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Condemned Louisiana Prisoners Lose Bid for Clemency Hearings

Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023

Filed under: Pardons/Clemency, Death Penalty

Condemned Louisiana Prisoners Lose Bid for Clemency Hearings by The last five of a group consisting of condemned Louisiana prisoners who had sought clemency hearings were shot down by the state Board of Pardons on October 13, 2023. Among them was Antoinette Frank, a former New Orleans cop and the …

Smith v. City of Shreveport, LA, Memorandum in Support of Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony of Ernest Burwell, Excessive Force, 2023

Brief • November 16, 2023

Filed under: Excessive Force, Dogs

Smith v. City of Shreveport, LA, Memorandum in Support of Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony of Ernest Burwell, Excessive Force, 2023 Case 5:19-cv-01261-EEF-KDM Document 86-1 Filed 11/16/23 Page 1 of 10 PageID #: 1783 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT DIVISION JUANITA SMITH, ET AL VERSUS CITY …

News in Brief

Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: Three jail guards in the Yellowhammer State were hit with drug smuggling charges in August 2023 and another the month after. WAFF in Huntsville reported that Morgan County Jail guard Bobby Simmons, 19, was arrested on August 3, 2023, when he was charged with promoting …

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Opinion, Failure to Provide Adequate Medical Care, 2023

Brief • November 6, 2023

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Opinion, Failure to Provide Adequate Medical Care, 2023 Case 3:15-cv-00318-SDD-RLB Document 778 11/06/23 Page 1 of 104 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JOSEPH LEWIS, JR., ET AL. CIVIL DOCKET VERSUS 15-318-SDD-RLB BURL CAIN, ET AL. OPINION I. INTRODUCTION In 1989, the United States …

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Remedial Order, Failure to Provide Adequate Medical Care, 2023

Brief • November 6, 2023

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Remedial Order, Failure to Provide Adequate Medical Care, 2023 Case 3:15-cv-00318-SDD-RLB Document 779 11/06/23 Page 1 of 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JOSEPH LEWIS, JR., et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:15-cv00318 JUDGE …

News in Brief

Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: On August 12, 2023, an Alabama jail guard was caught – in uniform – stealing Pokemon cards from a Walmart. WBMA in Birmingham reported that Josh Hardy then fled store security on foot before cops caught him in a nearby restaurant. Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew …

Louisiana Prison Guard Helps Pregnant Prisoner and Learns That No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, OB/GYN

Louisiana Prison Guard Helps Pregnant Prisoner and Learns That No Good Deed Goes Unpunished by When she met a pregnant young prisoner struggling with drug addiction, a guard at Louisiana’s Transition Center for Women (TCW) offered to care for the baby when it was born. On May 17, 2023, the …

Alex a v. Gov. Edwards, LA, Order Granting Motion for Prelim Injunction, Conditions of Confinement, 2023

Brief • September 14, 2023

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement

Alex a v. Gov. Edwards, LA, Order Granting Motion for Prelim Injunction, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 3:22-cv-00573-SDD-RLB Document 267 09/14/23 Page 1 of 20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ALEX A., by and through his guardian, MOLLY SMITH, individually and on behalf of all others similarly …

Alex A. V. Edwards, LA, Westlaw Citation-Order Granting Prelim. Injunction, Solitary Confinement, 2023

Brief • September 14, 2023

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Alex A. V. Edwards, LA, Westlaw Citation-Order Granting Prelim. Injunction, Solitary Confinement, 2023 Alex A. by and through Smith v. Edwards, Slip Copy (2023) 2023 WL 5984280 Only the Westlaw citation is currently available. United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana. Morris, Lemuel E. Montgomery, III, Pro Hac Vice, Carly H. …

Alexa A. V. Edwards, LA, Memorandum in Support of Motion for Spoliation Sanctions Regarding Absence of Body-Worn Camera Footage, Body Worn Cameras, 2023

Brief • August 28, 2023

Filed under: Videotaping, Video Cameras

Alexa A. V. Edwards, LA, Memorandum in Support of Motion for Spoliation Sanctions Regarding Absence of Body-Worn Camera Footage, Body Worn Cameras, 2023 Case 3:22-cv-00573-SDD-RLB Document 242-1 08/28/23 Page 1 of 18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ALEX A., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civ. Act. …

Alexa A. V. Edwards, LA, Motion for Spoliation Sanctions Regarding Absence of Body-Worn Camera Footage, Body Worn Camera, 2023

Brief • August 28, 2023

Filed under: Videotaping, Electronic Surveillance

Alexa A. V. Edwards, LA, Motion for Spoliation Sanctions Regarding Absence of Body-Worn Camera Footage, Body Worn Camera, 2023 Case 3:22-cv-00573-SDD-RLB Document 242 08/28/23 Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ALEX A., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civ. Act. No. 3:22-CV-00573-SDD-RLB JOHN BEL …

DOJ Finds Louisiana ‘Deliberately Indifferent’ to Prisoners Incarcerated Long Past Their Release Dates

Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023

Filed under: Overdetention, Deliberate Indifference

DOJ Finds Louisiana ‘Deliberately Indifferent’ to Prisoners Incarcerated Long Past Their Release Dates by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report finding the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC) was deliberately indifferent to the due-process rights of …

Fifth Circuit Kills Suit by Louisiana Prisoners Whose Release Dates Were Incorrectly Calculated

Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023

Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Loss Calculations

Fifth Circuit Kills Suit by Louisiana Prisoners Whose Release Dates Were Incorrectly Calculated by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 14, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a lower court’s denial of qualified immunity (QI) to James LeBlanc, Secretary of the Louisiana …

Alex A. V. Edwards, LA, Plaintiff's Motion to Exclude the Proffered Expert Testimony of Lee Underwood, Solitary Confinement, 2023

Brief • August 15, 2023

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Alex A. V. Edwards, LA, Plaintiff's Motion to Exclude the Proffered Expert Testimony of Lee Underwood, Solitary Confinement, 2023 Case 3:22-cv-00573-SDD-RLB Document 219 08/15/23 Page 1 of 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ALEX A., by and through his guardian, Molly Smith, et al., individually …

Briscoe v. LeBlanc, LA, Judgment, Failure to Protect, 2023 (1)

Brief • July 18, 2023

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)

Briscoe v. LeBlanc, LA, Judgment, Failure to Protect, 2023 (1) Case 3:19-cv-00029-SDD-SDJ Document 100 07/18/23 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MINUTE ENTRY: JULY 18, 2023 DICK, CHIEF JUDGE SHELLY D. SHAWN BRISCOE CIVIL ACTION VERSUS 19-29-SDD-SDJ DALLAS STEWART, et al This matter came …

Briscoe v. LeBlanc, LA, Judgment, Failure to Protect, 2023

Brief • July 18, 2023

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Protect (Staff)

Briscoe v. LeBlanc, LA, Judgment, Failure to Protect, 2023 Case 3:19-cv-00029-SDD-SDJ Document 100 07/18/23 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MINUTE ENTRY: JULY 18, 2023 DICK, CHIEF JUDGE SHELLY D. SHAWN BRISCOE CIVIL ACTION VERSUS 19-29-SDD-SDJ DALLAS STEWART, et al This matter came on …

State of Missouri v. Biden, LA, Judgment-Prelim Injunction, Social Media, 2023

Brief • July 4, 2023

Filed under: Social Media

State of Missouri v. Biden, LA, Judgment-Prelim Injunction, Social Media, 2023 Case 3:22-cv-01213-TAD-KDM Document 294 Filed 07/04/23 Page 1 of 7 PageID #: 26947 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION STATE OF MISSOURI, ET AL. CASE NO. 3:22-CV-01213 VERSUS JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY JOSEPH R BIDEN …

News in Brief

Article • June 15, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: A private prison guard in Arizona was picked up on drug charges in California on April 18, 2023, as he made his way back from Mexico with his wife and kids – along with almost 53 pounds of meth and heroin stashed in the gas …

Louisiana Sheriff Coughs Up $2.75 Million After Falsely Claiming Detainee Died From Accidental Fall

Article • June 15, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, False Statements/Perjury

Louisiana Sheriff Coughs Up $2.75 Million After Falsely Claiming Detainee Died From Accidental Fall by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On October 18, 2022, officials in Louisiana’s Bossier Parish agreed to pay $2.75 million to settle a federal suit filed over the 2017 death of a detainee in the parish …

Loyola University - Access Denied-Public Records and Incarcerated People, 2023

Publication • 2023

Filed under: Public Records, Public Records Act

Loyola University - Access Denied-Public Records and Incarcerated People, 2023 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS COLLEGE OF LAW LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES PAPER NUMBER 2023-05 Access Denied: Public Records and Incarcerated People Andrea Armstrong, Dr. Norman C. Francis Distinguished Professor of Law 19 U. St. Thomas L.J. 220 (2023) This …