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Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Overcrowding
Nebraska Declares Overcrowding Emergency in State Prisons by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) was forced to declare an overcrowding emergency on July 1, 2020. Capacity in the state’s 10 prisons was at 151%, exceeding the 2015 mandated 140% threshold. In an effort to help …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Rates
$225,000 Windfall in Lehigh County, Pa. But Officials Don’t Cut Jail Phone Costs by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Renegotiation of its jail telephone contract netted Pennsylvania’s Lehigh County an unbudgeted $225,000 windfall. Mark Pinsley, the county comptroller, urged county officials to put that “revenue back into efforts to …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Private Prisons, Lobbying
Private Prison Industry Ramped Up Campaign Contributions, Favoring Republicans by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The volatile 2020 presidential election campaign led private prison operators, dominated by CoreCivic and GEO Group, to open their wallets, with a vast percentage of their approximately $2 million in combined contributions going to the …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Pennsylvania Prisoner Loses Part of Leg, Wins Appeal in Precedential Grievance Process Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, issued a precedent-setting ruling that clarified when a “misrepresentation” to a prisoner renders a …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Florida Spent $1.7 Million, and Counting, to Impede Felon Voting Rights by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida’s legal battle to defend a 2019 law that requires felons to pay all “legal financial obligations” (LFOs) to be eligible to vote has cost taxpayers over $1.7 million, according to state …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Corizon
Investment Firm Buys Corizon by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 30, 2020, Flacks Group, a Miami-based global investment firm, announced that it had purchased Brentwood, Tennessee-based Corizon Health, one of the nation’s largest private providers·of health care services in prisons and jails. The purchase price was not disclosed. …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
$1.25 Million Settlement Against Tennessee County Over Sheriff’s Violations of Labor Law by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 10, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee approved a class action settlement in which Madison County agreed to pay $1.25 million over claims alleging that …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Ankle Monitor Shortage at Chicago Jail Put Prisoner Releases During COVID in Limbo by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Chicago’s Cook County Jail expanded its electronic monitoring program (EM) and moved detainees to home confinement in response to COVID-19. As officials ran out of ankle monitors, at least 10 …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Staffing, Excessive Force
Violence at New York City’s Rikers Island Jail Increasing Even as Population Falls by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon For decades, New York City’s Rikes Island Jail Complex (RIJC) has been the largest urban lock-up in the United States. It has also been infamous as among the most violent jails …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
North Carolina Temporarily Closes Three Prisons for Lack of Guards; Final One Reopens During COVID-19 Pandemic by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The North Carolina Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice (DACJJ) has been in a severe crisis mode regarding prison guard understaffing. The …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Second Circuit Reverses Summary Dismissal of Connecticut Prisoner’s Failure-to-Protect Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 15, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s granting of summary judgment to prison officials in a Connecticut prisoner’s lawsuit over their failure to protect him from retaliation …
In-the-News Article • October 31, 2020
After 36 Years, an Experiment in Private Prisons Comes to an End in Tennessee Oct. 31, 2020 Articles with PLN Quotes Courthouse News CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (CN) — Thirty-six years ago, international attention rested on a county jail that sat alongside a narrow road in the northeast corner of Chattanooga, Tennessee. …
Article • October 29, 2020
$75,000 Settlement in Florida Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide Death by Corizon Health, Inc. paid $75,000 to settle a claim that it failed to provide proper medical care to a pretrial detainee who was suffering from a psychiatric emergency. Mariangela Woycenko suffered a psychotic episode at St. Lucie Hospital on April 11, …
James v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement - Yard Restrictions, 2020 Information Case# Official Case# 16-4237 CD 16-CV-4237 Plaintiffs: IDOC# Sheet for Case Number Case Name Filed James, Eddie #R10418 v. Pfister, et al. Defendants: 9/26/17 Date Served Received Status 10/30/17 closed Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: …
Brief • October 29, 2020
Arndt v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Order of Dismissal, Excessive Force, 2020 Case :18-cv-10699-GW-MRW Document 90 Filed 10/29/20 Page 1 of 2 Page ID #:619 JS-6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 THE SEHAT LAW FIRM, PLC Cameron Sehat, Esq: (SBN: 256535) 19800 MacArthur ffivd., …
Publication • October 29, 2020
Civic Responses to Police Violence - Harvard University 2020 Civic Responses to Police Violence∗ Desmond Ang† Harvard University Jonathan Tebes‡ Harvard University October 29, 2020 Abstract Roughly a thousand people are killed by American law enforcement officers each year, accounting for more than 5% of all homicides. We estimate the …
In-the-News Article • October 28, 2020
Judge directs watchdog group, Adams County to reach solution over inmate mail Oct. 28, 2020 Articles about PLN Litigation Colorado Politics A prison watchdog group and Adams County will have an opportunity to resolve allegations that the county jail is censoring mail to inmates, after a federal judge directed them …
Article • October 27, 2020
Filed under: Corizon, Medical, Family
$21,000 Settlement in Suit Alleging Violations of Family Medical Leave Act and Pregnancy Discrimination Act by Corizon Health, Inc., agreed to pay $21,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). The November 1, 2012, settlement was …
Doe v. NYPD, NY, Amended Complaint, Restraints on Pregnant Prisoners, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-01344-ARR-LB Document 25 Filed 10/27/20 Page 1 of 35 PageID #: 149 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JANE DOE, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor son, BABY DOE, Plaintiff, No. …
Green v. Furlow, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# 18-5359 Official Case # 18-CV-5359 Green, Larry #M23778 v. Furlow, et al. IDOC# Plaintiffs: Filed Case Defendants: Status Received closed 11/19/18 2/22/19 Date Served Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Pro Se Issues: …
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