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Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Draconian Use of Solitary Confinement in North Carolina by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Compared to other experiences inside American prisons, spending time in solitary confinement is the harshest and most dehumanizing. Between 50,000 and 60,000 individuals languish in concrete boxes no larger than a closet for 22-plus hours a …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Inspector General Calls California Prison Reform Efforts a $10 Million Failure by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In February 2021, the California Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued its finding that a $10 million effort by the state prison system—to address deficiencies that OIG previously uncovered in reporting staff …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
New Jersey Man Dies Soon After Exonerated of Sex Offense by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon "Watch out for the kids, he’s here,” was one of the hurtful comments Dion Harrell often overheard whenever he attended a neighborhood barbecue or get-together. In 1992, 22-year-old Harrell, an African American man, was …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Fourth Circuit Holds Immigrant Children’s Mental Health Care Should Be Up to Professional Standards by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held “that a facility caring for unaccompanied children fails to provide a constitutionally adequate level of mental health care if it departs from …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Federal Agencies Rack Up Nearly One Thousand Arrest-Related or In-Custody Deaths in Two Years, DOJ Report Finds by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A December 2020 report by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) found that federal law enforcement and detention agencies documented an alarming number of fatalities, including …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Pew Study Shows Crime Falls but Spending on Jails Soar by David Reutter by David M. Reutter "Nationwide, crime and jail admissions decreased between 2007 and 2017, yet spending on jails increased 13%, to $25 billion, over that span,” concludes a study issued by the Pew Charitable Trusts on February …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
State Auditor Report Critical of Texas Prison Agribusiness by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The State Auditor of Texas issued a report in March 2021 about the sale and production of food and fiber by the Agribusiness, Land and Minerals Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Amending the 13th Amendment by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon For over 200 years the United States Constitution has been revered by some, regarded as a nearly perfect bedrock governing document. Except ... it has not been, and still is not. There is a movement fast gaining momentum to remove …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Auditor Appalled at Lack of Spending Controls in Mississippi Prison System by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Mississippi State Auditor on December 16, 2020, issued a report that made 18 findings of deficiencies within the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). MDOC has been plagued with violence, staff shortages, …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: Voting Rights
Washington Gives Right to Vote to 20,000 People Previously Incarcerated by Juliette LaMarr by Juliette LaMarr Washington state has moved to restore voting rights to people with felonies upon their release from prison, according to an April 7, 2021 article in The Seattle Times. With votes being largely along party …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor
Pushing Back on Prison Labor by Lilah Burke Public institutions often have ties to state-run prison labor companies. Students at one university system are trying to challenge that. by Lilah Burke, Inside Higher ED New York governor Andrew Cuomo walks past cells in Clinton Correctional Facility in 2014. Lots of furniture at …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Fourth Circuit Holds Deaf Federal Civilly Committed Sex Offender Has First Amendment Right of Access to Point-to-Point Videocalls in BOP Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 13, 2021, the Fourth Circuit court of appeals reversed the judgment of a federal district court which, following a two-day bench …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: Drug Overdose, Dismissal
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Lawsuit in Prisoner Overdose at San Diego Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to a January 13, 2021 opinion by the Ninth Circuit court of appeals, district court erred in upholding meritless objections to the summary judgment evidence supporting a lawsuit brought by …
Disability Rights Florida v. FDOC, FL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2021 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEON , FLORIDA DISABILITY RIGHTS FLORIDA , INC. , CASE NO.: 2019-CA-2825 Plaintiff , V. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, an agency of the State of Florida , Defendant. …
Brief • 2021
HRDC v. Hoekstra, NC, Complaint, Censorship, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CASE NO. _____________________ HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER COMPLAINT Plaintiff, vs. CASANDRA SKINNER HOEKSTRA, ERIK A. HOOKS, TIM MOOSE, DOUG PARDUE, DARCELL CARTER, LARRY DUNSTON, GARRY BLEEKER, ZACHARY KENDALL, individually and …
Brief • 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Parsons v. Shinn, AZ, Expert Declaration of Dr. Todd Wilcox, COVID-19 Response, 2021 Case 2:12-cv-00601-ROS Document 4138 Filed 11/04/21 Page 1 of 211 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Victoria Lopez (Bar No. 330042)* Jared G. Keenan (Bar No. 027068) ACLU …
Brightly v. Corizon, 9th Circuit, Appellant Opening Brief, Medical Neglect, 2021 No. 21-16321 __________________________________________________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT __________________________________________________________________ CHRISTOPHER BRIGHTLY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CORIZON HEALTH, INC., ET. AL. Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona No. …
Michael John Hrnicek, AZ, Agreement for Discipline by Consent, Attorney Misconduct, 2021 FILED 8/10/21 SHunt Kelly J. Flood, Bar No. 019772 Staff Bar Counsel State Bar of Arizona 4201 N. 24 th Street, Suite 100 Phoenix, Arizona 85016-6266 Telephone (602)340-7272 Email: LRO@staff.azbar.org James J. Belanger, Bar No. 011393 JBelanger Law …
Holt v. Lewsader, IL, Verdict Form, Excessive Force - Taser, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION CHARLES A. HOLT, Plaintiff, vs JESSE LEWSADER, RICHARD WILSON RYAN WASHBURN and CITY OF PARIS, ILLINOIS, a municipal corporation, Defendants. LIABILITY ) ) ) ) …
Headdress v. USA, MT, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2021 JOHN M. NEWMAN Assistant U.S. Attorney U.S. Attorney’s Office P.O. Box 8329 Missoula, MT 59807 105 E. Pine, 2nd Floor Missoula, MT 59802 Phone: (406) 829-3336 FAX: (406) 542-1476 Email: john.newman@usdoj.gov VICTORIA L. FRANCIS Assistant U.S. Attorney U.S. Attorney’s Office 2601 …
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