Skip navigation

Search

103 results
Page 3 of 6. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | Next »

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, …
W.P. C No. 406 of 2013, Supreme Court of India, Order, inhumane prison conditions, 2013 REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.406/2013 RE - INHUMAN CONDITIONS IN 1382 PRISONS ORDER Madan B. Lokur, J. 1. Prison reforms have been the subject matter of …
Suicides, Poor Conditions at D.C. Jail Remain Critical Issues Despite Progress by Derek Gilna The February 8, 2015 suicide of a woman held at the Washington, D.C. Jail and a recent report that blasted the facility for “non-compliance with basic standards established by national corrections authorities” have once again focused …
Aramark’s Correctional Food Services: Meals, Maggots and Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis Aramark’s Correctional Food Services: Meals, Maggots and Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis and Rod L. Bower Prison food service vendor Aramark was included among 132 businesses in 21 countries that were named the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2015 by …
Robertson v. Pfister, IL, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2015 1:14-cv-01272-CSB # 30 Page 1 of 9 E-FILED Monday, 30 November. 2015 04:37:46 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DlSTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRJCT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION SHAUNTAE ROBERTSON, #R-63300 Plaintiff, V. RANDY PFISTER, et …
Article • September 11, 2015
$349,500 Settlement in Los Angeles Jail MRSA Suit by $349,500 Settlement in Los Angeles Jail MRSA Suit Los Angeles County agreed to a $349,500 settlement in a class action alleging conditions at various jails in the county placed them at a heightened risk of contracting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The …
Semelbauer et al v. Muskegon Co, MI, Plf BiO to Def Mot PSJ, jail gender discrimination 8th Am, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-01245-JTN Doc #49 Filed 07/01/15 Page 1 of 32 Page ID#1350 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MICHELLE SEMELBAUER, et al., PAULETTE …
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Infections, Sanitation, Vermin
CCA Pays Tennessee Prisoner $6,250 for Brown Recluse Spider Bite by CCA Pays Tennessee Prisoner $6,250 for Brown Recluse Spider Bite Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and Hamilton County, Tennessee, paid $6,250 to prisoner Teresa Allen to settle a negligence claim. Allen alleged that while housed at the Silverdale Correctional …
Semelbauer v. Muskegon County, MI, Complaint, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-01245 Doc #1 Filed 12/04/14 Page 1 of 42 Page ID#1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MICHELLE SEMELBAUER, PAULETTE BOSCH, DENISE VOS, CRISA BROWN, LATRECE BAKER, TAMMY SPEERS, LONDORA KITCHENS, and STASHIA COLLINS, …
Lawsuits Challenge Conditions at Tennessee Jail; Five Charged in Bribery and Smuggling Scheme by Lawsuits Challenge Conditions at Tennessee Jail; Five Charged in Bribery and Smuggling Scheme In the wake of a Tennessee federal district court hearing in a lawsuit challenging conditions at the Maury County Jail (MCJ), the number …
Former Detainee Alleges Unconstitutional Conditions at Illinois Jail, Accepts $7,501 Judgment by On April 24, 2013, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a former pretrial detainee at the Edgar County Jail (ECJ) in Illinois stated a claim concerning unconstitutional conditions of confinement at the facility. The appellate court …
East Mississippi Prison Nightmare by Christopher Zoukis On May 30, 2013, the American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center and law office of civil rights attorney Elizabeth Alexander filed an 83-page complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, seeking class-action relief for mentally ill …
Article • August 15, 2013 • from PLN August, 2013
Seventh Circuit: Health Hazard without Physical Injury Can State a Claim by On September 27, 2012, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a prisoner's lawsuit, but noted that seemingly de minimis harm from a vermin infestation may state a cognizable claim. Illinois prisoner Calvin Thomas filed …
Article • May 15, 2012
Filed under: Vermin, News
Connecticut Prison’s Groundhog Extermination Program Outrages PETA, Prisoners & Guards by Connecticut Prison’s Groundhog Extermination Program Outrages PETA, Prisoners & Guards In the unlikeliest of alliances, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), has joined Connecticut prisoners and guards in condemning the "barbaric slaughter” of woodchucks (aka ground hogs) …
$55,000 Settlement in DC Jail Prisoner’s Confinement Conditions Suit by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $55,000 to settle prisoner Lawrence Caldwell’s lawsuit that asserted various unconstitutional conditions at the DC Jail. In a clear, detailed pro se complaint, Caldwell outlines numerous conditional factors that violate his constitutional rights. He …
New Orleans Jail Conditions Found Unconstitutional by Jimmy Franks In June, August and November 2008, the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) in New Orleans, Louisiana was the target of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation conducted by the agency’s Civil Rights Division. Under the auspices of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized …
Settlement Promises Improvements at Baltimore City Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 18, 2009, a settlement was reached in a class-action lawsuit over conditions of confinement at the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC). The lawsuit dates back to 1971 and had been on the federal district court’s …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Illinois Guards Protest Prison’s Failure to Treat Scabies Outbreak by Illinois Guards Protest Prison’s Failure to Treat Scabies Outbreak An outbreak of scabies, a mite infestation that causes itching and rash-like symptoms, has hit the Illinois River Correctional Center. Guards protested outside the facility on October 1, 2008 to decry …
Cook County Jail Conditions Unconstitutional, Charges Department of Justice by David Reutter Cook County Jail Conditions Unconstitutional, Charges Department of Justice by David M. Reutter On July 11, 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division issued a letter to officials at Illinois’ Cook County Jail (CCJ) which found …
Landmark 1980 California Death Row Federal Consent Decree Partially Terminated Under PLRA by John Dannenberg Landmark 1980 California Death Row Federal Consent Decree Partially Terminated Under PLRA by John E. Dannenberg A landmark 1980 federal consent decree that covers all manner of living conditions for San Quentin State Prison’s death …
Page 3 of 6. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | Next »