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Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Major Prison Telecom Merger Canceled; Victory for Campaign for Prison Phone Justice! by The prison phone industry, which provides telecom services for prisons, jails and other detention facilities, has a long and sordid history of exploiting prisoners and their families by charging exorbitant phone rates and fees. [See: PLN, Dec. …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Kansas Federal Court Awards Prisoner $250,000 for Guard’s Excessive Force by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On December 7, 2018, a federal district court awarded a Kansas Department of Corrections (DOC) prisoner $250,000 in a lawsuit over a guard’s excessive use of force.  Wesley L. Adkins filed a pro se …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
BOP Official Who Ordered More Prisoners Sent to Private Prisons Hired by GEO Group by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Frank Lara was the Assistant Director of the Correctional Programs Division for the federal Bureau of Prisons when, on January 24, 2018, he sent a memo to all Chief Executive …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Meek Mill and Michael Rubin Start Criminal Justice Reform Organization by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Robert Rihmeek Williams was 18 when he was arrested and convicted for possession of guns and drugs. Following his release he began a successful career as a hip-hop artist by the name …
Sixth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Jail Guard Accused of Sexual Abuse by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 15, 2019, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s denial of qualified immunity to an Ohio jail guard who allegedly ordered a prisoner to expose herself and …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Federal Court Awards $3,750,000 in Damages for Sexual Assault by Prison Guards by Chad Marks by Chad Marks A federal judge in Arizona awarded a former female prisoner $3.75 million in damages after she was sexually assaulted by prison guards. On June 23, 2017, the victim, identified only as “Jane …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Prison Policy Initiative Issues Report on State of Prison Phone Justice by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On February 11, 2019, the non-profit Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) issued a report on the “State of Phone Justice,” noting progress on reducing state prison phone rates but fewer reforms in local jails, …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Mental Health
Settlement Provides for Improved Competency Procedures for Jailed Mentally Ill in Washington State by A Washington State federal district court has approved a settlement in the Trueblood case, a class-action lawsuit filed in 2014 to reform Washington’s forensic mental health system. [See: PLN, Aug. 2017, p.22]. The complaint alleged that “individuals …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Delaware: No Convictions in Second Vaughn Riot Trial by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In February 2019, a second trial for prisoners accused of participating in a deadly 2017 riot at Delaware’s James T. Vaughn Correctional Center ended in not guilty verdicts. Prisoners Abednego Baynes, 25, and Kevin Berry, 27, …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Landlords Challenge Ordinance that Protects Former Prisoners’ Rental Rights by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In May 2018, landlords in Seattle, Washington filed a lawsuit claiming the city’s controversial “Fair Chance Housing Ordinance” violates their constitutional rights. The Ordinance prohibits any person from refusing to rent to a prospective tenant, …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Federal Prison Employee Sentenced for Defrauding Prisoners’ Families by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On June 14, 2018, Tanya L. Richard pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after being charged with taking money from the families of federal prisoners in return for a promise of …
Continued Problems with Mental Health Care, Suicides in Alabama DOC by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Counting 13 suicides among Alabama state prisoners within a 14-month period ending in early February 2019, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has accused the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) of not …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
New Mexico Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Policy of Denying Transport to Medical Appointments During Lockdowns by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 7, 2018, a New Mexico federal district court denied a warden’s motion to dismiss a claim that his policy of denying transportation to off-site …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Mental Health, Suicides
Judge Initially Plays Pass-the-Buck with Proposal to Hire Suicide Prevention Expert by Eight prisoners have committed suicide at Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) since 2016. In response, prisoner advocate Marion Damick asked the county’s nine-member Jail Oversight Board (JOB) to hire a nationally known expert on suicide prevention. “It’s ... …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Private Prisons, Corizon
Kansas Slaps Corizon Health with Millions in Fines for Contract Violations by Chad Marks by Chad Marks “They don’t care who dies, how they die or what they do to you.” That’s what former Kansas prisoner Sarah Loretta Cook said about Corizon Health, the state’s prison medical care provider. With …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Florida Fleeces Prisoners with High Canteen Prices by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has expanded the use of private contractors in the state’s prison system. With an annual budget of about $2.4 billion, the FDOC is increasingly shifting the burden of those …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Eleventh Circuit Agrees Prosecutor is Entitled to Qualified Immunity in Retaliation Case by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Douglas Echols was convicted of a 1986 kidnapping and rape in Georgia despite his protestations of innocence. After serving seven years of a 15-year sentence, a DNA test revealed that semen recovered …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Prison Labor
“Free” Prisoner-Made Furniture Gets Ohio Prison Industry Officials in Hot Water by Chad Marks by Chad Marks After an anonymous complaint was submitted to the Ohio Inspector General (OIG) in June 2017, the agency opened an investigation into misconduct by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) and Ohio …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
New York: 58-Month Prison Sentence for Former Jail Union Boss Who Took Bribes by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Norman Seabrook, 58, who served as the head of the union representing New York City jail guards for over 20 years, once reportedly said, “It’s time for Norman Seabrook to get …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Lack of Outdoor Recreation for D.C. Jail Prisoners “Dehumanizing” by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss A round 60 protestors gathered in Washington, D.C. on Valentine’s Day 2019. The protest centered around two D.C. jails – the Central Treatment Facility (CTF) and Central Detention Facility (CDF). Family members and …
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