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Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Fines
Can Kentucky Keep Charging Prisoners for Their Jail Stay if They Are Found Not Guilty? by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Kentucky State law allows county jails to charge prisoners a daily fee during their stay while fighting their case. But what happens when the person is found not guilty …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Utah State Auditor Finds Grave Deficiencies in Prisoner Placement Program by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. A January 23, 2020, report from the Office of the State Auditor reveals poor oversight by the Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) of its Inmate Placement Program (IPP), which places state prisoners …
Brief • June 30, 2020
Armstrong v. Newsom, CA, Motion, retaliating against incarcerated people with disabilities, motion to stop assault, 2020 Case 4:94-cv-02307-CW Document 2948 Filed 06/03/20 Page 1 of 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DONALD SPECTER – 083925 RITA K. LOMIO – …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Restraints
They Went to Jail. Then They Say They Were Strapped to a Chair for Days. by Maurice Chammah Allegations in a Missouri lawsuit shed light on how some jail officials use restraint chairs, which have been linked to dozens of deaths. by Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project, published in partnership …
Notice Regarding Investigation of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Assistant Allorney General 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW - RFK Washington, DC 20530 FEB Ot2020 The Honorable Henry McMaster Governor of South Carolina State House 1100 …
Investigations into Texas Jail Deaths Find Thousands of Guards Untrained, on Temporary Licenses by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An investigation by the Dallas Morning News into the Christmas Eve 2016 death of prisoner Andy Debusk at the Parker County jail revealed that not only did the guards at the …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Santa Clara County Jail Captain Accused of Misconduct, Retires by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In early June 2019, Captain Amy Le, 51, former president of the Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers’ Association, was walked off the sheriff’s office property and placed on paid leave. The reasons for her …
The Untold Stories of Jail Deaths in Washington, Columbia Legal Services, 2019 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN The Untold Stories of Jail Deaths in Washington May 2019 Columbia Legal Services advocates for laws that advance social, economic, and racial equity for people living in poverty. www.columbialegal.org For more information about this …
Brief • May 31, 2019
United States v. Abston, AL, indictment, misuse of surplus jail food allowance money, 2019 FILED Case 7:19-cr-00312-LCB-HNJ Document 1 Filed 05/29/19 Page 1 of 18 2019 May-31 PM 01:36 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA JET / JBW: June 2019 Grand Jury # 27 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
New York City Pre-trial Detainees Exposed to Freezing Temperatures at Federal Jail by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, a 1,654-bed facility operated by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) that houses defendants awaiting trial, was without main and generator-supplied electricity between …
Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Texas Accounts for Over Ten Percent of Nation’s Jail Deaths by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke There are over 1,000 prisoner deaths each year in U.S. jails, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and one of every ten occurs in Texas. Over the nine-month period between October 1, 2017 …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Virginia Jail Officials Indicted on Civil Rights Violations by A Western District of Virginia federal grand jury indicted two former Rockbridge County Regional Jail (RCRJ) officials on charges related to civil rights violations and falsifying documents to obstruct justice. The August 14, 2018 indictment, which was initially sealed, included four …
Wade v. Eversole, et al., OH, Settlement, Pepper Spray, Restraint, Assault on Jail Prisoner, 2019 Case: 3:17-cv-00051-TMR Doc #: 80-2 Filed: 01/25/19 Page: 1 of 7 PAGEID #: 2151 EXHIBIT B Case: 3:17-cv-00051-TMR Doc #: 80-2 Filed: 01/25/19 Page: 2 of 7 PAGEID #: 2152 EXHIBIT B Case: 3:17-cv-00051-TMR Doc …
Brief • January 8, 2019
Downey v. Snohomish County, WA, 3rd Amended Complaint, Civil Rights Violation, 2019 Case 2:17-cv-00968-JCC-JPD Document 82 Filed 01/08/19 Page 1 of 18 The Honorable John C. Coughenour The Honorable James P. Donohue 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 …
Upshaw v. Alameda County, CA, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2018 Case 3:18-cv-07814-JCS Document 1 Filed 12/31/18 Page 1 of 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Yolanda Huang (State Bar No. 104543) LAW OFFICES OF YOLANDA HUANG 499 14th Street, Suite 300 Oakland, California 94612 …
Brief • November 28, 2018
Anonymous (1) v. County of Contra Costa, CA, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2018 FULi , AND FINAL RELEASE AND SElTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Full and Final Release and Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the date it is fully executed by the parties hereto, as defined below, and is made …
Anonymous (2) v. County of Contra Costa, CA, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2018 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE AND SETILF.MENT AGREEMENT This Full and Final Release and Settlement Agreement (" Agreemen t") is entered into as of the date it is fully executed by the parties hereto, as defined below, and is …
$380,000 settlement in Cook County Jail abuse case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A 26-year-old law student and former medical student was held in Chicago’s Cook County Jail for 27 days. She was arrested for the non-violent misdemeanor offense and was being held for extradition to another state for …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Controversy in Utah Over Jail Deaths and Secret Jail Operating Standards by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In Utah’s local jails, a record number of deaths in 2016 caused both civil liberties groups and state legislators to question the standards under which the facilities operate. But there are no jail …
Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Lake County, Indiana Establishes $8.2 Million Bond to Settle Jail Lawsuits by by Ed Lyon On March 25, 2015, Gregory Smith, 39, was arrested in Hobart, Indiana for driving five miles an hour over the speed limit. He was transferred to the Crown Point police, then booked into the Lake …
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