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California: Settlement in Race-based Prison Lockdown Suit; $2.375 Million in Fees and Costs by Lonnie Burton On July 21, 2014, a California federal judge approved class-action status in a lawsuit filed by state prisoners challenging the statewide practice of race-based prison lockdowns. U.S. District Court Judge Troy L. Nunley of …
Florida’s Department of Corrections: A Culture of Corruption, Abuse and Deaths by David Reutter Florida, with the nation’s third-largest prison system, has a long and sordid history of abusing, neglecting and even killing its prisoners. Because most state prisons are in insular rural areas, the general public, aside from those …
Brief • January 14, 2016
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Article • January 12, 2016
California’s Efforts to Hide Deficiencies at Prison Psych Unit Failed by David Reutter With a federal court order looming, the psychiatric unit at California&rsquo;s Salinas Valley State Prison (SVPP) violated its own policies and made risky admissions to reduce its patient waiting lists. As a three-judge panel was about to …
Article • January 12, 2016
Prison Guard Seeks Disability Payments for PTSD Related to Brother's Incarceration by Christopher Zoukis Brad Coleman, an Illinois Department of Corrections prison guard, has filed a disability claim with the state's retirement board.&nbsp; His claim: a diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), caused, he says, by the stress of working …
Article • January 11, 2016
Washington State Must Rehire 3 Guards Fired for Complacency by David Reutter An arbitrator ordered the state of Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) to rehire three guards fired on the heels of a guard&rsquo;s murder. The arbitrator&rsquo;s ruling found that &ldquo;widespread&hellip; complacency&rdquo; existed at the Monroe correctional Complex (MCC), which …
Brief • December 28, 2015
Rode v Credio, Settlement Agreement, failure to protect staff rape, 2015
Brief • December 24, 2015
Copeland v. Jones, FL, Unsworn Declaration, Failure to Treat Hernias, 2015 Case 4:15-cv-00452-RH-CAS Document 25-1 Filed 12/24/15 Page 1 of 53 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division TRACY COPELAND, AMADO PARRA, and ARCHIE GREEN, individually and on behalf of a Class of persons similarly situated, ) …
Sunderland v. Suffolk County, N.Y., et al., amended complaint, transgender rights, 2015 Case 2:13-cv-04838-JFB-AKT Document 58 Filed 12/23/15 Page 1 of 14 PageID #: 240 JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Seth D. Rothman David B. Shanies Fara Tabatabai HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP One Battery Park Plaza New York, New York 10004 …
Brief • December 22, 2015
Rode v Credio, Order - settled, failure to protect staff rape, 2015 Case 2:14-cv-02354-SRB Document 89 Filed 12/22/15 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Christine Rode, No. CV-14-02354-PHX-SRB Plaintiff, 10 11 v. …
Article • December 2, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Massachusetts Power Struggle over Cronyism Blocks Assistant Court Clerk Hiring by Mark Wilson Massachusetts Power Struggle over Cronyism Blocks Assistant Court Clerk Hiring by Mark Wilson An apparent power struggle over the proposed hiring of an assistant clerk in the Hingham District Court in Massachusetts, southeast of Boston, has blocked …
Article • December 2, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Oregon Corrections Enterprises Whistleblower Receives $450,000 for Wrongful Termination by Derek Gilna Oregon Corrections Enterprises Whistleblower Receives $450,000 for Wrongful Termination by Derek Gilna Rob Killgore, former director of Oregon Corrections Enterprises (OCE), who was fired by Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) Director Colette S. Peters after he came forward …
Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Racial Discrimination Costs Michigan DOC Over $1 Million by David Reutter Racial Discrimination Costs Michigan DOC Over $1 Million by David Reutter Last year, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) paid more than $1 million in damages in two lawsuits that accused the department of failing to take action despite …
UNODC, Handbook on Dynamic Security and Prison Intelligence, 2015 Handbook on Dynamic Security and Prison Intelligence CRIMINAL JUSTICE HANDBOOK SERIES Cover images: Left and right: ©Photodisc.com, Centre: ©Neil Chapman UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME Vienna Handbook on Dynamic Security and Prison Intelligence CRIMINAL JUSTICE HANDBOOK SERIES UNITED NATIONS …
Brief • November 20, 2015
Graham v. City of North Las Vegas et al, NV, Order, strip search intoxicated guard, 2015 Case 2:13-cv-01815-KJD-VCF Document 51 Filed 11/20/15 Page 1 of 23 1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 5 *** 6 7 SHIMEKA GRAHAM, 8 Plaintiff, 9 Case No.: 2:13-CV-01815-KJD-VCF ORDER …
Article • November 18, 2015
Texas Information Officer’s Termination Lawsuit Dismissed by Texas Information Officer&rsquo;s Termination Lawsuit Dismissed A Texas federal district court dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed by former Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Public Information Director Michelle Lyons. She appealed to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals following the court&rsquo;s September 2013 …
Article • November 17, 2015
North Carolina District Attorney Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity for Allegedly Firing Employee Based on His Public Statements Criticizing Program by North Carolina District Attorney Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity for Allegedly Firing Employee Based on His Public Statements Criticizing Program The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit …
Article • November 13, 2015
Female Prison Guard Shop Steward Appeals PERC Ruling by Female Prison Guard Shop Steward Appeals PERC Ruling A Washington state court of appeals considered a decision by the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) on whether an agency has erroneously interpreted or applied the law, or whether an agency order is …
Article • November 13, 2015
Federal Court Dismisses Woman’s Suit Due to Statute of Limitations by Federal Court Dismisses Woman&rsquo;s Suit Due to Statute of Limitations The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a Puerto Rican woman&rsquo;s suit for her failure to file suit within one year …
Article • November 6, 2015
Jail Policy of No Male Guards in Female Dorms in San Francisco on Trial by Jail Policy of No Male Guards in Female Dorms in San Francisco on Trial A policy implemented in 2006 by the San Francisco Sheriff's Department (SFSD) which prohibits male deputies from working in female dorms …
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