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Arizona Law Requires Ineligible Prisoners to Fund Transition Programs by The Arizona Legislature has enacted a law that requires prisoners to pay five percent of their earnings to fund re-entry transition programs. The pay deduction applies to prisoners who are ineligible to participate in such programs because of their crimes. …
Article • December 15, 2007 • from PLN December, 2007
California Prisoner Workers’ Compensation Eligibility Questioned By Legislators by John Dannenberg California Prisoner Workers' Compensation Eligibility Questioned by Legislators by John E. Dannenberg In 2006, the California state Compensation Insurance Fund paid $5.73 million to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to cover prisoner workers' compensation claims. This figure …
Both Thumbs, One Finger Amputated Nets Prisoner $25,000 by A New York prisoner whose thumbs and left ring finger were amputated was awarded $25,000. Mr. Saleh, a 31-year-old New York prisoner, was a carpentry student. While operating a circular saw, making name plates, he suffered "a traumatic amputation of the …
Article • December 15, 2007
THE RISE OF AMERICA'S PRISON-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX by David Ladipo David Ladipo JAN-FEB 7 2001 Bill Clinton memorably entered the White House over the body of poor, lobotomized Ricky Ray Rector, whose execution he hurried back from the inaugural ceremonies to attend in Arkansas. As he departs, the American prison population …
Article • December 15, 2007
Florida’s Private Prison Industry a State Agency Entitled to Sovereign Immunity by Florida's Private Prison Industry a State Agency Entitled to Sovereign Immunity Florida's First District Court of Appeal has held that Florida's private prison industry, Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises (PRIDE), is a state agency entitled to sovereign …
Article • December 15, 2007
Fifth Circuit: No FLSA Minimum Wage for Texas Prisoners by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) did not apply to Texas prisoners working in Texas state prisons. Douglas Loving, a Texas state prisoner, filed a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § …
Article • December 15, 2007
New York Prisoner Awarded $100,000 for Delayed Surgeries From Work Place Fall by A New York prisoner who was denied medical care for five months was awarded $100,000. On May 25, 1989, New York prisoner Thomas Lenahan fell from a two-story roof in a work accident. He was treated for …
Article • December 15, 2007
NY Prisoner Awarded $6,800 After Dough Rolling Accident by A New York prisoner who suffered digital nerve damage to his middle finger when his hand was caught in a dough-rolling machine was awarded $6,800. In November 1993, a 29-year-old New York prisoner got his hand caught in a dough-rolling machine …
Article • December 15, 2007
Louisiana Prisoner Paid $1,822 in Emotional Damages for Moving Dead Body by A Louisiana prisoner was paid $1,822 to settle emotional distress claims related to being forced to move the body of a prisoner who hung himself to death. Mr. Cotton was a prisoner at the Shreveport City Jail when …
Article • December 15, 2007
New York Prisoner’s Saw Mill Injuries Net $736,000 by New York Prisoner's Saw Mill Injuries Net $736,000 A New York prisoner was awarded $736,000 for injuries incurred in a prison sawmill accident. Mr. Lowe was a 33-year-old New York prisoner when his left, non-dominant, forearm and hand were amputated in …
Article • December 15, 2007
Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Penis Injury in Farming Accident Nets $750,000 Jury Verdict by Pennsylvania Prisoner's Penis Injury in Farming Accident Nets $750,000 Jury Verdict A Pennsylvania prisoner who sustained penis and groin injuries in a farming accident was awarded $750,000. Mr. Hilliard was working on the prison farm while confined at …
Article • December 15, 2007
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Woodshop Accident Mangles New Hampshire Prisoner’s Hand, Nets $10,000 Verdict by Woodshop Accident Mangles New Hampshire Prisoner's Hand, Nets $10,000 Verdict A New Hampshire prisoner was awarded $10,000 for job-related injuries. Mr. Gilman, a 24-year old prisoner, was using a saw to make a rabbit cut for a bookcase. The …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Study on Barriers to Employment of Ex-Prisoners in Milwaukee Released by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In early 2007, the Employment Training Institute (ETI) of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee released a study assessing the legal and employment needs of ex-prisoners residing in Milwaukee County. The study of 26,772 adults released …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Confidential Settlement for Alabama Prisoners Killed in Road Work Crew by A confidential settlement has been reached in the death of one prisoner and injury to another. The prisoners, John Nicholas Shoultz and David McKee, were prisoners of the Alabama Department of Corrections. They were picking up trash in the …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
NY Prisoner Who Crushed Thumb Working at Ski Resort Awarded $40,000 by Finding a prison official failed to properly train prisoners to use a log splitter, New York?s Binghampton Court of Claims held the state of New York was 75% liable for injuries sustained from use of that splitter. While …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
Guards Settle “Sick Building” Claim at Florida Jail for $495,000 by Guards Settle "Sick Building" Claim at Florida Jail for $495,000 A year after John Hauser began working at Florida's Volusia County Jail in 1991, he began getting sick. He wasn't alone. In 2003, over one-third of the jail's 300-plus …
Sexual Abuse of Women in United States Prisons: A Modern Corollary of Slavery by Brenda Smith Sexual abuse of women in United States prisons: a modern corollary of slavery. Fordham Urban Law Journal January 1, 2006 January 1, 2006 HEADLINE: Sexual abuse of women in United States prisons: a modern …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
Forced Work in Dangerous Washington Prison Job Conditions States Eighth Amendment Claim by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that known dangerous prison working conditions can give rise to an Eighth Amendment cruel and unusual punishment claim, even where the prisoner ?volunteered? …
Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007
Minnesota Prison Industries Managers Ride High on Prison Slavery by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A report by Minnesota?s Office of The Legislative Auditor (Auditor) has found conflicts of interest, the improper disposition of surplus property, and questionable contracting practices existed at MINNCOR Industries, Minnesota?s prison industry. That special …
Monterey County Grand Jury Report Blasts Two California Prisons by Marvin Mentor In its 2006 report on Monterey County?s two state prisons (Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) and the Correctional Training Facility (CTF)), the Monterey County Grand Jury made 23 findings and 13 recommendations for SVSP plus 5 findings and …
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