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Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
California Trans Women Struggle For Protection Under Prison Rape Elimination Act by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon When Senate Bill 132 took effect January 1, 2021, protections promised by the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) were finally guaranteed by law to over 1,000 inmates held by the …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Confidential Settlement in Case Involving Alleged Pattern of Racist Misconduct in Michigan Prisons by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian On February 25, 2021, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) settled an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former guard, who alleged he was a victim of anti-Muslim bias from his …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Connecticut Lawmakers Refuse to Address Corrections Issues During Pandemic by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Reform groups in Connecticut have been riding the wave of protests in America to pressure the Connecticut Legislature into making lasting reforms and addressing issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the results have …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
COVID-19 Inspired Ban on Prison Visits in Texas Ends by Chad Marks by Chad Marks At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas prison officials stopped all visits in the prison system between prisoners and families. Stopping the visits seemed to have little effect on keeping both prisoners and staff …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Virginia Settles Two Lawsuits Over Misuse of Solitary Confinement by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen Virginia recently settled two outstanding lawsuits alleging the abuse of solitary confinement. Taken together, the payouts cost the state’s taxpayers over $250,000. At a time when Virginia’s General Assembly made progress on other …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Holiday Cards for Prisoners: Let’s End Collective Punishment in U.S. Prisons by Sandy Rozek by Sandy Rozek Going back to 1991, when Rodney King was beaten by four police officers in California, public sentiment has periodically erupted in a general condemnation of law enforcement. In New York in 2014, the …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Activist, Political Prisoner, and Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal Diagnosed With COVID-19, Energizing Calls for His Release by Juliette LaMarr by Juliette LaMarr Mumia Abu-Jamal has contracted COVID-19 but is recovering, according to a March 8, 2021 story in The Philadelphia Tribune. A political prisoner and journalist — as well as a …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, jobs
COVID-19 Pandemic Makes Job Hunting Especially Difficult for Ex-Offenders by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Ex-offenders are having a tougher time finding employment amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. With a national unemployment rate of 6.7% in December 2020, employers are able to pick applicants who do not have the stigma of …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
U.S. Sues Alabama Over Prison Conditions by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on December 9, 2020, filed a lawsuit alleging that the state of Alabama is “deliberately indifferent” to unconstitutional conditions persisting at its state prisons, facilities that “are riddled with prisoner-on-prisoner and …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Florida Prison Guard Indicted in Prisoner Death by Blunt Force Trauma by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Michael Raymond Riley, a former Florida prison guard, was charged with second-degree murder for killing a prisoner “by causing blunt force trauma to be inflicted on the victim’s neck or head area,” …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Michigan Begins Video Visits During Coronavirus Pandemic by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Over six months after concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic halted in-person visitation at Michigan state prisons in March 2020, the state Department of Corrections (DOC) launched a pilot program of video visitation on October 9 to …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Videotaping
Hawaii Fails to Provide Video of Two Prison Disturbances by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Around 3 p.m. on March 11, 2019, prisoners at the Maui Community Correctional Center (MCCC) rioted. Some started a fire, some broke fire-suppression sprinklers, while others smashed fixtures. Outside, police were called in to help …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor, COVID-19, Fines
California Prison Factories Fined For Exposing Unwitting Workers to COVID-19 by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) was cited on March 1, 2021, by the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) and fined $24,300 for “serious” violations stemming from a June 2020 exposure …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Sixth Circuit Upholds Prisoner’s 18 U.S.C. § 111 Conviction for Assaulting Federally Contracted Private Prison Guard by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 12, 2020, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that 18 U.S.C. §§ 111 and 1114, which criminalize assaulting federal officers, apply to private prison guards …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
"Conservative New York County Enacts Progressive Transgender Prisoner Policy" by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 22, 2020, a rural and politically conservative county in western New York implemented one of the nation’s most progressive transgender jail policies, also agreeing to pay a transgender woman $60,000 to settle a …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Overcrowding, Staffing
COVID-19 Depletes State Prison Staffs Nationwide, Forcing Consolidation of Facilities and Increasing Risk to All by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna COVID-19’s impact on American society has been dramatic, but no more so than in prisons and jails. While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended maintaining “social …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
After 36 Years in a Louisiana Prison for a Rape He Didn’t Commit, Archie Williams Wins Freedom — and a TV Show Spotlight by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian The story of Archie Williams shocks and inspires. A Black man spent 36 years in a Louisiana prison for the rape …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
COVID-19 Continues Rampage Through Pennsylvania State Prisons by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania state prisons continued to suffer through a spike in COVID-19 cases in March 2021, with Albion Correctional Institution in Erie County and the State Correctional Institution (SCI) in Huntington each reporting 100 new cases in the …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
$105,000 Settlement in Wisconsin Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Wisconsin Department of Corrections paid $105,000 to settle a prisoner’s excessive use of force lawsuit. The December 2, 2020, settlements resolves the suit brought by prisoner Kuan Barnett. Barnett’s civil rights action stemmed from …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
People in jails are using more phone minutes during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite decreased jail populations by Andrea Fenster Our study of 14 jails finds that there were 8% more overall minutes used during the pandemic, despite the fact that nationwide jail populations have fallen about 15%. by Andrea Fenster, Prison …
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