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$4.75 Million Settlement for Pennsylvania Teenager’s Withdrawal Death in Jail by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The death of a teenager is a sad event. But when it was entirely preventable, it becomes tragic. The death of Victoria Jeanette Herr, 18, just four days after being booked into …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Middlesex County, New Jersey Settles Solitary Confinement Suit by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In September 2018, Middlesex County, New Jersey agreed to settle a civil rights lawsuit and give prisoners held in a secure housing unit more freedom.  “It’s no longer possible to lock someone in solitary confinement and …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Conflict of Interest in Texas Rangers’ Investigation of Deaths at LaSalle-Operated Jails? by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  In January 2019, the Dallas Morning News reported that Louisiana-based private prison company LaSalle Corrections, which operates eight jails in Texas, employs a former Texas Ranger whose son oversees that law enforcement …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Strip Searches, Settlements
Michigan Prisoner Obtains $2,000 Settlement in Group Strip Search Suit by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On February 10, 2017, Mario Cavin, incarcerated at the Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility, filed a handwritten civil rights complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He alleged that he …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Georgia Pays More Than $3 Million to Settle Prison Medical Negligence Suits by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The state of Georgia paid over $3 million in 2018 to settle lawsuits involving two former doctors hired by Augusta University’s Georgia Correctional HealthCare (GCHC) to work in state prisons. …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Tennessee County Settles Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Use of Force Claim for $160,000 by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee has agreed to pay Timothy Warren $110,000 in damages for injuries he suffered at the county jail, plus an additional $50,000 in attorney’s …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Food, Class Certification
New York: Federal Court Certifies Class-Action Suit Against Jail for Providing Insufficient Diet by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell  In August 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York certified a class-action lawsuit against the Montgomery County jail (MCJ) for providing prisoners with a sub-standard diet …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Women Prisoners Disciplined More than Men, but Staff Training is Changing That by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell According to an October 2018 news report, women prisoners are disciplined more often than male prisoners – two to three times more – and often receive harsher punishments. But updated staff training …
New York Muslim Prisoner Wins Injunction to Pray on Recreation Yard by In January 2018, a New York federal district court issued a preliminary injunction that required officials at the Cayuga Correctional Facility to allow a Muslim prisoner “to participate in individual, demonstrable prayer” on the prison’s recreation yard, “absent …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Mitigating Factors Counter Government’s Interest in Forced Psychotropic Medication by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held on December 19, 2018 that the government could not involuntarily medicate a defendant where it lacked an interest to prosecute. A significant factor in the case was that the defendant had already served …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Prison Reform
Minnesota Lawmakers Look at Prison Reforms by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Lawmakers in Minnesota are considering a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing the state’s prison population. Data from August 2018 indicate that the adult prison population was 9,849, and some legislators have expressed concerns about racial disparities in the …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Settlements
New Jersey DOC Settles Sexual Abuse Suit, but More Cases are Pending by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to settle a federal complaint that alleged multiple civil rights violations at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. That same facility, located in …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Voting
For Years, Errors in Iowa’s Felon List Have Disenfranchised Eligible Voters by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Iowa’s electronic database of registered voters, I-VOTERS, contains the names of about 69,000 convicted felons who are barred from casting ballots. But in June 2016, Iowa’s Secretary of State found that 2,591 of …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
San Bernardino County, California Sheriff’s Office Settles Civil Rights Suit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The County of San Bernardino, California and Sheriff John McMahon have settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed in February 2016, which alleged they had failed “to provide minimally adequate medical, dental and mental …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
New Mexico Medical Technician Wins $150,000 Jury Award for Abuse by Jailers by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Estrella Tenorio was a nurse’s aide/medical technician employed by for-profit contractor HealthCare Partners, Inc. (HCP). HCP specializes in providing medical services to prisoners. Tenorio’s first assignment was at a jail located near …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Nevada: Muslim Prisoner Awarded $39,260 in Damages Plus Attorney’s Fees by A Nevada federal jury initially awarded $28,800 to a state prisoner after finding that officials at the Southern Desert Correctional Center had violated his religious and equal protection rights, and one guard used excessive force. Prisoner Reginald C. Howard …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Education
Arkansas Governor Addresses Prisoners at College Graduation Ceremony by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On November 30, 2018, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson addressed 25 prisoners who had received Associate of Arts degrees from Shorter College. According to a press release, “In an effort to reduce rates of recidivism, [the Second …
2018 Awards for Activism, Advocacy Against the Private Prison Industry by On March 5, 2019, the Private Corrections Institute (PCI), a nonprofit citizen watchdog organization, announced its 2018 awardees for individual activism and organizational advocacy against the for-profit prison industry. PCI opposes the privatization of correctional services, including the operation …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Parental rights
Iowa: Prisoners Entitled to Full Hearing on Termination of Parental Rights by David Reutter by David Reutter The Iowa Supreme Court held on November 30, 2018 that an incarcerated parent is entitled to participate in the entire hearing for termination of parental rights. The Court announced the new procedure in …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Prison Labor
Oregon Prison Industry Program Nets Record $28.5 Million as Prisoners Earn $1.25/Hour by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson “I’m not going to get paid what I got paid on the street. But that’s part of acceptance of my life now,” Oregon prisoner James Sheppard said of his job with Oregon …
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