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Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Maine DOC, Medical Provider, Pay $250,000 Settlement Due to Excessive Force on 11-Year-Old by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The state of Maine and medical provider CorrectCare Solutions (now Wellpath) paid a 14-year-old $250,000 after two guards at a juvenile detention center “bashed” his face into a metal bed frame, …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Oregon Federal Court: 8th and 14th Amendments Mandate Miller Hearing by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson An Oregon federal court held that a sentence that prohibits a juvenile offender’s possible release until he is 88 years old violates the Eighth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause because it …
Human Rights Protections for Children - State Ratings Report 2020 2020 State Ratings Report Human Rights Protections for Children in the U.S. Justice System Acknowledgments We would like to thank the Coalition for Public Safety, Represent Justice, and the Weissberg Foundation for their support and partnership in the creation of …
Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020
D.C. Juvenile Offender Finally Released After 26 Years Behind Bars by Bill Barton by Bill Barton David Bailey was a reckless and violent 17-year-old when he shot and killed two people outside a Washington, D.C. night club. He was convicted of second-degree murder and received a sentence of 35 years …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Virginia Governor Suspends Policy After Eight-Year-Old Strip Searched During Prison Visit by Bill Barton by Bill Barton On December 6, 2109, Governor Ralph Northam suspended a Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) policy that authorized strip searches of minors. An 8-year-old girl had been subjected to a strip search November 24, …
$1.5 Million Settlement in Georgia Youth’s Rape at Juvenile Detention Center by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) agreed to a $1.5 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging a 14-year-old was the target of several beatings and attacks and was raped in a …
Brief • March 28, 2020
Flores v. Barr, CA, Order to Show Cause, Child Detention, 2020 Case 2:85-cv-04544-DMG-AGR Document 740 Filed 03/28/20 Page 1 of 15 Page ID #:34485 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL Case No. CV 85-4544-DMG (AGRx) Date Title Jenny L. Flores, et al. v. William P. Barr, …
Brief • March 25, 2020
Filed under: Juvenile Prisons
Coleman v. Newsom, CA, Declaration of Dr. Craig Haney, Psychological Effects of Continued Incarceration on Children, 2020 Case 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-DB Document 6526 Filed 03/25/20 Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 DONALD SPECTER – 083925 STEVEN FAMA – 099641 ALISON HARDY – 135966 SARA NORMAN – 189536 RITA …
Brief • March 22, 2020
Affidavit of Dr. Craig Haney re: psychological effects of continued incarceration on children
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
$200,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Louisiana Jail Guard Sexually Abusing Juvenile by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A $200,000 settlement was reached to resolve a civil rights action alleging a guard at Louisiana’s St. Bernard Parish Jail subjected a 15-year-old detainee to repeated sexual abuse. The complaint stated …
Department of Justice - Investigation of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice's Broad River Road Complex, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Assistant Allorney General 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW - RFK Washington, DC 20530 FEB Ot2020 The Honorable Henry McMaster Governor of South Carolina State House 1100 Gervais …
Notice Regarding Investigation of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Assistant Allorney General 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW - RFK Washington, DC 20530 FEB Ot2020 The Honorable Henry McMaster Governor of South Carolina State House 1100 …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Attorney Fees and Costs Awarded in HRDC Suit Against Juvenile Solitary Confinement by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida federal district court has awarded $420,683.53 in attorney fees and costs in a class-action suit challenging the use of solitary confinement and lack of educational opportunities for juvenile …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Alaska: Juvenile Justice Official Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss David Weston, Jr., 55, was one of several Anchorage officials with authority over juvenile offenders who have been charged with possession of child pornography. A sting operation in 2017 had an undercover FBI agent …
Article • January 9, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Wisconsin Pays Another $5 Million for Abuse at Controversial Juvenile Facility by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Wisconsin has agreed to settlements with three juveniles who alleged abuse while they were held at the Lincoln Hills School for Boys/Copper Lake School for Girls (LH/CL). Paige Ray-Cluney, Laera Reed and Jacob …
Article • January 9, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: Juveniles
Felony Murder Charges Should Not be Used on Juveniles by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In September 2019, Michael Nerheim, State’s Attorney for Lake County, Illinois, dropped felony murder charges against four juveniles and one 18-year-old following pressure from activists. The charges against the “Lake County Five” stemmed from a …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Oregon Passes Historic Juvenile Justice Reform Bill but Refuses to Apply it Retroactively by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 22, 2019, Oregon joined 22 other states and the District of Columbia in eliminating life without parole sentences for prisoners who committed their offenses as juveniles. The state enacted …
G.H., a minor, through Henry, et al. v. Marstiller, TN, order, children in solitary confinement, 2019 Case 4:19-cv-00431-MW-MJF Document 22 Filed 12/06/19 Page 1 of 21 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION G.H., a minor, by and through his parent and legal guardian, Gregory …
Article • November 19, 2019
Guard and 17 Incarcerees Indicted for Violent Robberies at Texas Youth Lockup by On October 9, 2019, one guard and 17 juveniles were indicted in connection with multiple violent robberies of juveniles incarcerated at the McLennan County State Juvenile Facility in Mart, Texas, just east of Waco. The grand jury …
Filing • October 10, 2019
H.C. vs. Bradshaw, FL, Order on Motion for Attorney's Fees, Juvenile Solitary Confinement, 2019 Case 9:18-cv-80810-WM Document 100 Entered on FLSD Docket 10/10/2019 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SO UTHERN D ISTRICT OF FLORID A CivilN o.18-cv-80810-M atthewm an H .C .,etal., FILED BY Plaintiffs, D,C. 02T …
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