Virginia Sheriff Indicted for Selling Auxiliary Deputy Sheriff Credentials by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke A federal indictment handed down in June 2023 accused Scott H. Jenkins, 51, Sheriff of Virginia’s Culpeper County, of taking bribes totaling more than $72,500 from three local businessmen to make them auxiliary deputy sheriffs—issuing …
Wall v. Rasnick, VA, Plaintiff's Objection to Order and Memo Opinio Regarding Spoilation Sanctions, Spoliation of Video Evidence, 2024 Case 7:17-cv-00385-JPJ-PMS Document 163 Filed 01/26/24 Page 1 of 39 Pageid#: 2493 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION GARY WALL, Plaintiff, CASE NO. …
Estate of Christopher Lapp v. USA, VA, Order Approving Distribution of Proceeds, Wrongful Death, 2024 Case 1:23-cv-00248-MSN-LRV Document 196 Filed 01/23/24 Page 1 of 2 PageID# 5533 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA (Alexandria Dhdsion) LISA LAPP, Plainriffs, \'. i TJIE UNlTED STATES OF AMERICA, f.:t al .. …
Weathers v. Witham, VA, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2024 Case 4:23-cv-00008-RBS-LRL Document 33 Filed 01/08/24 Page 1 of 12 PageID# 257 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA NEWPORT NEWS DIVISION ANTOINETTE WEATHERS, Plaintiff, Case No. 4:23-cv-00008 v. Jury Trial Demanded ROY C. WITHAM, Superintendent; VIRGINIA PENINSULA …
Virginia Leads the Nation in K-9 Attacks on Prisoners by An attack dog bites with enough force to puncture sheet metal. That same bite in human flesh is horrifyingly painful, leaving mental as well as physical trauma. Yet in the prison systems of eight states, attack-trained “K-9” dogs have been used …
Hurdles to Voting for Ex-Felons Rise in Tennessee and Virginia, Fall in Mississippi by On July 21, 2023, Tennessee announced a tough new rule for ex-felons seeking to exercise their voting rights. State Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins said that anyone with a felony conviction in another state whose voting …
Patterson v. Virginia Department of Corrections, VA, Complaint, Gender Discrimination-Strip Search, 2023 Case 3:23-cv-00757-DJN Document 1 Filed 11/09/23 Page 1 of 23 PageID# 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division MALLORY PATTERSON, EMILY COMER, and CARLA MCDOWNEY, on behalf of themselves and …
Virginia Prisoner Wins Habeas Release on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney There was good news and bad news for former Virginia prisoner Jeramiah Chamberlain on December 22, 2021. That’s when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed dismissal of his suit …
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 …
Voting Rights Restoration for Virginia Ex-Felons Once Again Subject to Governor’s Whim by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In a letter to Virginia lawmakers on March 22, 2023, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) took executive action to roll back voting rights restoration to ex-felons. It is the fourth time since …
U.S. Marshals Pull Out of Virginia Jail After Two Escapes in One Day by After two detainees escaped from Virginia’s Piedmont Regional Jail (PRJ) on April 30, 2022, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) announced it was relocating its detainees while the jail “works to improve security measures.” This is bad …
“Be Christian or Be Penalized”: After Fourth Circuit Revives Muslim Prisoner’s Challenge, Virginia Jail Settles Suit for $30,000 by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On May 22, 2023, a $30,000 settlement was reached between officials with a Virginia jail and a Muslim prisoner who objected to its broadcasts of Christian …
Fourth Circuit Revives Virginia Prisoner’s Challenge to DOC Policy Restricting His Religious Headwear by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On November 7, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that a district court erred in finding that Virginia prisoner David A. Richardson failed to present …
Fourth Circuit Revives Virginia Prisoner’s Challenge to Discipline for Allegedly Sexually Harassing Guard by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 3, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment to Virginia prison officials, in a civil rights complaint …
$1.325 Million Settlement after Virginia Detainee’s Opiate Withdrawal Ignored in Jail by David Reutter by David Reutter On January 31, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia approved a $1.325 million settlement in a suit brought by the estate of Darryl Terrell Becton against the Arlington …
Estate of Robert Lee Boley v. Armor Correctional Health Services, VA, Disbursement Sheet, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 2:21-cv-00197-RCY-LRL Document 219-1 Filed 07/07/23 Page 1 of 1 PageID# 4197 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Norfolk Division JAMES A. BOLEY, JR., ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT …
Fourth Circuit Refuses Bivens Extension to Allow BOP Prisoner’s Damages Claim for “Degenerate Conditions” at Virginia Lockup by David Reutter by David Reutter Since the 2022 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in Egbert v. Boule, 142 S. Ct. 1793 (2022), there has been no expansion …
“Come Hungry, Leave Handcuffed”: Virginia Detainees Who Tunneled Through Jail Wall Recaptured at IHOP by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On March 20, 2023, two detainees escaped from the jail annex in Newport News, Virginia, after tunneling through their cell wall. But their freedom lasted less than a day …
News in Brief by Alabama: On March 26, 2023, a former state prison guard at Easterling Correctional Facility was arrested for taking bribes to smuggle contraband into the lockup. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that Quindarius Thagard, 27, was fired and charged with use of office for personal gain and promotion …
Ghaisar v. USA, VA , Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 1:19-cv-01224-CMH-IDD Document 166 Filed 04/28/23 Page 1 of 3 PageID# 2606 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COU RT FOR TIIE EASTER N DI STR ICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Divis ion JAMES AND KELARA G HAIS/\ R. Individually and as Personal …
