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Brief • October 26, 2023
Filed under: Work
Lee v. Lamas, PA, Order, Workers Wage, 2023 Case 2:19-cv-00241-CMR Document 53 Filed 10/26/23 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ROBERT LEE, JR. individually and for all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-241 v. MARIROSA LAMAS, et al., …
Brief • October 17, 2023
Estate of Lagrotteria v. Allegheny County, PA, Complaint, Wrongful Death-Inadequate Medical Care, 2023 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JEFFREY LAGROTTERIA, as Administrator Pendente Lite of the Estate of ANTHONY G. TALOTTA, Plaintiff, v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY, ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK, WILSON BERNALES, DONALD W. STECHSCHULTE, …
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 12, 2023, an Alabama jail guard was caught – in uniform – stealing Pokemon cards from a Walmart. WBMA in Birmingham reported that Josh Hardy then fled store security on foot before cops caught him in a nearby restaurant. Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew …
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
$30,000 Paid by Pennsylvania to Prisoner Who Alleged Guards Beat and Tortured Him by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 8, 2022, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania agreed to pay state prisoner Warren Easley $30,000 to settle claims that guards and medical staff at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) in …
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Filed under: Staff Training
Suit Against Pennsylvania Jail and Controversial Trainer Down to Just Two Plaintiffs by With an order denying class certification on March 24, 2023, the federal court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania left just two plaintiffs to proceed with claims against York County Prison and a controversial training contractor it …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: According to WSFA in Montgomery, a guard at the Montgomery County Detention Center was charged on July 18, 2023, with conspiracy to provide contraband to a prisoner as well as bribing a public official. Timothy Bernard Summerlin, 33, had worked at the lockup for roughly …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Four Deaths in Seven Weeks at Pennsylvania Prison by During the spring 2023, a troubling number of mysterious deaths took place in the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Rockview, Pennsylvania. Richard Woods, 46, was found unresponsive in his cell on April 20, 2023. He was rushed to Mount Nittany Medical …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Five Years After Limiting Personal Visits and Banning Mail, Drug Use Worse in Pennsylvania Prisons by As reported by the Harrisburg Patriot News on April 21, 2023, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) implemented a solution to the drug problem in state prisons in September 2018 that has proved cruel …
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Third Circuit Reinstates Claim by Federal Prisoner in Pennsylvania that Guards Prevented Daily Muslim Prayers by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 21, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated a former federal prisoner’s lawsuit under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. §§ …
Third Circuit Revives Forced-Labor Claims of Jailed Pennsylvania Child Support Debtors by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 8, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated claims by Pennsylvania child support debtors jailed for civil contempt, who argued they were unfairly forced to perform unsafe …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A guard with the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was indicted on April 27, 2023, on charges he sexually abused two prisoners at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Aliceville, according to a report by the Birmingham News. Robert D. Smith allegedly had sexual intercourse …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
$142,500 Settlement After Pennsylvania Jail Guard Allegedly Knocked Out Detainee and Broke Her Jaw by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On September 30, 2022, a lawsuit was dismissed against Pennsylvania’s Dauphin County, after a former pretrial detainee at the county lockup reached a $142,500 settlement on claims that a jail …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Pennsylvania Jail Hit With Over $1.5 Million in Overages for Guards, Healthcare by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On April 24, 2023, the board of Pennsylvania’s Westmoreland County Prison unanimously recommended requiring extended shifts for five sergeants who supervise guards at the jail. That’s because after county lawmakers ended …
Article • June 27, 2023
Filed under: Escapes, Staffing
Two Philadelphia Jail Escapees Recaptured After Ten Days on the Run by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi On May 7, 2023, at roughly 8:30 p.m., two detainees escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center. But it was not until the next day that guards realize they were missing. That was …
Article • June 15, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: A private prison guard in Arizona was picked up on drug charges in California on April 18, 2023, as he made his way back from Mexico with his wife and kids – along with almost 53 pounds of meth and heroin stashed in the gas …
Brief • June 8, 2023
Rivera v. Redfern, PA, Opening Brief, Failure to Protect, 2023 Case: 23-1554 Document: 11-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/08/2023 No. 23-1554 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT MICHAEL RIVERA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. REDFERN, et al Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the …
Brief • June 8, 2023
Rivera v. Redfern. PA, Opening Brief of Appellant, Excessive Force, 2023 Case: 23-1554 Document: 11-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/08/2023 No. 23-1554 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT MICHAEL RIVERA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. REDFERN, et al Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for …
Article • June 1, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
Federal Prisoner in Pennsylvania Gets Sentence Reduction After Guard Rapes Her by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian On December 15, 2022, the U.S, District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reduced Rashidah Brice’s sentence by 30 months. Brice had filed a motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. …
Brief • May 17, 2023
Filed under: Retaliation, Whistleblowing
Rosas v. PrimeCare Medical, Inc, PA, Complaint, Retaliation and Wrongful Discharge, 2023 SIDNEY L. GOLD & ASSOC., P.C. Brian C. Farrell, Esquire Pa. ID No.: 319145 1835 Market Street, Suite 515 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Tel. (215) 569-1999 Fax. (215) 569-3870 bfarrell@discrimlaw.net Attorney for Plaint(ff Garrett L. Rosas. P.\yD GARRETT L. …
Article • May 9, 2023
Former Federal Prisoner Markets Game App He Developed Behind Bars by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Prison is often compared to as a pressure cooker, exerting powerful forces that can either make or break someone. With a stunning list of achievements, Eric Van Buren is not one of the …
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