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Jails and Prisons Have Reduced Their Populations in the Face of the Pandemic, but Not Enough To Save Lives
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Reduction of Prison Population
Jails and Prisons Have Reduced Their Populations in the Face of the Pandemic, but Not Enough To Save Lives by Emily Widra, Peter Wagner Our updated analysis finds that the initial efforts to reduce jail populations have slowed, while the small drops in state prison populations are still too little …
The Prison Was Built to Hold 1,500 Inmates. It Had Over 2,000 Coronavirus Cases
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Criminal justice system reform, COVID-19, Overcrowding
The Prison Was Built to Hold 1,500 Inmates. It Had Over 2,000 Coronavirus Cases by Dara Lind Prison overcrowding has been quietly tolerated for decades. But the pandemic is forcing a reckoning. by Dara Lind, ProPublica This article was originally published June 18, 2020, by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates …
How Long Can You Hide a Dead Body in a Prison Cell?
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Mental Health, Prison Conditions
How Long Can You Hide a Dead Body in a Prison Cell? by Keri Blakinger Mental-health problems, short staffing plague a Texas lockup in COVID lockdown. by Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project, originally published July 13, 2020 Source Materials If things were a little too quiet in a particular cell …
News in Brief
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California:In June 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) commuted 21 state prisoners’ sentences, a dozen of them were for murder convictions, patch.com reported. Seven were committed when the prisoner was 22 or younger. Half of the prisoners are now 59 or older. One commutation went to …
Court Approves $1,250,000 Settlement in Suit Against Tennessee County for Fair Labor Violations
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Fair Labor Standards Act
Court Approves $1,250,000 Settlement in Suit Against Tennessee County for Fair Labor Violations by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 10, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Eastern Division, modified and approved a $1.25 million settlement of a lawsuit against Madison County, Tennessee that …
New Jersey: Commission Recommends State Take 100 Steps to Improve Re-Entry for Ex-Prisoners
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry
New Jersey: Commission Recommends State Take 100 Steps to Improve Re-Entry for Ex-Prisoners by Chad Marks by Chad Marks A commission that was legislatively mandated recommended in an October 2019 report that New Jersey improve re-entry services for those leaving prison. The Reentry Services Commission outlined 100 steps to aid …
Williams & Connolly, HRDC Win Censorship Case Against Virginia Regional Jail, $210,000 in Attorney Fees
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, PLN Litigation, Censorship
Williams & Connolly, HRDC Win Censorship Case Against Virginia Regional Jail, $210,000 in Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Williams & Connolly LLP of Washington, D.C. and the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), parent organization of Prison Legal News (PLN), have won a federal civil rights judgment against …
Kansas Leads Country in Female Incarceration Rates
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women
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 …
Court Orders South Carolina Prisons to Move Forward with Hepatitis C Treatment
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 …
New Law in Maryland Reveals Pathetic Prison Wages
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Prison Industries, Disclosure of Records
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 …
DC Council Approves Voting in Prison Ahead of November Election
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 …
BOP Guard Pleads Guilty to Sexually Molesting Prisoners at MCC Manhattan
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Visiting
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 …
Supreme Court Affirms Lower-Court Dismissal of Colorado Prisoner In Forma Pauperis Actions
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Filing Fees (PLRA), Three Strike Litigants
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 …
Report: Arkansas Let Asymptomatic Prison Employees Infected with Coronavirus Continue to Work
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Failure to Protect (General)
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 …
$550,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Starvation Death
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
$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 …
COVID-19 in Hawaii’s Lockups: Still a Success Story but Cracks Starting to Show
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. …
Disabled Detainee at Cook County Jail Wins Class Certification in Lawsuit
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Class Certification
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 …
The Latest News on How to Protect Yourself From Infection
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 …
Prisons Banning Black Culture and History Books
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Banned Book Lists
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 …
ICE Deportations Fueling Spread of COVID-19 to Latin American Countries
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Deportation/Removal/Exclusion
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 …
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