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Attorney Fees Awarded Against CoreCivic After Defamation Suit Dismissed by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A California federal district court held that CoreCivic, Inc., must pay attorney fees in a defamation lawsuit. The court held the calculation of fees in abeyance until the resolution of appeals related to the …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
US DOJ Finds California Alameda County Jail in Violation of Constitution and ADA by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 22, 2021, the Civil Rights Division (CRD) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a notice to Alameda County, California and its Santa Rita Jail, finding that both …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A former guard at the Mobile Metro Jail was scheduled to be arraigned on May 19, 2021, after being indicted for his role in an alleged scheme to smuggle cellphones into the Alabama lockup in exchange for bribes. According to a report by local TV …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
California Female Prisoners Used as Honey Trap Bait for Rapist Guard by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On April 29, 2021, Los Angeles attorney Jennifer A. Bandlow filed a federal civil rights lawsuit urging four causes of action on behalf of two unnamed female prisoners who suffered actual sexual assaults …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Human Rights Defense Center Prevails in Censorship Lawsuit Against Napa County Jail, California by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent company of Prison Legal News (PLN), entered into a stipulation and consent decree involving Napa County, California’s jail, on June 11, 2020, settling a …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
California State Auditor’s Report Faults Counties for Waste and Poor Oversight of State Funds Used in “Public Safety Realignment” by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A report by the California State Auditor found that Los Angles, Alameda, and Fresno counties have failed to properly account for funds provided to them …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
San Diego Jail Approves Free Phone and Video Calls by The County of San Diego Board of Supervisors (Board) voted unanimously February 27, 2021 to stop charging prisoners and detainees in county jails and juvenile detention centers for phone calls. The initiative called for the Board to develop a plan …
EPA Slams GEO Over Disinfectant Use at Private Prison, Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction to Stop It by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Environmental Protection Agency issued a report and warning in March 2021 to GEO Group for misuse and abuse of a disinfectant at its ICE Processing Center …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Filed under: Transfers, Transgender
California Begins Transfer of Prisoners to Facilities Consistent with Prisoners’ Gender Identity by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In 2020, California enacted Senate Bill No. 132, the Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act (SB 132). SB 132 requires, inter alia, that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) house …
Ninth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Lawsuit For CoreCivic Causing BOP Detainee’s Prolonged Detention Without Court Appearance or Attorney by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 28, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that Corrections Corporation of America (now known as CoreCivic) was …
District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons by Derek Gilna, Douglas Ankney Judge Orders Facilities Housing Disabled Prisoners to Install Surveillance and Body Cameras by Derek Gilna and Doug Ankney On March 11, 2021, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in the Northern District of California ordered the California Department …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Decapitated Prisoner Shows CDCR Safety Standards Still Headed in the Wrong Direction by Matthew Clarke California Inspector General’s office issues another reports highly critical of  health care at Corcoran and statewide prison employee disciplinary process by Matt Clarke In April 2021, the California Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
California Appeals Court Holds Habeas Action Over Censorship of Tattoo Magazine Mooted By Delivery by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 8, 2021, a California court of appeals held that a prisoner’s habeas corpus challenging San Quentin State Prison’s withholding of eight issues of Artists Magazine was mooted when …
Townsend v. County of Santa Cruz, CA, Order, Inadequate Medical Care, 2021 Case 5:19-cv-00630-BLF Document 130 Filed 09/01/21 Page 1 of 29 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 SAN JOSE DIVISION 8 9 ANTONIO NEAL TOWNSEND, through his Conservator and Guardian …
Brief • September 1, 2021
Filed under: Medical
Townsend v. County of Santa Cruz, CA, Order Granting and Denying in Part Motion for Summary Judgment, Lack of Medical Care, 2021 Case 5:19-cv-00630-BLF Document 130 Filed 09/01/21 Page 1 of 29 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 SAN JOSE DIVISION …
Publication • August 31, 2021
Filed under: Eighth Amendment
U.S. Dept of Justice, CA, Investigation of the San Luis Obispo County Jail, 2021 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney’s Office Central District of California Civil Rights Division U.S. Mail: U.S. Mail: 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 7516 Los Angeles, California 90012 Telephone: (213) 894-2400 Office of the …
Brief • August 30, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Plata v. Newsom, CA, Response of Proposed Intervenor, Mandated Staff Vaccines, 2021 Case 4:01-cv-01351-JST Document 3664 Filed 08/30/21 Page 1 of 19 1 Gregg McLean Adam, Bar No. 203436 gregg@majlabor.com 2 Matthew Taylor, Bar No. 264551 matthew@majlabor.com 3 MESSING ADAM & JASMINE LLP 235 Montgomery St., Suite 828 4 San …
Brief • August 27, 2021
Torres v. Milusnic, CA, Order, COVID-19 Release, 2021 Case 2:20-cv-04450-CBM-PVC Document 290 Filed 08/27/21 Page 1 of 4 Page ID #:10221 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 YONNEDIL CARROR TORRES, et cl., Plaintiffs-Petitioners, 12 13 14 15 …
Babu v. County of Alameda, CA, Declaration of Kara Janssen, Unconstitutional Use of Isolation, 2021 Case 5:18-cv-07677-NC Document 266-1 Filed 08/26/21 Page 1 of 110 1 JEFFREY L. BORNSTEIN – 099358 ERNEST GALVAN – 196065 2 KARA J. JANSSEN – 274762 ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP 3 101 Mission …
Publication • August 25, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
DECISION ADOPTING INTERIM RATE RELIEF FOR INCARCERATED PERSON’S CALLING SERVICES ALJ/CF1/avs Date of Issuance 8/23/2021 Decision 21-08-037 August 19, 2021 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider Regulating Telecommunications Services Used by Incarcerated People. Rulemaking 20-10-002 DECISION ADOPTING INTERIM RATE RELIEF FOR …
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