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Brief • January 6, 2021
Filed under: Confidential Reports
McDaniel v. Fizer, et. al., AZ, Bar Complaint Response Confidentiality, 2021 HRNICEK LAW, PLLC 2028 W. EDGEMONT AVE. PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85009 480-269-9215 www.HrnicekLaw.com Michael J. Hrnicek, Esq. mhrnicek@hrniceklaw.com Presiding Disciplinary Judge Arizona State Bar 4201 N. 24th Street, Suite 100 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 Kelly Flood Arizona State Bar 4201 N. …
Publication • January 6, 2021
The Walworth County Jail Meets TLC - And Loss The Walworth County Jail Meets TLC - And Loses Bill Trine, Faculty Emeritus T his is an inspiring story of how two TLC lawyers used the discovery obtained during the representation of an individual client to then file a class action …
Brief • January 5, 2021
Braun v. Burke, 8th Circuit, Petion for Rehearing, Wrongful Death, 2021 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT __________ Case No. 19-2961 _____________________________________ LORI BRAUN, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CASSANDRA BRAUN, DECEASED, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL WRONGFUL-DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF CASSANDRA BRAUN Appellant, BRIAN RAY …
Brief • January 4, 2021
Weikert v. Elder, CO, Stipulated Preliminary Injunction, Covid Response, 2021 Case 1:20-cv-03646-RBJ Document 25 Filed 01/04/21 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No.: 1:20-cv-03646-RBJ HANNAH WEIKERT, JENNIFER HERMANNS, TERRENCE LACEY, SEAN NELSON, JEAN-JOSEPH LE CHIFFRE, and GILBERT …
Tougher Than the Rest: No Criminal Justice Reform “Miracle” in Texas by Marie Gottschalk by Marie Gottschalk For more than a decade now, politicians and policymakers — from Barack Obama to Donald Trump — have lauded Texas as a model for criminal justice reform. They have praised the Lone Star …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Magic as Rehabilitation by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins When facing the harsh reality of incarceration, whether for a few years or several decades, one will soon confront a rather crucial question: “What am I going to do with all this time?” For many, the answer is to distract themselves …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
California: Prisoner-Run Journalism Thrives with San Quentin News, Ear Hustle by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Prison journalism is on the comeback in California, and it’s being credited as a rehabilitative tool that is impacting prison reform advocacy in a positive way. When The Prison Mirror was founded in …
CoreCivic Sued Over Prisoner Who Committed Suicide in Tennessee Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 19, 2020, the parents of a prisoner who committed suicide a year earlier at a privately operated Tennessee prison filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Nashville-based CoreCivic, alleging the company’s employees …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Federal Lawsuit Claims Texas Jail Released Man When Medical Problems Became Too Much Trouble, Resulting in Coma by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Apparently, it’s easier to release someone from jail and dismiss the charges if their issues become too much trouble, according to a lawsuit filed by James Bagley …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Charges Finally Announced 32 Months After South Carolina Prison Riot by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Shortly after the deadliest prison riot in 25 years, officials launched an investigation into the events surrounding the April 25, 2018, incident at South Carolina’s Lee Correctional Institution (LCI). After more than two …
Sixth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Sheriff in Tennessee Prisoner’s Assault Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on August 10, 2020, reversed a Tennessee federal district court’s order denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment on a claim that a sheriff was deliberately …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Welcome to the first issue of PLN for 2021. This month’s cover story dissects the myth of the “Texas Criminal Justice Reform Miracle.” One of the oddities of the American police state is that only in the U.S., which cages more …
Alabama Court Allows Lawsuit Over Indigent Traffic Offenders Jailed for Not Paying Fines by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Alabama federal district court allowed portions of a lawsuit to move forward that sought damages from the City of Montgomery (the City) and Judicial Correction Services, Inc. (JCS). The …
Rapper Sues BOP Alleging Torture by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Rapper Kodak Black filed a lawsuit on September 21, 2020, alleging he “is suffering torture and religious persecution” at the hands of Bureau of Prisons (BOP) guards and officials. Kodak Black, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Seventh Circuit: Nurse’s Deliberate Indifference to Prisoner’s Pain Negates Summary Judgment Grant by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held on July 23, 2020 that a prisoner acting pro se persuaded it that a factual issue remained as to whether a nurse was deliberately …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Second Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in New York Prisoner’s Due Process Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment grant to defendants in a New York prisoner’s lawsuit that alleged he was denied due process. The court’s July 23, 2020, …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
St. Louis, Missouri Guard Has History of Taser Abuse by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen A captain with the St. Louis County Justice Center is under investigation for potentially inappropriate use of a Taser in several recent cases. In May 2020, he employed a Taser to subdue a …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 21, 2020, Sylvester Hartley became the seventh prisoner to die of complications from COVID-19 at Alabama’s St. Clair Correctional Facility, according to a report in the St. Clair News-Aegis. The 60-year-old, who was serving a life-without-parole sentence for three counts of first-degree kidnapping, …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
South Florida: Jail Hotline Releases Report on Inadequate Health Care During Pandemic by Saraana Jamraj by Saraana Jamraj As the coronavirus pandemic has continued to devastate people, especially the vulnerable and marginalized, the COVID-19 Hotline for Incarcerated People (CHIP) has brought to light the dangerously insufficient response and deeply inhumane …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Former Prisoners Making Less Than Minimum Wage Working for Nonprofit Doe Fund by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Former prisoners who have turned to the nonprofit organization The Doe Fund in New York City for work and job training have found themselves making less than minimum wage, once the Doe …
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