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Sixth Circuit Revives Claim Over Michigan Prisoner’s Fatal Overdose on Allegedly Smuggled Fentanyl

Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023

Filed under: Drug Overdose, Failure to Protect (General)

Sixth Circuit Revives Claim Over Michigan Prisoner’s Fatal Overdose on Allegedly Smuggled Fentanyl by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 10, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment to employees of the Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC) …

Polling Stations Inside Jails Combat Voter Disenfranchisement

Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023

Filed under: Felon Disenfranchisement Statute

Polling Stations Inside Jails Combat Voter Disenfranchisement by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders America’s carceral system strips millions of people of many privileges as citizens. Even when released, some of those privileges are not regained. Take voting, for instance. Felons – with rare exceptions in a couple of states – …

White v. Michigan Dept of Corrections, MI, Complaint, ADA Violation, 2023

Brief • March 14, 2023

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act

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Harper v. Arkesteyn, MI,Settlement, Prison Classification, 2023

Brief • March 3, 2023

Filed under: Prison Classification

Harper v. Arkesteyn, MI,Settlement, Prison Classification, 2023 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION WILLIE E. HARPER, JR. #932428, Plaintiff, NO. 2:19-cv-11106 v HON. GEORGE C. STEER DAVID ARKESTEYN, ADRIANE FOSTER, BRENDA STEVENSON, KELECHI EGBUCHULAM, RACHEL THOMPSON, MICHAEL EAGIN, MELISSA JENNINGS, JEROME WARFIELD SR., ANTHONY KING, SUE …

Michigan Prisons Ban 1,000 Books, Most Would Be Considered Harmless

Article • February 7, 2023

Filed under: Publications/Books, Censorship

Michigan Prisons Ban 1,000 Books, Most Would Be Considered Harmless by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott  After a review of public records from Michigan, online magazine and video channel Motherboard found that the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC) has restricted prisoner access to at least 1,000 books between …

Michigan Prisoners Once Again Lose Visitation Due to COVID-19 and Influenza Outbreaks

Article • January 9, 2023

Filed under: COVID-19, Visiting

Michigan Prisoners Once Again Lose Visitation Due to COVID-19 and Influenza Outbreaks by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Michigan state prisoners are having a grim winter. Quarantine orders are in effect at 11 state lockups suffering outbreaks of the flu and COVID-19. Two prisons, Macomb Correctional Facility (CF) …

News in Brief

Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: On November 2, 2022, a former state prison guard at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility near Birmingham pleaded guilty to federal contraband smuggling charges. The Birmingham News reported that Wilson Brian Clemons, 32, was arrested on November 23, 2021, on state counts of marijuana …

Five High-Level Staffers Out of Michigan Prison After State Watchdog Uncovers Anti-Gay Harassment

Article • December 27, 2022

Filed under: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation

Five High-Level Staffers Out of Michigan Prison After State Watchdog Uncovers Anti-Gay Harassment by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The Michigan Office of the Executive Inspector General (OIG) released a 50-page report on December 5, 2022, detailing a culture of unprofessional and irresponsible behavior at the management level of …

Jones v. Corizon Health Inc., MI, Judgment, Negligence, 2022

Brief • December 5, 2022

Filed under: Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Jones v. Corizon Health Inc., MI, Judgment, Negligence, 2022 Case 1:20-cv-00036-HYJ ECF No. 244, PageID.5701 Filed 12/05/22 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION CHARLES JONES, Plaintiff, Case No. 1:20-cv-36 v. HON. HALA Y. JARBOU CORIZON HEALTH INC., et al., Defendants. ____________________________/ JUDGMENT …

Jones v. Steimel, MI, Verdict, Wrongful Death, 2022

Brief • December 2, 2022

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Jones v. Steimel, MI, Verdict, Wrongful Death, 2022 Case 1:20-cv-00036-HYJ ECF No. 243, PageID.5674 Filed 12/02/22 Page 1 of 11 ... UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION CHARLES JONES, as Personal Representative of the Estate ofWADE JONES, deceased, Plaintiff, Case No.: 1:20-cv-36 v. Hon. Hala Y. …

Coopwood v. Wayne County, MI, Brief of Amici Curiae, Excessive Force, 2022

Brief • November 17, 2022

Filed under: Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police)

Coopwood v. Wayne County, MI, Brief of Amici Curiae, Excessive Force, 2022 Case: 22-1485 Document: 25 Filed: 11/17/2022 Page: 1 No. 22-1485 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT JAQUETTA ANN COOPWOOD, v. Plaintiff-Appellant, WAYNE COUNTY, MI., ET AL., Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the United States …

McCann v. Fuller, MI, Plaintiff's Consolidated Response in Opposition to Dft's Motion for Summary Judgment, Wrongful Conviction, 2022

Brief • November 14, 2022

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction

McCann v. Fuller, MI, Plaintiff's Consolidated Response in Opposition to Dft's Motion for Summary Judgment, Wrongful Conviction, 2022 Case 1:19-cv-01032-PLM-PJG ECF No. 138, PageID.2776 Filed 11/14/22 Page 1 of 81 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN RAYMOND E. McCANN, II, Plaintiff, v. BRYAN FULLER, Special Representative of the …

Michigan Supreme Court Says Prisoner’s Possession of Cell Phone by Itself Doesn’t Show Threat to Security

Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022

Filed under: Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet

Michigan Supreme Court Says Prisoner’s Possession of Cell Phone by Itself Doesn’t Show Threat to Security by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 28, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court held that possession of a cell phone by a prisoner may not justify an enhanced sentence under the state …

$2.45 Million Paid by Wellpath and Macomb County, Michigan, After Detainee’s Withdrawal Death in Jail

Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$2.45 Million Paid by Wellpath and Macomb County, Michigan, After Detainee’s Withdrawal Death in Jail by Benjamin Tschirhart by Ben Tschirhart On March 31, 2022, an agreement was entered by Michigan’s Macomb County paying $1.15 million to the estate of David Stojcevski, 32, a detainee who died from drug withdrawal …

Sixth Circuit Says Detroit Jail Guard Suspended for Failing To Check on Detainee Not Liable for His Death From Drugs Hidden in His Rectum

Article • September 21, 2022

Filed under: Drug Overdose, Accidents

Sixth Circuit Says Detroit Jail Guard Suspended for Failing To Check on Detainee Not Liable for His Death From Drugs Hidden in His Rectum by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 8, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held a guard at the Detroit …

$1.1 Million Settlement Paid by Michigan County to Estate of Detainee Who Committed Suicide at Jail

Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

$1.1 Million Settlement Paid by Michigan County to Estate of Detainee Who Committed Suicide at Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On October 7, 2021, the Board of Commissioners of Michigan’s Macomb County agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims by survivors of a detainee who hanged …

News in Brief

Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: A federal prisoner in Birmingham was gunned down outside a privately-operated reentry facility on July 16, 2022. The Associated Press reported that the prisoner, Larry Taylor, 47, had just been released from the facility, which is operated under contract from the federal Bureau of Prisons …

White v. Michigan Dept of Corrections, MI, Complaint, ADA Violation, 2022

Brief • August 31, 2022

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act

White v. Michigan Dept of Corrections, MI, Complaint, ADA Violation, 2022 Case 2:22-cv-12047-DPH-EAS ECF No. 1, PageID.1 Filed 08/31/22 Page 1 of 17 lJ rn T ED S TA T ES /() D IS TR IC T CO UR T IH THE EASTERH DISTRICT•SOUT UBRH DIVISIOH OF HICHIGAH HARK UH …

Two Juvenile Behavioral Treatment Centers in Detroit Ordered to Close

Article • August 25, 2022

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Juvenile Prisons, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders

Two Juvenile Behavioral Treatment Centers in Detroit Ordered to Close by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On June 23, 2022, the state of Michigan notified two youth residential behavioral treatment centers in Detroit they had to shutter operations by July 8 due to shocking allegations of staff abuse …

ACLU Wins FOIA Case at Michigan Supreme Court, Which Says Records May Be Exempted Only by Statute, Not Regulation

Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022

Filed under: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

ACLU Wins FOIA Case at Michigan Supreme Court, Which Says Records May Be Exempted Only by Statute, Not Regulation by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a decision reached on February 4, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court handed the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) a …