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From the Editor by Paul Wright The Campaign for Prison Phone Justice, co-founded by the Human Rights Defense Center, has led the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to curb some of the more egregious abuses of the prison telecom industry. It has also helped focus increased attention from all sources, including …
Crowdfunding Projects Present Opportunities for Prisoners by Derek Gilna Kickstarter and other crowdfunding websites provide an interesting option for prisoners with imagination and originality to explore career-expanding opportunities, raise money and gain access to a commodity often in short supply behind bars – hope. Basically, crowdfunding involves developing online campaigns …
From the Editor by Paul Wright Over the years PLN has reported extensively on the ACA and NCCHC, and the “accreditation” scams they run using taxpayer money to promote mass incarceration and the prison industry. They are not alone; many other groups like the American Jail Association and National Sheriffs’ …
Incarceration, Justice and the Planet: How the Fight Against Toxic Prisons May Shape the Future of Environmentalism by Panagioti Tsolkas Prisons inspire little in terms of natural wonder. It might be a weed rises through a crack and blooms for a moment. It might be a prisoner notices. But prisoners, …
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
A Prison Telecom in Sheep’s Clothing by Carrie Wilkinson On April 6, 2016, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai conducted a Field Hearing in Columbia, South Carolina on the subject of contraband cell phones in prisons and jails. The panel did not address questions submitted prior to the hearing by the Human …
From the Editor by Paul Wright Criminologist Jonathan Simon refers to prisons as human toxic waste dumps where the ruling class dumps its human waste: out of sight and out of mind. Sadly, toxic waste is not just a literary analogy when discussing American prisons and jails. As PLN has …
Article • May 12, 2016
Prisoner Settles for $10,000 in Slip and Fall at FCI Elkton by Christopher Zoukis William L. Bonhart, a federal prisoner housed at Federal Correctional Institution Elkton, Ohio settled his negligence claim related to a slip and fall on the stairs of his housing unit. According to Bonhart's complaint, filed on …
Prison Guard Re-Hired by Bureau of Prisons After Discriminatory Firing by Christopher Zoukis Connie L. Thomas, a prison guard at Federal Correctional Institution Bastrop, Texas, agreed to settle her Title VII Civil Rights Act Lawsuit for discrimination on the basis of sex against the Federal Bureau of Prisons. She had …
Memphis Police Officer Settles Negligence Suit Against USA by Christopher Zoukis City of Memphis Police Department officer Michael Cockerell and the United States of America agreed to settle a negligence claim brought by Cockerell relating to an obstacle course accident in April, 1998 at a Federal Bureau of Prisons training …
Federal Prisoner Awarded $7,500 After Beating by Goon Squad by Christopher Zoukis Marion Bryant, Jr., a federal prisoner housed at the medium-security Federal Correctional Institution Florence, Colorado, received $7,500.00 in a lawsuit for damages against several prison officials who allegedly assaulted him on two occasions in October, 1995. In the …
FCI Phoenix Physician's Assistant Settles EEOC Discrimination Claim by Christopher Zoukis Cynthia O. Sumayo settled an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) racial discrimination claim against the Federal Bureau of Prisons on March 21, 2001. Sumayo agreed to accept back pay for 21 days, to remain resigned from her position as …
FCI Bastrop Prison Guard Settles EEOC Racial Discrimination Suit Against DOJ by Christopher Zoukis Charles Drew Quarles, a veteran prison guard stationed at Federal Correctional Institution Bastrop, Texas settled his claim for racial discrimination with the Department of Justice in April, 2002. Mr. Quarles agreed to accept the restoration of …
Cook Supervisor at FCI Petersburg Settles Racial Discrimination Complaint by Christopher Zoukis Cleaster Williams, a long-time employee of the Federal Bureau of Prisons at Federal Correctional Institution Petersburg Low, Virginia, settled his racial discrimination suit against the Bureau in May, 2000. Williams alleged that he was subject to racial discrimination …
Clinical Psychologist Wins Discrimination Suit Against Bureau of Prisons by Christopher Zoukis Corine Zupanick, a clinical psychologist employed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons at Federal Correctional Institution Three Rivers, Texas, won her discrimination suit on appeal to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Zupanick claimed that she was discriminated …
Bureau of Prisons Correctional Counselor Settles Wrongful Termination Action by Christopher Zoukis James Beverly, a correctional counselor stationed at the low-security Federal Correctional Institution Petersburg, Virginia settled his appeal to the federal Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) for wrongful termination. According to his appeal to the MSPB, Beverly was terminated …
Arbitrator Reverses USP Leavenworth Correctional Counselor's AWOL Designation by Christopher Zoukis On November 24, 2000, United States Penitentiary Leavenworth Correctional Counselor Scott Booth decided to take the day off. He had been told by his supervisor, Mark Sedillo, that the 24th would be designated as a "liberal leave day," for …
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to the 26th anniversary issue of Prison Legal News! I would like to thank all the people around the country who have helped PLN and the Human Rights Defense Center grow and prosper over the past 26 years. This includes all of our …
From the Editor by Paul Wright Recent decades have seen the rise of not only private, for-profit prisons but also the privatization of other aspects of corrections systems, most notably the provision of medical care. As with prison privatization, the only people who have benefited are the owners of and …
Filing • March 10, 2016
Prison Legal News v. Schwarzenegger, Settlement, California DOC Censorship, 2006 Settlement Agreement This Settlement Agreement is made between Prison Legal News (PLN) and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) by and through the Secretary of CDCR, in his official and individual capacity. This Settlement Agreement sets forth the …
Filing • March 10, 2016
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