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Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Art
Prisoner Art on Display in New York City Exhibition by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Whether in a jail or a prison, the sight of a person drawing cards or decorating envelopes and even doing portraits is not uncommon. Art is a major part of prison life, a way of …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Pardoned Nevada Bank Robber’s Story Creates Hope for Prisoners by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian In 2004, former FBI agent Richard Beasley first met Jon D. Ponder when he was arresting Ponder for bank robbery. Beasley recalled that Ponder was “angry, scared, frustrated and anxious about his future.” Ponder …
CoreCivic Faces Liability for Wiretap Act Violations in Nevada Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that each interception of an attorney’s privileged telephone is a violation of the federal and Nevada Wiretap Acts. As such, the statute of limitations is triggered …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Mentally Ill Oregon Prisoner’s “Needless & Preventable” Death From Flu Complications Nets Record $3 Million Settlement by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson "Michael Barton died a brutal death because he was ignored and then written off as faking symptoms and refusing medication,” said attorney Bryan Dawson, upon securing a $3 …
Sixth Circuit Orders Michigan District Court to Review Prisoner’s Plea for Compassionate Release by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a Michigan federal district court to determine if a prisoner showed excusable neglect in filing an appellate notice outside time limitations. The prisoner …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Juvenile Prisons
California Starts Phase-Out of Most State Juvenile Prisons, but Loophole Allows Two to Remain Open by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Beginning in July 2021, California will stop accepting nearly all youth offenders at three facilities operated by the Division of Juvenile Justice (“DJJ”). This resulted from an August 2020 …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Mass Incarceration Fueling Spread of COVID-19 in Local Communities by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Once behind bars, American prisoners often feel forgotten, thanks to an “out of sight, out of mind” attitude that turns the country’s prisons and jails into human warehouses. Disregarding its impact on communities is dangerous …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Ohio Supreme Court Orders Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to Revise Calculation of Prisoner’s Sentence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio granted a state prisoner’s petition for a writ of mandamus and ordered the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Nevada Reduces Share of Prisoners’ Money That Can be Taken for Restitution by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen Nevada state officials suspended a Department of Corrections policy that used a victims’ bill of rights to take up to 80 percent of funds sent to prisoners by family members, …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
California Sheriff Hid Number of Deaths in Sacramento County Jails by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Sheriff Scott Jones of Sacramento, California has been exposed for failing to report deaths at two Sacramento County jails. California Department of Justice records show that at least nine people died in the county …
Brief • March 1, 2021
Castleberry v. Dorethy, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Case Name Official Case# Case# 19-4021 19-CV-4021-CSB Plaintiffs: Opposing Cou nsel: Institutions: Filed Castleberry, Steven #B59415 v. IDOC, et al. IDOC# Defendants: Date Served Received 4/16/19 Status 5/31/19 closed Class Action D On Appeal n Spears …
Thompson v. Wexford, Settlement, Inadequate Health Care, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case # Case# Filed Case Name Received 19-288 19-CV-288-SMY Thompson, Dennis v. Wexford Health Sources Inc., et al. 8/5/19 Defendants: Plaintiffs: Opposing Counsel : Institutions: Date Served Status 8/8/19 closed Class Action D On Appeal D …
Article • February 27, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Eligible Louisiana Prisoners Get COVID Vaccine by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins   National health experts were concerned early in the pandemic that prisons would prove to be superspreader sites for COVID-19. They were right. According to The Marshall Project, more than 20% of the incarcerated population nationwide had tested …
Article • February 26, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Statistics/Trends
Pennsylvania: Flawed COVID Data by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins  For the millions of Americans with loved ones behind bars, information posted online by the prison systems often provides the only inkling of what is happening inside the walls on a day­to-day basis. Never has this been more true than …
Brief • February 25, 2021
Filed under: Excessive Force
Juricich v. County of San Mateo, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2021 CONFIDENTIAL GENERAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This General Release and Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”), is entered into as of the Effective Date of this Agreement as defined herein, by and between the County of San Mateo, County of San Mateo …
Brief • February 25, 2021
Lapidus Law Firm v. WMATA, DC, Opinion, Public Records, 2021 Case 1:20-cv-00161-JDB Document 23 Filed 02/25/21 Page 1 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THE LAPIDUS LAW FIRM, PLLC, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 20-161 (JDB) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This …
Brief • February 24, 2021
Parsons v. Shinn, AZ, order, conditions of confinement, 2021 Case 2:12-cv-00601-ROS Document 3861 Filed 02/24/21 Page 1 of 16 1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Victor Antonio Parsons, et al., Plaintiffs, 10 11 v. 12 …
Carlson v. Village of Pingree Grove, IL, Settlement, False Arrest & Excessive Force, 2021 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AN)) GENERAL RELEASE April Carlson v. Village of Pingree Grove, et al., NJ) IL Ca.se No. 20 cv 1142 This Settle~ent Agreement and GeneralRelease ("Agreement") is made by and between April Carlson ("Plaintiff'') on …
Brief • February 24, 2021
Clay v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIE CLAY, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case no. 16-cv-5748 ) ) v. ) RANDY PFISTER, Honorable Andrea R. Wood ) ) ~--1:l,-- .--------- -----------. ------------~~- . …
Brief • February 23, 2021
Estate of England v. Allbaugh, OK, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021 Case 5:19-cv-00470-G Document 79 Filed 02/23/21 Page 1 of 31 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA CHRISTINA SMITH, as Personal Representative of the Estate of her son, Joshua Christopher England, Plaintiff, – against – JOE ALLBAUGH, CARL BEAR, …
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