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Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Texas State Prisoners Fight for Access to Kosher Meals by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After leading a 12-year legal battle that secured an agreement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to recognize the right of Orthodox Jewish prisoners to receive kosher meals, Max Moussazadeh was released from …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Florida Prisoners with Disabilities to Receive Accommodations Under Settlement by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In July 2017, Disability Rights Florida, the state’s federally-funded Protection and Advocacy organization that advocates for disabled individuals, settled a historic lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections over the FDOC’s systematic failure to …
The High Cost of Texas Prison Rape Data by Edward Lyon by Edward B. Lyon A recent request for sexual assault data in Texas prisons since 2013 was estimated to cost $1,132,024.30. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) stated it needs over 61,000 hours to "hand search" more than …
Langford v. Bullock, MT, Settlement Agreement III, ADA Compliance, 2018 Case 6:93-cv-00046-DWM-JCL Document 1542 Filed 02/23/18 Page 1 of 100 ERIC BALABAN National Prison Project of the ACLUF 915 15th Street, 7th Floor Washington, DC 20005 202.393.4930 ALEX RATE ACLU of Montana P.O. Box 9138 Missoula, MT 406.443.8590 JON ELLINGSON …
Criminal Justice, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and People with Mental Illnesses, David Bazelon, SAMHSA, 2018 Criminal Justice, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and People with Mental Illnesses The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Washington, DC Disclaimer This webinar was developed [in part] under contract number …
TG v. Kern County, CA, Complaint, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00257-DAD-JLT Document 1 Filed 02/21/18 Page 1 of 56 1 2 3 4 MELINDA BIRD (SBN: 102236) Disability Rights California 350 S. Bixel Street, Suite 290 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Telephone: (213) 213-8000 Facsimile: (213) 213-8001 Email: melinda.bird@disabilityrightsca.org CARLY J. MUNSON (SBN: …
Article • February 8, 2018
Public Records in Private Accounts Subject to PRA Disclosure by David Reutter The Vermont Supreme Court held that “public records” under the Public Records Act (PRA) include any documents generated in the course of public agency business, even if the record is stored in a private account. The court held …
Article • February 8, 2018
FOIL Exemption Applies to Civil and Criminal Law Enforcement by David Reutter by David Reutters A New York appellate court held that the New York State Education Department correctly redacted or exempted public records compiled for auditing special education costs because they were compiled for civil law enforcement purposes. The …
Sufficient Facts for Discrimination Hearing by David Reutter by David Reutter A Colorado federal district court held that deaf prisoners and prisoners in contact with deaf persons alleged sufficient facts to survive dismissal of the Americans with Disabilities Act claim. The court said the prison’s archaic, faulty communication system for …
Bloomgarden v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, RLUIPA, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASE (the "Agreement") is entered into by and between Howard Bloomgarden ("Bloomgarden"), on the one hand, and the County of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriffs …
John Doe v. Arizona, AZ, Complaint, Gender Discrimination, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-00384-GMS Document 1 Filed 02/02/18 Page 1 of 5 5 Stephen Montoya (#011791) Montoya, Lucero & Pastor, P.A. 3200 North Central Avenue, Suite 2550 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 602-256-6718 (telephone) 602-256-6667 (fax) stephen@montoyalawgroup.com 6 Attorney for Plaintiff 1 2 3 4 …
Brief • February 1, 2018
ACLU Northern California v. FBI, CA, Opinion-Appeal, Freedom Of Information Act, 2018 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; ASIAN LAW CAUCUS; SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, No. 16-15178 D.C. No. 3:10-cv-03759-RS OPINION v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, Defendant-Appellant. …
Pennsylvania: $20,000 Settlement for Prisoner’s ADA Claim by A lawsuit alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act led the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) to pay $20,000 and agree to provide “reasonable therapy or reasonable accommodation” to prisoner Donald Scott. Scott suffered a severe stroke …
Brief • January 17, 2018
Ramsey v. Allegheny County, Complaint, PA, Sexual Harassment, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-00071-CRE Document 1 Filed 01/17/18 Page 1 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA TANISHA RAMSEY, Plaintiff, Case No. _________________ v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY; JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Defendants. COMPLAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff, Tanisha Ramsey, by and through her …
Article • January 16, 2018
Texas Prisoner Prevails in Federal Court on Motion to Compel by by Edward Lyon Texas prisoner Shellye Wright filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and Texas Tech (TT) concerning the "referral or failure of …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Montana DOC Agrees to Modification of ADA Class-action Settlement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In March 2017, the Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to modifications to a class-action settlement originally entered into in 1994 to resolve medical, dental and mental health complaints stemming from a 1991 prison riot. …
Michigan DOC Creates Contract Compliance Unit by On the heels of a controversy involving its food service vendor, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is creating a unit to monitor contract compliance. As PLN reported, MDOC tossed Aramark Correctional Services as its food service vendor following a  highly publicized failure …
Article • January 3, 2018
$5,000 to Transgender Prisoner in Maryland Sexual Harassment Lawsuit by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On August 17, 2015, an administrative law judge in Maryland ruled that state prison officials were guilty of sexually harassing and mistreating a transgender prisoner and awarded her $5,000 in damages. The ruling was the …
Brief • January 1, 2018
Cole et al. v. Collier, TX, Settlement Agreement-Release, ADA-Rehabilitation Act Violation, 2018 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION KEITH COLE, JACKIE BRANNUM, RICHARD KING, MICHAEL DENTON, FRED WALLACE, and MARVIN RAY YATES, individually and on behalf of those similarly situated, Plaintiffs, § § § § § …
$15.000 Settles Multiple Civil Rights Complaints by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled multiple civil rights lawsuits brought by prisoner David Y. Merritt in March 2002. Merritt, an imprisoned government informant, filed several lawsuits against the Bureau of Prisons in federal court between 1995 and 2001. …
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