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Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Guards Sentenced for Beating Prisoners at Kentucky Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Three Kentucky River Regional Jail guards have been sentenced to federal prison terms for beating prisoners in two separate incidents – including one where a prisoner died. In 2013, guards Damon Wayne Hickman and William …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Filed under: Water
Water at Massachusetts Prison Under Scrutiny from Prisoners, Advocates, Public Agencies by Panagioti Tsolkas by Panagioti Tsolkas When Wayland Coleman, a prisoner at MCI-Norfolk in Massachusetts, stepped out of the shower last year he noticed something strange. It was as if the towel he used to dry himself was, in …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Filed under: Settlements, Accidents
Wrongful Death Suit Against Tennessee Town Settles for $6,000 by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin A $1 million lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who died at the city jail in Kingsport, Tennessee following a 2015 DUI arrest settled on February 28, 2017 for just $6,000. Judy Honaker …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
As More Prisons Shutter, Governments Wonder What to Do With Them by Daniel C. Vock Distilleries? Homeless shelters? Museums? There are lots of creative ideas for repurposing old lockups. But finding one that’s good for the economy – and wins approval – isn’t easy. by Daniel C. Vock, Governing.com From the …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Filed under: PLN related
The Results are in: Prison Legal News Reader Survey! by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Prison Legal News has compiled the results of its last reader survey and this summary will report on the more compelling findings, which we will use to inform editorial decisions in forthcoming issues of the …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Deaths in jails are all too common in the United States, especially from medical neglect and untreated injuries. They are also usually ignored, as jails have even less oversight than state or federal prisons. Systemic patterns of jail deaths are nothing …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Crisis in Maryland as Mentally Incompetent Defendants Languish in County Jails by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis When criminal defendants are found mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge typically orders their transfer to a psychiatric hospital for treatment to restore competency. But many states struggle with a shortage of …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Former Draper Correctional Facility guard Johntarance Henriquis McCray was sentenced on July 27, 2017 to 54 months in federal prison for bringing crack cocaine, powder cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, Xanax and Suboxone into the facility. A search of his vehicle had also uncovered a duffle bag …
While in Custody: The Fight to Stop Jail Deaths in Washington State by Ciara O’Rourke When a prisoner dies in Washington state, the question of who is to blame often goes unaddressed. Meet the families, and their lawyers, who want answers. by Ciara O’Rourke, Seattle Met Stephanie Deal wanted her mom …
Article • May 24, 2018
Filed under: Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons
Study: Racism and Over-incarceration Pervade Juvenile Detention by A 2018 study has uncovered a troubling racial-disparity gap in youth confinement. “Youth Confinement: The Whole Pie” was published Feb. 27, 2018, by the Prison Policy Initiative, a Massachusetts-based nonpartisan nonprofit. The study analyzed data gathered in the 2015 Census of Juveniles in …
Article • May 18, 2018
Two Civilly Committed Massachusetts Men Win Partial Victory by Christopher Zoukis by Ed Lyon Massachusetts citizens Jeffrey Healey and Edward Given completed their prison terms and were civilly committed after being found to be sexually dangerous persons. They filed 42 USC § 1983 lawsuits to challenge the sex offender treatment …
Hudson County Settles for $407,500 over Wrongful Death of New Jersey Inmate by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  A complaint filed on behalf of a 34-year-old woman who died due to inadequate medical treatment while in jail resulted in a settlement of $407,500. The agreement allocated $152,030 of that for …
Article • May 18, 2018
LA County Deputy Sheriff Awarded $4.5 Million in Retaliation Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Darren Hager, a deputy with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department received a jury award of $4.5 million upon their finding that Hager was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for looking too closely into the disappearance …
Article • May 18, 2018
California Department of Corrections Settles for $96,300 and Agreement to Provide Disabled Access by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Derrick Saenz-Payne, a physically disabled visitor at the California Corrections Center, accepted a settlement of $96,300 for having to struggle with the facility's numerous accessibility problems. The settlement included an agreement …
Article • May 18, 2018
Wiccan Prisoner Gains Right to Religious Practices within California Prisons by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis William Rouser, a prisoner in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation prison system and a practicing Wiccan, received a favorable settlement, after the state reneged upon the first one, in which he is …
Texas Jail Administrator Receives $115,000 Settlement for Wrongful Termination by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A 46-year-old county jail administrator agreed to a $115,000 settlement with Gray County, Texas, after her employment was ended because of a prolonged medical absence.      Shelly McCarn had been employed with Gray County for …
Article • May 17, 2018
Prisoner Awarded $25,000 Against Texas Guard Who Facilitated Assault by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal jury in Texas found that a prison guard was negligent in aiding and abetting an assault on a prisoner, awarding the victim $25,000 in damages.      While David K. Lara was a prisoner …
Article • May 17, 2018
Former Police Chief Convicted of Sex Crimes Settles with State of Ohio for $190,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  The widow of former Wapakonetam, Ohio Police Chief Dave Harrison, who had pleaded guilty to six counts related to child pornography, agreed to a $190,000 settlement with Special Prosecutor Scott …
Article • May 17, 2018
Federal Inmate's Widow Receives $750,000 Settlement for Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The widow of a man sent to federal prison for tax evasion settled a suit against the federal government for $750,000 over the wrongful death of her husband while he was incarcerated.      …
Article • May 17, 2018
Death of California Homeless Man in Police Custody Yields $4.675 Million to Family by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis     Following a civil suit against Eureka, California police officers, the city of Eureka and Humboldt County in the death of a 26-year-old homeless man while in police custody, the man's …
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