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Off death row and seeking justice
In-the-News Article • October 6, 2021
Off death row and seeking justice Oct. 6, 2021 Articles about PLN Litigation Axios Tampa Bay Robert DuBoise was 18 years old when he was sentenced to death. Almost 40 years later, he's a free man and suing the people who had him put away. Driving the news: DuBoise is …
Smart Communications v. GTL, PA, Complaint, Antitrust Violations, 2021
Brief • October 6, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates, Antitrust Offenses, Bid-Rigging, Price-Fixing, etc.
Smart Communications v. GTL, PA, Complaint, Antitrust Violations, 2021 Case 1:20-cv-00186-CCC Document 96 Filed 10/06/21 Page 1 of 49 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA HARRISBURG DIVISION SMART COMMUNICATIONS HOLDING, INC. and HLFIP HOLDING, CIVIL ACTION INC. d/b/a SMART NO.__________________________ COMMUNICATIONS IP HOLDINGS, JURY …
Wrongfully convicted of rape and murder, man sues Tampa, police for allegedly framing him of the crimes
In-the-News Article • October 5, 2021
Wrongfully convicted of rape and murder, man sues Tampa, police for allegedly framing him of the crimes Oct. 5, 2021 Articles about PLN Litigation Fox News TAMPA, Fla. - After spending nearly four decades behind bars for a crime he did not commit, Robert DuBoise is now suing the city of Tampa and the Tampa …
Agnew v. NYC Dept of Correction, NY, Petition-Mandamus to Compel, Prison Conditions, 2021
Brief • October 4, 2021
Filed under: Prison Conditions
Agnew v. NYC Dept of Correction, NY, Petition-Mandamus to Compel, Prison Conditions, 2021 INDEX NO. 813431/2021E FILED: BRONX COUNTY CLERK 10/04/2021 01:10 PM NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/04/2021 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF THE BRONX Matter of JOSEPH AGNEW, ANTHONY GANG, TYRONE GREENE …
News in Brief
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 19, 2021, twoconvicted robbers were convicted of murder in the death of a fellow prisoner they and two others attacked in 2017 at Bibb Correctional Facility in Brent, Alabama. According to a report by Montgomery TV station WSFA, Dominique Covin and Roderick DeLaune …
$1 Million Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Preventable Suicide Attempt and Death
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides
$1 Million Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Preventable Suicide Attempt and Death by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A $1 million settlement was reached in a civil rights lawsuit alleging officials at Georgia State Prison (GSP) failed to take action to prevent a prisoner’s suicide attempt, which resulted in his …
Immigration Detention Contracts Cancelled in Georgia and Massachusetts
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Detention - Generally
Immigration Detention Contracts Cancelled in Georgia and Massachusetts by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently ordered two civil immigration detention facilities closed and terminated the contracts for both. DHS said the Carreiro Detention Center in Bristol County, Massachusetts and the Irwin County …
$500,000 Settlement for California Jail Rape, Deputy Fired and Sentenced
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Settlements
$500,000 Settlement for California Jail Rape, Deputy Fired and Sentenced by A Ventura County, California jail deputy finds himself on the other side of the law after Superior Court Judge Gilbert Romero recently found him guilty of sexual misconduct with a female prisoner. The county of Ventura has paid $500,000 …
Pay-to-Play Lives in FEC Decision Not to Enforce Ban on Political Contributions by Boca Prison Contractor The GEO Group
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Lobbying, Bribery/Extortion/Theft
Pay-to-Play Lives in FEC Decision Not to Enforce Ban on Political Contributions by Boca Prison Contractor The GEO Group by Dan Christensen by Dan Christensen, Florida Bulldog, September 20, 2021 In a ruling that undermines an 81-year-old anti-corruption law prohibiting pay-to-play political contributions by federal contractors, an impotent Federal Election …
PREA: Tackling the Nightmare of Prison Rape
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Prison Rape Elimination Act
PREA: Tackling the Nightmare of Prison Rape by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Movies and television often dramatize prison for entertainment purposes, and just as often the dramatizations are unrealistic. One aspect of prison life that cannot be overly dramatized—and is a reality for many of the imprisoned—is the …
From the Editor
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright For long time readers of PLN, this month’s issue may seem like déjà vu all over again with its national coverage of prisoners being raped, especially by guards and prison staff. For many years I wrote the “News in Brief” column …
Nebraska Supreme Court Holds Discretionary Function Exception Bars Lawsuit Over Prison’s Botched Response to Uprising
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Nebraska Supreme Court Holds Discretionary Function Exception Bars Lawsuit Over Prison’s Botched Response to Uprising by The Mother’s Day riot at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) in 2015 ended with two dead and countless injuries to prisoners and staff. When one of the prisoners injured filed a lawsuit that prison …
Arizona Federal Court Rescinds Approval of Jensen Settlement; Sets Class Action Medical and Control Unit Case Against Arizona DOC for Trial
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Corizon, Inadequate Health Care Facilities
Arizona Federal Court Rescinds Approval of Jensen Settlement; Sets Class Action Medical and Control Unit Case Against Arizona DOC for Trial by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 16, 2021, an Arizona federal court issued an order rescinding its 2015 approval of the settlement agreement (“Stipulation”) in a class …
$50,000 Settlement for Denial of Medical Care at Tribal Jail in Montana
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
$50,000 Settlement for Denial of Medical Care at Tribal Jail in Montana by The United States paid $50,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging federal agents at Montana’s Fort Peck Tribal Jail failed to provide medical care for a detainee who was injured during an assault at the jail. Tyler Headdress …
Georgia Enacts Massive Probation Reform Bill
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Probation
Georgia Enacts Massive Probation Reform Bill by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A bill that went into effect on July 1, 2021, allows individuals to access termination of felony probation after three years if they meet certain requirements. The bill impacts up to a quarter of Georgia’s current probationers, …
Protective Order Issued in Florida Solitary Confinement Lawsuit
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Protective Orders
Protective Order Issued in Florida Solitary Confinement Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida federal district court granted a protective order to protect “putative class members from retaliatory, chilling, or harassing conduct” and to prohibit “Defendants from improperly communicating with putative class members about th[e] lawsuit.” The …
Prison Staff Are Refusing Vaccines. Incarcerated People Are Paying the Price.
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, COVID-19
Prison Staff Are Refusing Vaccines. Incarcerated People Are Paying the Price. by Erika Tyagi, Joshua Manson by Erika Tyagi and Joshua Manson UCLA COVID Behind Bars Project, August 12, 2021 In recent weeks, as the Delta variant has surged across the country, the rates of infection among prison workers are …
The States that Lead the Nation in COVID-19 Cases Are Hiding Their Prison Data
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Official Report
The States that Lead the Nation in COVID-19 Cases Are Hiding Their Prison Data by Sharon Dolovich, Erika Tyagi, Neal Marquez by Sharon Dolovich, Erika Tyagi, and Neal Marquez, UCLA COVID Behind Bars Project, August 20, 2021 When the pandemic hit, prison systems around the country started posting COVID-19 data …
Court Grants Class Certification for Illinois Prisoners in Restrictive Housing Lawsuit
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Class Certification, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
Court Grants Class Certification for Illinois Prisoners in Restrictive Housing Lawsuit by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On June 14, 2021, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois granted Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification while granting in part and denying in part Defendant’s motion to Supplement. The …
South Carolina Attorney General Issues Opinion That Information in State Prisoners’ Death Certificates Is Public Information
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Death Certificate(s)
South Carolina Attorney General Issues Opinion That Information in State Prisoners’ Death Certificates Is Public Information by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 14, 2021, the Office of the Attorney General (AG) of South Carolina issued an opinion that information relating to the death of state prisoners contained in …
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