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Administrative Exhaustion Not Jurisdictional
Article • October 15, 2001 • from PLN October, 2001
Filed under: Medical, Skeletal Injury, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Magistrates
Administrative Exhaustion Not Jurisdictional by John E Dannenberg The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that under the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996 (PLRA), a federal court is not deprived of jurisdiction to hear a prisoner's civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 if he has not first …
Federal Appellate Rule 4(a)(6) Trumps Civil Rule 60(b)
Article • October 15, 2001 • from PLN October, 2001
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Appeals
Federal Appellate Rule 4(a)(6) Trumps Civil Rule 60(b) by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) 4(a)(6) trumps Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 60(b). Ernest Clark, a federal prisoner, filed suit in the U.S. District Court of Colorado. Before his case …
Hasan v. Contra Costa County, CA, Appeal Brief, Failure to Train Racial Discrimination, 2001
Brief • October 15, 2001
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Failure to Train/Supervise
Hasan v. Contra Costa County, CA, Appeal Brief, Failure to Train Racial Discrimination, 2001 Nos. 01-15109,01-15448 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SAEDHASAN, Plaintiff, v. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, et aI., Defendants/Appellants. ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA …
Hasan v. Contra Costa Co, 9th Cir, CA, Appellate Brief, Attorney Fees, 2001
Brief • October 15, 2001
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards
Hasan v. Contra Costa Co, 9th Cir, CA, Appellate Brief, Attorney Fees, 2001
Jonesel v. Berge, WI, Order Injunction, Mental Health Supermax, 2001
Brief • October 10, 2001
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health
Jonesel v. Berge, WI, Order Injunction, Mental Health Supermax, 2001 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN --------------------------------------------DENNIS E. JONES `EL, MICHAEL JOHNSON, DE'ONDRE CONQUEST, LUIS NIEVES, SCOTT SEAL, ALEX FIGUEROA, ROBERT SALLIE, CHAD GOETSCH, EDWARD PISCITELLO, QUINTIN L'MINGGIO, LORENZO BALLI, DONALD BROWN, CHRISTOPHER SCARVER, …
Osterback v. Moore, FL, Settlement, Rule 68 Control Unit Conditions, 2003
Brief • October 2, 2001
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement
Osterback v. Moore, FL, Settlement, Rule 68 Control Unit Conditions, 2003 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION CASE NO. 97-2806-CIV-HUCK MAGISTRATE JUDGE BROWN MARK OSTERBACK, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MICHAEL W. MOORE, et al., Defendants. / DEFENDANTS’ REVISED OFFER OF JUDGMENT Defendants, MICHAEL W. MOORE, et …
Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Consent Decree, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001
Brief • September 25, 2001
Filed under: Classification, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Food, Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Ventilation, Exercise, Exposure to Cold, Showers, Toilets, Plumbing, Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Reading Materials, Lighting, Laundry, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Legal Materials, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Consent Decree, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001 Case 5:01-cv-00851-AKK Document 45 Filed 09/25/01 Page 1 of 18 F·- 11'··~ L::. ·-.. r·) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 01SEP25 PM 3: 32 NORTHEASTERN DMSION U.S. DiS: r.;~: N.O. OF AL …
Douglass v. District of Columbia, DC, Complaint, Youth Jail Tour Strip Search, 2001
Brief • September 21, 2001
Filed under: Strip Searches, Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons
Douglass v. District of Columbia, DC, Complaint, Youth Jail Tour Strip Search, 2001 ~ •. ...... '10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Civil Division HENRIETTA DOUGLASS, Individually, and as next friend of Steven Alfonzo Douglass, a minor 4702 East Capitol Street, N.B. Washington, D.C. …
News in Brief
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief by Brazil: On June 29, 2001, former police colonel Ubiratan Guimaraes, 58, was convicted of killing 102 prisoners in 1992 when he commanded the police takeover of Carandiru Prison after an uprising by prisoners. Officially 111 prisoners were killed in the uprising, including 9 stabbed to death …
Cowboys and Prisoners
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Guard Unions
Cowboys and Prisoners by Willie Wisely Trumpeted as the pinnacle of high-tech prison architecture when it opened in 1993, the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, Colorado, contains two lower security facilities, one maximum security prison, and, since 1994, the Clockwork Orange inspired U.S. Penitentiary Administrative Maximum. The steel and concrete …
'No More Prisons' Graffiti Gets Public's Attention
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: Organizing
'No More Prisons' Graffiti Gets Public's Attention by Ronald Young It's spreading like wildfire, from New York to Seattle, Chicago to Dallas, and coming soon to an urban setting near you. It's the "NO MORE PRISONS" graffiti movement, a simple form of civil disobedience which requires only a can of …
Alabama Ends Chain Gang Experiment
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: Prison Labor, Chain Gangs, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Clothing, Toilets, Water, Exposure to Heat, Restraints
Alabama Ends Chain Gang Experiment by A federal district court in Alabama has approved a settlement between Alabama state prisoners and the prison system, effectively ending Alabama's flirtation with chain gangs. The court also held that the practice of chaining prisoners to a "hitching post" is unconstitutional, cruel and unusual …
From the Editor
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: Editorials, Organizing
From the Editor by Paul Wright September, 2001, marks the 30th anniversary of the modern prisoner rights movement in the United States. In September, 1971, prisoners in Attica, New York, rose up to protest horrendous conditions. The uprising occurred after peaceful means of protest had failed and prisoners refused to …
Racist Knot of Florida Guards
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings
Racist Knot of Florida Guards by Willie Wisely The fake hunting regulations prominently posted in a Calhoun Correctional Institution colonel's office read, "OPEN SEASON ON PORCH MONKEYS." The daily kill limit was ten according to the sign, Roy Hughes, a black guard, told the St. Petersburg Times December 19, 1999. …
Virginia Rent-a-Cell Program Expected to Net $100 Million
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: Classification, Out of State Transfers, Transfers, Overcrowding
Virginia Rent-a-Cell Program Expected to Net $100 Million by Virginia Rent-A-Cell Program Expected to Net $100 Million The state of Virginia will pocket an estimated $100 million in 2001 by warehousing out-of-state and federal prisoners for a fee. About 10% of the Virginia jail and prison population is out-of-state or …
$350,000 Verdict in Dirty Dancing Suit; Punitive Damages Vacated
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Sexual Harassment, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Jail Misconduct, Damages, Supervisory Liability, Municipal Liability
$350,000 Verdict in Dirty Dancing Suit; Punitive Damages Vacated by John E Dannenberg AU.S. district court jury in Washington, D.C., awarded female D.C. Jail prisoner Sunday Daskalea $350,000 in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages against the District and the Department of Corrections Director, Margaret Moore, for Daskalea's …
Six Month Denial of Exercise Presents Section 1983 Claim
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: Exercise, Lockdowns, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity, Supervisory Liability
Six Month Denial of Exercise Presents Section 1983 Claim by An Illinois federal district court ruled that a prisoner's claim that he was denied out-of-cell exercise during a six month prison lockdown "present[ed] a cognizable claim despite the penological justification proffered by the defendants." The Court also ruled that Defendants …
PLRA Does Not Apply to Habeas Corpus Actions
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Disciplinary Litigation, Filing Fees (PLRA), Appeals, Habeas Corpus
PLRA Does Not Apply to Habeas Corpus Actions by The Court of Appeals for the Sev-enth Circuit held that the requirements of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) do not apply to properly characterized habeas corpus petitions under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254, or 2255, finding that those actions are …
No Interlocutory Appeal for Good Faith Defense
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: Private Contractors, Civil Procedure, Defenses, Appeals, Qualified Immunity, Contractor Liability
No Interlocutory Appeal for Good Faith Defense by The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the requirements of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) do not apply to properly characterized habeas corpus petitions under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254, or 2255, finding that those actions are not …
Possibility of Life in Control Unit Doesn't Mitigate Death
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: Gang Policies, Sentencing, Death Penalty
Possibility of Life in Control Unit Doesn't Mitigate Death by Possibility of Life In Control Unit Doesn't Mitigate Death The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that the possibility of life imprisonment in a control unit is not a mitigating factor in a federal death penalty case. …
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