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Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
All 50 States Report Prison Understaffing by Brian Sonenstein by Brian Sonenstein, Shadowproof Every state in the nation has reported prison staffing shortages since 2017, according to research by Shadowproof. This is concerning because “staff shortages” are historically used to push for greater investments in prison systems, oftentimes riding reform …
Continuing Problems at Texas Jail Roil County’s Relationship with GEO Group by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke As previously reported in PLN, Florida-based GEO Group has had a litany of problems at the jail it operates for Liberty County, Texas. During a rocky 57-day stretch in mid-2019, there were prisoner …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Long-running Maricopa County, Arizona Jail Lawsuit Ends by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon With all of the negative publicity concerning the Maricopa County, Arizona, jails associated with former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, it’s easy to overlook the fact that the unconstitutional conditions there began under Sheriff-elect Jerry Hill. It was during …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Overcrowding
Prisoners Suffer and Die as Kentucky Overcrowds County Jails by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In October 2019, the Kentucky Department of Corrections (KDOC) announced plans to lease a privately-owned prison in Floyd County that has sat idle since 2012. State Justice Secretary John Tilley, who oversees the …
Article • November 20, 2019
A Jail Increased Extreme Isolation to Stop Suicides. More People Killed Themselves. by Jason Pohl, Ryan Gabrielson The Kern County, CA Sheriff’s Office places hundreds of people into suicide watch each year. They’re held for days or weeks in rooms without mattresses and sometimes toilets. The state can’t stop it. …
Brief • November 19, 2019
ACLU v. FL Dept of Corrections, FL, Writ of Mandamus, Public Records, 2019 Filing # 99106002 E-Filed 11/19/2019 12:52:00 PM IN THE FLORIDA SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF FLORIDA, INC., Petitioner, Case No.: v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; Respondent. / PETITION …
Vera Institute of Justice - Broken Ground: Why America Keeps Building More Jails and What It Can Do Instead, 2019 Broken Ground: Why America Keeps Building More Jails and What It Can Do Instead Chris Mai, Mikelina Belaineh, Ram Subramanian, and Jacob Kang-Brown November 2019 Foreword Perennial headlines about the …
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Filed under: Overcrowding
DOJ Probe Finds Alabama Men’s Prisons Overcrowded, Plagued by Ongoing Violence by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In April 2019 the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released the results of a three-year investigation into men’s prisons operated by the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), finding that conditions in …
Article • September 5, 2019
Federal District Court Denies Nebraska Department of Correctional Services’ Motion to Strike Expert Declarations by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On August 22, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska denied the “Motion to Strike Expert Declarations” (Motion) that was filed by the Nebraska Department of …
Brief • August 22, 2019
Sabata, et al. v. Nebraska Dept. of Correctional Services et al., NE, order on striking expert declarations, 2019 4:17-cv-03107-RFR-MDN Doc # 389 Filed: 08/22/19 Page 1 of 6 - Page ID # 20793 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA HANNAH SABATA, et al, on behalf …
Brief • August 22, 2019
Sabata v. Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, NE, Order, Conditions of Confinement, Health Services, 2019 4:17-cv-03107-RFR-MDN Doc # 389 Filed: 08/22/19 Page 1 of 6 - Page ID # 20793 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA HANNAH SABATA, et al, on behalf of themselves and …
Huerta v. Ewing, IN, Order, Jail Conditions, 2019 Case 2:16-cv-00397-JMS-MJD Document 240 Filed 08/09/19 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 2024 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION Jauston Huerta, et al Plaintiffs, vs. CAUSE NO. 2:16-CV-397-JMS- MJD JOHN PLASSE, et al Defendants. ORDER The parties …
Sabata v. Nebraska Dept. Of Correctional Services, NE, Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Strike, Conditions of Confinement, 2019 4:17-cv-03107-RFR-MDN Doc # 378 Filed: 08/02/19 Page 1 of 18 - Page ID # 20763 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA HANNAH SABATA, et al., …
Sabata v. Nebraska Dept. Of Correctional Services, NE, Plt. Brief in Opposition to Motion to Strike, Conditions of Confinement, 2019 4:17-cv-03107-RFR-MDN Doc # 365 Filed: 07/23/19 Page 1 of 61 - Page ID # 20424 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA HANNAH SABATA, et al., Case No. 4:17-cv-03107-RFR-MDN CLASS …
Sabata v. Nebraska Dept. Of Correctional Services, NE, Def. Brief in Support of Motion to Strike, Conditions of Confinement, 2019 4:17-cv-03107-RFR-MDN Doc # 353 Filed: 07/10/19 Page 1 of 53 - Page ID # 17076 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA HANNAH SABATA, et al., …
Sabata v. Nebraska Dept. Of Correctional Services, NE, Motion to Strike Expert Declarations, Conditions of Confinement, 2019 4:17-cv-03107-RFR-MDN Doc # 351 Filed: 07/10/19 Page 1 of 2 - Page ID # 16816 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA HANNAH SABATA, et al., Case No. 4:17-CV-3107 …
Bell v. Sheriff of Henry County, et al., IN, order, class action, jail overcrowding, 2019 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION ADAM BELL, Plaintiff, v. SHERIFF OF HENRY COUNTY, et al. Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 1:19-cv-00557-SEB-MJD Order Granting Motion …
Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Indiana Prisoners Win Partial Summary Judgment in Jail Conditions Case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  The Vigo County jail in Terre Haute, Indiana has a well-documented history of constitutional violations. In 2002, the county entered into a consent decree to cap the jail’s population at no more than 268 …
Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Israeli Supreme Court Orders Increased Personal Space for Prisoners by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin  Researcher Lila Margalit, with the Israel Democracy Institute’s Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Center for Security and Democracy, published a blog entry on June 7, 2018 that detailed a landmark 2017 judgment entered by the Israeli Supreme Court. …
SPLC Americans for Immigrant Justice: Prison by Any Other Name - A Report on South Florida Detention Facilities, 2019 PRISON BY ANY OTHER NAME A REPORT ON SOUTH FLORIDA DE TENTION FACILITIES ABOUT THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER The Southern Poverty Law Center, based in Montgomery, Alabama, is a nonprofit …
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