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Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: Water
Arizona Prison Water Woes Ease Up by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins The water at Douglas Prison, which has over 2,000 of Arizona’s prisoners, had a “noticeable petroleum odor and taste” and “was burning [prisoners’] skin after showers and causing diarrhea” in June 2019, Jimmy Jenkins of KJZZ-FM reported. The …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Precedential Settlement Eliminates Solitary Confinement on Pennsylvania’s Death Row by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) has agreed to operate a Capital Case Unit (CCU) “as a general population unit that exclusively houses prisoners sentenced to death.” That change in conditions is part of …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Pennsylvania Board Revokes Psychologist’s License Over Prisoner Suicides by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Pennsylvania Board of Psychology revoked the license of psychologist James Harrington and imposed $62,233 in civil penalties and costs. The revocation was based on seven suicides over an 18 month period at SCI Cresson, …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
GEO Group, Largest Private Prison Contractor, Cranks Up Political Contributions During Trump Years by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. In August 2016, just after an Obama administration decision to stop contracting with for-profit private prisons sent its stock price tumbling, GEO Group, Inc., the country’s largest private prison …
$596,475 in Fees and Damages Awarded Against NY DOCCS For Contempt in Denying Pain Medication to Blind Prisoner by Chad Marks by Chad Marks U.S. District Court Judge Loretta A. Preska has ordered the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and Community Supervision (DOCCS) to pay up in …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Funding and Leadership Failures Result in Less Criminal Justice Data by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Several late or missing reports from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) highlights a trend toward less reporting and accountability by the federal government. The Crime and Justice Research Alliance, a nonprofit group …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Virginia Governor Suspends Policy After Eight-Year-Old Strip Searched During Prison Visit by Bill Barton by Bill Barton On December 6, 2109, Governor Ralph Northam suspended a Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) policy that authorized strip searches of minors. An 8-year-old girl had been subjected to a strip search November 24, …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
The Ongoing Push to End Outrageous Prison Phone Charges by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Groups in several states are drawing increased attention to the high cost of jail and prison phone rates, and pushing to reduce or eliminate such charges. HRDC, the publisher of PLN, has been a …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Washington State Pays $500,000 to Family of Man Who Died by Suicide by Chad Marks by Chad Marks The family of Morgan Bluehorse, who committed suicide in solitary confinement at the age of 29, will receive $500,000 from the Washington state Department of Corrections, in a settlement reached November 13. …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Former Prisoners Succeeding in Hospitality Industry by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Regarding employment for newly released prisoners, two stereotypical jobs often come to mind, washing dishes and bussing tables at diners or restaurants. While those jobs are certainly still available, more and more prisoners are taking advantage of hospitality …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: Parole, State Legislation
California’s New “Progressive” Governor Seeks to Halt Parole for Some Murderers and “Serious” Offenders by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Then convicted Newport Beach sex offender Trenton Veches won parole in mid-March 2019, it was granted despite opposition by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has otherwise displayed a progressive criminal …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Illinois Prisoner Locked Up Decades Without a Conviction or Sentence by Bill Barton by Bill Barton On October 11, 1982 Terry Allen was arrested and charged with sexual assault, after he allegedly forced a woman he’d just met at the McDonalds where she was employed to drive him in her …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Major Outbreak of Legionnaires’ at Coleman Women’s Work Camp by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The women’s work camp at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Sumter County, Florida, reported 18 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease in early February of this year. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) said it was working with …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
California Exonerees Not Quite Innocent Under the Law by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Many prisoners who get their convictions overturned, especially after serving lengthy prison terms, rightly expect to be compensated when they prove they never should have been prosecuted. However, exonerees in California often face a difficult …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Sixth Circuit Holds Ohio Rule Requiring Merit Affidavit Inapplicable in BOP Prisoner’s Tort Action by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 7, 2019, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an Ohio rule requiring a person alleging medical negligence to include a medical professional’s affidavit stating the claim …
Illinois Prison Guilty of Censoring Free Speech Over Facebook Posts by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss An Illinois federal district court held on September 9, 2019, that Larry Harris was retaliated against when he was punished and transferred to a less-desirable prison because of what his daughter, Amanda Carrasco, posted …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Artificial Intelligence for Surveillance Spreading to Prisons Around the Globe by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Artificial Intelligence, long thought to be the wave of the future, has become a present reality in prisons around the globe. Facilities in Hong Kong and China have already established themselves on the cutting …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: Staffing, Suicides
Suicide Rate of BOP Guards Keeps Increasing, Sets New Record by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The suicide rate among guards in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) keeps increasing, reaching a record high in 2019 for the most suicides in a single year: 14. Top brass at both state …
What’s It Like Inside? Early Snapshots from Prisons During the Coronavirus Pandemic by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein As we are putting together the April issue of PLN, the situation with the novel coronavirus is changing by the hour, if not the minute. In the United States, the number of …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Prosecutors Sue Firm for Selling Bureau of Prisons Adulterated Food, Spices by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) sued a vendor and its owner for scamming over 80 prisons of $530,000 by selling diluted spices and food products. The suit, filed November 1, 2019, was …
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