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Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Filed under: Dogs
Virginia Prison Guards Attack Prisoners with Dogs by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Two prisoners recently filed suit against the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) alleging that guards used unmuzzled dogs to attack and maul them. The plaintiffs are represented by Kelly Jo Popkin, an attorney with Rights Behind Bars, …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Seven Guards Fired After Prisoner Dies in TX Jail by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders At 6:22 pm on March 14, 2021, Marvin David Scott III was arrested by police in Allen, Texas for possession of less than two ounces of marijuana. Soon after being transferred to the Collin County …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Report Shows Official Misconduct Responsible for More than Half of Exonerations by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A 2020 annual report on exonerations, released by the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE) on March 30, 2021, shows the disturbing fact that in more than half of the cases where those convicted …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Illinois Prisoner Gets Mixed Results in Appeal of Suit Against Wexford and Doctors by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to a Wexford Health Sources doctor. It affirmed the judgment granted to Wexford and another doctor. The …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Seventh Circuit Reinstates Illinois DOC Prisoner’s Suit Against Wexford Psychiatrist by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 9, 2021, the Seventh Circuit court of appeals held that a district court erred when it departed significantly from Pruitt v. Mote, 503 F.3d 647 (7th Cir. 2007) in its consideration of …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Seventh Circuit Says Racial Disparity Argument ‘Too Weak to Require Discussion’ in COVID-Related Motion for Compassionate Release by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In affirming an Illinois district court’s order denying a motion for compassionate release, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held there was no procedural error in …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
$1.65 Million Settlement for Family of Prisoner Killed at Rikers Island by Casey Holloway was killed while in the mental health observation unit at the notorious Rikers Island Correctional Facility. Artemio Rosa, another prisoner with a history of violence, strangled the 35-year-old Holloway as he sat in a chair. Holloway …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Ohio Enacts Criminal Justice Reform in 2020 by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Criminal justice reform advocates scored multiple wins in the closing weeks of the 2020 session of Ohio’s General Assembly. The new laws end the shackling of pregnant prisoners giving birth, allow people to do community service …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Filed under: Suicides
Sixth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Kentucky Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 29, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reinstated a claim against a Louisville, Kentucky jail classification officer who, contrary to jail policy, moved a prisoner to a segregation …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Rebellion at GEO-Run Prison in New Mexico by A three-hour uprising at a privately-run medium security prison in New Mexico on November 2, 2020, led to a few prisoner injuries, a fire and property destruction. It was an “incident [that] absolutely could have been prevented,” said said the state’s Corrections …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Louisiana Law School Counts Deaths Behind Bars Because State Won’t by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen At jails, prisons, and detention centers across Louisiana, in-custody deaths are not always made public. The state does not require officials to report on deaths behind bars, unlike many other states. As …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
NYC Department of Corrections Continued Noncompliance to Consent Decree and Spending Nearly Half A Million Dollars Per Prisoner in 2020 by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Agency Watch List published by the New York City Office of the Comptroller listed the NYC Department of Corrections …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Second Circuit Holds Control Unit Placement for Former Death Row Prisoners Unconstitutional Bill of Attainder by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Connecticut federal district court’s order that found a state law was an unconstitutional bill of attainder because it was intended …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
$11,000 Recovery for Asthmatic Indiana Prisoner in Denial of Treatment After Cell Block Fire by A combined $11,000 settlement and default judgment was obtained by a pro se asthmatic prisoner in a lawsuit alleging guards were deliberately indifferent to the prisoner’s health during and after a cell block fire at …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Filed under: Children of Prisoners
Minnesota Mothers to Receive More Bonding Time with Their Newborn Children by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Healthy Start Act in Minnesota will allow mothers who give birth while incarcerated more time to bond with their children. Signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz, the bill transfers expectant mothers …
Publication • July 30, 2021
Ltr Sent to Corizon Re Denial of Bid Appeal 7-30-21 Michael L. Parson Governor Sarah H. Steelman Commissioner State of Missouri OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Division of Purchasing 301 West High Street, Room 630 Post Office Box 809 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0809 (573) 751-2387 FAX: (573) 526-9815 TIO: 800-735-2966 Voice: 800-735-2466 …
Publication • July 30, 2021
Redacted OSC Letter to President, July 2021 U.S. OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 1730 M Street, N.W., Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20036-4505 The Special Counsel July 30, 2021 The President The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Subject: OSC File Nos. DI-16-1098, DI-18-1075 Dear Mr. President: I am forwarding to you a …
Brief • July 29, 2021
Epps v. City and County Denver, CO, Expert Report of Norman Stamper, Excessive Use of Force, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF COLORADO Civil Action Nos. 1:20-cv-01878-RBJ & 1:20-cv-01922-RBJ-MEH (consolidated) ELISABETH EPPS, et al. Plaintiffs, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, et al., Defendants …
Brief • July 28, 2021
Green v. MA DOC, MA, Class Action Complaint, Fake Drug Tests, 2021 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Suffolk, ss. JULIAN GREEN, EUGENE IVEY, JAMES P. MCKENNA, and LISA NEWMANPOLK, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, CAROL MICI, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of …
Brief • July 28, 2021
Allen v. Wetzel, PA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2021 Case 2:19-cv-01258-RJC-MPK Document 96 Filed 07/28/21 Page 1 of 25 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA _______________________________________ ) MICHAEL SHERMAN ALLEN, ) Plaintiff, ) v. Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-01258-RJC-MPK ) Electronically Filed SECRETARY JOHN WETZEL, ) …
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