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In-the-News Article • April 5, 2021
15 Notable Books And Resources That Are Banned From US Prisons April 5, 2021 Articles that mention PLN Buzz Feed News The books banned in US prisons are often seemingly harmless — and many are valuable educational resources. From tarot card guides to coloring books to a Frozen novel based on the Disney …
Black v. Webster, MD, Ptf Response to Def Motion for Summary Judgment, Positional Asphyxia, 2021 Case 1:20 -cv-03644 -CCB Document 56 Filed 04/05/21 Page 1 of 62 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COU RT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NORTHERN DIVISION • JENNELL BLA CK, et al., • • Plaintiffs, …
Brief • April 5, 2021
Hall v. Warren, NY, Class Action Complaint, Excessive Force Against Protestors, 2021 Case 6:21-cv-06296 Document 1 Filed 04/05/21 Page 1 of 96 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ANTHONY HALL, STANLEY MARTIN, NICHOLAS ROBERTSON, DEVORAH CHATMAN, REYNALDO DEGUZMAN, EMILY GOOD, WINONA MILLER, DYNASTY BUGGS, LORE MCSPADDEN-WALKER, EMILY …
Brief • April 2, 2021
New York City Policing During Summer 2020 Demonstractions, Order on Confidentiality Dispute, 2021 Case 1:20-cv-08924-CM Document 114 Filed 04/02/21 Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------X In Re: New York City Policing During Summer : ORDER 2020 Demonstrations 20 Civ. 8924 (CM) (GWG) …
Brief • April 2, 2021
Estate of Ward v. County of Sonoma, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Death-Excessive Force, 2021 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made by and between ESTATE OF DAVID WARD, by and through successor in interest, ERNESTINE WARD, and ERNESTINE WARD, INDIVIDUALLY ("Plaintiff') and COUNTY OF SONOMA, a …
Brief • April 2, 2021
Del Valle v. County of Sonoma, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2021 (1) RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made by and between FERNANDO DEL VALLE ("Plaintiff') and COUNTY OF SONOMA, a public entity, Steven Freitas, Scott Thorne, Anthony Diehm, Beau Zastrow (collectively referred to as …
Brief • April 2, 2021
Filed under: Protests, Excessive Force
New York City Policing During Summer 2020 Demonstrations, Confidentiality Order, 2021 Case 1:20-cv-08924-CM Document 115 Filed 04/02/21 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK In Re: New York City Policing During Summer 2020 Demonstrations CIVIL ACTION NO. 20 Civ. 8924 (CM)(GWG) This filing is …
Brief • April 2, 2021
Filed under: Sexual Assault
Aldrich v. Sanches, CA, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2021 Case 2:21-cv-02864-MCS-kk Document 1 Filed 04/02/21 Page 1 of 28 Page ID #:1 1 2 3 4 5 Carter C. White, CBN #164149 ccwhite@ucdavis.edu U.C. Davis Civil Rights Clinic One Shields Avenue, Bldg. TB-30 Davis, CA 95616-8821 Telephone: 530.752.5440 Facsimile: 530.752.5788 6 …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Suicides
Jail Suicides in Massachusetts Point to National Crisis: Challenging Legislatures to Say Not One More by Jennifer Honig by Jennifer Honig Prisoners in the U.S. face stress and conditions that heighten their risk of suicide compared to the general population. Putting aside the question of whether a person might have …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright This month’s cover story is on jail suicides, with a particular focus on Massachusetts. Sadly, this is a topic we have covered extensively over the past 30 years. Despite extensive study and research on the causes of suicide, rates generally increased …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Government Refuses to Follow Federal Court’s Discovery Order After Being Caught Recording Attorney Meetings with Prisoners at Leavenworth by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a federal appellate court filing on August 20, 2020, nearly five years after a federal judge ordered officials to stop recording privileged calls between attorneys …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Mississippi Joins Illinois and Few Other States Prioritizing Vaccination of State Prisoners to Slow Spread of COVID-19 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) officials announced on March 19, 2021, that they were beginning mass vaccination of the state’s roughly 17,000 prisoners with doses provided to …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Pandemic Medical Update: “Herd Immunity” at Prisons? by Michael D. Cohen, MD by Michael D. Cohen, M.D. Course of the Pandemic Declining numbers of infections, hospitalizations and deaths: After the peak in mid-January at about 220,00 cases per day, infections have been declining in the United States. In mid-March, infections …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Exposure to Cold, Plumbing
Texas Winter Storm Freezes Plumbing, Power and Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 14, 2021, a winter storm with temperatures far below freezing swept through Texas causing an unprepared electrical grid to falter and resulting in at least 57 deaths. The storm caused widespread power outages and …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Good Time Credits
Massachusetts Governor Ends Good Time Offer for Prisoners Taking COVID-19 Vaccine by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Massachusetts is one of just a few states to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to prisoners. The governor’s office, however, put an end to prison officials offering ‘‘good time’’ to prisoners who elect …
Florida Jail Administrators Fired After Woman Gives Birth in Cell by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen A jail prisoner in Broward County gave birth in her cell recently, with staff ignoring her pleas for help until just prior to delivery. Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony fired two top administrators …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Prisoner Exchange
Alabama Jails and Prisoners Swamped With COVID-Related Problems by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen Like local jails and prisons across the country, Alabama’s carceral system is being sorely tested by COVID-19 — and prisoners are paying the price. For weeks, Dylan Garrard fell asleep on a thin foam …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
How States Exclude People With Criminal Records From Jury Service by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell If you’re one of the millions of Americans with a conviction barring you from serving jury duty in your state, maybe it’s not one of the rights you lost that you miss. After all, …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
California Enacts Legislation Strengthening Protections for LGBTQ Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 26, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law measures to protect the state’s LGBTQ population, including special provisions that empower them to choose the pronoun and honorific that prison staff, volunteers, and contractors …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Two Alabama jail guards were arrested in just two months for allegedly smuggling cellphones to inmates. In February 2021, 27-year-old D’Mario Jones was fired and charged with two counts of promoting prison contraband at the Lee County Detention Center in Opelika where he worked. According …
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