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Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
GEO Group and CoreCivic Lose Critical Financial Support by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Big business is king in America, and the business of operating correctional and detention facilities is no exception. Within the private prison industry, two firms stand out for their sheer size: Florida-based GEO Group, with 2019 …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Private Prisons
Danish Funds Invest In American Private Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When one thinks of financial support for America’s privatized prisons, one assumes it primarily comes from entities in the United States. But that is not always the case. A February 18, 2020 story by Danwatch, a …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
$12.5 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Prisoner’s In-Custody Death Riled Sheriff’s Race by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss At a June 23, 2020, forum with the three candidates for sheriff in Garfield County, Oklahoma, questions arose about a $12.5 million 2019 settlement of a wrongful death suit filed by the family …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Release and Reentry
Philadelphia Jails to Release Prisoners Earlier in the Day by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Independently obtained and analyzed data from April 2017 to April 2018 showed that 73 percent of all prisoners — more than 16,000 in total — were released after Philadelphia jail facilities’ cashier offices were closed, …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court Reverses “Dangerousness” Finding in Involuntary Commitment of Schizophrenic Man by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 24, 2020, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the evidence to support a petitioner’s involuntary commitment was insufficient to support a conclusion the petitioner was “dangerous” under state law. …
Michigan Settles Sex Abuse Claims by 1,300 Former Juvenile Offenders Housed With Adults for $80 Million by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 29, 2020, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $80 million to resolve a class action lawsuit filed by juveniles who were housed …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Resentencing
California Judge Reconsiders Six Months’ Jail for Cookie Theft at Rehab Program by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Gregory Fields was in a court-ordered rehab program at the Salvation Army Harbor Light Center in San Francisco. He had completed a 30-day detox and blackout period when he started the …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Juvenile Prisons
Conditions at South Carolina Juvenile Facility Unconstitutional by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued notice on February 5, 2020 that it has found the “totality of the conditions, practices, and incidents” it discovered at Broad River Road Complex (BRRC), South Carolina’s long-term juvenile …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
How Kamala Harris’ Orange County, California “Snitch” Scandal Investigation Imploded by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for vice president, has long touted her law enforcement background in winning election to the offices of district attorney, California attorney general, and U.S. senator. But, serious questions have …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
First Wrongful Death Claim Against San Quentin Prison Filed Over COVID-19 Death by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The family of one of the prisoners who died of COVID-19 at San Quentin prison in California has filed the first wrongful death claim — a precursor to a lawsuit — against …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Lawsuit Over Hellish 9-Day Prisoner Transport Reinstated by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 29, 2020, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to Inmate Services Corp. (ISC), allowing to continue a civil rights action alleging a pretrial detainee’s constitutional rights were violated …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Education, Art
Poetry for the Prisoners’ Soul by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Among the few organizations intrepid enough to reach out to prisoners is a group called the Worker Writers School (WWS). From its beginning as a poetry workshop for traumatized prisoners in the aftermath of the slaughter of prisoners at …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Prisoners Evacuated but ICE Detainees in Louisiana Suffer During Hurricane Laura by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The year 2020 has been rife with unpleasant surprises. The planet has contended with the coronavirus pandemic — the worst since the Spanish flu — and protests sparked by the police killing of …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Fifth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The family of a Texas detainee who died of a suicidal overdose under jailers’ noses can continue its lawsuit against Young County, Texas. That decision was handed down on April 22, 2020, by the Fifth …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Suicides
Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Texas Jail Suicide Lawsuit, Holds Discrimination Not Proven by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 15, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the summary dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the estate of a man who committed suicide at the …
Petrelis v. City & County of San Francisco, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force Against a Protestor, 2020 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE Case Name: Michael Anthony Petrelis v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Case No.: 20-cv-01032-JCS FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, in the amount of $13,000 (Thirteen Thousand and …
In-the-News Article • September 30, 2020
Pike jail now charges inmates a housing fee Sept. 30, 2020 Articles with PLN Quotes Pike County Courier Milford. The relative of an inmate says the county’s new pay-to-stay policy is punitive and turns the Pike County Correctional Facility into a debtors’ prison. Officials say the fees are needed to …
Brief • September 30, 2020
Filed under: Centurion
Molina v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2020 Centurion 001538 SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF BERNALILLO STATE OF NEW MEXICO STEPHEN MOLINA, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO.: D-202-CV-2020-00287 CENTURION CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE OF NEW MEXICO, LLC, Defendants. AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR NEGLIGENCE COMES NOW the …
Brief • September 29, 2020
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Quickle v. Lasek, IL, order, damages, sexual coercion, 2020 1:18-cv-01332-SEM-TSH # 107 Page 1 of 6 E-FILED Tuesday, 29 September, 2020 09:14:46 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS DONALD QUICKLE, Plaintiff, v. SHERRI LASEK, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) …
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