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Navar v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2020 Case: 1:20-cv-04526 Document #: 1 Filed: 08/03/20 Page 1 of 5 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION YARITSSA NAVAR, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, vs. …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Coronavirus in Prison: The Cruel Reality by Christopher Zoukis As Numbers Rise, Some Prison Systems Admit Defeat, Others Try to Ignore Death Toll by Christopher Zoukis, MBA As nations across the world battle the coronavirus plague, American prisons continue to fail at managing this pandemic, not unlike many communities across …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Survey of 8,000 Prisoners’ Political Views Finds Surprising Results by David Reutter by David M. Reutter What a politician believes about the impact of restoring the vote to a convicted felon often depends on which side of the aisle they stand on. A common belief amongst politicians is that felons …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright As summer wears on, the pandemic continues to take its toll behind bars. Our cover story reports the latest developments on COVID-19 in prisons and jails. Thanks to all the prisoner readers who are sending us reports and updates about coronavirus …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
How to Fail at Running a Prison During a Pandemic by Anthony Accurso A firsthand account from FCI Seagoville in Texas, one of the epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic by Anthony W. Accurso [Editor’s note: As of July 22, the Bureau of Prisons website reported 1,220 prisoners had tested positive …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
New Initiatives from Philadelphia, Koch Industries, Work to Get Ex-Offenders Jobs by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Last January, Koch Industries, through the Charles Koch Institute, announced a partnership with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) to develop the Getting Talent Back to Work Initiative, a program that …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Medical Director of California Prison System Removed After Dubious Transfers Spike COVID-19 Counts by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Although California is in the middle of a pandemic with the governor ordering the lock-down of the state’s economy and encouraged people to “stay home-save lives,” California prison medical director Dr. …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Judge Awards $273,246 Payment to New York Prisoner Beaten by Guard by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 16, 2020, a New York federal magistrate judge awarded $273,246.88 to a Sing Sing Correctional Facility prisoner who alleged a guard brutally beat him and lied about the incident. The …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Prison Mail
Prison Postcards: “I feel as though I was either in a car accident or beaten by a baseball bat.” by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein We’re now nearly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic and geographically the coronavirus epicenter has shifted from its origins in the United States in New …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Utah State Auditor Finds Grave Deficiencies in Prisoner Placement Program by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. A January 23, 2020, report from the Office of the State Auditor reveals poor oversight by the Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) of its Inmate Placement Program (IPP), which places state prisoners …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Justice Department and GEO Group Challenge California’s Ban on Private Prison and Detention Facilities by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 24, 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint in California federal court challenging the application to the federal government of a new state law …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Nevada Court Rules Prison Officials Withheld Evidence from Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Nevada federal district court found on February 7, 2020 that prison officials were liable for failing to provide evidence to a prisoner during disciplinary proceedings. The Court’s grant of summary judgment to Nevada …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
U.S. District Court Says Rhode Island Department of Corrections Violated “Morris Rules” by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On January 28, 2020, the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island found the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC) in violation of a 38-year-old consent order limiting stays in solitary confinement to 30 …
Injunction Orders Protection for Prisoner Witnesses in California Disability Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A California federal district court granted a temporary restraining order that requires the defendants to take steps to end the retaliation against two class members housed at the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: Prison Gangs, Lockdowns
Lockdowns Follow “Coordinated” Gang Fights at Oklahoma Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After what officials are calling coordinated fights, six Oklahoma prisons were placed on lockdown status for over a week. One prisoner died and 36 prisoners and several staff were injured in the melees. The lockdowns …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Texas Execs Sentenced for Providing Bad Food to BOP by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Nearly every resident of a prison will quickly tell anyone who asks that what passes for food there leaves a lot to be desired. It is a good bet that the moniker “mystery meat” originated …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
California Scrambled to Staff Wildfire Crews After Firefighting Prisoners Locked Down Due to COVID-19 by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell With nearly one in four of the state’s frontline firefighters being state prisoners during peak wildfire season, California has been scrambling to find enough qualified firefighters to staff its fire …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: Parole, Overdetention
Colorado Parole Board Cannot Confine Parolee Beyond Statutory Max by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso On January 13, 2020, the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado granted the habeas corpus petition of a parolee who had been re-confined for the remainder of his prison term after the Court …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Coronavirus Will Not Be Controlled in Country Until It Is Controlled in Prisons and Jails by Michael D. Cohen, MD by Michael D. Cohen, M.D. There is growing concern that communities that host jails and prisons will never be able to control the coronavirus unless the epidemic in correctional institutions …
Prisoner Law Consultant in Michigan Pleads Guilty to Defrauding BOP by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A guilty plea to conspiracy and wire fraud charges was entered in a Michigan federal district court on December 4, 2019, by Tony Tuan Pham, also known as Anh Nguyen, in his role …
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