V.W. v. Conway, NY, Settlement, Juvenile Solitary, 2017 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------·}{ V.W., a minor, by and through his parent and natural guardian DERECK WILLIAMS, et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, 16-CV-1150 (DNH) (DEP) v. EUGENE CONWAY, Onondaga …
Heroin Overdose Antidote Becoming More Widely Available, Including Behind Bars by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Just months after New York's prison system launched a heroin overdose prevention program by training prisoners to administer naloxone – an opioid overdose antidote also known as Narcan – Maryland made it easier to …
New York: Prison College Program Reduces Recidivism, Receives More Funding by Gus Bethea "never imagined [he'd] be a college graduate.” The 33-year-old overcame the challenges of in-prison education, such as outdated textbooks and lack of Internet access, to complete a college degree program while serving time on a robbery conviction. …
New York Prisoner Attempts to Retire from His Prison Job by Franklin Correctional Facility prisoner ibn Kenyatta, serving time for the 1974 attempted murder of a police officer, has long professed his innocence and refused to attend parole hearings despite being eligible since 1989. The elderly prisoner has no desire …
Garcia v. Bloomberg, NY, Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, First Amendment Assembly Fair Warning Requirement, 2017 No. In the Supreme Court of the United States KARINA GARCIA, YARI OSORIO, BENJAMIN BECKER, CASSANDRA REGAN, YAREIDIS PEREZ, STEPHANIE JEAN UMOH, TYLER SOVA, MICHAEL CRICKMORE, AND BROOKE FEINSTEIN, Petitioners, v. MICHAEL R. …
Disability Rights New York - Report and Recommendations Concerning Attica Correctional Facility's..., 2017 New York’s Protection & Advocacy System and Client Assistance Program Report and Recommendations Concerning Attica Correctional Facility’s Residential Mental Health Unit September 2017 725 Broadway, Suite 450 Albany, New York 12207 (518) 427 -6561 (fax) 25 Chapel …
A More Just New York City - Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform A MORE JUST NEW YORK CITY www.morejustnyc.com A MORE JUST NEW YORK CITY Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice …
Consequences of Policing Prostitution, Urban Institute, 2017 JUSTICE POLICY CENTER RE S E AR C H RE P O R T Consequences of Policing Prostitution An Analysis of Individuals Arrested and Prosecuted for Commercial Sex in New York City Meredith Dank Jennifer Yahner Lilly Yu JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL …
Doe v. City of NY, NY, Settlement 2, Sexual Abuse Rikers Island, 2017 UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JANEDOE 1 andJANEDOE2, Plaintiffs, STIPULATIONOF SETTLEMENT 15-CV-3849 (AKH) -agamst- THE CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants. -X WHEREAS, plaintiff ("Plaintiff) commenced this action by filing a complaintpseudonymouslyas JaneDoe 2 on …
Abascal v. Fleckenstein, NY, Settlement, Meal Deprivation, 2017 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK _______________________________________________ ISIDRO ABASCAL, Plaintiff, -against STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE PURSUANT TO RULE 41(A) DENNIS FLECKENSTEIN and CHESTER KOSMOWSKI, Civil Action No. 06-cv-0349 Defendants. _______________________________________________ WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to settle …
Dismissal of Federal Prisoner’s Lawsuit over Improper Solitary Confinement Affirmed by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has dealt a blow to the constitutional rights of imprisoned writers. On December 11, 2012, after serving a lengthy sentence for arson-related crimes in connection with …
Vicarious Liability Not Available in Medical Malpractice Claim by NY Prisoner by Last year, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division held the state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) could not be found vicariously liable for the actions of contract physicians. Steven Garofolo filed a medical malpractice claim …
Medical Provider Blamed for Deaths at New York Jail Replaced by Another Contractor ... Then Another by Joe Watson by Joe Watson For three years, elected officials in Niagara County, New York refused to give the families of Tommie Lee Jones and Daniel Pantera the satisfaction of terminating the county …
Federal Judge Grants Ex-offender “Certificate of Rehabilitation” by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna New York U.S. District Court Judge John Gleeson, known for his well-reasoned opinions, has, in addition to his usual duties, immersed himself in other issues not typically associated with the federal judiciary. For example, he has encouraged …
Doe v. City of NY, NY, Settlement, Sexual Abuse Rikers Island, 2017 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JANEDOE 1 andJANEDOE2, STIPULATIONOF Plaintiffs, SETTLEMENT 15-CV-3849 (AKH) -against- THE CITY OFNEWYORK, et al, Defendants. WHEREAS,plaintif ("Plaintiff) commencedthis actionby filing a complaint pseudonymously as Jane Doe 1 on or …
Sanchez v. NY Correct Care Solutions Medical Services, et al., NY, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 Case 6:16-cv-06826-CJS Document 14 Filed 04/28/17 Page 1 of 63 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK __________________________________________ : LUZ M. SANCHEZ, as Administrator of the : AMENDED Estate of PEDRO …
Wrongfully Terminated BOP Employee Entitled to Attorney Fees and Damages by David Patrick McDonald was a Cook Supervisor at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York when he discovered that a supervisor was sexually harassing a female employee. He reported this to two supervisors and began suffering workplace retaliation …
A Prison Closes in Upstate New York, but Employees Continue to Show Up and Get Paid by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Who does a doctor care for, or a teacher teach, at a prison without prisoners? What do employees do to earn a paycheck when the prison closes and …
Crockett v. The City of New York, NY, Order, False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution, 2017 INDEX NO. 161857/2013 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/27/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 48 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK NEW YORK COUNTY MARGARET A. CHAN PRESENT: ~·::,,., .._ J.S.G. PART . ~) Justice Index Number: 161857/2013 …
