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Oregon Nurse Federally Charged With Raping Prisoners After State Prosecutors Declined to Prosecute
Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
Filed under: Prisoner-Staff Assault
Oregon Nurse Federally Charged With Raping Prisoners After State Prosecutors Declined to Prosecute by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On March 14, 2022, a federal grand jury in Oregon issued a 25-count indictment against a former nurse at the state’s only women’s prison, accusing him of sexually assaulting a dozen …
Wilson v. Plante, OR, Opinion and Order, Retaliation, 2022
Brief • July 7, 2022
Filed under: Retaliation
Wilson v. Plante, OR, Opinion and Order, Retaliation, 2022 Case 6:21-cv-01606-SI Document 63 Filed 07/07/22 Page 1 of 21 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON MARK WILSON, Plaintiff, Case No. 6:21-cv-1606-SI OPINION AND ORDER v. JERRY PLANTE, RONNIE FOSS, CRAIG PRINS, JOSH HIGHBERGER, MELISSA NOFZIGER, …
Walls v. State of Oregon DOC, OR, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2022
Brief • June 30, 2022
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)
Walls v. State of Oregon DOC, OR, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2022 Case 6:22-cv-00943-SI Document 1 Filed 06/30/22 Page 1 of 12 J. Ashlee Albies, OSB No. 051846 Email: ashlee@albiesstark.com Maya Rinta, OSB No. 195058 Email: maya@albiesstark.com Albies & Stark LLC 1 SW Columbia St. Suite 1850 Portland, Oregon 97204 …
Oregon Federal Court Issues Groundbreaking, Model COVID-19 Damage Class & Wrongful Death Class Certification
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Filed under: COVID-19, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Oregon Federal Court Issues Groundbreaking, Model COVID-19 Damage Class & Wrongful Death Class Certification by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On April 1, 2022, the federal court for the District of Oregon granted class-action certification to a suit brought by state prisoners accusing Gov. Kate Brown (D) and officials with …
“On-Going Distress and Harm” Persist at FCI Sheridan Months After Court-Ordered Inspection
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, COVID-19
“On-Going Distress and Harm” Persist at FCI Sheridan Months After Court-Ordered Inspection by Brooke Kaufman by Brooke Kaufman In a status report filed in federal district court in Oregon in February 2022, a federal public defender said conditions at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) at Sheridan remained just as dire …
News in Brief
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A state Department of Corrections (DOC) guard in Birmingham was arrested on March 9, 2022, for allegedly beating a prisoner to death, according to the Alabama Political Reporter. As PLN previously reported, prison officials at first insisted no foul play was suspected in the death of Victor …
$781 Settlement Paid to Oregon Prisoner Over Censorship of ‘Sexually Explicit’ Text Message
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Filed under: Settlements, Sexually Explicit Materials, Censorship
$781 Settlement Paid to Oregon Prisoner Over Censorship of ‘Sexually Explicit’ Text Message by On July 21, 2021, the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a suit filed by a state prisoner whose private text message to his intimate partner was flagged for violating prison policy because it contained the …
Maney v. State of Oregon, OR, Opinion and Order, Covid-19, 2022
Brief • April 1, 2022
Filed under: COVID-19
Maney v. State of Oregon, OR, Opinion and Order, Covid-19, 2022 Case 6:20-cv-00570-SB Document 377 Filed 04/01/22 Page 1 of 54 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON PAUL MANEY; GARY CLIFT; GEORGE NULPH; THERON HALL; DAVID HART; SHERYL LYNN SUBLET, and FELISHIA RAMIREZ, a personal …
Hanna v. Peters, OR, Preliminary Injunction Addendum, Failure to Comply With Mask Policy, 2022
Brief • March 30, 2022
Filed under: COVID-19
Hanna v. Peters, OR, Preliminary Injunction Addendum, Failure to Comply With Mask Policy, 2022 Case 2:21-cv-00493-SB Document 95 Filed 03/30/22 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON AARON M. HANNA, Plaintiff, Case No. 2:21-cv-00493-SB PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ADDENDUM V. COLETTE PETERS, TYLER BLEWETT, …
Exe v. Bowser, OR, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2022
Brief • March 22, 2022
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)
Exe v. Bowser, OR, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2022 Case 6:22-cv-00451-YY Document 1 Filed 03/22/22 Page 1 of 5 John Burgess, OSB No. 106498 johnburgess@lawofficeofdanielsnyder.com Carl Post, OSB No. 061058 carlpost@lawofficeofdanielsnyder.com LAW OFFICES OF DANIEL SNYDER 1000 S.W. Broadway, Suite 2400 Portland, Oregon 97205 Telephone: (503) 241-3617 Facsimile: (503) 241-2249 …
Wilson v. State of Oregon, OR, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2022
Brief • March 14, 2022
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Prisoner-Staff Assault
Wilson v. State of Oregon, OR, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2022 Case 3:20-cv-02078-SI Document 48 Filed 03/14/22 Page 1 of 10 ELLEN F. ROSENBLUM Attorney General JESSICA SPOONER #105919 Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice 1162 Court Street NE Salem, OR 97301-4096 Telephone: (503) 947-4700 Fax: (503) 947-4791 Email: Jessica.Spooner@doj.state.or.us Of …
Oregon Federal Court Sides with HRDC, Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration by “NUMI” Stored Value Cards
Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022
Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, PLN Litigation
Oregon Federal Court Sides with HRDC, Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration by “NUMI” Stored Value Cards by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On December 6, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon denied a motion to compel arbitration by Stored Value Cards in a case filed by …
Oregon Prisoners Face Off in Guards’ Legal Fight Over COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate
Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, COVID-19, Failure to Protect (Staff)
Oregon Prisoners Face Off in Guards’ Legal Fight Over COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate by As of December 1, 2021, just 99 Oregon employees—0.25% of the state’s 40,000 workers, had been fired for violating a mandate that they must be vaccinated against COVID-19. It was unclear how many of those were fired …
Stirling v. Hendrix, OR, Expert Report of Michael T. Puerini, Lack of Medical Care, 2022
Brief • February 4, 2022
Filed under: Medical Misconduct
Stirling v. Hendrix, OR, Expert Report of Michael T. Puerini, Lack of Medical Care, 2022 Case 3:21-cv-00974-SB Document 21-1 Filed 02/04/22 Page 1 of 5 Michael T. Puerini, MD, CCHP-A, FACCP Correctional Medicine Expert and Consultant Expert Report of Michael T. Puerini, MD, CCHP-A, FACCP Introduction In September, 2021, I …
Stirling v. Hendrix, OR, Status Report of 02-2022, Lack of Medical Care, 2022
Brief • February 4, 2022
Filed under: Medical Misconduct
Stirling v. Hendrix, OR, Status Report of 02-2022, Lack of Medical Care, 2022 Case 3:21-cv-00974-SB Document 21 Filed 02/04/22 Page 1 of 2 Lisa Hay, OSB #980628 Federal Public Defender 101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 1700 Portland, Oregon 97204 Tel: (503) 326-2123 Fax: (503) 326-5524 lisa_hay@fd.org Attorney for Petitioners IN …
Long-Time PLN Contributor Released from Solitary Stint in Oregon for ‘Contraband’ Toy Phone
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
Filed under: Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
Long-Time PLN Contributor Released from Solitary Stint in Oregon for ‘Contraband’ Toy Phone by Jacob Barrett Incident Prompts State Legislative Hearing by Jacob Barrett On December 28, 2021, long-time PLN contributor and jailhouse lawyer Mark Wilson, 52, was released from a 120-day stint in solitary confinement at the Oregon State …
Four Female Prisoners Seek Damages Over Abuses at Oregon Prison Called A “Cesspool” of Staff Sexual Abuse, Latest in Abuse Saga
Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Gender Discrimination -- Women
Four Female Prisoners Seek Damages Over Abuses at Oregon Prison Called A “Cesspool” of Staff Sexual Abuse, Latest in Abuse Saga by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson In a report on pervasive sexual abuse of prisoners at Oregon’s only women’s prison in 2017, Prison Legal News reached another five years …
Covid-19 Pandemic Bumps Still Anemic Clemency Numbers
Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022
Filed under: COVID-19, Pardons/Clemency
Covid-19 Pandemic Bumps Still Anemic Clemency Numbers by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health and penology experts have urged state and federal governments to depopulate their prison systems. State governors remain under increasing pressure to use their executive clemency powers to achieve this …
Brown v. Stored Value Cards, OR, Order Re Motion to Compel Arbitration, Prepaid Debit Cards, 2021
Brief • December 6, 2021
Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property, Fraud and Theft Loss
Brown v. Stored Value Cards, OR, Order Re Motion to Compel Arbitration, Prepaid Debit Cards, 2021 Case 3:15-cv-01370-MO Document 263 Filed 12/06/21 Page 1 of 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON PORTLAND DIVISION DANICA LOVE BROWN, individually and on behalf of all others similarly …
Forty-One Oregon Prisoner Firefighters have Sentences Commuted
Article • December 1, 2021 • from PLN December, 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor, Firearms Owners' Protection Act
Forty-One Oregon Prisoner Firefighters have Sentences Commuted by Oregon endured a devastating wildfire season in 2020. The fires raged across the state incinerating over one million acres of land and more than 4,000 homes. Prisoners enslaved in the Oregon Department of Corrections stepped up to assist their fellow citizens, risking …
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