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Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
MO Jail Guards Denying Seizure Medication amd Assigning Prisoner to Top Bunk May Violate 8th Amendment by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has reversed a federal district court?s grant of summary judgment to jailers who denied seizure medication to a prisoner, who then fell from a …
New Hampshire Prisoner’s ADA Claim Survives Summary Judgment by New Hampshire Prisoner's ADA Claim Survives Summary Judgment The First Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a New Hampshire federal district court's summary judgment order concluding that a prisoner failed to demonstrate that prison officials violated his rights under Title II …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
Mississippi DOC Guts TB Program by For many years the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) has led the nation in controlling tuberculosis (TB) in its prison system. This was accomplished by giving chest x-rays to all incoming prisoners to determine whether they had the disease. Unfortunately this practice has been …
Brief • February 8, 2007
Filed under: Dental Care
Perez v Tilton, CA, Order Appointing Court Experts, dental, 2007 Case 3:05-cv-05241-JSW Document 96 Filed 02/08/2007 Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CARLOS PEREZ, et al. 10 Plaintiffs, 11 For the Northern …
Washington Women’s Prison Healthcare Violations Continue by Washington Women?s Prison Healthcare Violations Continue As we've reported extensively, health care at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW), has been woefully inadequate for decades. Reform efforts have been underway since 1993, but the more things change, the more they stay the …
Article • January 15, 2007 • from PLN January, 2007
$214,000 Award for Injuries Caused by Dilantin Deprivation to Michigan Jail Prisoner by A Michigan federal jury awarded a former prisoner $214,000 in damages for injuries caused by policies at the Grand Traverse County Jail that failed to assure she received her Dilantin. The plaintiff in this case, Amy Lynn …
Texas Supreme Court: Non-Suit Deprives Appeals Court of Jurisdiction by The Supreme Court of Texas held that a plaintiff?s filing non-suit while an appeal was pending deprived the court of appeals of jurisdiction and any authority to enter an order, holding or opinion. Darla Blackmon, a Texas state prisoner, died …
Article • January 15, 2007 • from PLN January, 2007
Missouri Prison Ordered to Provide Immediate Abortion by A federal court in Missouri granted an injunction to a female prisoner, requiring the Women?s Diagnostic and Correctional Center (WERDCC) to transport her for an immediate abortion. Prisoner Roe was approximately 16-17 weeks pregnant and had been requesting an abortion while confined …
Publication • January 1, 2007
Filed under: Medical, Shelter
Supportive Housing, Bazelon Center, 2007 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: The Most Effective and Integrated Housing for People with Mental Disabilities 1 Introduction People with mental disabilities can successfully live in the community like everyone else, as envisioned by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Supportive housing makes this possible. Supportive housing gives them …
Sixth Circuit Upholds $34,000 Retaliation Verdict; New Trial & No Recusal Not Abuse of Discretion by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's order granting a new damages trial on a prisoner's retaliation claim. The appellate court also upheld the district judge's refusal to recuse himself. Ernest …
Seventh Circuit Discusses Administrative Exhaustion by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prisoners amended complaint was the functional equivalent of a new complaint, and that new claims that were administratively exhausted after the original complaint was filed satisfied the Prison Litigation Reform Acts (PLRA) exhaustion requirement. …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Many U.S. Prisoners Give Birth In Chains by Michael Rigby Childbirth is sacred in most cultures. But for many female prisoners in the U.S., the process can be cruel and degrading. According to a March 1, 2006, report by the human rights group Amnesty International U.S.A., 23 state prison systems …
Virginia Jail Disgraceful by Gary Hunter Richmond City Jail is in such bad shape newly elected Sheriff C.T. Woody called it a ...disaster. I knew it was bad, but I had no idea it was that bad, he said. On January 4, 2006 a report was issued detailing the deficiencies …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Deplorable Delaware Prisoner Health Care; Another Prisoner Death Results by by David M. Reutter Despite mainstream media pressure, public outcry, and a federal investigation, the Delaware Department of Corrections (DDOC) continues to keep its head in the sand about prisoner health care. Not surprisingly, it has resulted in another prisoner's …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Filed under: Medical, Medication, Staffing
Robotic Medicine Dispensers Pillage Jails Cost Savings by John Dannenberg Robotic Medicine Dispensers Pillage Jail's Cost Savings by John E. Dannenberg ROBOT, a $1 million automatic pill dispensing system installed at the Contra Costa County (California) jails in February 2005 and advertised to save the county $240,000, has so far …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Florida Judge's Brother Receives Medical Furlough, Recuperates at Home by Florida Judge's Brother Receives Medical Furlough, Recuperates at Home The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has sent one of its prison doctors to review if a prisoner should return to prison to heal from heart surgery. The prisoners connections have …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Filed under: Prison Industries, Medical, Food
Bacterial Contamination In Prison-Made Milk Fells 1,344 Prisoners and 14 Staff in 11 California Pris by John Dannenberg Bacterial Contamination In Prison-Made Milk Fells 1,344 Prisoners and 14 Staff in 11 California Prisons by John E. Dannenberg Between May 16 and May 23, 2006, a milk-borne illness caused by the …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Federal Court Orders California DOC to Pay $58 Million In Overdue Medical Bills by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On March 30, 2006, the U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal., ordered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to pay its backlog of overdue medical subcontractors bills within 60 …
Brief • December 11, 2006
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA, Plf Motion to Exclude Def Expert Witness - Peters, police taser death cardiac arrest, 2006 1 John Burton, State Bar No. 86029 THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN BURTON 2 414 South Marengo Avenue Pasadena, California 91101 3 Telephone: (626) 449-8300 4 Facsimile: (626) 449-4417 …
Brief • December 1, 2006
Long v Finn, CA, Order re disposition after notification of settlement, medical neglect, 2006 C se 2:04-cv-00881-DFL-EFB Filed 12/01/2006 Document 85 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 Plaintiff, 12 …
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