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Tougher Than the Rest: No Criminal Justice Reform “Miracle” in Texas by Marie Gottschalk by Marie Gottschalk For more than a decade now, politicians and policymakers — from Barack Obama to Donald Trump — have lauded Texas as a model for criminal justice reform. They have praised the Lone Star …
Rapper Sues BOP Alleging Torture by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Rapper Kodak Black filed a lawsuit on September 21, 2020, alleging he “is suffering torture and religious persecution” at the hands of Bureau of Prisons (BOP) guards and officials. Kodak Black, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Montana Supreme Court: Jail’s Blanket Strip Search Policy Violates Law by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 15, 2020, the Montana Supreme Court reversed the granting of summary judgment in a case challenging a jail’s blanket strip search policy on constitutional and statutory grounds. The court held that the …
Transgender Georgia Prisoner Files Second Lawsuit Over Lack of Treatment, Sexual Assaults, After Winning $250,000 Settlement for Same Issues by On November 23, 2020, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) helped Ashley Diamond, a Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) prisoner who is transgender, file …
6th Circuit: Prisoner’s Seizure Condition Not Attributable to Drug Withdrawal; SHP Nurses Not Deliberately Indifferent by  The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that nurses working for Southern Health Partners, Inc. (SHP) were not deliberately indifferent to a prisoner’s detox condition that led to seizures. The court’s September 21, 2020, …
Herrera v. United States, et al., NY, complaint, sexual abuse of female prisoners, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-10206 Document 1 Filed 12/04/20 Page 1 of 50 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK KARILIE HERRERA, FRANCHESCA MORALES, and CAROLYN RICHARDSON, Plaintiffs, -againstUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, COLIN AKPARANTA, NORMAN …
Barnett v. Goldsmith, WI, settlement agreement, guard brutality, 2020
Hampton v. Baldwin, IL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# 18-2211 Official Case# 18-CV-2211-NJR-SMY Plaintiffs: IDOC# Filed Case Hampton, Larry #B12544 v. Wells, et al. Defendants: Received Status closed 7/12/19 7/15/19 Date Served Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Pro Se Issues: Court: Judge: …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Connecticut: Summary Judgment Denied in Deliberate Indifference Case Where Facial Lesion Turned Out To Be Skin Cancer by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Jeffrey Bardo was a state of Connecticut prisoner at the Willard Cybulski Correctional Institution in Enfield when he submitted a medical request to have an odd spot …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Second Circuit: Denial of Exercise Over Four Months Defeats Summary Judgment by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 18, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment to prison officials in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging the officials’ failure to clear …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Guard Violates Eighth Amendment by Brandishing Knife and Threatening Prisoner’s Life by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 26, 2020, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a case in which “a prisoner states an Eighth Amendment claim by alleging that, without provocation, a prison official threatened …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
DOJ Finds Frequent Use of Excessive Force in Alabama Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a report that found the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) violates prisoners’ Eighth Amendment rights by frequently using excessive force. The report found overcrowding and understaffing …
Blackman v. Butler, IL, Settlement, Solitary Confinement, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# Official Case # 16-1152 ND 16-CV-1152 Plaintiffs: Opposine Counsel: Institutions: IDOC# Case Name Filed Blackman, Eric #K03118 v. Butler, et al. Defendants: Received x/xx/xx Date Served Status closed 1/3/17 Class Action ...... On Appeal D Spears …
Article • October 5, 2020
$60,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Alleging Corizon Failed to Provide Prisoner Surgeries by Corizon agreed to a $60,000 settlement reached in a lawsuit alleging it failed to provide a Florida prisoner with medically necessary surgeries, pain medications and palliative measures. The complaint also alleged causes of actions against the Florida Department …
Article • October 5, 2020
$50,000 Settlement for Failure to Treat Hernias by Corizon Health agreed to pay $50,000 in a lawsuit alleging it deprived a prisoner of medically necessary surgery to correct his hernias. The suit remained unsolved against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC). Upon receiving his initial physical exam upon entry into …
Article • October 5, 2020
$2,500 Settlement for Failure to Treat Broken Arm and Shoulder Injury by Corizon Health agreed to pay $2,500 to a prisoner for failing to treat his broken arm. The complaint alleged other claims against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) and its agents that were not relevant to the settlement. …
Johnson v. Bailey, IL, Settlement, Strip Search, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# Official Case # 16-5780 CD 16-CV-5780 Johnson, Henry #B63019 v. Bailey, et al. Defendants: Pia i ntiffs: Filed Case Name Received 12/19/16 Date Served Status closed 10/ 18/ 16 Class Act ion On Appeal ._ Spears …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Report: New Jersey Women’s Prison Promoted Culture of Abuse by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) concluded a two-year investigation April 12, 2020 of allegations of continued sexual abuse against prisoners at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (EMCFW). …
Valentine et al. v. Collier, TX, hand sanitizer protection for geriatric prisoners during COVID, 2020 United States District Court Southern District of Texas ENTERED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION LADDY CURTIS VALENTINE, et al., Plaintiffs, VS. BRYAN COLLIER, et al., Defendants. September 29, 2020 David …
Brief • September 24, 2020
Houston v. Nickolson, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 19-3894 19-CV-3894 Plaintiffs: Houston, Lemuel #B88647 v. Nicholson, et al. IDOC# Defendants: Received Filed Case Name 7/ 3/19 Date Served 7/ 18/ 19 Status closed Class Action On Appeal □ n .Spc~ars Opposing …
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