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Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
U.S. Sues Alabama Over Prison Conditions by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on December 9, 2020, filed a lawsuit alleging that the state of Alabama is “deliberately indifferent” to unconstitutional conditions persisting at its state prisons, facilities that “are riddled with prisoner-on-prisoner and …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Florida Prison Guard Indicted in Prisoner Death by Blunt Force Trauma by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Michael Raymond Riley, a former Florida prison guard, was charged with second-degree murder for killing a prisoner “by causing blunt force trauma to be inflicted on the victim’s neck or head area,” …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Michigan Begins Video Visits During Coronavirus Pandemic by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Over six months after concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic halted in-person visitation at Michigan state prisons in March 2020, the state Department of Corrections (DOC) launched a pilot program of video visitation on October 9 to …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Videotaping
Hawaii Fails to Provide Video of Two Prison Disturbances by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Around 3 p.m. on March 11, 2019, prisoners at the Maui Community Correctional Center (MCCC) rioted. Some started a fire, some broke fire-suppression sprinklers, while others smashed fixtures. Outside, police were called in to help …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor, COVID-19, Fines
California Prison Factories Fined For Exposing Unwitting Workers to COVID-19 by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) was cited on March 1, 2021, by the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) and fined $24,300 for “serious” violations stemming from a June 2020 exposure …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Sixth Circuit Upholds Prisoner’s 18 U.S.C. § 111 Conviction for Assaulting Federally Contracted Private Prison Guard by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 12, 2020, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that 18 U.S.C. §§ 111 and 1114, which criminalize assaulting federal officers, apply to private prison guards …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
"Conservative New York County Enacts Progressive Transgender Prisoner Policy" by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 22, 2020, a rural and politically conservative county in western New York implemented one of the nation’s most progressive transgender jail policies, also agreeing to pay a transgender woman $60,000 to settle a …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Overcrowding, Staffing
COVID-19 Depletes State Prison Staffs Nationwide, Forcing Consolidation of Facilities and Increasing Risk to All by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna COVID-19’s impact on American society has been dramatic, but no more so than in prisons and jails. While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended maintaining “social …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
After 36 Years in a Louisiana Prison for a Rape He Didn’t Commit, Archie Williams Wins Freedom — and a TV Show Spotlight by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian The story of Archie Williams shocks and inspires. A Black man spent 36 years in a Louisiana prison for the rape …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
COVID-19 Continues Rampage Through Pennsylvania State Prisons by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania state prisons continued to suffer through a spike in COVID-19 cases in March 2021, with Albion Correctional Institution in Erie County and the State Correctional Institution (SCI) in Huntington each reporting 100 new cases in the …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
$105,000 Settlement in Wisconsin Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Wisconsin Department of Corrections paid $105,000 to settle a prisoner’s excessive use of force lawsuit. The December 2, 2020, settlements resolves the suit brought by prisoner Kuan Barnett. Barnett’s civil rights action stemmed from …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
People in jails are using more phone minutes during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite decreased jail populations by Andrea Fenster Our study of 14 jails finds that there were 8% more overall minutes used during the pandemic, despite the fact that nationwide jail populations have fallen about 15%. by Andrea Fenster, Prison …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Fourth Circuit: Deaf North Carolina Prisoner Should be Allowed Direct Videophone Calls to Communicate with Deaf Community by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In reversing a district court’s judgment, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that a deaf prisoner be allowed “access to point-to-point videophone calls because the …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Ransomware Attack on GEO Group Exposes Sensitive Information by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 3, 2020, the GEO Group, one of the largest private prison companies in the nation, revealed that it had suffered a ransomware attack in August of that year that exposed sensitive personal information of …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Hundreds of Virginia Inmates Await Parole Consideration Under New Law by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen In 1995, during a tough-on-crime era across the country, Virginia abolished parole entirely, along with several other states. But it wasn’t until 2000 that jurors sentencing defendants were told of that change. …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Failure to Treat, COVID-19
Colorado’s Governor Bows to Pressure in Denying State Prisoners Priority COVID-19 Vaccinations by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Despite the fact that prisoners and staff at Colorado’s state prisons have been ravaged by COVID-19 infections and death, Colorado Governor Jared Polis reversed course and decided not to prioritize vaccines for …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Drug Laws/Offenses
Experts Divided on Drug Court Effectiveness by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss After 25 years of alternative sentencing through the use of drug courts, experts are still divided on their effectiveness and the ethics that drive the system, according to a November 2, 2020, story in The Boston Globe. The …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Secrecy Surrounded Flurry of Late-Term Federal Executions Under Donald Trump by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Many troubling details surround the 13 executions carried out by the Department of Justice in the final months of the Trump administration, including allegations that the drug used, pentobarbital, caused intense pain and suffering …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
New Advocacy Group for New Mexico Prisoners Created by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A new watchdog nonprofit in New Mexico is focusing on exposing the culture of secrecy in the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD), which the group says interferes with the ability to monitor civil rights violations against …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Vermont Prisoner’s Death Under Investigation: Did Implicit Bias Play Role? by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) and its medical health-care provider, Centurion Managed Care, have been under investigation by the Vermont Defender General’s Prisoners’ Rights Office (PRO) and the law firm of Downs Rachlin …
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