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Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: WHNT in Huntsville reported on December 16, 2022, that a Morgan County Jail detainee was charged with assaulting a guard. Ashley Nicole Taymon, 36, had gotten into an altercation at the Community Corrections Office five days earlier and was taken to a hospital. There she …
Article • January 9, 2023
First Transgender Prisoner Execution Carried Out in Missouri by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Missouri executed Amber McLaughlin, 49, by lethal injection on January 3, 2023, after she sat on death row for at least a decade as Scott McLaughlin. Hers was the first state-sanctioned murder of the …
Article • January 4, 2023
Mega-stars Accused of Plagiarizing Song from Nameless Missouri Prisoner by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In October 2022, movie star Johnny Depp and musician Jeff Beck countersued artist and educator Bruce Jackson for libel and slander, after he accused them of plagiarizing lyrics for the song Sad Motherfuckin Parade, …
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 …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Eighth Circuit Revives Missouri Prisoner’s Claim Against Prison Food Manager for Denying Renal Diet by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgment to a Missouri prison food service director accused of interfering …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Daughter of Condemned Missouri Prisoner Unsuccessfully Sues to Witness His Execution by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 29, 2022, Missouri administered a lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre to murder prisoner Kevin Johnson, 37. But his 19-year-old daughter was not by his side. …
Brief • December 27, 2022
Filed under: Sexual Harassment
Newman v. Missouri Department of Corrections, MO, Judgment, Sexual Harrassment, 2022 i IN THE 19TH CIRCUIT COURT .I c9~~-FPY~'I'J .. . •· ..STATE-OF:MISSOURL . . .I . . . . KATHLEEN NEWMAN, l ~ Plaintiff, I ·) V. ;.:\/?':/~:;:;-_ MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., . :.Cause No.17AC-CC00364 ·.. ·• …
Brief • December 21, 2022
Brooks v. City of St. Louis, MO, Settlement, Medical Neglect-Suicide, 2022 Case: 4:17-cv-00981-RLW Doc. #: 293 Filed: 12/21/22 Page: 1 of 9 PageID #: 6338 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CECELIA PERRY, et al., on behalf of all beneficiaries pursuant to Section 537.080, Plaintiffs, vs. …
Brief • December 14, 2022
Filed under: False Imprisonment
Webb v. The City of Maplewood, MO, Motion for Atty's Fees, Costs and Service Awards, False Imprisonment, 2022 Case: 4:16-cv-01703-CDP Doc. #: 263 Filed: 12/14/22 Page: 1 of 7 PageID #: 7402 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CECELIA ROBERTS WEBB, et al., Individually and on …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
ACH Settles After Federal Jury Awards $8.5 Million in Suit Over Missouri Detainee’s Death by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart In August 2022, private jail medical provider Advanced Correctional Healthcare (ACH) settled with the estate of a Missouri pretrial detainee who died of lung cancer after being refused medical attention …
Eighth Circuit Strands Missouri Prisoners Sentenced to Life Without Parole as Juveniles in ‘Opaque’ Review Process by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On August 30, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that Missouri’s parole review process does not violate the constitutional rights of prisoners who …
Brief • November 25, 2022
Ramey v. Parosn, MO, Opinion and Order, Preliminary Injunction, 2022 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI CENTRAL DIVISION CORIONSA RAMEY, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL L. PAROSN, in his official capacity as Governor of Missouri, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Brief • November 16, 2022
Brooks v. City of St. Louis, MO, Complaint, Medical Neglect-Suicide, 2022 Case: 4:17-cv-00981-RLW Doc. #: 277 Filed: 11/16/22 Page: 1 of 30 PageID #: 6242 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CECELIA PERRY, as Plaintiff Ad Litem for Christina Brooks, and D.B., D.B., D.B., and D.B., …
Article • November 5, 2022
Missouri Jail Guard Charged With Helping Teen Son Escape Juvenile Detention by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On October 25, 2022, a guard at the St. Louis County Justice Center (SLJC) was charged with shattering a window at the building to help her son and another teen escape …
Brief • November 1, 2022
Filed under: False Imprisonment
Webb v. The City of Maplewood, MO, Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Settlement, False Imprisonment, 2022 Case: 4:16-cv-01703-CDP Doc. #: 261 Filed: 11/01/22 Page: 1 of 8 PageID #: 7391 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CECELIA ROBERTS WEBB, et al., Individually and on behalf of …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A convicted bank robber had 30 months added to his 17-year prison sentence on September 26, 2022, for bribing an Alabama jail guard to smuggle him a cellphone, K2 “spice” paper, and other contraband. According to a federal Department of Justice (DOJ) press release, while …
Brief • October 24, 2022
Filed under: False Imprisonment
Webb v. The City of Maplewood, MO, Notice of Class Action Settlement, False Imprisonment, 2022 Case: 4:16-cv-01703-CDP Doc. #: 260-1 Filed: 10/24/22 Page: 36 of 47 PageID #: 7364 Case: 4:16-cv-01703-CDP Doc. #: 260-1 Filed: 10/24/22 Page: 37 of 47 PageID #: 7365 Case: 4:16-cv-01703-CDP Doc. #: 260-1 Filed: 10/24/22 …
Brief • October 24, 2022
Filed under: False Imprisonment
Webb v. The City of Maplewood, MO, Settlement Agreement, False Imprisonment, 2022 Case: 4:16-cv-01703-CDP Doc. #: 260-1 Filed: 10/24/22 Page: 1 of 47 PageID #: 7329 Case: 4:16-cv-01703-CDP Doc. #: 260-1 Filed: 10/24/22 Page: 2 of 47 PageID #: 7330 Case: 4:16-cv-01703-CDP Doc. #: 260-1 Filed: 10/24/22 Page: 3 of …
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
Idaho Joins Missouri in Banning Incarceration for Inability To Pay Court Fines, Fees by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins It is no secret that in most prisons, poverty is the characteristic most often shared by prisoners. Some countries are trying to reduce crime by reducing poverty. But in many American …
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A jail guard in Chilton County, Alabama, was arrested on July 21, 2022, and charged with promoting contraband, the Clanton Advertiser reported. The guard, Tyler Ryan Couch, is accused of organizing an effort to smuggle drugs to detainees. Though jail policy forbids guards from transmitting …
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