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Widespread Corruption in L.A. County Jails Leads to Federal Investigation, Indictments by David Reutter by David M. Reutter and Rod L. Bower Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy David “Lee” Baca faces up to six months in prison after pleading guilty on February 10, 2016 to charges that he lied …
PLN Obtains Confidential CCA Litigation Records in Tennessee by David Reutter There are many arguments against the privatization of prisons, jails and other detention facilities. Over the years, Prison Legal News has published numerous articles detailing the problems with having a for-profit company fulfill the essential governmental function of incarceration …
Oregon Cop Faces Criminal Charges for Coercing Multiple Women into Sex by Mark Wilson An anonymous letter accusing several Oregon police officers of intimidating women into sexual relationships and other misconduct has prompted resignations, suspensions, a criminal investigation, and possible charges. In April 2015, an anonymous letter was sent to …
Florida’s Department of Corrections: A Culture of Corruption, Abuse and Deaths by David Reutter Florida, with the nation’s third-largest prison system, has a long and sordid history of abusing, neglecting and even killing its prisoners. Because most state prisons are in insular rural areas, the general public, aside from those …
Will Lawsuits and Exposés Lead to Reform of Florida’s Brutal Prisons? by Laura Cepero Florida’s prisons have become notorious for their abuse and neglect of the people in their care. Now, as per an agreement between the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) and Disability Rights Florida, the state will be overhauling …
Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Abuses at Pennsylvania County Prison by David Reutter Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Abuses at Pennsylvania County Prison by David Reutter A second federal lawsuit has been filed by a former prisoner at Pennsylvania’s York County Prison, alleging that his civil rights were violated by …
Article • October 23, 2015
Florida Officers Not Covered By Indemnity Fund When Committing Unforeseen Crimes by Florida Officers Not Covered By Indemnity Fund When Committing Unforeseen Crimes A Florida circuit court held a woman who was sexually assaulted by a lieutenant while she was a prisoner at the Indian River County Jail could not …
Article • October 16, 2015
Filed under: Threats by Staff, Police
San Antonio Police Kill Probation Department/Jail Security Guard by Matthew Clarke San Antonio Police Kill Probation Department/Jail Security Guard by Matt Clarke Jimmy James Garza, Jr. was 31 years old and had worked at the Bexar County Community Supervision and Corrections Department in San Antonio, Texas as a security monitor …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Threats by Staff
Former Colorado DOC Official Pleads Guilty to Felony Menacing Charges by Former Colorado DOC Official Pleads Guilty to Felony Menacing Charges   Ex-Colorado prison official Mark Edward McKinna, 63, pleaded guilty in May 2013 to six counts of felony menacing with a deadly weapon. McKinna, once a regional director for …
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Eighth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Excessive Use of Force, Retaliation by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s denial of qualified immunity on a prisoner’s retaliation and excessive force claims. On July 26, 2008, Missouri prisoner Victor Santiago faced administrative segregation for failing to report …
Oates et al v. Dorsey et al, NM, Plf Mot in Support of Prel Settlement, guard brutality threat humiliation nuts to butts, 2013 Case 1:11-cv-00254-MCA-GBW Document 139 Filed 09/16/13 Page 1 of 28 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO J.O. and ROBERT SALAZAR on …
Oates et al v. Dorsey et al, NM, Settlement, guard brutality threat humiliation nuts to butts, 2013 Case 1:11-cv-00254-MCA-GBW Document 139-1 Filed 09/16/13 Page 1 of 6 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Plaintiffs John Oates, Michael Crohan, Joseph Salazar, John Alarid, Robert Salazar and Florentino Sena individually and on behalf of the settlement …
$30,000 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted by Riker’s Island Guard Gang by The New York City Department of Corrections (NYDOC) paid $30,001 to settle a lawsuit brought by a juvenile beaten by guard authorized violence. Several guards have been indicted for running the Robert N. Davoren Complex (RNDC) on Riker’s Island …
Dangerous Jails - LA Weekly by DANGEROUS JAILS, PART 1 by Matthew Fleischer A Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department whistleblower reveals to the LA Justice Report that groups of rogue deputies have flourished for years inside the nation’s largest jail system while the LASD command staff looked the other way. What …
Oates et al v. Dorsey et al, NM, 3rd Amended Complaint, guard brutality threat humiliation nuts to butts, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-00254-MCA -GBW Document 43 Filed 09/29/11 Page 1 of 13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO JOHN OATES, and MICHAEL CROHAN on behalf of …
Eleventh Circuit Holds Failure to Prove Physical Injury Accompanies Emotional Injury is Affirmative Defense by David Reutter By David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that 42 U.S.C. 1997e’s prohibition against a prisoner bringing a federal civil action for emotional injury without a prior showing of …
TDCJ Releases Hold on Prisoner's Trust Fund Account by In August, 2006, Texas prisoner, Michael Gene David, signed a settlement agreement dismissing all claims in a lawsuit he filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against TDCJ employee, Howard Hill, for retaliation and harassment. Represented by attorney Andrew Lehrman of …
Washington Prison Guards Paid $65,000 for Harassment, Threats by Coworker by On October 28, 2006, the State of Washington paid $65,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by two female prison guards who were sexually harassed and physically threatened by a male coworker. The women filed suit in the U.S. District …
$20,000 Settlement in Oklahoma Nuisance Claim, Prisoner’s Suicide by Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Sheriff John Whetsel and Oklahoma County paid $20,000 to settle a nuisance claim. The settlement came in a lawsuit filed by David Bard and his two minor children. Bard, in his April 11, 2007 complaint alleged that from …
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