Florida: Federal Prison Guard Sentenced for Accepting Bribe by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Former FCC Coleman guard Albert Larry Harris, Jr., 27, was sentenced to 24 months in prison on February 15, 2018 after Senior U.S. District Court Judge James D. Whittemore accepted his guilty plea for taking a …
Florida ICE Detention Center Restricts Detainees’ Observance of Ramadan by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In the midst of Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for those of the Islamic faith, the Glades County Detention Center in Florida implemented a policy that banned some Muslim prisoners from participating in …
Florida Lawyer Arrested for Jail Porn Escapades by In December 2017, a Florida attorney was caught in a private visitation room at the Pinellas County jail with his pants down as he prepared to engage in a sexual act with a female pretrial detainee. According to jail officials, lawyer Andrew …
Amicus Curiae Brief in the US Supreme Court for 18 Media Organizations No. 18-355 ================================================================ In The Supreme Court of the United States -----------------------------------------------------------------PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Petitioner, v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. -----------------------------------------------------------------On Petition For Writ Of Certiorari To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Eleventh …
Editorial: The Case Against Florida’s Amendment 4 on Felon Voting Rights by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Florida leads the nation with over 1 million citizens disenfranchised and unable to vote due to felony convictions. The path to having their voting rights restored is long and difficult, and has been …
HRDC Fact Sheet on Florida Amendment 4, Voting Rights Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS FLORIDA AMENDMENT 4 – HRDC FACT SHEET Not all ex-felons support Amendment 4! This November, Florida citizens will be voting on a very important ballot initiative that will impact nearly 1.5 million …
Prison Legal News v. Secretary, Florida Dept. of Corrections Petition for Writ of Certiorari 2018 No. ______ In the Supreme Court of the United States ________________ PRISON LEGAL NEWS, v. Petitioner, SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ________________ Respondent. On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of …
Prison Legal News v. Secretary, Florida Dept. of Corrections Petition for Writ of Certiorari appendices 2018 APPENDIX TABLE OF APPENDICES Appendix A Opinion, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Prison Legal News v. Secretary, Fla. Dep’t. of Corrections, No. 15-14220 (May 17, 2018) .. App-1 Appendix B …
Prison Legal News v. Secretary, Florida Dept. of Corrections Petition for Writ of Certiorari No. ______ In the Supreme Court of the United States ________________ PRISON LEGAL NEWS, v. Petitioner, SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ________________ Respondent. On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals …
Prison Legal News v. Secretary, Florida Dept. of Corrections Petition for Writ of Certiorari Appendix APPENDIX TABLE OF APPENDICES Appendix A Opinion, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Prison Legal News v. Secretary, Fla. Dep’t. of Corrections, No. 15-14220 (May 17, 2018) .. App-1 Appendix B Amended …
HRDC Files Suit Against FDOC Over Mentally Ill Prisoner’s Starvation Death by On August 1, 2018, PLN’s parent organization, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court on behalf of the mother of a Florida state prisoner who died of starvation and inadequate medical …
Florida Board Rules Convicted Prison Guard Can’t Collect Retirement Benefits by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin PLN’s regular readers will recall our previous coverage of the arrests and convictions of three Ku Klux Klan members who formerly worked as prison guards at Florida’s Reception and Medical Center, who conspired to …
Lawsuit, Ballot Initiative Seek to Reform Felon Disenfranchisement in Florida by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In 1868, in response to the abolition of slavery following the Civil War (except for prisoners), Florida enshrined in its constitution the permanent disenfranchisement of people convicted of a felony. The deprivation of …
Cimillo v. Austin, FL, Order Denying MSJ, Wrongful Death, 2018 Case 3:16-cv-01130-BJD-JRK Case 4:16-cv-00584-RH-CAS Document Document 59-1 Filed 229 10/01/18 Filed 08/10/18 Page 1Page of 111PageID of 5 602 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION AMANDA CIMILLO, Plaintiff, …
Carruthers v. Israel, FL, Settlement Agreement, Mental Health Claims, 2018 Case 0:76-cv-06086-DMM Document 1043-4 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/09/2018 Page 1 of 31 Case 0:76-cv-06086-DMM Document 1043-4 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/09/2018 Page 2 of 31 Case 0:76-cv-06086-DMM Document 1043-4 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/09/2018 Page 3 of 31 Case …
FRCP Rule 25 Allows for Extension of Time to Substitute Party Upon Death by David Reutter by David Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a Florida federal district court’s order denying a motion to reopen a case and substitute parties due to the death of the original plaintiff. …
Florida: $60,000 Settlement for Juvenile Offender Raped During “Test of Heart” Ritual by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida juvenile offender who was beaten and raped by other prisoners as a guard stood by and watched has received a $60,000 settlement from the state. According to the U.S. …
Initial Report of Joint Mental Health Expert Kathryn A. Burns MD MPH, U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2018 EXHIBIT A UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Ollie Carruthers, et al., v Scott Israel, et al. Case No. 76-6068-CIV-MIDDLEBROOKS INITIAL REPORT OF JOINT MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT KATHRYN …
Gaines v. Jones FDOC starvation death complaint 2018 Case 4:18-cv-00367-MW-CAS Document 1 Filed 08/01/18 Page 1 of 23 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLASSEE DIVISION LORINE GAINES, as Personal Representative of the Estate and Mother of VINCENT GAINES, Civil Division Plaintiff, v. Case No. JULIE JONES, in …
HRDC v. CORIZON HEALTH, INC., FL, Complaint, Public Records, 2018 Filing # 75578882 E-Filed 07/26/2018 04:34:43 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not-for-profit corporation, Plaintiff, Case No.: v. CORIZON HEALTH, …
