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Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Exposure to Cold
New York: $775,000 Judgment for Prisoners Searched in Freezing Weather by On August 14, 2018, a ruling by the New York State Court of Claims addressed ten consolidated claims that arose from an incident in which 15 to 20 prisoners were searched outdoors in windchill temperatures between -10 and -13 …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Claim Denied; No Proof New York Prison Guards Acted Within Scope of Their Employment by On June 13, 2018, the New York Court of Claims in Saratoga Springs found in favor of prison guards accused of assaulting a prisoner without provocation. Although it was undisputed that the prisoner had been …
Thagard v. Lauber, NY, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-00299-EAW-LGF Document 1 Filed 04/18/16 Page 1 of 11 Case 1:16-cv-00299-EAW-LGF Document 1 Filed 04/18/16 Page 2 of 11 Case 1:16-cv-00299-EAW-LGF Document 1 Filed 04/18/16 Page 3 of 11 Case 1:16-cv-00299-EAW-LGF Document 1 Filed 04/18/16 Page 4 of 11 Case 1:16-cv-00299-EAW-LGF …
Meet the Grown-Ups Keeping Kids Out of Prison by Ross Barkan The Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice will help guide towns, cities, and states on how to close youth prisons for good. by Ross Barkan, The Nation, April 8, 2019 One Saturday morning 13 years ago, Darryl Thompson went to …
Brief • April 12, 2019
Filed under: Guards/Staff
Lewis v. Arkhurst, NY, Order for Discovery, Assault by Correctional Officers 2019 Case 1:19-cv-02831-LAK-DCF Document 11 Filed 04/12/19 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------X MORIYAH RAZIEL LEWIS, Plaintiff, USDCSDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC#:r/Nfb_~ DATE Ff~JoD~- =3/fe!==- 19cv02831 (LAK) (DF) -against- ORDER . …
Brief • April 9, 2019
Filed under: Guards/Staff
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) …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Assaults on Staff
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 …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
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 …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
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 …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Food, Class Certification
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 …
Kickback publication • March 13, 2019
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, …
Filing • March 8, 2019
Filed under: Complaints, Public Records
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 …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Filed under: Attorney Misconduct
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 …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
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 …
Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
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 …
Brief • March 1, 2019
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, …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
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 …
Brief • January 16, 2019
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 …
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