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Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Southern Republican Senators Criticize Third Pandemic Relief Bill for Giving Payments to Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Editors’ Note: On March 17, the IRS announced that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals filing for the 2020 tax year was extended from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021.  No Republican senator voted to …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: OB/GYN, Restraints
Broad Support for North Carolina Bill to Bar Shackling Pregnant Prisoners by Daniel Matheson by Daniel Matheson On April 20, 2021 a bipartisan bill entitled the “Dignity for Women Who Are Incarcerated Act” was filed in the North Carolina state legislature. The bill would end the degrading act of shackling …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Judge Slaps Arizona With $1.1 Million Fine Over Prison Health Care by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal district court fined the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) $1.1 million for failing to meet performance measures (PM) in a 2015 Stipulation Settlement from a class-action lawsuit. The court’s February …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
HRDC Wins FOIA Lawsuit filed in Washington State for Unredacted ICE Documents by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 6, 2021 a Washington State federal district court granted summary judgment to the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) in a lawsuit seeking to obtain documents under the Freedom of …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Mediation
With the majority of corrections officers declining the COVID-19 vaccine, incarcerated people are still at serious risk by Wanda Bertram, Wendy Sawyer Low rates of vaccine uptake among correctional staff make it clear that withholding the vaccine from people who are locked up — or offering it only to a small …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Report: Private Company Rubber-Stamps Inspections of Abuse-Ridden ICE Detention Camps by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In a report published January 2, 2021, two immigrant advocacy groups — Advocate Visitors with Immigrants in Detention (AVID) and Immigration Law Lab (ILL) — accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials of holding …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Family of San Quentin Prisoner Who Died of COVID-19 Due to “Horribly Botched Transfer” Files Lawsuit by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On March 16, 2021, Daniel Ruiz’s four children and his mother, Angelica Chavez, filed suit in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California in relation …
Washington Supreme Court Holds Ongoing Contempt Not Required to Impose Sanctions for Violating Injunction Against Releasing Sex Offender Records by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington held that a trial court erred when it dismissed a prisoner’s contempt motion …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Report Calls for the End of Solitary Confinement at Michigan Prisons by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) houses over 3,200 prisoners in solitary confinement at any given time, according to a report, “Solitary: The Family Experience,” released in February of this year by the …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Idaho Supreme Court Orders Release of Death Penalty Related Documents by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Idaho Supreme Court held that Board of Correction Rule 135.06 did not create an exemption under the Public Records Act. The court, therefore, ordered the release of documents about the death penalty …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Federal Court: COVID-19 Vaccine Must be Available to All Oregon Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Oregon federal district court issued a preliminary injunction that requires the COVID-19 vaccine to be offered to all adult prisoners in the custody of the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC). The …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Second Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Lawsuit Alleging New York Guard Sexually Assaulted Female Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 17, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging a guard at New York’s Suffolk County Correctional …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
BOP’s Terminal Island Response Sparked COVID-19 Spread by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson A January 2021 watchdog report painted a grim picture of a losing struggle by officials with the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) against an outbreak of COVID-19 the previous year at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Terminal …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Qualified Immunity Granted on Claim of Sleep Deprivation From Guard Noise During Suicide-Prevention Checks in California by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal granted qualified immunity to prison officials in a civil rights action alleging prison noise that stemmed from implementing a court order …
Texas Moves to Deny Housing for Released Prisoners by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Two facts concerning prison are apparent to those who have been there, as well as to their loved ones: assimilating into prison is difficult at best but re-assimilating back into society after release can be exponentially …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: Education (Juveniles)
California State Prisoners Pay Teen’s School Tuition by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A teenager in Salinas, California, Sy Newsom Green, began his high school year on a high note. Green was accepted to attend the prestigious Palma School, an all-male, Catholic institution. Unfortunately, near the end of his freshman …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: Chain Gangs, Smoking
Smoking on the Chain Gang by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Smoking has long been a past time for people. In some cultures, it’s like a rite of passage. In our more modern times, it is portrayed as a bad habit. Either way you look at it, the fact …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: Medical Expenses, COVID-19
Medical Copays for Prisoners Suspended in Several States Due to COVID-19 by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel E. Rosen In most states, prisoners pay an average of $2 to $8 copays for medical appointments, lab tests, and medication. But as prisons across the country have become COVID hotspots, some departments …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut
Washington State Governor Signs Bill Banning Private Prisons Statewide by Juliette LaMarr by Juliette LaMarr Washington Governor Jay Inslee in April 2021 signed House Bill 1090, which bans private, for-profit detention facilities in the state. According to the text of the bill, this includes “any facility in which persons are …
In-the-News Article • April 30, 2021
LA County District Attorney, Sheriff Sued for Misconduct Records April 30, 2021 Articles that mention PLN The Crime Report The Human Rights Defense Center, a law enforcement and prison watchdog group, has sued the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office and the Sheriff’s Department alleging a pattern of unlawful restricting …
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