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Report Lambastes New York Lockdowns by Michael Rigby by: Michael Rigby Emotional and physical distress...restricted diets... "greeting beatings" ...high rates of mental illness...a reliance on warehousing instead of treatment. This is the troubling reality of disciplinary confinement in New York, according to a 54-page report released on October 22, 2003, …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
HR-4079: A National Crime Emergency? by Michael Rigby Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it does. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, Jr., resigned his seat, leaving President Bush to name an even more reactionary successor. Not only will the pro-choice Roe v. Wade ruling fall by the …
Government Says No Criminal Conduct in New Jersey Mass Prisoner Beating, But Jury Awards Abused Prisoner $19,000; Sexual Harassment Suit Settled for $250,000 by Government Says No Criminal Conduct in New Jersey Mass Prisoner Beating, But Jury Awards Abused Prisoner $19,000; Sexual Harassment Suit Settled for $250,000 by Matthew T. …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
Rikers Island Gunshot Victims' Suit Dismissed by A New York state court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by two men who claimed they were shot while asleep at the Rikers Island prison in New York City. Bronx Judge Alison E. Tuitt dismissed the suit on May 21, 2004four days into …
Brief • February 8, 2005
Cruz v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee Riot assault, 2005 02/0842005 15:53 FAX 515 355 I 7333 JOB MASTER LaJUU4/UUU I STATE OF VE ' ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. CONCEPCION L. CRUZ, Plaintiff, Superior Court Docket No. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. COMPLAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Concepcion L. Cruz, by and …
Baker v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005 W011 02,08/2005 15:50 FAX 615 366 7333 JOB MASTER STATE OF VE ' ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. GENE BAXER, Plaintiff, Superior Court Docket No. V. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant COMPLAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Gene Baker, by and through his …
Cruz v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005 02/0842005 15:53 FAX 515 355 I 7333 JOB MASTER LaJUU4/UUU I STATE OF VE ' ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. CONCEPCION L. CRUZ, Plaintiff, Superior Court Docket No. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. COMPLAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Concepcion L. Cruz, by …
Brief • February 3, 2005
Castellini v. Lappin, MA, Complaint - Shock Incarceration Program, 2005 Case 1:05-cv-10220-PBS Document 1-1 Filed 02/03/2005 , FILED 1 t, CLfRKS OFFICE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSET TS RICHARD CASTELLINI tp t. !,...,. r""_ .....,.;._; . ; illll:i FEB -3 p 1- c ~...,.,...... ,..~ !'"'• …
Brief • January 20, 2005
Downey v. CCA, VT, Complaint, guard prisoner assault, 2005 01/20/2005 11:21 FAX 616 306 7333 II II =1"),.. ...u.lb STATE OF VE ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. ADDISON SUPERIOR COURT DO. T NO. BARRETT C. DOWNEY V. I: CORRECTIONS CORPORATION ;1 OF AMERICA CO LAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Barrett C. Downey, …
Washington Jail Settles Wrongful Death Suit For $1.6 Million by Michael Rigby On October 12, 2004, Jefferson County, Washington, agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit arising from the wrongful death of Kevin Bledsoe in the Jefferson County Jail. The settlement is one of the largest ever for …
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
Washington Prison's Water System and Meat Contaminated With Feces by Roger Smith On August 20, 2004, fecal coliform and E. coli were found in the water system at the McNeil Island Correction Center (MICC) near Steilacoom, Washington. E. coli was also found in about 6,000 pounds of ground beef produced …
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
Los Angeles Voters Reject 5,000 More Cops; Invest In Clear Ocean Instead by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Los Angeles, California voters, in a November 2004 campaign marred by scare tactics, rejected a 1/2 cent sales tax measure (Measure A) that would have raised $560 million per year …
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
Illinois ETS Injury Claim Allowed To Proceed; Out-of-State Legal Materials Ordered Provided by John E Dannenberg by John K Dannenberg Resolving two distinct complaints of an Illinois state prisoner, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that (1) where injury from ETS [second-hand cigarette smoke] was alleged at one …
Doe v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Sexual Assault by Staff, 2005 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT * * * * JOHN DOE, Plaintiff, v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. CIVIL ACTION * * * * * * Docket No.: 2:04-CV-144 SETTLEMENT BRIEF NOW COMES the Plaintiff, by …
Roe v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Sexual Assault by Staff, 2005 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT JOHN ROE, Plaintiff, v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. * * * * * * * * * * * CIVIL ACTION Docket No.: SETTLEMENT BRIEF NOW COMES the Plaintiff, by …
Nevada Prisoner Killed in Rec Yard Riot by Nevada Prisoner Killed In Rec Yard Riot On July 13, 2004, racial tension at the High Desert State Prison in southern Nevada erupted into a deadly riot. The fighting, reportedly between Blacks and Hispanics on the rock-strewn recreation yard, left one prisoner …
Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004
New Jersey Vegetarian Meals Satisfy Halal Dietary Obligations by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Third U.S. Court of Appeals held that legitimate cost and convenience factors supported the New Jersey Department of Corrections' (NJDOC) decision to provide the 280 observant Muslims with only vegetarian Halal (Islamic ritually …
Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004
New York City: Thousands Unnecessarily Imprisoned at Enormous cost by New York City: Thousands Unnecessarily Imprisoned At Enormous Cost New York City is spending a fortune to unnecessarily imprison thousands of its citizens for relatively minor offenses. According to the city's Independent Budget Office, in fiscal year 2003 the total …
Vermont Auditor's Report Blasts CCA and CMS by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Keys to Success report issued by the Vermont State Auditor on May 26, 2004, concludes the Vermont Department of Corrections' (VDOC) "failure to monitor its contracts with private companies and individuals has resulted in significant …
CMS Must Pay $1.75 Million in Illinois Jail Suicide by John E Dannenberg CMS Must Pay $1.75 Million In Illinois Jail Suicide by John E. Dannenberg Correctional Medical Services (CMS), a private contractor providing all medical and mental health services at the Lake County, Ill. Jail, was ordered by a …
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