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CoreCivic Faces Liability for Wiretap Act Violations in Nevada Case
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Wiretap Evidence, Evidence - Admissibility/Exclusion of
CoreCivic Faces Liability for Wiretap Act Violations in Nevada Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that each interception of an attorney’s privileged telephone is a violation of the federal and Nevada Wiretap Acts. As such, the statute of limitations is triggered …
Nevada Reduces Share of Prisoners’ Money That Can be Taken for Restitution
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds
Nevada Reduces Share of Prisoners’ Money That Can be Taken for Restitution by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen Nevada state officials suspended a Department of Corrections policy that used a victims’ bill of rights to take up to 80 percent of funds sent to prisoners by family members, …
Ninth Circuit: No Summary Judgment for Prison Officials Who Allegedly Allowed Attack on Nevada Prisoner
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Summary Judgment
Ninth Circuit: No Summary Judgment for Prison Officials Who Allegedly Allowed Attack on Nevada Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 23, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment to defendants in a civil rights action alleging they failed to protect …
Two-Thirds of Nevada Prisoners Confined in Arizona Private Prison Test Positive for COVID-19
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Private Prisons, COVID-19
Two-Thirds of Nevada Prisoners Confined in Arizona Private Prison Test Positive for COVID-19 by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson "We said since day one, prisons, especially private prisons shielded from transparency and oversight, are a hot spot for COVID-19 transmission.” That’s what the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada …
Morris v. Aranas, et al., NV, Second Amended Complaint, Deliberate Indifference (Medical/Failure to Protect), 2020
Brief • October 8, 2020
Filed under: Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
Morris v. Aranas, et al., NV, Second Amended Complaint, Deliberate Indifference (Medical/Failure to Protect), 2020 Case 3:18-cv-00310-RCJ-CLB Document 43 Filed 10/08/20 Page 1 of 27 Name l7J-I Ii, SFN VAGJl MJf: C!AUON Cl[Y,NV~ r27ol £;. 773 Prison Number UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA a.MR.LU IJ1oM r ) ) …
Nevada Court Rules Prison Officials Withheld Evidence from Prisoner
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: Evidence, Mail, Methamphetamine, Disciplinary Proceedings
Nevada Court Rules Prison Officials Withheld Evidence from Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Nevada federal district court found on February 7, 2020 that prison officials were liable for failing to provide evidence to a prisoner during disciplinary proceedings. The Court’s grant of summary judgment to Nevada …
Nevada Supreme Court Holds Firefighting Prisoner Cannot Challenge Worker’s Compensation Based on Prison Pay
Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020
Filed under: Prison Labor, Workers' Compensation
Nevada Supreme Court Holds Firefighting Prisoner Cannot Challenge Worker’s Compensation Based on Prison Pay by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Following his release, a former Nevada Department of Corrections (DOC) prisoner who was injured while working as a firefighter for the Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) challenged the calculation of …
USA v. McNeal, NV, Order, COVID-19 Release, 2020
Brief • May 11, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
USA v. McNeal, NV, Order, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 2:10-cr-00621-KJD-GWF Document 47 Filed 05/11/20 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA -o0oUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. MCKEVIN MCNEAL, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 2:10-cr-621-KJD-GWF ORDER On May 6, …
Nevada Prisoner Prevails in Good Time Deprivation Appeal
Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020
Filed under: Good Time Credits, Denial of Due Process
Nevada Prisoner Prevails in Good Time Deprivation Appeal by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On June 20, 2019, a two-justice majority on a Nevada court of appeals panel reversed and remanded a district court’s dismissal of a state prisoner’s civil rights complaint over the removal of good time credits. The …
Baraha v. Access Corrections, NV, Order, MP3 Warranty, 2020
Brief • April 9, 2020
Filed under: Tapes/Music
Baraha v. Access Corrections, NV, Order, MP3 Warranty, 2020
Arthur Julius-Greene Baraha v. Access Corrections Inc., NV, Order, MP3 player warranty, 2020
Brief • April 9, 2020
Filed under: Tapes/Music, Acceptance of Responsibility
Arthur Julius-Greene Baraha v. Access Corrections Inc., NV, Order, MP3 player warranty, 2020
More States Restore Felony Voting Rights
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: Voting, State Legislation
More States Restore Felony Voting Rights by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In 2019, Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey, and Nevada enacted legislation to restore voting rights to felons who have been released from prison but are still under such supervision, the latest of 24 states to make similar …
Melnik v. Dzurenda, et al., NV, order, prisoner due process, disciplinary hearing, 2020
Brief • February 7, 2020
Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Evidence, Qualified Immunity, Mail, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Fourteenth Amendment, rights
Melnik v. Dzurenda, et al., NV, order, prisoner due process, disciplinary hearing, 2020 j.io-uv-uuD/u-Miviu-ULB Document 69 Filed 02/07/20 Page 1 of 13 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 5 6 JOHN MELNIK, Case No. 3:16-cv-00670-MMD-CLB 7 Plaintiff, ORDER 8 JAMES DZURENDA, etal., 9 Defendants. 10 11 …
Former Nevada Prison Guard Who Fatally Shot Handcuffed Prisoner Enters Alford Plea
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Guards/Staff
Former Nevada Prison Guard Who Fatally Shot Handcuffed Prisoner Enters Alford Plea by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 29, 2019, a former probationary Nevada prison guard entered a plea of nolo contendre to a felony charge of attempted performance of an act or neglect of duty in willful …
Shaw v. Davis, NV, Complaint, Religious Freedom, 2020
Brief • January 21, 2020
Filed under: Religious Freedom, Required Religious Programming, Religion and Medicine/Public Health
Shaw v. Davis, NV, Complaint, Religious Freedom, 2020 Case 3:18-cv-00551-MMD-CLB Document 39 Filed 01/21/20 Page 1 of 25 Case 3:18-cv-00551-MMD-CLB Document 39 Filed 01/21/20 Page 2 of 25 Case 3:18-cv-00551-MMD-CLB Document 39 Filed 01/21/20 Page 3 of 25 Case 3:18-cv-00551-MMD-CLB Document 39 Filed 01/21/20 Page 4 of 25 Case 3:18-cv-00551-MMD-CLB …
$2 Million Settlement After Woman Dies While Jailed for Unpaid Traffic Tickets
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death
$2 Million Settlement After Woman Dies While Jailed for Unpaid Traffic Tickets by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A woman was booked into jail in Mineral County, Nevada on traffic violations, and died days later due to medical neglect. Kelly Coltrain, 27, was visiting her family in July 2017 …
Nevada Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Native American Religion Suit
Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Native American
Nevada Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Native American Religion Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 10, 2019, the Nevada Supreme Court reversed a summary judgment order dismissing a prisoner’s claim that requiring him to prove tribal affiliation or otherwise demonstrate Native American association or ethnicity before …
Bacon v. Nevada DOC, NV, Complaint, denial of Hep C treatment, 2019
Brief • October 27, 2019
Filed under: Hepatitis, Failure to Treat
Bacon v. Nevada DOC, NV, Complaint, denial of Hep C treatment, 2019 Case 2:19-cv-01897 Document 1 Filed 10/27/19 Page 1 of 15 Case 2:19-cv-01897 Document 1 Filed 10/27/19 Page 2 of 15 Case 2:19-cv-01897 Document 1 Filed 10/27/19 Page 3 of 15 Case 2:19-cv-01897 Document 1 Filed 10/27/19 Page 4 …
Nevada: Jail Death Due to Excessive Force Leads to $175,000 in Settlements
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Filed under: Jail Specific, Excessive Force, Settlements, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)
Nevada: Jail Death Due to Excessive Force Leads to $175,000 in Settlements by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell An excessive force death at the hands of Washoe County, Nevada sheriff’s deputies ended in settlements totaling $175,000. It was the third excessive force death in a two-year period for the Sheriff’s …
Nevada police officer decertifications
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Nevada police officer decertifications Nevada revocations Agency City of LV Dept of Public Safety Clark Co Dept Juvenile Justice Svcs College of Southern NVPD Douglas Co. Dept Alternative Sentencing Douglas Co Sheriffs Office Elko Co So Elko PD Eureka Co SO Henderson PD Humboldt Co SO Incline Village Constable's Office …
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