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Incompetence, Brutality and Scandal Infest Tennessee Prisons and Jails by by Michael Rigby Tennessee isn't known for its huge prison system, like Texas or California. Nor is the state's capital city, Nashville, recognized for massively overcrowded jails such as the ones in Los Angeles or New York City. But one …
Texas Jails Troubled by Deaths, Negligence and Failed Inspections by Gary Hunter For decades Texas jails have been cesspool's of misery, medical neglect, brutality and over crowding. Class action litigation in the 1970's alleviated some of the worst aspects of the Texas jail system and led to modest improvements. By …
Suspicious Deaths And Beatings Allegations Still Plague Santa Clara County, California Jail by by Marvin Mentor Seven prisoner deaths and numerous reported police beatings between October 2004 and April 2005 at the Santa Clara County (SCC), California jail have local civil rights watchers calling for a grand jury investigation. Similar …
Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006
Auditors Uncover Hidden Cash Accounts at Chester County, Pennsylvania, Prison by An audit of the Chester County, Pennsylvania, Prison's finances uncovered hidden cash accounts used to collect $18,000 from prisoners between 1984 and 2003. All but $4,000 of the money had already been spent at management's discretion over the years," …
Seventh Circuit Upholds $56.5 Million Jail Murder Verdict by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $56.5 million jury verdict against former jail guards who murdered a pretrial detainee. This is the largest verdict for abuses against a single victim in an American jail/prison case that we are aware …
Problems Mount In Maryland Prisons by by Michael Rigby Even as the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) reels amid mounting criticism over pervasive violence, inadequate medical care, overcrowding, understaffing, and other systemic deficiencies, new tremors continue to rattle the division. Eight guards accused of beating a …
California County Jail Quietly Settles by Substandard Healthcare Suit For $1.75 Million Santa Clara County, California has quietly paid a settlement of $1.75 million to settle a federal claim by county jail healthcare workers about being retaliated against and demoted for having complained about substandard healthcare practices they observed in …
Prisoners Faced Violent Hazing In Troubled Pennsylvania Jail by by Michael Rigby At least 50 prisoners entering Pennsylvania's Somerset County Jail over a 2-year period were beaten as part of a violent hazing ritual that went unchecked by jail authorities. This combined with serious overcrowding and a history of poor …
Article • October 15, 2005
Washington: County Pre-Trial Services Blew $400,000 In 2003 by In 2003, Pierce County, Washington's bloated Pre-Trial Services (PTS) wasted $400,000--nearly half of its 2004 budget of $809,000, according to a preliminary county audit. A division of the Sheriff Department's Corrections Bureau, PTS decides which criminal defendants are eligible for court …
Article • October 15, 2005
Cameron County, Texas, Jail Guards Indicted for Drug Smuggling, Theft, Sexual Misconduct by by Michael Rigby The problems began almost as soon as the Cameron County Jail system's newly built Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center opened in the summer of 2002. Just months after the $19 million maximum security jail began operations …
Grand Jury Finds Criminal Conduct In Chicago Jail Prisoner Abuse Scandal by Matthew T. Clarke As previously reported in PLN, the Cook County Jail has been the scene of controversy involving the wanton beating of prisoners by an elite squad of guards known as the SORT team. [PLN Feb. 2004, …
Wilson v. Hampton County, SC, Amended Complaint, Protection against Danger, 2005 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT DIVISION Civil Action No. 9:05-1777-PMD Brenda Wilson, Plaintiff ) ) ) v. ) Hampton County, ) Tonda Smith, Felsiha Mixson ) Illlya Odom, Diane Jamison ) Individually …
Sanchez v. MTC, NM, Amended Complaint, PNA neglect misconduct drug withdrawal jail inmate suicide, 2005 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO LUCILLE SANCHEZ, Individually and as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF JUAN IGNACIO SANCHEZ, Deceased, and FELIMON SANCHEZ, Plaintiffs, vs. No. CV 05-784 …
Federal Immigration Detainee Taken Off Life Support Without Family's Consent by by John E. Dannenberg A 69 year-old Mexican national, who suffered a heart attack at the federal Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Los Angeles and was put on life support at White Memorial Medical Center, was taken off life …
Chicago Jail Still Rife With Prisoner Abuse, Crimes By Guards by Chicago Jail Still Rife With Prisoner Abuse, Crimes By Guards by Matthew T. Clarke The Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois, remains the scene of controversy involving beatings of prisoners, stealing of drugs held for evidence, and guards having …
Article • June 15, 2005 • from PLN June, 2005
Georgia Sheriffs Illegally Profit From Captive Workforce by by Michael Rigby The great thing about being a county's top lawman is having a cadre of free labor for your own personal use. Or so many Georgia sheriffs think. Although it is a felony under state law to use prisoner labor …
Jury Awards $500,000 to Massachusetts Jail Guard Harassed for Breaking Code of Silence by by Matthew T. Clarke A Boston federal jury has awarded $500,000 to a guard who was harassed at work by other jail employees after he reported misconduct by another guard. Bruce S. Baron, a former guard …
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
Ex-Rikers Island Chief Indicted by Anthony Serra, formerly the second in command at the New York City Department of Corrections (DOC), has been indicted for felony grand larceny and 145 counts of misdemeanor violations of the Conflict of Interest Law. He faces up to 15 years in prison for the …
Guards Fornicate, Sell Drugs in Pennsylvania Jails by Guards Fornicate, Sell Drugs In Pennsylvania Jails The Allegheny County Jail in Pennsylvania is a den of perversion and sexual predation. To date, eleven guards have been ordered to stand trial on charges they sexually assaulted female prisoners at the jail. The …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Warden Sentenced for Stealing Dali Painting From Rikers Island Jail by by Matthew T. Clarke A former Rikers Island deputy warden was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison after admitting that he, a former assistant deputy warden, and two former guards stole a rare Salvador Dali painting valued …
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