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Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Kansas Leads Country in Female Incarceration Rates by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss According to the latest surveys, the national female prison population is increasing more rapidly than males — and Kansas is one of the leading contributors to this trend. A report put out by the Prison Policy Initiative …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Hepatitis, Failure to Treat
Court Orders South Carolina Prisons to Move Forward with Hepatitis C Treatment by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss On January 14, 2020, Judge Margaret Seymour of the Florence division of the U.S. District Court for South Carolina signed preliminary approval of a settlement order granting hepatitis-C (HCV) testing and treatment …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
New Law in Maryland Reveals Pathetic Prison Wages by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A new law in Maryland approved last year required disclosure of wages paid to prisoners, information that The Baltimore Sun reported on January 2, 2020. The law covered the Division of Correction (DOC), which employs about …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Voting, Voting Rights
DC Council Approves Voting in Prison Ahead of November Election by Nicole D. Porter by Nicole D. Porter The DC Council approved an emergency bill July 7, 2020 that included the Restore the Vote Amendment, authorizing voting by residents incarcerated in jail or prison with a felony conviction. The District …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
BOP Guard Pleads Guilty to Sexually Molesting Prisoners at MCC Manhattan by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell On March 4, 2020, federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) guard Colin Akparanta pleaded guilty to the 2017 sexual abuse of a female prisoner at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, thereby …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Supreme Court Affirms Lower-Court Dismissal of Colorado Prisoner In Forma Pauperis Actions by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Prisoner Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) of 1995 barred prisoners from filing a new lawsuit “in forma pauperis (IFP),” or without payment of a filing fee, if the prisoner had previously had …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Report: Arkansas Let Asymptomatic Prison Employees Infected with Coronavirus Continue to Work by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In late April 2020, prisoners at Arkansas’ Cummins Unit knew that the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, was spreading among not only the prison’s inmates but also its staff. But a …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
$550,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Starvation Death by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A $550,000 settlement was reached in a civil rights lawsuit alleging 19-year-old Jimmy Lucero laid in a catatonic state at Augusta State Medical Prison (ASMP) as he starved to death with little to no medical care …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
COVID-19 in Hawaii’s Lockups: Still a Success Story but Cracks Starting to Show by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On August 7, 2020, Hawaii’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced that a prisoner at the Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) had tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Disabled Detainee at Cook County Jail Wins Class Certification in Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 9, 2020, Preston Bennett, a disabled prisoner at the Cook County Jail (CCJ) in Chicago, won class-action certification to represent all of the jail’s disabled prisoners housed in its Division …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
The Latest News on How to Protect Yourself From Infection by Michael D. Cohen, MD by Michael D. Cohen, M.D. Recommendations for behaviors to reduce exposure to coronavirus and infection are changing as more knowledge is gained about the virus and the disease. Of course, implementing these behaviors in a …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Prisons Banning Black Culture and History Books by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon here is one word that rarely, if ever, is used to describe anything that occurs in prisons. That word is fair. For example, study after study of prison demographics all conclude that although Black citizens are the …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
ICE Deportations Fueling Spread of COVID-19 to Latin American Countries by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The push to deport as many foreign nationals as possible under the Trump administration has helped to spread the coronavirus across Latin America, thanks to increased flights from overcrowded immigration detention centers across the …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Reviews
Interview: Jodie Sinclair on Her New Book, “Love Behind Bars” by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein Jodie Sinclair is the co-author of two nationally published non-fiction books and the author of a recently released memoir about her 25-year fight to free her husband from prison after a wrongful conviction, “Love …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Interview: Corene Kendrick on How the Prison Litigation Reform Act Strips Prisoners of Legal Rights by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein Corene Kendrick is a staff attorney with the Prison Law Office, a nonprofit public interest law firm based in Berkeley, California that offers legal assistance for people who are …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Private Prisons
Colorado Explores Ending Private Prisons by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins As public opinion continues to turn against profiting on punishment, a law signed March 6, 2020, by Governor Jared Polis will study the economic effects of eliminating private prisons in Colorado over the next five years and recommend ways …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: housing, Conditions of
Pay Up or Lockup: Housing Shortage Kept Cash-Poor Parolees Behind Bars by Ike Swetlitz by Ike Swetlitz, Searchlight New Mexico, originally published July 22, 2020 Source Material David, 28, was counting the days until January 6, 2012, when his prison sentence would end and he would be released on parole. …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct
BOP Official Reportedly Had Sexual Relationship With Former Police Union Head by Bill Barton by Bill Barton A Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General report from September 24, 2019, found that an assistant director of the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) took part in a sexual and financial relationship with …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Fines
Can Kentucky Keep Charging Prisoners for Their Jail Stay if They Are Found Not Guilty? by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Kentucky State law allows county jails to charge prisoners a daily fee during their stay while fighting their case. But what happens when the person is found not guilty …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Doctor at Florida Detention Center Spread COVID-19 to Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An unnamed Armor Correctional Health Services doctor was blamed for spreading COVID-19 at the Pre-Trial Detention Center in Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said the doctor “had previously shown symptoms of the virus …
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