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Eighth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Nebraska Guard’s Sex, Disability and Age Discrimination Claims

Article • April 22, 2019

Filed under: Discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, Guards/Staff, Disabled Employees, Age Discrimination

Eighth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Nebraska Guard’s Sex, Disability and Age Discrimination Claims by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson  The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a Nebraska prison guard’s sex, disability and age discrimination claims. Linda L. Faulkner was hired as a …

Ex-Prisoner Awarded $1.06 Million for Sexual Assault by Former Nebraska Jailer

Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault

Ex-Prisoner Awarded $1.06 Million for Sexual Assault by Former Nebraska Jailer by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A federal court in Nebraska awarded an ex-prisoner over $1 million in a lawsuit against a former guard who was convicted of sexually assaulting her and other women at the Phelps County jail …

Moser v. Frakes, NE, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2019

Brief • March 20, 2019

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)

Moser v. Frakes, NE, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2019 8:18-cv-00551-JMG-MDN Doc # 20 Filed: 03/20/19 Page 1 of 14 - Page ID # 81 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA TELENA MOSER, Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF TERRY L. BERRY, JR., Deceased, Plaintiff, vs. …

Nebraska DCS - GTL Rates 2017

Kickback publication • November 15, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Nebraska DCS - GTL Rates 2017 NEBR/\S K/\ Good Life. Great Miss io n. D EPT O F CORRECTIONAL SERVICES Pete Ricketts, Governor DATE: June 12, 2017 TO: Nebraska Department FROM : RE: m Phone Rates As of July 10, 2017, all rates on phone calls placed will be a …

Nebraska DCS - GTL no commissions 2017

Kickback publication • November 15, 2018

Filed under: Telephones

Nebraska DCS - GTL no commissions 2017 0. ( BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS 0.1. Commissions To keep inmate calling rates as low as possible, The State of Nebraska will not accept a commission from the Inmate Calling Services. GTL has read, understands, and complies. 0.2. Rates Per minute charges must be flat …

Nebraska DCS - GTL Contract 2017-2021

Kickback publication • November 15, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Monitoring

Nebraska DCS - GTL Contract 2017-2021 Good Life. Great Mission. DEPT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVIC ES Pete Ricketts, Governor December 14, 2017 Global Tel Link Corporation Attn: Brian Galke 12021 Sunset Hills Rd, STE 100 Reston, VA 20190-3296 RE : Contract #75202-04, Inmate Calling System for NDCS Dear Mr. Galke, As …

Cynthia and Christine Allen v. State of Nebraska, NE, Complaint, Negligence, 2018

Brief • November 9, 2018

Filed under: Pain, Injury -- Misc., Mental Health

Cynthia and Christine Allen v. State of Nebraska, NE, Complaint, Negligence, 2018 Filed in Lancaster District Court *** EFILED *** Case Number: D02CI180003794 Transaction ID: 0007736288 Filing Date: 11/09/2018 03:40:16 PM CST IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA CYNTHIA ALLEN, and CHRISTINE ALLEN, Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF NEBRASKA, …

Nebraska County, Jail Medical Provider Settle Suit Over Medication Denial for $10,000

Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018

Filed under: Medication, Cancer, Failure to Treat

Nebraska County, Jail Medical Provider Settle Suit Over Medication Denial for $10,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In April 2018, Saunders County, Nebraska and Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc. (ACH) agreed to pay $10,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former jail prisoner who was denied medication for a …

8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of Nebraska prisoner’s jail rape claim

Article • September 10, 2018

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Jail Specific

8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of Nebraska prisoner’s jail rape claim by Edward Lyon Rhonda L. Marsh, who was a prisoner in Nebraska’s Phelps County jail from June 22 to 27, 2012, alleged that during that time then-jailer Corporal Louis Campana raped her. She sued Campana in …

Boyd-Nicholson v. Snodgrass, NE, Second Amended Complaint, Medical Negligence, 2018

Brief • July 16, 2018

Filed under: Medication, Pain, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Boyd-Nicholson v. Snodgrass, NE, Second Amended Complaint, Medical Negligence, 2018 8:15-cv-00424-RFR-MDN Doc # 91 Filed: 07/16/18 Page 1 of 9 - Page ID # 638 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA ARON LEE BOYD-NICHOLSON, Plaintiff, vs. STEPHANIE SNODGRASS, LPN, in her individual capacity, and APRIL …

Boyd-Nicholson v. Snodgrass, NE, Settlement Agreement, Medical Negligence, 2018

Brief • July 16, 2018

Filed under: Medication, Pain, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Boyd-Nicholson v. Snodgrass, NE, Settlement Agreement, Medical Negligence, 2018

State Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Gaining Traction

Article • July 2, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, State Legislation

State Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Gaining Traction by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On the federal level, hopes for criminal justice reform have fallen victim to partisan bickering in Congress and a lack of substantive interest from the White House. Fortunately, state officials are not waiting around, and state-level reform …

Nebraska Supreme Court Reverses Injunction Against Ban on Prisoner-Prisoner Marriages

Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Marriage

Nebraska Supreme Court Reverses Injunction Against Ban on Prisoner-Prisoner Marriages by On September 29, 2017, the Nebraska Supreme Court reversed a state district court’s summary judgment order and grant of injunctive relief that enjoined the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) from denying a marriage ceremony via videoconference to two …

Nebraska Sheriffs Profiting from Jail Phone Contracts

Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Nebraska Sheriffs Profiting from Jail Phone Contracts by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The ACLU of Nebraska issued a report on November 30, 2017 detailing the cost of telephone calls made from county jails in the state, concluding that phone rates remain “unconscionably” expensive. Profits for some sheriffs are so …

ACLU Sues Nebraska Over Unconstitutional Prison Conditions

Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018

Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Disabled Prisoners, Conditions of Confinement, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act

ACLU Sues Nebraska Over Unconstitutional Prison Conditions by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 16, 2017, the ACLU of Nebraska, ACLU National Prison Project, Nebraska Appleseed, National Association of the Deaf and two law firms, DLA Piper and Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP, filed a federal class-action suit …

White V. Douglas County, Neb., failure to treat inmates with broken bones complaint, 2018

Brief • April 23, 2018

Filed under: Medical, Injury -- Misc., Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Guards/Staff

White V. Douglas County, Neb., failure to treat inmates with broken bones complaint, 2018 Filed in Douglas District Court *** EFILED *** Case Number: D01CI180003555 Transaction ID: 0006758186 Filing Date: 04/23/2018 11:46:30 AM CDT IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA CASE NO. ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) …

Nebraska Prisoner Prevails on Religious Rights Lawsuit

Article • March 1, 2018

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Religious Freedom

Nebraska Prisoner Prevails on Religious Rights Lawsuit by Edward Lyon by Edward B. Lyon On August 21, 2014, a settlement between prisoner Harold Wilson and defendants Diane Sabatka-Rine, Mario Peart and Michael Edison was agreed to by all parties. Nebraska will pay $15,000 in attorney fees and guarantee Wilson access …

Office of the Inspector General, Nebraska Correctional System, 2016-17 Annual Report, 2017

Publication • December 31, 2017

Filed under: Medical, Totality of Conditions, Overcrowding, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Staff Training, halfway houses

Office of the Inspector General, Nebraska Correctional System, 2016-17 Annual Report, 2017 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE NEBRASKA CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM 2016/2017 ANNUAL REPORT Abstract An annual report regarding the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and the Nebraska Office of Parole Administration. The report is a summary of the year’s …

Nebraska Seeking $26,700 Refund for Illegal Execution Drugs it Never Received

Article • December 27, 2017

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row

Nebraska Seeking $26,700 Refund for Illegal Execution Drugs it Never Received by In April 2015, the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (UCS) paid a "pharmaceutical company" located in India $26,700 for 1,000 vials, each containing 1 gram of the execution drug sodium thiopental. It never received the vials. On January …

Eighth Circuit Upholds Immigration Detention of American Citizen

Article • December 26, 2017

Filed under: Immigration

Eighth Circuit Upholds Immigration Detention of American Citizen by Matthew Clarke On February 21, 2017, the Eight Circuit court of appeals affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit brought by an American citizen who was held over a weekend in a Nebraska jail on an immigration detainer. Ramon Mendoza …