Lewis v. Arkhurst, NY, Motion for Expedited Discovery, Assualt by Correctional Officers, 2019 Rob Rickner | rob@ricknerpllc.com April 9, 2019 Via ECF Hon. Debra Freeman United States Magistrate Judge Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse 500 Pearl St. New York, NY 10007-1312 Re: Lewis v. Arkhurst, et al., 19-cv-02831 (LAK)(DCF) …

Former Rikers Island Prisoner Awarded $500,000 Plus Attorney Fees by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell On August 6, 2018, a New York federal district court awarded a former Rikers Island jail prisoner $500,000 in damages after he was assaulted by a police officer and another prisoner. Former NYPD officer Jamel …

New York City Settles Kalief Browder Lawsuit for $3.3 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  The untimely death of Kalief Browder at age 22 sparked a nationwide movement to enact bail reform and end the use of segregation for young detainees. Both President Obama and New York City Mayor …

New York City Pre-trial Detainees Exposed to Freezing Temperatures at Federal Jail by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, a 1,654-bed facility operated by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) that houses defendants awaiting trial, was without main and generator-supplied electricity between …

New York: Federal Court Certifies Class-Action Suit Against Jail for Providing Insufficient Diet by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell  In August 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York certified a class-action lawsuit against the Montgomery County jail (MCJ) for providing prisoners with a sub-standard diet …

New York Muslim Prisoner Wins Injunction to Pray on Recreation Yard by In January 2018, a New York federal district court issued a preliminary injunction that required officials at the Cayuga Correctional Facility to allow a Muslim prisoner “to participate in individual, demonstrable prayer” on the prison’s recreation yard, “absent …

New York City No Charge Phone Calls The New York City Council City Hall New York, NY 10007 Legislation Text File #: Int 0741-2018, Version: A Int. No. 741-A By The Speaker (Council Member Johnson), and Council Members Brannan, Rosenthal, Powers, Levin, Ampry -Samuel, Rivera, Espinal, Gibson, Rose, Cumbo, Williams, …

HRDC v. NY State AG, FOIL public records complaint and MOL, 2019 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ALBANY HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER Petitioner, Index No. -againstNEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; MICHAEL JERRY, in his official capacity as Records Access Officer; and KATHRYN …

New York Criminal Defense Attorney Charged with Federal Crimes by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Scott Brettschneider, 61, a criminal defense attorney from Queens, New York known by many as “Mighty Whitey,” was arrested on March 26, 2018 in connection with accusations that he falsified documents to get one of …

Female Prisoner Wore Wire to Take Down Rikers Island Guards, Wins $425,000 Settlement by Rick Anderson by Rick Anderson A female prisoner in New York who wore a wire to help bust three Rikers Island jailers who sexually abused her has received a $425,000 settlement from the city.  The trio …

Report Shows 50 New York Prisoners Died from Inadequate Medical Care in Last Five Years by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A 2018 report by a New York State medical review board charged with reviewing prisoner deaths determined that at least 50 state prisoners had died within the past five …

Raymond v. Mitchell, NY, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2019 Case 9:18-cv-01467-GTS-MJK Document 20 Filed 03/01/19 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------------X MATTHEW RAYMOND, AMENDED COMPLAINT Plaintiff, -against- JURY TRIAL DEMANDED 9:18 Civ. No. 1467 (GLS) (ATB) TROY MITCHELL, Lieutenant at Auburn Correctional Facility, …

New York City Pays $280,000 to Settle Suit after Visitor Assaulted by Jail Guards by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On May 19, 2014, Thomas Hamm went to the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City to visit his same-sex domestic partner, identified as P.F. Hamm and P.F., who …

Harriger v. State of New York, NY, Decision, Excessive Force, 2019 STATE OF NEW YORK COURT OF CLAIMS ROY HARRIGER, Claimant, THE STATE OF NEW YORK, DECISION Claim No. 126691 Defendant. FILED BEFORE: APPEARANGES: JAN t 6 2019 STATE.cogRT oF c[.AIMs HON. RENÉE FORGENSI MINARIK Judge of the Gourt of …

Vibert v. County of Rensselaer, et al., NY, Settlement, Sheriff's Office Corruption, 2019 RENSSELAER COUNTY LEGISLATURE Introduced by Legislator(s) _St_a_m_m e_l _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ Sent …

Second Circuit: Prisoners Have the Right Not to Snitch by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that the First Amendment protects both a prisoner’s right not to snitch and his or her right not to provide false information to prison …

New York Prisoner Entitled to Vegetarian, Dairy Tolerant, Kosher Diet Under RLUIPA by On July 10, 2018, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) had violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by refusing to accommodate …

Report Highlights Shortcomings of New York’s Parole Board by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis An investigative report issued in August 2018 by two advocacy groups, Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP) and the Parole Preparation Project (PPP), found significant problems with the New York State Board of Parole’s (BOP) policies, …

New York City Board of Correction - Serious Injury Reports in NYC Jails, 2019 Serious Injury Reports in NYC Jails January 2019 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Background ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Current Serious Injury Reporting Procedures and Policies ........................................................................... 6 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Findings ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Injury to Inmate …

Sanchez v. NY Correct Care Solutions Medical Services, et al., NY, Order, Wrongful Death, 2018 Case 6:16-cv-06826-CJS Document 30 Filed 12/11/18 Page 1 of 27 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK __________________________________________________ LUZ M. SANCHEZ, as Administrator of the Estate of Pedro A. Sanchez, Jr., Plaintiff, -vs- …