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Article • February 8, 2017 • from PLN February, 2017
Pennsylvania DOC Ordered to Evaluate Mumia Abu-Jamal for Hep C Treatment by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania state prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, serving a life sentence for murder and diagnosed with hepatitis C, sued the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC) in federal court when he was refused treatment for that life-threatening disease. On …
Florida’s Civil Commitment Center a “Living Death Sentence” by David Reutter According to state officials, the Florida Civil Commitment Center (FCCC), which holds up to 720 residents billed as the worst sexual predators in the state, is necessary to ensure public safety. For Correct Care Recovery Solutions, a spin-off company …
Still No Answers by Jamycheal Mitchell’s death in a Virginia jail cell still hasn’t been explained. It should be a national scandal. by Dahlia Lithwick, Slate On August 19, 2015, 24-year-old Jamycheal Mitchell was found dead in his cell at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Virginia. New revelations in May 2016 about …
Article • February 8, 2017 • from PLN February, 2017
Fifth Circuit Holds Supervised Release Condition Restricting Dating Improper by On December 17, 2015, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a blanket supervised release condition prohibiting a former prisoner from dating any adult with minor children was improper because it was not supported by a factual finding or …
Three Reports Provide Data on Prisoners Held in “Restrictive Housing” by Derek Gilna An October 15, 2015 report by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), covering the time period from 2011-12 – the most recent period for which statistics are available – indicated that on an …
Study: 95 Percent of Elected Prosecutors are White by Joe Watson A recent study illustrates just how racially skewed the U.S. criminal justice system is with respect to its most powerful participants: prosecutors. Of 2,437 elected state and local prosecutors holding office in 2014, 95 percent were white and 79% …
A Story of Racial Bias, the Absence of Mercy, and a Death in Prison by By Equal Justice Initiative Forty-five years after Phillip Chance traveled from his home in Detroit, Michigan to visit family in rural Choctaw, Alabama, he died in an Alabama prison. During that visit in 1971, 15-year-old Phillip …
Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of FTCA Failure-to-Protect Suit by Matthew Clarke On December 29, 2015, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging federal prison officials had failed to properly search prisoners who were placed in a recreation cage where they assaulted and repeatedly stabbed …
Australia Uses Recidivism-Based Performance Contract at Private Prison by Currently a third of all Australian women prisoners return to prison following their release, but a new pilot program initiated by the government in the state of Western Australia hopes to change those recidivism rates. According to a November 28, 2016 …
Pennsylvania: $99,000 Settlement for 22 Years in Solitary Confinement by David Reutter A Pennsylvania federal district court held that general issues of material fact required a jury to determine whether a prisoner’s Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when he was held in solitary confinement for over 22 years. …
J.M.M. v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement, Assault on Juvenile, 2017 SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT This SETILEMENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (hereinafter "AGREEMENT'') is made by and between Plaintiff (DOB: by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Orlanda Cruz, an individual, and his agents, attorneys, parents, representatives, successors and assigns …
Osegueda v. Stanislaus County Public Safety Center, CA, Amended Complaint, Solitary Conditions and Classification, 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMBER H LUNSFORD ( CSB No. 276908) LUNSFORD LEGAL GROUP, P.C. 1202 H Street, Suite A Modesto, CA 95354 Telephone: (209) 857-8608 LOREN L. LUNSFORD, ESQ. ( …
Brief • February 2, 2017
Black v. Clarke, WI, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest, Airport Arrest and Harassment, 2017 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN DANIEL BLACK Plaintiff, Case No. 2:17-cv-00156 v. DAVID CLARKE, in his personal capacity, JOHN DOE ONE, in his personal capacity, JOHN DOE TWO, in his personal capacity, JOHN DOE THREE, …
Disability Rights Florida v. Jones, FL, Motion for Summary Judgment, Disability Rights, 2017 Case 4:16-cv-00047-RH-CAS Document 62 Filed 01/30/17 Page 1 of 51 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division DISABILITY RIGHTS FLORIDA, INC., Plaintiff, vs. CASE NO. 4:16-cv-47-RH-CAS JULIE JONES, in her official capacity as Secretary …
Lakics v. Zaruba, IL, Settlement, Employment Discrimination, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT & RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release (the "Agreement") is made and entered into by and between Susan Lakics ("Lakics") and Sheriff of DuPage County, and DuPage County ("County"). Lakics and the County are collectively referred to herein as the …
Disability Rights Florida, Inc. v. Jones, FL, Motion to Intervene, Violations of the ADA, 2017 Case 4:16-cv-00047-RH-CAS Document 53 Filed 01/09/17 Page 1 of 16 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION _______________________________ DISABILITY RIGHTS FLORIDA, ) INC. ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) …
A push to make cops carry liability insurance in Minneapolis by By Carla Murphy, The Chicago Reporter As an advocate for victims of police brutality and their families, Michelle Gross has alternately worked with and needled Minneapolis city officials. During 30 years of activism, Gross has pursued many, if not most, …
Smith v. Tray et. al., OH, Appeal, Americans With Disabilities Act Violation, 2017 RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 17a0247p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT VICTOR L. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, ┐ │ │ > v. CITY OF TROY, OHIO; MIAMI COUNTY, …
Georgia Prison Guards Face Sexual Assault Charges by Two prison guards have been criminally charged with sexually assaulting prisoners at the Emanuel Women’s Facility in Twin City, Georgia. Capt. Edgar Daniel Johnson was the highest ranking officer at the prison, and Channel 2 Action News was present to record his …
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