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Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Filed under: Discrimination, Advocacy
Seattle Council Approves Protections for Renters with Criminal Records by Nathalie Graham by Nathalie Graham, Seattle Weekly Fifteen months in prison, three years of probation. A $30,000 fine. Sue Mason paid her debt to society long ago – 14 years, to be exact – yet, it feels like she’s still …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Louisiana Corrections Secretary: More Private Prisons Won’t Save Money by Privatizing more prisons will not save Louisiana money now or in the long run, according to the state’s Public Safety and Corrections Secretary, Jimmy LeBlanc. LeBlanc is opposed to House Concurrent Resolution 30, proposed by state Rep. Jack McFarland, which …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Court Decision Favoring BOP Whistleblower Critical of BOP and OIG by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A December 2, 2016 decision by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, overturning a finding by the Merit Systems Protection Board, has cast in doubt the operations of the chief internal investigative body of …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Filed under: Fire Hazards
State Closes Kentucky Jail for Failure to Properly Maintain Facility by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna After numerous failed inspections and failures to perform necessary maintenance, the jail in Estill County, Kentucky was forced to close by order of state correctional officials on March 31, 2017. Approximately two dozen prisoners …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Failure to Protect Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In March 2016, the Fourth Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s Eighth Amendment failure to protect claim in a case that subsequently settled. The prisoner, James Herman Raynor, was held at …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Seventh Circuit Upholds Jury Award for Illinois Prisoner Beaten by Guards by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Charles Murphy, an Illinois state prisoner housed at the Vandalia Correctional Center, raised the ire of several guards on July 25, 2011 when he refused to eat at a dining hall table and …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Eighth Circuit Greenlights Jail Detainee’s Excessive Force Claim, but Loss at Trial Affirmed on Appeal by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a district court’s ruling that held a jail detainee’s excessive force and assault and battery claims could not go forward. …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
$60,000 Settlement in GEO Group Employee’s Sexual Harassment Case by The GEO Group -- one of the nation's largest private prison firms, which is frequently the subject of scandal arising from repeated human rights violations at its for-profit facilities – has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against the company …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
$200,000 Settlement for Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner after Ninth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment by The Ninth Circuit vacated a summary judgment order in favor of Arizona jail officials in a case that involved a pregnant prisoner who was restrained while she was in labor and after she gave birth. Miriam …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Virginia Governor Grants Full Pardons to the “Norfolk Four” by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Four former U.S. Navy veterans wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of an 18-year-old woman have been granted full pardons by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. Eric Wilson, Danial Williams, Derek Tice and Joseph Dick, …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Filed under: Mail Regulations, Visiting
Prisons, Jails Combat Smuggling by Shredding Mail, Requiring Fresh Underwear by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The regional jail system in West Virginia receives and screens about 300,000 pieces of mail per year. Some letters contain illegal substances being smuggled into facilities for prisoners, particularly subuxone; in response, the West …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Waging War on the Poor: Unpaid Fines Lead to Jail by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Stung by a series of lawsuits filed across the nation challenging the practice of jailing people unable to pay court fees and fines, Texas legislators passed a law that requires judges to offer community …
Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
TV Production Company has Friends in Low Places by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Lucky 8 TV is a production company that produces “Behind Bars: Rookie Year” – a reality show about first-time prison guards – and thus requires access to a prison for filming. What better way to gain …
Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Parole Remains Elusive for Virginia Prisoners by David Reutter by David Reutter Virginia has more than 3,500 prisoners eligible for parole, representing over 9% of its prison population of 38,000 – a significant number considering that the state abolished parole over 20 years ago. Still, even for those long-serving prisoners …
Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Massachusetts Not Easily Obtained by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Kevin O'Loughlin was wrongfully convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl in 1983. He spent almost four years in prison, where he endured multiple assaults – all for a crime he did not commit. Then a …
Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
HRDC Lawsuit: Kentucky DOC Guilty of Censorship, Violations of Due Process and Equal Protection by On July 20, 2017, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) filed a federal lawsuit against the Kentucky Department of Corrections for violating its free speech, due process and equal protection rights. HRDC, a Florida-based non-profit …
DOJ Audit Rips Privately-operated Federal Facility; Trump Administration Presses Forward by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In December 2016, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), a watchdog agency within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), issued an audit of the federal Bureau of Prisons’ contract with private prisoner company …
Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Environmental Protection Agency Finally Recognizes Prisons in Screening Tool by Panagioti Tsolkas by Panagioti Tsolkas Two years ago, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), which publishes Prison Legal News, introduced the concept of prison ecology, building off the work of jailhouse lawyers, scholars and activists around the country. On many …
Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Filed under: Sanitation, Vermin
Seventh Circuit: Rodent Infestation Claims Survive Summary Judgment by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that an Illinois prisoner’s claims regarding a rodent infestation were prematurely dismissed because he presented triable issues of fact for a jury. Illinois state prisoner Marcos Gray was confined at the Stateville Correctional Center …
Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Vermont Supreme Court Invalidates Sex Offender Probation Conditions by Last year the Vermont Supreme Court vacated four sex offender probation conditions, finding that they improperly delegated judicial authority to probation officers and were overbroad, unconstitutional or based upon insufficient findings. In 2013, Owen Cornell was convicted of a sex offense …
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