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Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Arizona DOC Publishes, Then Rescinds, Prison Tour Policy that Excluded Public Officials and Media by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) generated a media storm when, on July 22, 2019, it published a draft of a new department order that excluded elected officials and the …
Denver Tries to End Private Prison Companies’ Halfway House Contracts by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In August 2019, thanks to the efforts of newly elected Denver, Colorado councilwoman Candi CdeBaca, the city council declined to renew contracts worth a total of $10.6 million with GEO Group and Core­Civic (formerly …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Medical
Lawsuit: Woman Gave Birth Alone in Colorado Jail Cell by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Diana Sanchez gave birth to her son on July 31, 2019 at the Denver County Jail (DCJ), with no assistance from the medical staff. Guards and medical personnel watched from a remote location through a …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Education
Connecticut Prison Writing Program Leads to Lawsuits by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Wally Lamb was an English teacher when he published his first novel, She’s Come Undone, in 1992. It became a huge hit after Oprah Winfrey selected it for her book club. In 1999, Lamb began …
Third Circuit: Showers Part of Prison Operations for ADA and RA Purposes by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 8, 2019 that the provision of showers “is a part of the programs, activities, or services” referred to by the Rehabilitation …
Investigations into Texas Jail Deaths Find Thousands of Guards Untrained, on Temporary Licenses by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An investigation by the Dallas Morning News into the Christmas Eve 2016 death of prisoner Andy Debusk at the Parker County jail revealed that not only did the guards at the …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Former DOC Employee Awarded $300,000 in Workplace Sexual Harassment Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In May 2019, a federal district court issued an amended judgment awarding $300,000 to a former employee of the Idaho Department of Correction (DOC) in a lawsuit over sexual harassment and a hostile work …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Medication, Malpractice
New York State Prisoner Wins Medical Malpractice Suit, Awarded $30,000 by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On April 15, 2019, a New York Court of Claims awarded prisoner Dain Morawski a total of $30,000 for pain and suffering caused by an overdose of incorrectly filled prescription medication. The judgment followed …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
As Climate Changes, High Temperatures Plague Prisons and Jails by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke At a September 2019 hearing, a U.S. District Court judge threatened to throw officials with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) into the same excessively hot prison cells that the agency had failed to …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Settlements
Former Hawaii Prisoner’s Sexual Assault Lawsuit Settles for Paltry $10,000 by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Christina C. Riley was a model prisoner at the Maui Community Correctional Center in Hawaii, and thus was allowed to participate in a work-release program. Parking her car at the jail, she left for …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
The Sentencing Project Issues Report on Reducing Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Cutting the U.S. prisoner population by half is the goal of the #cut50 and End Mass Incarceration movements, and of the criminal justice reform group JustLeadershipUSA, but that will not be possible …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
California Federal Court Orders City to Pay $150,000 for Failure to Comply with Jail Settlement by Chad Marks by Chad Marks n May 2013, a class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of prisoners housed at the Monterey County Jail in California. A settlement agreement was reached on May 1, 2015, …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Fourth Circuit: Three Tasings in 70 Seconds May Constitute Excessive Force by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to guards who tased a prisoner three times during a 70-second period. In its May 10, 2019 ruling, the …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
California Prisoner Wins $365,000 Settlement for Assault by Jail Guards by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On April 18, 2016, Rikki Martinez, 39, was a pretrial detainee at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Santa Clara, California. According to a complaint filed in federal court, on that day deputies alleged that …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Denial of Summary Judgment for Prison Officials Affirmed in West Virginia Excessive Force Case by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Miguel Delgado, incarcerated at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex (MOCC), alleged in a civil rights complaint that MOCC Warden David Ballard had authorized policies and procedures that allowed guards to …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Michigan Prisoner Prevails in First Amendment Retaliation Case; $30,000 in Damages and Attorney Fees by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court has awarded $18,325.28 in attorney fees and costs in a prisoner’s civil rights action, which followed a jury verdict on First Amendment retaliation …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
Cook County, Illinois to Pay $1.7 Million for Former Marine’s Suicide in Jail by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In April 2019, the Cook County Board of Commissioners agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of Devin Lynch, a Marine Corps veteran and active reservist, …
Court Grants Remittitur in Former Prison Teacher’s Sexual Harassment Case – Total Award of $6.4 Million Plus Fees, Costs, Interest by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke New York federal jury awarded a former state prison teacher $9.19 million after she proved that a guard had sexually harassed and stalked her …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Arizona Prisoner Receives $175,000 after Guards Read His Legal Mail, Shared it with FBI and Prosecutors by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 7, 2019, Maricopa County, Arizona agreed to pay a prisoner $175,000 to settle claims related to jail guards reading his legal mail, sharing it with the …
Author John Grisham Pens Editorial Criticizing Death Penalty in North Carolina by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On October 11, 2018, world-famous author and attorney John Grisham published an editorial in a North Carolina newspaper regarding capital punishment in that state. “Today, there are 141 people on North Carolina’s death …
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