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Article • December 1, 2021 • from PLN December, 2021
Ninth Circuit: Pretrial Detainees Have Right to Direct-View Safety Checks by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to a jail nurse, holding that it was clearly established at the time of the events relevant to the lawsuit under …
Friedmann v. Parker, TN, Preliminary Injunction Ruling, Solitary Confinement, 2021 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION ALEXANDER FRIEDMANN, Plaintiff, v. TONY PARKER, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) NO. 3:21-cv-00721 MEMORANDUM OPINION Alexander Friedmann is a pretrial detainee who has …
Friedmann v. Parker, TN, Order, Solitary Confinement, 2021 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION ALEXANDER FRIEDMANN, Plaintiff, v. TONY PARKER, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) NO. 3:21-cv-00721 ORDER For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, Plaintiff …
Brief • September 21, 2021
Hyman v. Lewis, 6th Circuit, Amicus Brief, Excessive Force, 2021 Case: 21-2607 Document: 40 Filed: 09/21/2021 Page: 1 No. 21-2607 ________________________________________________________________________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ________________________________________________________________________________________ VERONICA HYMAN, Personal Representative of the Estate of Deandre Christopher Lipford, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CLYDE LEWIS, et al., …
Article • September 15, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Mississippi Supreme Court Applies Pro Se Leniency in Reversing Dismissal of Prisoner’s Lawsuit Challenging Prison Disciplinary Action by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 29, 2021, the Supreme Court of Mississippi reversed the dismissal of a Mississippi Department of Corrections (DOC) prisoner’s pro se lawsuit challenging a prison disciplinary …
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 …
$750,000 Settlement in South Dakota Pretrial Detainee’s Overdose Death by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A $750,000 settlement was reached in the methamphetamine overdose death of a female South Dakota pretrial detainee. The lawsuit brought claims against two separate county jails, state troopers, and guards at the jails. Sarah …
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
Filed under: Domestic Violence
Woman Abuse Survivors Sent to Prison for Self-Defense by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders America’s criminal justice system is designed by and for men. It characterizes offenders as violent and victims docile, where offenders kill and victims die. Within this framework, women are often marginalized and unjustly prosecuted, especially victims …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Domestic Violence
Coalition to End Domestic Violence, 30 Years of Domestic Violence Half-Truths, Falsehoods, and Lies, 2021 SPECIAL REPORT Thirty-Years of Domestic Violence Half-Truths, Falsehoods, and Lies Copyright © 2021, Coalition to End Domestic Violence. www.EndtoDV.org A pre-publication copy of this Special Report was provided to the DOJ Office on Violence Against …
USA v. Hill, GA, Indictment, Excessive Force, 2021 Case 1:21-cr-00143-ELR-CCB Document 1 Filed 04/19/21 Page 1 of 12 ORIGINAL FILED IN OPEN COURT U.s.o.c. -Atlanta o, -~~ i APR 19 2021 · ~!..,,, JAMES N. HATTEN Clerk By: ~~ , ~ Deputy Clerk IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR …
Nielsen v. Shinn, AZ, Order, Private Prisons, 2021 Case 2:20-cv-01182-DLR-JZB Document 37 Filed 03/08/21 Page 1 of 26 1 MGD 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Jeffrey Nielsen, et al., 10 11 12 No. CV 20-01182-PHX-DLR (JZB) …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Data: Families of Arizona Prison Guards Suffer High Rates of Domestic Violence by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon About 500 Arizona prison staff were arrested between 2015 and 2019, averaging around 100 per year. Drunken driving charges supposedly top the list of charges, which include sexual assault and human trafficking, …
Tennessee Conference of NAACP v. Lee, TN, Class Action Complaint, Voting Rights for Former Felons, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION TENNESSEE CONFERENCE of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for the ADVANCEMENT of COLORED PEOPLE, on behalf of itself and its members, and …
Walker v. Raible, PA, Complaint, Excessive Force - Beatings, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-01868-LPL Document 1 Filed 12/01/20 Page 1 of 40 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA APRIL WALKER, LAVONNA DORSEY, and ALEXUS DIGGS; Plaintiffs, v. JOHN RAIBLE, Sergeant; ORLANDO HARPER, Warden of Allegheny County …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
ICE Deportations Fueling Spread of COVID-19 to Latin American Countries by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The push to deport as many foreign nationals as possible under the Trump administration has helped to spread the coronavirus across Latin America, thanks to increased flights from overcrowded immigration detention centers across the …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
$2.8 Million Settlement in New York Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide by David Reutter by David M. Reutter New York’s Suffolk County Legislature agreed on September 26, 2019 to pay $2.8 million to settle a lawsuit concerning the events surrounding the suicide six years earlier of pretrial detainee Jack Franqui. The morning …
Sisney v. Kaemingk, SD, Order, Ban on Sexually Explicit Materials, 2020 Case 4:15-cv-04069-LLP Document 166 Filed 06/29/20 Page 1 of 17 PageID #: 1596 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTHERN DIVISION ***************************************************************************** * CHARLES E. SISNEY, * CIV 15-4069 * Plaintiff, * * AMENDED vs. * MEMORANDUM …
Fenty v. Penzone, AZ, Complaint, Covid Response, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-01192-SPL--JZB Document 1 Filed 06/16/20 Page 1 of 51 1 2 3 4 5 Larry J. Wulkan (021404) STINSON LLP Firm Identification Number 00462400 1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 2100 Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4584 Telephone: (602) 212-8511 Fax: (602) 240-6925 Email: larry.wulkan@stinson.com …
New York Judge Orders Release of 18 Rikers Island Detainees Due to COVID-19 Risk by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On April 6, 2020, New York Supreme Court Judge Mark Dwyer ordered the release of 18 pre-trial detainees held at Rikers Island in response to a lawsuit brought by attorneys …
Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 34 - SHP Risk Management Guide, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2020 Southern Health Partners 'vour Partner tn Affordable Inmate Healthcare RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE OF SERVICES Confidential Work Product of SHP Risk Management Department Effective: November 2012, Revised January 2014 1 SHP 000104 V …
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