigation that challenged the …
Filing • October 30, 2017
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. Union County, AR, censorship, Complaint, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-01064-SOH Document 1 Filed 10/30/17 Page 1 of 12 PageID #: 2 FILED US DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS Oct 30, 2017 OFFICE OF THE CLERK Case 1:17-cv-01064-SOH Document 1 II. 3. Filed 10/30/17 Page 2 of 12 PageID #: …
Brief • October 30, 2017
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. Union County, AR, censorship, Complaint, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-01064-SOH Document 1 Filed 10/30/17 Page 1 of 12 PageID #: 2 FILED US DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS Oct 30, 2017 OFFICE OF THE CLERK Case 1:17-cv-01064-SOH Document 1 II. 3. Filed 10/30/17 Page 2 of 12 PageID #: …
Brief • October 19, 2017
Crime Justice & America Inc v. Honea, CA, Opinion, Jail Mail Policy, 2017 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CRIME JUSTICE & AMERICA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, Nos. 15-16119 16-17195 v. KORY HONEA, in his official capacity as Sheriff of the County of Butte, Defendant-Appellee. D.C. No. …
Brief • October 11, 2017
Smith v. Town of Kremmling, CO, Judgment, Excessive Force, 2017 Case 1:15-cv-00459-RPM Document 82 Filed 10/11/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 15-cv-00459-RPM ROBERT MARK SMITH, Plaintiff, v. TOWN OF KREMMLING, COLORADO, ROBERT DILLON, Officer in …
Brief • October 11, 2017
Smith v. Town of Kremmling, CO, Verdict, Excessive Force, 2017 I Case 1:15-cv-00459-RPM Document 81 Filed 10/11/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 / IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Senior District Judge Richard P. Matsch Civil Action No. 15-cv-00459-RPM ROBERT MARK SMITH, Plaintiff, v. …
Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
HRDC Lawsuit: Kentucky DOC Guilty of Censorship, Violations of Due Process and Equal Protection by On July 20, 2017, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) filed a federal lawsuit against the Kentucky Department of Corrections for violating its free speech, due process and equal protection rights. HRDC, a Florida-based non-profit …
Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Over the past 27 years we have reported extensively on abuses in local criminal justice systems in the United States, including jails, to the point that they are more ongoing sagas of abuse and corruption that we update with the latest …
Brief • September 29, 2017
Prison Legal News v. Northwestern Regional Jail Authority, VA, Memorandum Opinion, Jail Censorship, 2017 9/29/2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA HARRISONBURG DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Brief • September 8, 2017
Y.F. v. Wrenn, NH, Motion to Approve Settlement, Censorship of Drawings, 2017 Case 1:15-cv-00510-PB Document 32 Filed 09/08/17 Page 1 of 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ____________________________________ ) Y.F., individually and as next of friend ) of minor C.F., and ) A.R., individually and as next …
Article • September 6, 2017
Eleventh Circuit Slams Douglas County, Georgia Sheriff's Office for Retaliation Against Whistle-Blower by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has issued a stinging opinion in which it firmly rebukes the retaliatory actions of the Douglas County, Georgia Sheriff's Office. Derrick Bailey, …
Article • September 6, 2017
Prison Cannot Restrict Legal Visits by a Prisoner's Family Member/Attorney by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Michigan Department of Corrections Rule 607, which mandated that an attorney who is also a family member of a prisoner could not have legal visits with the prisoners, has been ruled unconstitutional. The Rule …
Kissinger v. LeBlanc, LA, Settlement, Retaliation for Media Contact, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00011-JWD-EWD Document 59-2 09/05/17 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA * CIVIL ACTION * * N0.17-0011-JWD-EWD * VERSUS * JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES * * JAMES M. LEBLANC, ET AL MAGISTRATE JUDGE * …
HRDC/PLN Obtain Landmark Nationwide Censorship Settlement with Private Prison Company by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On July 24, 2017, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization and publisher of Prison Legal News, entered into a settlement with private prison firm Management and Training Corp. (MTC), which has …
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