Skip navigation

Search

71925 results
Page 2734 of 3597. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 2730 2731 2732 2733 2734 2735 2736 2737 2738 ... 3593 3594 3595 3596 3597 | Next »

Excessive Force Claims Not Subject to Exhaustion; Supreme Court Grants Review by The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the exhaustion requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) does not apply to assault and excessive force claims. Connecticut state prisoner Ronald Nussle brought a …
Article • December 15, 2001 • from PLN December, 2001
Filed under: Classification, Escapes
Two Studies Criticize Texas Department of Criminal Justice by Gary Hunter Two independent studies, one by the Institute on Crime, Justice, and Corrections, the other by Security Response Technologies, indicate that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) needs stricter guidelines in assigning prisoners to housing areas and work details. …
Article • December 15, 2001 • from PLN December, 2001
Prison Guard Sentenced in Escape Plot by Willie Wisely Erik Jacobs, 31, a former guard at Ely State Prison in Nevada was sentenced to one year in jail and fined $2,000 for helping a prisoner plan an escape. Jacobs was sentenced in March, 2001, by White Pine District Judge Dan …
Texas Jury Awards $70,000 in Prison Stabbing by Ronald Young In May 2001, a federal court jury in Corpus Christi, Texas, held three Texas prison officials responsible for a 1997 attack during which a prisoner at the McConnell Unit was stabbed about a dozen times by another prisoner who had …
Jury Awards Imprisoned KKK Member $55,000 in Texas Jail Beating by On July 19, 2000, a federal jury in Houston, Texas, awarded a Ku Klux Klan member damages totaling $55,000 after he was beaten by black prisoners with whom he was forced to share a cell. Larry Webster, 42, was …
Rape Rarely Prosecuted in Texas Prisons by Gary Hunter According to recent reports, rape in Texas' prisons is the highest in the nation. Based on research from 19952000, of the 660 cases reported barely 4 percent have been prosecuted. Why does the state that prides itself on having the highest …
Brief • December 14, 2001
Filed under: Workplace Injury
Carruthers v. Pride, FL, Complaint, Work Injury, 2001 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR. LEON COUNT', FLORIDA CASE NO.: D CD DIVISION: Calvin Carruthers Plaintiff, • C:. • (VI tlfr27 r." VS. Prisons Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, and Donald Larson, …
Brief • December 6, 2001
Karcher v. Pierce County, WA, Class Action Complaint, Failure to Protect From Tuberculosis, 2001 RECEIVED CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FORWA (i (i' UNTYRISKMANAGEMENTDEPARTMENT OEC :.. 5 2001 TO PROSECUTING ATTY. "S: SHE~iii-F" 955 Tacoma Avenu~ South, Suite 303 Tacoma, Washmgton 98402 (253) 798-7462 DEC - 62001 R~R~9..~~8~~t~T HAI\iD DELIVERED f-~ -""2"tDf:t-/ …
Brief • December 4, 2001
Wright v. WA DOC, WA, Complaint, Achilles Injury Medical Negligence, 2001 .: .--._- I STANDARD TO~T CL.AIM FORM General Uabilily f' . " Form #SF 210' '. Pu~uant' to RCW 4.92, this fonn is provided for your convenience when filing a lort claim against the State of Washington. If filing …
Brief • December 3, 2001
Clark v. State of California, CA, Court Order, ADA Cruel and Unusual Punishment, 2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PRISONLAWOFFICE DONALD SPECTER #83925 HEATHER MacKA Y #161434 SARA NORMAN #189536 General Delivery San Quentin, CA 94964 Telephone: (415) 457-9144 ORKGKN.iiL CHAVEZ & GERTLER MARK A. CHAVEZ #90858 …
Brief • November 30, 2001
Jones v. DC, Complaint, Slip and Fall, 2001 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Civil Division THEODORE JONES 12737 Midwood Lane Bowie, MD 20714 Plaintiff v. ~~~~_" THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA A Municipal Corporation 441 Fourth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 c •.~, Civil Action No. Calendar Judge FILED …
Publication • November 16, 2001
Lawmakers Reach Deal on Air Security, Chicago Tribune, 2001 Cbicago, IL Trl.ulII C~ICl8' Mil Arll ~fidiIJ 0122,882 NOV 16. <:lee I 1'11'" • ~II III SECURITY: I ' ' ' ' • " . . . " . " • • ,.' ,., ON CAPITOL HILL Thursday, individual airports hired …
Article • November 15, 2001 • from PLN November, 2001
Washington's Island of Deviant Doctors by Roger Smith The McNeil Island Correction Center (MICC), located on McNeil Island near Steilacoom, Washington, has a long history of hiring misfits in its medical and psychological departments. In order to secure such a position it almost seems as though one must have drug …
Article • November 15, 2001 • from PLN November, 2001
Washington DOC Pays $24,697 in PLN Records Suit by The cover story in this issue of PLN , "Washington's Island of Deviant Doctors," is the result of a lengthy investigation into the provision of medical care to prisoners and civil commitment "residents" at the McNeil Island Corrections Center (MICC) in …
Article • November 15, 2001 • from PLN November, 2001
Ex-Prisoner Awarded $2.7 Million on Remand in Medical Neglect Suit by On April 20, 2001, a Denver jury awarded former Colorado prisoner Arthur Nieto, 44, damages totalling $2.7 million in a medical neglect suit against Colorado prison officials and medical staff. In 1991, while imprisoned at the Delta County Correctional …
Article • November 15, 2001 • from PLN November, 2001
Leg Amputation Caused by Improper Treatment Defeats Summary Judgment by A federal district court in New York has ordered a new trial in a civil rights excessive use of force suit. Prisoner Milton Ruffin filed suit against Sullivan Correctional Facility guard Van Fuller for an incident that occurred on October …
Article • November 15, 2001 • from PLN November, 2001
Sandin Retroactive, But Not for Qualified Immunity; BOP Ad Seg Rule Creates Liberty Interest by The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a federal prisoner's due process rights were violated when he was placed in segregation without notice or a hearing and kept there for some 514 …
Article • November 15, 2001 • from PLN November, 2001
Plug Pulled in California Prison by Willie Wisely California is short on energy. The state has suffered repeated Stage Three power alerts and rolling power outages. Without authorization by the Legislature, the California Department of Corrections (CDC) may be trying to alleviate the crisis. And it seems at least one …
Article • November 15, 2001 • from PLN November, 2001
Book Review: Power, Politics, &amp; Crime by Rick Card Book Review: Power, Politics, & Crime by William J. Chambliss, Westview Press, 1999 Review by Rick Card "There is ... a huge chasm," says William Chambliss in his book, Power, Politics, & Crime , "between the reality of crime, the public's …
Article • November 15, 2001 • from PLN November, 2001
Junking the Jurors by Mumia Abu-Jamal by Mumia Abu Jamal "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed&" U.S. Constitution, 6 th Amendment It has been …
Page 2734 of 3597. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 2730 2731 2732 2733 2734 2735 2736 2737 2738 ... 3593 3594 3595 3596 3597 | Next »