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Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
Filed under: Medical Misconduct
The Crisis in Prison Healthcare: Understanding Your Rights and Fighting for Change by Alex Dietz by Alex Dietz, Civil Rights Attorney at PCVA The state of healthcare in American prisons and jails has reached a critical point. As someone who regularly represents incarcerated individuals fighting for their basic right to …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
Watchdog Finds “Serious Safety and Security Issues” at Oregon BOP Lockup by In a report issued on May 22, 2024, the federal Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) slammed persistent staff shortages at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Sheridan, Oregon, saying they raise “serious safety and …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
In Failure-to-Treat Claims, Wellpath Denied Dismissal in Virginia, Settles in Pennsylvania by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 11, 2024, private prison and jail healthcare contractor Wellpath LLC filed for bankruptcy protection from debtors collectively owed $544 million, casting doubt on its ability to continue in business, much …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
Trends Show Mortality Risks Increase with Higher Jail Turnover Rates by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Thousands of people die in local jails annually. The causes of death vary, leading researchers to seek identifiable trends. A report published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on December 19, 2023, …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
Kentucky’s Failure to Timely Release Prisoners Costs Taxpayers $30 Million (So Far) by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney When Kentucky prisoner Keith Bramblett complained about not receiving “good time credit” against his sentence for the class he took while incarcerated, an official with the state Department of Corrections (DOC) replied: …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
Former Warden at Troubled Illinois Lockup Promoted to Run BOP Training Academy by Overlooking a troubling record of overseeing abusive conditions, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) promoted Andrew Ciolli in July 2024 to serve as director of the agency’s Management and Specialty Training Center (MSTC) in Aurora, Colorado. Ciolli …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
Sprawling Indictment Targets Two Smuggling Networks Run by Georgia Prisoners by Two federal indictments unsealed on August 21, 2024, charged 23 current and former Georgia prisoners and their accomplices in a conspiracy using drones to distribute methamphetamine, marijuana and cellphones at two lockups in the southeastern part of the state. …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
Georgia Deputy Warden and Guard Fired for Prisoner Sex Assaults, Second Guard Sentenced to 25 Years by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 4, 2024, former Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) guard Larenzo Cheeks, 25, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for having sex with three prisoners …
Brief • December 10, 2024
Brown v. Stored Value Cards, Inc, OR, Settlement, Debit Cards, 2024 Case 3:15-cv-01370-MO Document 323 Filed 12/10/24 Page 1 of 44 Megan E. Glor, OSB No. 930178 megan@meganglor.com MEGAN E. GLOR, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, P.C. 707 NE Knott Street, Suite 101 Portland, OR 97212 Telephone: (503) 223-7400 Facsimile: (503) 751-2071 …
Brief • November 27, 2024
Nunez v. New York City Dept of Correction, NY, Opinion and Order on Motion for Contempt, Conditions of Confinement, 2024 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MARK NUNEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, -v- No. 11-CV-5845-LTS NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION and THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendants. …
Brief • November 25, 2024
Filed under: Prisoner-Staff Assault
Barton v. Khan, NY, Complaint, Assault and Battery, 2024 Case 9:24-cv-01433-DNH-ML Document 1 Filed 11/25/24 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------ - --------------------------X JAMES BARTON, COMPLAINT Plaintiff, PLAINTIFF DEMANDS TRIAL BY JURY - against - CORRECTION OFFICER ROHAlL KHAN, CORRECTION OFFICER MICHAEL …
Filing • November 23, 2024
Filed under: Public Records
HRDC v. Centurion of VT LLC, VT, Settlement, Public Records, 2024 Settlement Agreement and Release NOW COMES the Human Rights Defense Center ("HRDC") and enters this Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement") with Centurion of Vermont, LLC ("Centurion") (collectively "Parties") as set forth below: WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a lawsuit in the …
Brief • November 23, 2024
Filed under: Public Records
HRDC v. Centurion of Vermont LLC, VT, Settlement, Public Records, 2024 Settlement Agreement and Release NOW COMES the Human Rights Defense Center ("HRDC") and enters this Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement") with Centurion of Vermont, LLC ("Centurion") (collectively "Parties") as set forth below: WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a lawsuit in the …
Brief • November 20, 2024
Estate of Daniel James Murray v. Wellpath, LLC, CO, Settlement, Unconsitutional Medical Care, 2024 Steve Schleiker El Paso Countv1 CO 11/20/2024 10:24:35 AM Doc $0.00 20 Illllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll1111111111 11111111 Rec $0.00 Pages 224092550 RESOLUTION NO. 24-455 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE …
Brief • November 18, 2024
Filed under: Excessive Force
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Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024
Spit Hoods, Modern Legacy of Torture by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Spit hoods are a type of restraint used by prison and jail guards, as well as other law enforcement and custodial healthcare professionals, ostensibly to protect themselves from the bites and spit of detainees. The instructions are …
Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024
Eighth Circuit Asked to Block New FCC Rules Capping Prison Phone Rates and Eliminating Ancillary Fees and Kickbacks by In a petition filed on September 30, 2024, the Republican Attorneys General of 14 states asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to block new rate caps on …
Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024
Kentucky Prisoners Take Advantage of Securus Software Glitch for $1 Million by On August 24, 2024, Kentucky&rsquo;s Lexington Herald-Leader reported that prisoners at several state prisons took advantage of a software vulnerability in state-&shy;issued Securus Technologies tablets to fraudulently create over $1 million in digital credits. The counterfeit funds were …
Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024
Alabama Jail Accused of Granting Detainee’s Medical Bond Just Before Death to Avoid Costly Medical Care by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Alabama&rsquo;s Dallas County Jail (DCJ) has a &ldquo;scheme&rdquo; of releasing very ill detainees to avoid the cost of their medical care. That explosive allegation lay at the …
Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024
$28.75 Million Settlement Paid by New York City in Suit Alleging Rikers Guards Stood by and Watched Detainee Hang Himself by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On April 5, 2024, the City of New York agreed to pay $28.75 million to settle a 42 U.S.C. &sect;&nbsp;1983 complaint filed by Madeline …
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