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Florida Jail Administrators Fired After Woman Gives Birth in Cell by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen A jail prisoner in Broward County gave birth in her cell recently, with staff ignoring her pleas for help until just prior to delivery. Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony fired two top administrators …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Prisoner Exchange
Alabama Jails and Prisoners Swamped With COVID-Related Problems by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen Like local jails and prisons across the country, Alabama’s carceral system is being sorely tested by COVID-19 — and prisoners are paying the price. For weeks, Dylan Garrard fell asleep on a thin foam …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
How States Exclude People With Criminal Records From Jury Service by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell If you’re one of the millions of Americans with a conviction barring you from serving jury duty in your state, maybe it’s not one of the rights you lost that you miss. After all, …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
California Enacts Legislation Strengthening Protections for LGBTQ Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 26, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law measures to protect the state’s LGBTQ population, including special provisions that empower them to choose the pronoun and honorific that prison staff, volunteers, and contractors …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Two Alabama jail guards were arrested in just two months for allegedly smuggling cellphones to inmates. In February 2021, 27-year-old D’Mario Jones was fired and charged with two counts of promoting prison contraband at the Lee County Detention Center in Opelika where he worked. According …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems
Study Shows Misaligned Economic Incentives Fuel Mass Incarceration by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An academic study by a University of Pennsylvania professor published in November 2020 shows that mismatched economic incentives — local governments making sentencing decisions while the state government pays the costs of incarceration — are an …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Rural Prisons
Baltimore Demolishes Maryland’s Oldest Penitentiary, Burying Its Nostalgia And Nightmares by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. Sic semper tyrannis! “Death to tyrants!”one spectator angrily proclaimed, as the city of Baltimore demolished the State of Maryland’s oldest and most austere penitentiary, an 80-foot high, granite, medieval-style castle with roots …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Books: “Let The Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty” by Robert Dunham by Robert Dunham, Death Penalty Information Center In his new book, Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty, journalist Maurice Chammah presages the death of America’s capital …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: jobs
Florida Senator Wants to Keep Ex-Prisoners from Earning the $15 Minimum Wage Increase by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Republican Senator Jeffrey Brandes of Saint Petersburg filed a bill to exclude certain Florida citizens from benefiting from the increased minimum-wage measure, known as Amendment 2, passed by well over 60% …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Former Prisoner Becomes Activist for LBGTQ Rights in California Prisons by Rojas, 39, spent 15 years as a gender nonconforming (GNC) prisoner who endured abuse from guards. Finally, in the last year of the sentence at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF), the largest women’s prison in the state, Rojas decided …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Infections, Food
Parnall Correctional Facility in Michigan Copes with Scabies Outbreak by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss On January 28, 2021, Parnall Correctional Facility’s chief medical officer announced an extreme infestation of scabies, and the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) declared an institution-wide outbreak. The DOC said all 1,286 prisoners, their clothing …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Oklahoma Prisoners Call for Better Nutrition by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) was accused of not providing nutritionally fit meals in an article published October 24, 2020. Prisoners say portions are too small to be of value, there are little to no vegetables, and …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
California Trans Women Struggle For Protection Under Prison Rape Elimination Act by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon When Senate Bill 132 took effect January 1, 2021, protections promised by the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) were finally guaranteed by law to over 1,000 inmates held by the …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Confidential Settlement in Case Involving Alleged Pattern of Racist Misconduct in Michigan Prisons by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian On February 25, 2021, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) settled an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former guard, who alleged he was a victim of anti-Muslim bias from his …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Connecticut Lawmakers Refuse to Address Corrections Issues During Pandemic by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Reform groups in Connecticut have been riding the wave of protests in America to pressure the Connecticut Legislature into making lasting reforms and addressing issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the results have …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
COVID-19 Inspired Ban on Prison Visits in Texas Ends by Chad Marks by Chad Marks At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas prison officials stopped all visits in the prison system between prisoners and families. Stopping the visits seemed to have little effect on keeping both prisoners and staff …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Virginia Settles Two Lawsuits Over Misuse of Solitary Confinement by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen Virginia recently settled two outstanding lawsuits alleging the abuse of solitary confinement. Taken together, the payouts cost the state’s taxpayers over $250,000. At a time when Virginia’s General Assembly made progress on other …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Holiday Cards for Prisoners: Let’s End Collective Punishment in U.S. Prisons by Sandy Rozek by Sandy Rozek Going back to 1991, when Rodney King was beaten by four police officers in California, public sentiment has periodically erupted in a general condemnation of law enforcement. In New York in 2014, the …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Activist, Political Prisoner, and Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal Diagnosed With COVID-19, Energizing Calls for His Release by Juliette LaMarr by Juliette LaMarr Mumia Abu-Jamal has contracted COVID-19 but is recovering, according to a March 8, 2021 story in The Philadelphia Tribune. A political prisoner and journalist — as well as a …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, jobs
COVID-19 Pandemic Makes Job Hunting Especially Difficult for Ex-Offenders by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Ex-offenders are having a tougher time finding employment amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. With a national unemployment rate of 6.7% in December 2020, employers are able to pick applicants who do not have the stigma of …
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