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Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
$62,000 in Slip and Fall/Medical Neglect/Retaliation Case by $62,000 in slip and fall/medical neglect/retaliation case Karen Posey was incarcerated at the WCCW on April 25, 1996. During her medical intake, Ms. Posey informed clinic staff that she had a large screw in the front of her foot that made it …
Brief • March 5, 2002
Filed under: Overcrowding
Anderson v. Fenty, DC, Exhibit 2, Jail Overcrowding, 2007 EXHIBIT TWO • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEONARD CAMPBELL, et al., Plaintiffs, ) ) ) v. Civil Action No. 1462·71 (WBB) ) ) ANDERSON McGRUDER, tl at, ) Defendants, ) MAR - 5 2002 ) INMATES …
CCA Settles New Mexico "Failure To Protect" Suit For $41,885 by CCA Settles New Mexico "Failure To Protect" Suit For $41,885 In February 2001, representatives for the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) agreed to settle a prisoner lawsuit for $41,885. Marco Lopez filed the suit in a federal district court …
PLRA Constitutional, Most of Ruiz Relief Terminated in Texas Suit by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the constitutionality of the termination provisions of the PLRA, 18 U.S.C. § 3626. On remand, the district court terminated most of the relief previously ordered in the Ruiz case. This involves …
Article • February 15, 2002 • from PLN February, 2002
Second and Sixth Circuits Uphold Validity of PLRA's Taxation of Costs by Two recent appellate decisions from the Second and Sixth Federal Circuits have upheld the validity of the PLRA's taxation of costs against unsuccessful prisoner litigants, 28 U.S.C. §1915(f). The Second Circuit ruled that taxation of costs could be …
Los Angeles Sheriff's Over-Detention Policy Renders County Liable Under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 by John E Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that Los Angeles County Jail prisoners who were kept beyond their release dates for the purpose of awaiting the completion of records searches for any …
No Qualified Immunity for Shackling Prisoner to Hospital Bed by Gregory May, a Cook County, Illinois, prisoner, filed a suit against the Sheriff and Sheriff's Department officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging their treatment of prisoners taken to Cook County Hospital is unconstitutional and violates the Americans with Disabilities …
Conditions of Confinement: Washington State Prisoner Sues Over Twelve Harsh Days in Strip Cell by Silja JA Talvi In the early morning hours of February 2, 1998, at Clallam Bay Correctional Center (CBCC), Washington State prisoner Sylvester Mahone felt like he had had enough. Locked up in isolation in one …
Jail Not a Dwelling Under Federal Housing Act by A federal district court in New Mexico ruled that a city jail is not a dwelling for purposes of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and granted defendants' motion for dismissal of plaintiff's claim of sexual discrimination in the provision of housing. …
$2.2 Million Award for New Mexico Prison Bug Spray Injuries by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the denial of a habeas corpus petition which challenged the federal Parole Commission's denial of parole with a 15_year setback. The Court, however, did not order a new hearing but only …
Eighth Circuit Applies Turner Test to Control Unit Conditions Case by In the first case to apply the "Reasonable Relationship" Test of Turner v. Safley , 482 U.S. 78, 107 S.Ct. 2254 (1987), to a conditions of confinement case, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded a district court's decision …
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
Prisoners Entitled to Hearing Before Consent Decree Termination by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. District Court's (D.N.H.) PLRA based termination of a 1975 New Hampshire state prison consent decree was vacated and remanded to permit the prisoners an opportunity to demonstrate if there were any "current …
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
Colorado ACLU Settles Restraint Board Suit by Ronald Young A monitoring agreement was reached between the ACLU Foundation of Colorado, the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) regarding EPSO's use of a restraint board and Level 3 restraints on jail …
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
BOP Smoking Suit Dismissed by A federal district court in New York has dismissed a civil complaint filed by 435 federal prisoners against tobacco manufacturers and prison officials. The complaint alleged that tobacco manufacturers and Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) director, Kathleen Hawk, conspired to sell as many cigarettes as …
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
Ohio Eliminates Prison Oversight Committee; Reduces Prison Funding by Ronald Young The Ohio legislature reduced funding for the state prison system that will result in the elimination of 1,100 jobs within the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DORC). The May 2001 legislative action also eliminates a prison oversight committee. Ohio …
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
West Virginia Supreme Court Fails to Cure Prison Overcrowding - Again by West Virginia's Supreme Court took notice of the overcrowded state prison system, acknowledged that over 850 convicted felons are lodged in county jails and elsewhere while awaiting transfer to state prison, discharged the current Special Master, appointed a …
Philadelphia City Prison Fined $1 Million by The Commonwealth Court, Pennsylvania's intermediate appellate court, upheld a trial court order for the City of Philadelphia to pay more than $1 million in fines for failure to provide prisoners with sufficient clothing, laundry access, services, social workers, and vocational training. In 1971, …
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
Attorney Seeks Answers in Aftermath of New Mexico Riot by Prisoners at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County staged a riot on April 27, 2001. The prisoners reportedly set small fires and backed up toilets after refusing to return to their cells for an evening lockdown. Prison …
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
Denial of Clothing to Arrestees States Claim for Relief; Suit Settles for $31,500 by A Michigan Federal District Court has ruled that arrestees detained in a city jail without any clothing or covering for between six and eighteen hours as a suicide prevention method, with limited exposure to viewing by …
Arizona CCA Prison Found 'In Turmoil' by Ronald Young Hawaii officials found a prison "in turmoil" while inspecting a Florence, Arizona prison where about 560 Hawaii prisoners are being warehoused. The prison is operated by Nashville based Corrections Corporation of America. An inspection of the prison conducted in April 2001 …
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