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Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Report: Private Company Rubber-Stamps Inspections of Abuse-Ridden ICE Detention Camps by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In a report published January 2, 2021, two immigrant advocacy groups — Advocate Visitors with Immigrants in Detention (AVID) and Immigration Law Lab (ILL) — accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials of holding …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Family of San Quentin Prisoner Who Died of COVID-19 Due to “Horribly Botched Transfer” Files Lawsuit by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On March 16, 2021, Daniel Ruiz’s four children and his mother, Angelica Chavez, filed suit in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California in relation …
Washington Supreme Court Holds Ongoing Contempt Not Required to Impose Sanctions for Violating Injunction Against Releasing Sex Offender Records by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington held that a trial court erred when it dismissed a prisoner’s contempt motion …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Report Calls for the End of Solitary Confinement at Michigan Prisons by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) houses over 3,200 prisoners in solitary confinement at any given time, according to a report, “Solitary: The Family Experience,” released in February of this year by the …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Idaho Supreme Court Orders Release of Death Penalty Related Documents by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Idaho Supreme Court held that Board of Correction Rule 135.06 did not create an exemption under the Public Records Act. The court, therefore, ordered the release of documents about the death penalty …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Federal Court: COVID-19 Vaccine Must be Available to All Oregon Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Oregon federal district court issued a preliminary injunction that requires the COVID-19 vaccine to be offered to all adult prisoners in the custody of the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC). The …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Second Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Lawsuit Alleging New York Guard Sexually Assaulted Female Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 17, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging a guard at New York’s Suffolk County Correctional …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
BOP’s Terminal Island Response Sparked COVID-19 Spread by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson A January 2021 watchdog report painted a grim picture of a losing struggle by officials with the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) against an outbreak of COVID-19 the previous year at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Terminal …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Qualified Immunity Granted on Claim of Sleep Deprivation From Guard Noise During Suicide-Prevention Checks in California by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal granted qualified immunity to prison officials in a civil rights action alleging prison noise that stemmed from implementing a court order …
Texas Moves to Deny Housing for Released Prisoners by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Two facts concerning prison are apparent to those who have been there, as well as to their loved ones: assimilating into prison is difficult at best but re-assimilating back into society after release can be exponentially …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: Education (Juveniles)
California State Prisoners Pay Teen’s School Tuition by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A teenager in Salinas, California, Sy Newsom Green, began his high school year on a high note. Green was accepted to attend the prestigious Palma School, an all-male, Catholic institution. Unfortunately, near the end of his freshman …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: Chain Gangs, Smoking
Smoking on the Chain Gang by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Smoking has long been a past time for people. In some cultures, it’s like a rite of passage. In our more modern times, it is portrayed as a bad habit. Either way you look at it, the fact …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: Medical Expenses, COVID-19
Medical Copays for Prisoners Suspended in Several States Due to COVID-19 by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel E. Rosen In most states, prisoners pay an average of $2 to $8 copays for medical appointments, lab tests, and medication. But as prisons across the country have become COVID hotspots, some departments …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut
Washington State Governor Signs Bill Banning Private Prisons Statewide by Juliette LaMarr by Juliette LaMarr Washington Governor Jay Inslee in April 2021 signed House Bill 1090, which bans private, for-profit detention facilities in the state. According to the text of the bill, this includes “any facility in which persons are …
Brief • April 30, 2021
Lee v. City of Troy, NY, Memo in Support of Motion in Limine, Excessive Force, 2021 Case 1:19-cv-00473-DNH-DJS Document 67-5 Filed 04/30/21 Page 1 of 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------X LAMONT LEE, Plaintiff, 19 Civ. 00473 (DNH/DJS) -againstTHE CITY OF TROY, PATROLMAN CHRISTOPHER PARKER, …
Filing • April 29, 2021
HRDC v. Johnson County, Kansas, et al., KS, Censorship, Settlement, 2021 IN THE MATTER OF: Human Rights Defense Center v. Johnson County, KS, et al. Case No. 2:20-cv-02447 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF KANSAS ___________________________________________ SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) is made and entered …
Brief • April 29, 2021
HRDC v. Johnson County, Kansas, et al., KS, Censorship, Settlement, 2021 IN THE MATTER OF: Human Rights Defense Center v. Johnson County, KS, et al. Case No. 2:20-cv-02447 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF KANSAS ___________________________________________ SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) is made and entered …
Brief • April 29, 2021
Filed under: Medical
Townsend v. County of Santa Cruz, CA, Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Motion of Telecare Corp Fo Summary Judgment, Lack of Medical Care, 2021 Case 5:19-cv-00630-BLF Document 96 Filed 04/29/21 Page 1 of 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 G. Dana Scruggs, SBN 96152 dana@ssfinjurylaw.com …
Brief • April 29, 2021
HRDC v. County of Los Angeles, Complaint, Public Records, Request, 2021 Electronically 11 ED by Superior Court of California, Count, of Los Angeles on 04/29/2021 10:05 AM Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, by R. Perez, Deputy Clerk l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SUSAN E. SEAGER …
Brief • April 29, 2021
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Townsend v. County of Santa Cruz, CA, Memo of Law, Lack of Medical Care,2021 Case 5:19-cv-00630-BLF Document 96 Filed 04/29/21 Page 1 of 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 G. Dana Scruggs, SBN 96152 dana@ssfinjurylaw.com SCRUGGS, SPINI & FULTON 716 Ocean Street, Suite 100 Santa Cruz, …
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