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Federal Court Finds California Murder Paroles Blocked by Illegal No-Parole" Policy

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Habeas Corpus

Federal Court Finds California Murder Paroles Blocked by Illegal No-Parole" Policy by Federal Court Finds California Murder Paroles Blocked by Illegal No-Parole" Policy by Marvin Mentor On May 19, 2005, the United States District Court (E.D. Cal.) ruled that the California Board of Prison Terms (BPT), between 1992 and 1998, …

Class Action Suit Filed Against L.A. County Jail After 4,000 MRSA Infections

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Overcrowding, Bedding, Civil Procedure, Class Certification

Class Action Suit Filed Against L.A. County Jail After 4,000 MRSA Infections by by John E. Dannenberg A class action lawsuit against Los Angeles (L.A.) County and its Sheriff Leroy Baca was filed in 2004 in the United States District Court (C.D. Cal.) on behalf of an estimated 4,000 present …

Feres Doctrine Bars FTCA Actions

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Federal Tort Claims Act, Premises Liability, Military, Military Prisons

Feres Doctrine Bars FTCA Actions by by Military Prisoners The Unites States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that the Feres doctrine, adopted by the United States Supreme Court in Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 (1950), bars suits brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) …

New Jersey Parole Officials Pay $50,000 for Delayed Release

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment

New Jersey Parole Officials Pay $50,000 for Delayed Release by On February 3, 2005, a New Jersey man settled his federal lawsuit against state parole officialswhom he claimed were responsible for his remaining in prison 11 months beyond his approved parole datefor $50,000. Vincent Pannone was imprisoned on May 7, …

California's Preferential Bulk Price For Hepatitis-C Drugs Kept Secret

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Medication, Medical Expenses, Hepatitis, Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records

California's Preferential Bulk Price For Hepatitis-C Drugs Kept Secret by The good news is that California's Department of General Services (DGS) negotiated a bulk discount price for the large quantities of pegylated interferon it buys for the treatment of Hepatitis-C infected prisoners, and will save the state $1 million on …

New York: Wrongfully Imprisoned Man Settles For $5,000,000

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Medical, Medication, Hepatitis, Injunctions (PLRA)

New York: Wrongfully Imprisoned Man Settles For $5,000,000 by by Michael Rigby A man who was wrongfully convicted of raping a 5-year-old girl has settled with the state of New York for $5 million, the largest such settlement in state history. But no amount of money can atone for the …

Los Angeles County Pays $60,900 To Settle Jail Detainee Rape Claim

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault

Los Angeles County Pays $60,900 To Settle Jail Detainee Rape Claim by Los Angeles County Pays $60,900 To Settle Jail Detainee Rape Claim Los Angeles (L.A.) County, California, paid $60,900 to a female detainee who was raped in her Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF) cell by a male prisoner who …

Wisconsin Must Install Air Conditioning in Supermax

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Exposure to Heat, Consent Decrees (PLRA)

Wisconsin Must Install Air Conditioning in Supermax by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order requiring prison officials to take immediate steps to air condition the cells of Wisconsin's supermax prison. In 2000, two prisoners confined in the Supermax prison in Boschobel, Wisconsin brought suit alleging …

Double-Celling Mentally Ill California Ad-Seg Prisoners Proves Fatal

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Prison/Jail Murders, Overcrowding

Double-Celling Mentally Ill California Ad-Seg Prisoners Proves Fatal by When administratively segregated mentally ill prisoners were placed in the same cell at California State Prison, Los Angeles (LAC) in September, 2004, one strangled the other with a bed sheet. Upon investigating the death, the watchdog Office of the Inspector General …

Hawaii Prisoner Injured In Fight Awarded $25,427

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Damages

Hawaii Prisoner Injured In Fight Awarded $25,427 by On February 1, 2005, a Hawaii court awarded $25,427.00 to a prisoner who claimed he was assaulted by another prisoner. Plaintiff Lael Samonte, 47, contended that while imprisoned at the Halawa Correctional Facility on May 22, 2002, he was attacked and knocked …

11th Circuit Finds S.Ct. Overruled Heightened Pleading Standard

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Kidney, Civil Procedure, Defenses, Complaints, Parties, Qualified Immunity, Murder by Parolees

11th Circuit Finds S.Ct. Overruled Heightened Pleading Standard by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that the heightened pleading standard is not applicable in a § 1983 action against a non-governmental entity that cannot raise qualified immunity as a defense" pursuant to Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence & …

Seventh Circuit Reverses § 1915(e)(2) Dismissal of Meritorious Complaint

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Filing Fees (PLRA), RLUIPA, Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services

Seventh Circuit Reverses § 1915(e)(2) Dismissal of Meritorious Complaint by by Bob Williams The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a Wisconsin Federal District Court's dismissal of a prisoner complaint the district court found to have probable merit but dismissed under 28 U.S.C. § 191S(e)(2) screening because …

News in Brief

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: News, News in Brief

News in Brief by News in Brief: Alabama: On January 10, 2006, Ronald Hammonds, 35, a guard at the Federal Correctional Institution in Talladega was arrested in a Taco Bell parking lot by FBI agents on charges of supplying prisoners with marijuana. Arizona: On December 31, 2005, Vincent Cannon, 23, …

Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc. v. Chao, 7th Circuit, Taxpayer Standing, 2006

Brief • January 13, 2006

Filed under: Religious Freedom, Taxation Offenses

Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc. v. Chao, 7th Circuit, Taxpayer Standing, 2006 433 F.3d 989 (2006) FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Elaine L. CHAO, Secretary of Department of Labor, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-1130. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 13, 2005. Decided …

Suggs v Cumberland County Nj Jail Strip Search Complaint 2006

Brief • January 9, 2006

Suggs v Cumberland County Nj Jail Strip Search Complaint 2006 Case 1:06-cv-00087-RMB-JS Document 1 Filed 01/09/2006 Page 1 of 18 Case 1:06-cv-00087-RMB-JS Document 1 Filed 01/09/2006 Page 2 of 18 Case 1:06-cv-00087-RMB-JS Document 1 Filed 01/09/2006 Page 3 of 18 Case 1:06-cv-00087-RMB-JS Document 1 Filed 01/09/2006 Page 4 of 18 …

Lake v. Schoharie County, NY, Medical Lake Case, Order, 2006

Brief • January 3, 2006

Filed under: Medical, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific

Lake v. Schoharie County, NY, Medical Lake Case, Order, 2006

The "Jewish" con, PLN editor quoted on religion in Washington prisons

In-the-News Article • January 1, 2006

The "Jewish" con, PLN editor quoted on religion in Washington prisons Jan. 1, 2006 Articles with PLN Quotes Seattle Weekly The "Jewish" con, PLN editor quoted on religion in Washington prisons - Seattle Weekly 2006 The 'Jewish' Con: Incarcerated gang members and murderers here and elsewhere are abusing freedom of …

Prison Nation - Public Administration Review 2006

In-the-News Article • January 1, 2006

Prison Nation - Public Administration Review 2006 Jan. 1, 2006 PLN Book Reviews Public Administration Review Book Review - Prison Nation - Public Administration Review 2006 Public Administration Review July 2006 / August 2006 Volume 66, Issue 4, Pages 644-646 Compilation review of: Crime Control and Social Justice: The Delicate …

PLN quoted in NYT article regarding use of prisoners in medical experiments

In-the-News Article • January 1, 2006

PLN quoted in NYT article regarding use of prisoners in medical experiments Jan. 1, 2006 Articles with PLN Quotes New York Times PLN quoted in NYT article regarding use of prisoners in medical experiments - New York Times 2006 August 13, 2006 Panel Suggests Using Inmates in Drug Trials By …

Locke v. Farrakhan, WA, Plaintiff Brief in Opposition to Certiorari Voting, 2006

Brief • January 1, 2006

Locke v. Farrakhan, WA, Plaintiff Brief in Opposition to Certiorari Voting, 2006 No. 03-1597 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States _________________________ GARY D. LOCKE , GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON , SAM REED , SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON , AND THE STATE OF …