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Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Increasing Number of Walkaways from California Early-Release Programs by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  In 2018, almost half of California’s 50 prison escapees walked away from early-release programs where they were finishing their sentences – more than double the number of “walkaways” in 2014, the first year the programs were …
Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Allegation that Prisoner was Beaten after Guard Outed Him as Sex Offender Stated Eighth Amendment Claim by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A federal district court in the Western District of Virginia held that a prisoner who alleged he was beaten after a jail guard informed other prisoners of his …
Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Thomas Silverstein, America’s Most Isolated Prisoner, Dies at Age 67 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Instead of being “The Man in the Iron Mask,” federal prisoner Thomas “Tommy” Silverstein spent decades in prison as the man in a concrete box. On May 11, 2019, he was released from that …
Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Death Rate of Prisoners in Michigan Much Higher than Reported by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss An investigation by the Detroit Free Press into the Michigan Department of Corrections’ (MDOC) reporting of prisoner deaths revealed major discrepancies.  Since 2013, the total number of deaths reported by the MDOC …
Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
$185,000 Settlement in Beating of Florida Jail Prisoner; Guard Convicted by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida’s Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has paid $185,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a jailer assaulted a pretrial detainee. Audra West was booked into the North Broward Detention Facility on April …
Kickback publication • August 7, 2019
KY DOC Inmate Access to Telephones 2013 501 KAR 6:020 Policy Number KENTUCKY CORRECTIONS Policies and Procedures Total Pages 16.3 Date Filed Effective Date October 12, 2012 Authority/References February 1, 2013 Subject ACA Standard 4-4497 4-4497-1, 4-4275, 2-CO-5D-01 KRS 196.035, 197.020 CPP 15.2 I. 2 INMATE ACCESS TO TELEPHONES DEFINITIONS …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Corizon
Arizona Federal Court Levies Sanctions Against Corizon Health by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Corizon Health, headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, is the nation’s largest private prison and jail healthcare provider. The company has, for many years, been mentioned in Prison Legal News – usually in connection with misconduct by Corizon …
Steep Cost for Sending Hawaii Prisoners to Mainland Facilities by Hawaii has long been considered a tropical paradise, but those who run afoul of the law on the islands stand a good chance of being exiled. Over a third of Hawaii’s prisoners are shipped to a privately-operated facility in Arizona …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: JPay, Inc.
Preliminary Settlement in Lawsuit Against JPay Over Prison Video Calls Ending Early by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Oumer Salim, a resident of Colley­ville, Texas, wanted to communicate with his brother, who was in an Ohio state prison. The facility used JPay for video calling, at a cost of $9.90 …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Connecticut DOC Settles Calendar Lawsuit for $1,500, Policy Changes by The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) has agreed to pay a $1,500 settlement in a lawsuit filed by state prisoner Jeremy Barney, who alleged his First Amendment right to receive publications was violated when the warden at Osborn Correctional Institution …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Former Florida Senator Now Employed by Private Prison Company He Helped While in the State Senate by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss After Florida Senate President Joe Negron stepped down from his office in the legislature, he was immediately hired by the same private prison company that he …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Jail Specific
Build it and They will Come: Officials Claim Spokane, Washington Needs Bigger Jail by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Despite millions of dollars in grant money to reduce the population at Washington State’s Spokane County jail, the sheriff and police chief say the county requires a newer and larger facility …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
California Jailer Accused of Raping Detainees to Stand Trial by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  On March 31, 2018, two female detainees at a jail in Contra Costa County, California decided to play a dangerous game and began a flirtation with male guard Patrick Morseman. Early that day, the women …
Cops, Guards Beat Mentally Ill Arrestee to Death as Jail Nurse Watches; $5 Million Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon It is estimated that around 20 percent of prisoners have a serious mental health condition, and due to the criminalization of mental illness in the United States, the mentally …
$100,000 Settlement for Suicide of Mentally Ill Prisoner Repeatedly Raped by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On February 27, 2019, the State of Hawaii and a prison medical contractor agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Helen Coma, the mother of 32-year-old Jonathan Ibana.  Ibana, incarcerated at …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
$1.1 Million Settlement for Michigan Parole Officer in Sexual Harassment Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging parole officer Shannon Woods was subjected to sexual harassment and a hostile work environment for …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Seventh Circuit Reverses District Court’s Denial of Blind Prisoner’s Request for Counsel by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court’s order denying a blind prisoner’s motion to appoint counsel. James V. Pennewell was blind in his left eye due …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Tennessee Jail Sexual Assault Lawsuit can Proceed, Federal Court Rules by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Tennessee federal district court has held the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Esco Jarnagin can be held liable for the sexual assault of a pretrial detainee. The ruling was based …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Medical Misconduct
Lawsuit Claims Denial of Medical Care Nearly Killed Prisoner at Colorado Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A former Colorado jail prisoner whose medical bills exceeded $2 million filed a lawsuit alleging a private health care provider at the jail denied him treatment until guards overruled them and transported …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Missouri DOC Costs State Another $600,000 in Sexual Harassment Settlement by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A lack of basic respect for female employees, as well as any notion of appropriate workplace behavior, continues to plague state agencies in Missouri, most notably the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC). And the …
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