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Tenth Circuit Rejects Government’s Appeal Over Recorded Attorney Calls and Visits at Private Prison in Leavenworth
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Attorney Client, Attorney Calls, Recordings
Tenth Circuit Rejects Government’s Appeal Over Recorded Attorney Calls and Visits at Private Prison in Leavenworth by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Over five years ago, federal prosecutors in Kansas used recordings of attorney visits and phone calls to obtain convictions in numerous criminal cases. The recordings were made by …
HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Filed under: Settlements, PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization of Prison Legal News (PLN), on May 12, 2021, settled its civil lawsuit filed in September of 2020 in U.S. district court …
HRDC v. Johnson County, Kansas, et al., KS, Censorship, Settlement, 2021
Filing • April 29, 2021
Filed under: Settlements, PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. Johnson County, Kansas, et al., KS, Censorship, Settlement, 2021 IN THE MATTER OF: Human Rights Defense Center v. Johnson County, KS, et al. Case No. 2:20-cv-02447 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF KANSAS ___________________________________________ SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) is made and entered …
HRDC v. Johnson County, Kansas, et al., KS, Censorship, Settlement, 2021
Brief • April 29, 2021
Filed under: Settlements, PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. Johnson County, Kansas, et al., KS, Censorship, Settlement, 2021 IN THE MATTER OF: Human Rights Defense Center v. Johnson County, KS, et al. Case No. 2:20-cv-02447 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF KANSAS ___________________________________________ SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) is made and entered …
Government Refuses to Follow Federal Court’s Discovery Order After Being Caught Recording Attorney Meetings with Prisoners at Leavenworth
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Video Visitation, Evidence - Failure to Disclose, Recorded Calls
Government Refuses to Follow Federal Court’s Discovery Order After Being Caught Recording Attorney Meetings with Prisoners at Leavenworth by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a federal appellate court filing on August 20, 2020, nearly five years after a federal judge ordered officials to stop recording privileged calls between attorneys …
HRDC v. Board of County Commissioners for Johnson County, Kansas, et al., KS, Censorship, Complaint, 2020
Filing • September 11, 2020
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. Board of County Commissioners for Johnson County, Kansas, et al., KS, Censorship, Complaint, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-02447 Document 1 Filed 09/11/20 Page 1 of 14 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) BOARD OF …
HRDC v. Board of County Commissioners for Johnson County, Kansas, et al., KS, Censorship, Complaint, 2020
Brief • September 11, 2020
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. Board of County Commissioners for Johnson County, Kansas, et al., KS, Censorship, Complaint, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-02447 Document 1 Filed 09/11/20 Page 1 of 14 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) BOARD OF …
Kansas Leads Country in Female Incarceration Rates
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women
Kansas Leads Country in Female Incarceration Rates by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss According to the latest surveys, the national female prison population is increasing more rapidly than males — and Kansas is one of the leading contributors to this trend. A report put out by the Prison Policy Initiative …
Many of Aging Kansas State Prison Population Could Be Released
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Criminal justice system reform, Compassionate Release
Many of Aging Kansas State Prison Population Could Be Released by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon By some standards, Kansas has a relatively small prison system. Numbering only around 10,000 beds, it is dwarfed by California’s and Texas’ penal institutions, which have 134,000 and 142,000 beds, respectively. Regardless of size, …
Kansas Prison Dental Instructor Sentenced to 32 Months for Molesting Female Prisoner
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Malpractice
Kansas Prison Dental Instructor Sentenced to 32 Months for Molesting Female Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A man who taught female Kansas state prisoners how to make dentures was convicted on March 6, 2020 of molesting a prisoner, sentenced to 32 months in prison and required to register …
News in Brief
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: A Maricopa County grand jury indicted Daniel Davitt, 60, on January 14,  2020 on charges of second-degree murder in the death of Lower Buckeye Jail guard Gene Lee on October 30. Buckeye Jail video shows Davitt talking to Lee on October 29, then suddenly grabbing …
Kansas County Jails People for Unpaid Medical Bills
Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020
Filed under: Medical Expenses, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Kansas County Jails People for Unpaid Medical Bills by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A county in rural Kansas is jailing people over unpaid medical debt, CBS News reported in February 2020. The county is Coffeyville, Kansas, which has a poverty rate twice the national average. It’s also the place …
Frazier v. Kelley, AR, Order Denying Prelim Injunct, COVID-19 Release, 2020
Brief • May 19, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
Frazier v. Kelley, AR, Order Denying Prelim Injunct, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 4:20-cv-00434-KGB Document 68 Filed 05/19/20 Page 1 of 73 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION NICHOLAS FRAZIER v. PLAINTIFF Case No. 4:20-cv-00434-KGB WENDY KELLEY, et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER DENYING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Before the …
Crews v. Hawk Sawyer, KS, Judgment, Drug Treatment in Prison, 2020
Brief • March 31, 2020
Filed under: Pain, Eighth Amendment, Drug Treatment/Rehab
Crews v. Hawk Sawyer, KS, Judgment, Drug Treatment in Prison, 2020 Case 2:19-cv-02541-JWB-ADM Document 55 Filed 03/31/20 Page 1 of 1 United States District Court -------------------------- DISTRICT OF KANSAS---------------------------LEAMAN CREWS, Plaintiff, v. Case No: 19-2541-JWB KATHLEEN HAWK SAWYER, in her official capacity as the Director of the Federal Bureau of …
Crews v. Hawk Sawyer, KS, Memorandum and Order, Drug Treatment in Prison, 2020
Brief • March 31, 2020
Filed under: Medication, Pain, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Eighth Amendment, Drug Treatment/Rehab
Crews v. Hawk Sawyer, KS, Memorandum and Order, Drug Treatment in Prison, 2020 Case 2:19-cv-02541-JWB-ADM Document 54 Filed 03/31/20 Page 1 of 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS LEAMAN CREWS, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 19-2541-JWB KATHLEEN HAWK SAWYER, in her official capacity as the …
Kansas Federal Court Holds U.S. Attorney’s Office in Contempt
Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Kansas Federal Court Holds U.S. Attorney’s Office in Contempt by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 13, 2019, federal judge Julie Robinson issued a 188-page order holding the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas in contempt of court for its pattern of misrepresentation, obfuscation and lack of cooperation during a …
KS DOC Kickback Data Jan 2018- July 2019
Kickback publication • October 11, 2019
Filed under: Telephones
KS DOC Kickback Data Jan 2018- July 2019 the KDOC from any telephone service provider, or on behalf of any telephone service provider, from January 1, 2018 to present. In fulfillment of your request, I am providing the data below: Amount Journal Date Provider $(308,368.91) $(293,336.77) $(281,093.46) $(325,655.04) $(310,892.52) $(3,100,000.00) …
Huff et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc. and Securus, KS, Settlement Approval Hearing, Attorney Client Calls Taped, 2019
Brief • September 13, 2019
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Attorney Client, Prisoner Privileges, Settlements, Class Certification, First Amendment, rights
Huff et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc. and Securus, KS, Settlement Approval Hearing, Attorney Client Calls Taped, 2019 Case 2:17-cv-02320-JAR-JPO Document 144 Filed 09/13/19 Page 1 of 1 CLERK’S COURTROOM MOTIONS/MISCELLANEOUS MINUTE SHEET ASLEY HUFF AND GREGORY RAPP, Plaintiffs Vs. Case No. 17-2320-JAR-JPO CORECIVIC, INC., et al, Defendants JUDGE: DEPUTY CLERK: …
KS DOC CenturyLink Current Calling Rates - Retrieved Online 9-13-2019
Kickback publication • September 13, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
KS DOC CenturyLink Current Calling Rates - Retrieved Online 9-13-2019 9/13/2019 CenturyLink | Corrections | Kansas Department of Corrections Home Friends and Family Correctional Facilities Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Rates and Fees Available Services This site provides information on how to receive calls from inmates housed with Kansas Department …
Crews v. Hawk Sawyer, KS, Amended Complaint, Drug Treatment in Prison, 2019
Brief • September 7, 2019
Filed under: Medication, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment
Crews v. Hawk Sawyer, KS, Amended Complaint, Drug Treatment in Prison, 2019 Case 2:19-cv-02541-CM-ADM Document 14 Filed 09/07/19 Page 1 of 20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF KANSAS LEAMAN CREWS, ) ) ) ) ) No. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. KATHLEEN HAWK …
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