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Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Filed under: Reviews
“Survivors Guide to Prison,” by Matthew Cooke, director (Gravitas Ventures, February 2018); 102 minutes by Steve Horn Movie review by Steve Horn A newly-released film that serves as an informative guide to surviving a stint in a U.S. jail or prison has hit the screens, and is streaming for a …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
“Witness to Human Torture”: On Both Sides of the Prison Walls, Social Workers Confront Solitary Confinement by Valerie Kiebala by Valerie Kiebala, Solitary Watch Esther Lim, a social worker employed by the ACLU to monitor Los Angeles County jails, was meeting with an incarcerated man in an attorney meeting room …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Filed under: Guard Misconduct
British Prison Guard Sentenced for Contraband Smuggling Conspiracy by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin More than 60 handwritten, sexually graphic letters contained all the proof that prosecutors needed to convict a female guard for her role in a conspiracy to smuggle phones, spice, Subutex, steroids, cannabis, porn and vodka into …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
PLN Censorship Suit Against Virginia Jail Headed to Trial by A lawsuit filed by Prison Legal News against censorship practices at the Northwest Regional Adult Detention Center (NWADC) in Winchester, Virginia has been scheduled for a jury trial later this year. The suit will proceed with NWADC and Superintendent James …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
New Mexico Jail Sued by HRDC for Censoring Book Orders by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Santa Fe County Correctional Facility in New Mexico, already cited by the U.S. Department of Justice for shoddy medical care and poor management, has been sued by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), …
Governor Vetoes Nevada’s Anti-Private Prison Bill by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Assembly Bill 303, introduced by Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno, a former prison guard, would have granted the Nevada Department of Corrections a five-year period to renovate existing prison facilities before eliminating the state’s relationship with for-profit prison firms. The …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Rash of Security Breaches Plagues Nation’s Prisons and Jails by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A review of recent news reports has revealed a recent spate of security breaches by both jail detainees and state and federal prisoners across the country. In October 2017 alone, escapes were reported in ten …
Article • May 7, 2018
Woman Forced to Give On-Duty Florida Officer Oral Sex Awarded $20,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis    A Florida woman who claimed that an on-duty police officer forced her to give him oral sex was awarded $20,000 after suing him in Broward County Circuit Court.      On September 3, …
Article • May 7, 2018
Jury Awards Missouri Man $35,000 for Traffic Stop Assault by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis   A federal jury found that Dunklin County, Missouri, deputies used excessive force against a man who ran a stop sign, and awarded him $35,000.      On June 11, 2006, Herman Taylor was pulled over …
Indiana Hospital and Sheriff Settle over False Arrest and Illegal Search by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis    The Delaware County, Indiana, Sheriff's Department, two of its deputies and Ball Memorial Hospital agreed to an undisclosed settlement with Wesley P. Eley after Eley sued them in federal court for violating …
Arkansas Woman Awarded $4,000 by Federal Jury Against Texarkana Police by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis After suing Texarkana Police over Fourth Amendment civil rights violations, a female truck driver was awarded $4,000 in damages by an Arkansas federal jury.      On October 25, 2005, long-haul truck driver Bobbie Green …
Article • May 7, 2018
Deaf Oregon Man Awarded $157,500 over Police Mistreatment by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis      Erik Pierce, a 32-year-old deaf man, was awarded $157,500 in damages from the city of Salem and Marion County, Oregon, over the use of excessive force and violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) …
Article • May 7, 2018
California Man Awarded $10,000 by Federal Jury After LAPD Assault by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis      A California man, who was stopped, searched and assaulted by LAPD officers while he was walking home, was awarded $10,000 by a federal jury on his claim of unreasonable search and excessive force. …
Article • May 4, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Filed under: Prison Rebellion
Photos Show Aftermath of Lethal South Carolina Prison Brawl that Left Seven Dead by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Photos obtained by Prison Legal News appear to show the bloody aftermath of a riot that occurred at the Lee Correctional Institution in South Carolina around 7:15 p.m. on April 15, …
Article • May 4, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Welcome to the 28th anniversary issue of Prison Legal News. If someone had told me in 1990, when PLN first started, that nearly three decades later we would not only still be publishing but I would still be serving as the …
Mass Incarceration is a Women’s Issue, Too by Jessicah Pierre by Jessicah Pierre, OtherWords Over the last few years, our broken criminal justice system has become a national issue as horrific stories of victims of mass incarceration have made their way into the mainstream media. The dominant narrative around this …
Article • May 4, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A 33-year-old prisoner who had worked at the Koch Foods poultry plant for nearly five months while participating in a work release program was killed in an October 29, 2017 “industrial accident.” Frank Dwayne Ellington died shortly after he was caught in a machine during …
Article • May 3, 2018
Guantánamo Prisoner Returned to Saudi Arabia by Christopher Zoukis Update: Ahmed al Darbi has been returned to his native Saudi Arabia, Saudi state security confirmed today, to serve the rest of his 13-year sentence. by Christopher Zoukis    Ahmed al Darbi, a 42-year-old Saudi who has been in the custody …
Exclusive! Incorrect Cause of Tennessee Prisoner’s Death Reported by CoreCivic Employees by   According to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), state prisoner Edward Ray Gilley, Jr., 54, died on November 5, 2016 at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, a facility owned and operated by CoreCivic – previously known as …
A Puerto Rican Federal Prisoner’s Horrifying Account of What the Prison did After Hurricane Maria by Milton Pinilla describes a horrific week of violence, humiliation and fear. by Nick Chrastil,  ThinkProgress Like much of Puerto Rico, the island’s only federal detention center ­– the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Guaynabo – …
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