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News in Brief
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: According to Birmingham Real-Time News, a kidnapper was recaptured after being erroneously released from jail in Jefferson County, Alabama, on December 17, 2021. The prisoner, Matthew Burke, 35, was apprehended during a traffic stop after being released from the Jefferson County Jail on Dec. 11 …
Suit by HRDC Alleging GTL and Securus Violated Sherman Anti-Trust Act Survives Motion to Dismiss
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
Filed under: Telephone Rates, Antitrust Offenses, HRDC Litigation, Securus, Global Tel*Link Corp
Suit by HRDC Alleging GTL and Securus Violated Sherman Anti-Trust Act Survives Motion to Dismiss by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A suit brought by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) alleging a price-fixing and kickback scheme by prison telephone service providers Global Tel*Link Corp. (now known as ViaPath), Securus …
News in Brief
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 19, 2021, twoconvicted robbers were convicted of murder in the death of a fellow prisoner they and two others attacked in 2017 at Bibb Correctional Facility in Brent, Alabama. According to a report by Montgomery TV station WSFA, Dominique Covin and Roderick DeLaune …
Albert v. GTL, MD, Order, Price-Fixing, 2021
Brief • September 30, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Bid-Rigging, Price-Fixing, etc.
Albert v. GTL, MD, Order, Price-Fixing, 2021 Case 8:20-cv-01936-LKG Document 96 Filed 09/30/21 Page 1 of 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND ASHLEY ALBERT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORP., et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
News in Brief
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A former guard at the Mobile Metro Jail was scheduled to be arraigned on May 19, 2021, after being indicted for his role in an alleged scheme to smuggle cellphones into the Alabama lockup in exchange for bribes. According to a report by local TV …
Seth v. Mcdonough, MD, Settlement Agreement, Inadequacy of Response to Covid 19 Pandemic, 2021
Brief • August 18, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19
Seth v. Mcdonough, MD, Settlement Agreement, Inadequacy of Response to Covid 19 Pandemic, 2021 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND KEITH SETH, et al., Individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons Plaintiffs-Petitioners, No. 8:20-cv-1028-PX Private Settlement Agreement and Release V. MARY LOU MCDONOUGH, …
Seth v. McDonough, MD, Settlement, Covid Response, 2021
Brief • August 18, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Hygiene Supplies, Inadequate Health Care Facilities
Seth v. McDonough, MD, Settlement, Covid Response, 2021 UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND KEITH SETH, et al., Individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons Plaintiffs-Petitioners, No. 8:20-cv-1028-PX Private Settlement Agreement and Release v. MARY LOU MCDONOUGH, In her official capacity as …
Class Action Lawsuit Over COVID at Chesapeake, MD Jail Reaches Settlement
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: Settlements, Class Actions
Class Action Lawsuit Over COVID at Chesapeake, MD Jail Reaches Settlement by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A settlement agreement was reached in a class action lawsuit alleging there was an “uncontrolled outbreak of COVID at the Chesapeake Detention Facility (CDF)” in Maryland. The complaint was filed in federal …
Fourth Circuit Holds Deaf Federal Civilly Committed Sex Offender Has First Amendment Right of Access to Point-to-Point Videocalls in BOP Prison
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Video Visitation, First Amendment, rights
Fourth Circuit Holds Deaf Federal Civilly Committed Sex Offender Has First Amendment Right of Access to Point-to-Point Videocalls in BOP Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 13, 2021, the Fourth Circuit court of appeals reversed the judgment of a federal district court which, following a two-day bench …
Food Prison Abolition Project, MD, How Prison Food in Maryland Became Even Worse During COVID-19, 2021
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Food
Food Prison Abolition Project, MD, How Prison Food in Maryland Became Even Worse During COVID-19, 2021 MARYLAND PRISON" ABOLITION ., PROJECT liolence,Hunger, and Premature Death: 0 Covid-19 in Maryland Prisons 0 Prisons didnotprovide adequate access to personal protective equipment for incarcerated folks.Individuals alsospoketo howsome correctional staffconsistently didnotwear masks or gloves …
Chasing Justice - Addressing Police Violence and Corruption in Maryland
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Excessive Force (Police)
Chasing Justice - Addressing Police Violence and Corruption in Maryland Chasing Justice Addressing Police Violence and Corruption in Maryland Contents 5 Summary of Findings 6 Introduction 7 History 9 Race and Policing 13 Crimes by Police Chasing Justice Addressing Police Violence and Corruption in Maryland January, 2021 Joe Spielberger Public …
Duvall v. Hogan, MD, Memorandum Opinion, Denial of Medical and Mental Health, 2021
Brief • May 21, 2021
Filed under: Medical
Duvall v. Hogan, MD, Memorandum Opinion, Denial of Medical and Mental Health, 2021 Case 1:94-cv-02541-ELH Document 723 Filed 05/21/21 Page 1 of 30 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND JEROME DUVALL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. ELH-94-2541 LAWRENCE HOGAN, JR., et al., Defendants. …
Duvall v. Hogan, MD, Order Granting in Part, Denial of Medical and Mental Health, 2021
Brief • May 21, 2021
Filed under: Medical
Duvall v. Hogan, MD, Order Granting in Part, Denial of Medical and Mental Health, 2021 Case 1:94-cv-02541-ELH Document 724 Filed 05/21/21 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND JEROME DUVALL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. ELH-94-2541 LAWRENCE HOGAN, JR., et …
Catchings v. Wilson, MD, Settlement, Covid Response, 2021
Brief • April 15, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Inadequate Health Care Facilities
Catchings v. Wilson, MD, Settlement, Covid Response, 2021 Case 1:21-cv-00428-TSE Document 70-1 Filed 04/15/21 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE DIVISION SEDRIC CATCHINGS et al., Plaintiffs, * * v. Case No.: 1:21-cv-00428-TSE * CALVIN WILSON et al., Defendants. * SETTLEMENT …
Black v. Webster, MD, Ptf Response to Def Motion for Summary Judgment, Positional Asphyxia, 2021
Brief • April 5, 2021
Filed under: Excessive Force, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Wrongful Use of Force
Black v. Webster, MD, Ptf Response to Def Motion for Summary Judgment, Positional Asphyxia, 2021 Case 1:20 -cv-03644 -CCB Document 56 Filed 04/05/21 Page 1 of 62 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COU RT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NORTHERN DIVISION • JENNELL BLA CK, et al., • • Plaintiffs, …
News in Brief
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Two Alabama jail guards were arrested in just two months for allegedly smuggling cellphones to inmates. In February 2021, 27-year-old D’Mario Jones was fired and charged with two counts of promoting prison contraband at the Lee County Detention Center in Opelika where he worked. According …
Baltimore Demolishes Maryland’s Oldest Penitentiary, Burying Its Nostalgia And Nightmares
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Rural Prisons
Baltimore Demolishes Maryland’s Oldest Penitentiary, Burying Its Nostalgia And Nightmares by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. Sic semper tyrannis! “Death to tyrants!”one spectator angrily proclaimed, as the city of Baltimore demolished the State of Maryland’s oldest and most austere penitentiary, an 80-foot high, granite, medieval-style castle with roots …
Catchings v. Wilson, MD, Class Action Complaint, Covid Response, 2021
Brief • February 20, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Inadequate Health Care Facilities
Catchings v. Wilson, MD, Class Action Complaint, Covid Response, 2021 Case 1:21-cv-00428-TSE Document 1 Filed 02/20/21 Page 1 of 64 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE DIVISION SEDRIC CATCHINGS, CHARLES COUSER, COLLIN DAVIS, ALLEN LAMIN, SIRRON LITTLE, TAIWO MOULTRIE, JOSEPH SPEED, and HOWARD THOMAS, …
Duvall v. Hogan,MD, Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Renewed Motion for Enforcement and Further Relief, Denial of Medical and Mental Health, 2021
Brief • February 11, 2021
Filed under: Medical
Duvall v. Hogan,MD, Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Renewed Motion for Enforcement and Further Relief, Denial of Medical and Mental Health, 2021 Case 1:94-cv-02541-ELH Document 720 Filed 02/11/21 Page 1 of 21 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND JEROME DUVALL, et al., * Plaintiffs, * …
News in Brief
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 21, 2020, Sylvester Hartley became the seventh prisoner to die of complications from COVID-19 at Alabama’s St. Clair Correctional Facility, according to a report in the St. Clair News-Aegis. The 60-year-old, who was serving a life-without-parole sentence for three counts of first-degree kidnapping, …
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