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Brief • March 5, 2020
Farris v. Kohlrus, IL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# Official Case# 17-3279 17-CV-3279-SEM-TSH Plaintiffs: Case Name Filed Farris, Jacqueline #R92751 v. Kohl, et al. !DOC# Defendants: 11/28/17 Date Served Received Status 1/16/18 closed Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Pro Se Issues: Court: …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alaska: Alaska Department of Corrections Commissioner Nancy Dahlstrom told legislators in October 2019 that Alaska would move forward with plans to ship prisoners to prisons in the Lower 48, after reinstating tougher criminal sentences caused a sharp spike in Alaska’s prison population. The Legislature had approved …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut
Public Relations Firm Terminates Contract With GEO Group by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer GEO Group, a private prison company, had hired Edelman, the world’s largest public relations firm, to improve its public image. But Edelman found itself with a PR problem of its own because of its ties to …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN Awarded Injunction in Arizona Prison Censorship Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In November, 2019, PLN was awarded injunctive relief in a lawsuit challenging the Arizona Department of Corrections’ (ADC) “policy prohibiting sexually explicit material” as a violation of the First Amendment. As we previously reported, …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
$10 Million Post-Appeal Settlement in Oklahoma Jail Prisoner Death Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After having most of its defenses rebuked by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, opted to settle for $10 million a lawsuit brought by the estate of a jail prisoner who …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death
$850,000 Settlement in Florida DOC Prisoner’s Gassing Murder by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) agreed to pay $850,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging guards murdered a prisoner at Franklin Correctional Institution (FCI). The suit stemmed from the September 19, 2010, death of …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
Get Celebrity Endorsement and Get Pardoned by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney President Trump purchased an ad during the February 2 Super Bowl directed at African American voters that depicted black grandmother Alice Johnson in tears, saying, “I’m free to hug my family. I’m free to start over. This is …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption
18-Month Prison Sentence for Former Alabama Sheriff in Food Bank Scam by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The former sheriff of Alabama’s Pickens County was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for a scam to defraud a food bank and his church, and pocketing leftover funds to …
Court Holds Federal Tort Claim Against BOP Can Proceed in MCC Beating Death by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The United States Southern DistrictCourt of New York ruled that Nicole Morrison could proceed with her claim against the U.S. for its negligence in the death of Roberto Grant while in …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Settlements
Sacramento County Jail Settles Solitary Confinement Class Action Suit by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Sacramento County has two jails, which together house about 3,800 people at any one time. A July 2018 complaint filed in federal court by Lorenzo Mays, Ricky Richardson, Jennifer Bothun, Armani Lee, Leertese Beirge, Cody …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Santa Rita Sheriff’s Office Says Prisoners Not Being Maltreated; Prisoners’ Protest Says Otherwise by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Detainees and prisoners at the Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) in Dublin, California, participated in a peaceful protest over the unsanitary and unconstitutional conditions in the jail. Beginning October 30, 2019, between …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Most States Saw Criminal Justice Reforms in 2019, But Incarceration Rates Remain High by Victoria Law by Victoria Law, reprinted from Truthout On December 20, 2019, criminal justice advocates celebrated the news that President Trump signed the Fair Chance Act into law. Tucked into a massive defense spending bill, the …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
$250,000 Settlement in Assault Upon Luzerne County Detainee by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A former Pennsylvania pretrial detainee who sustained serious injuries from a guard’s use of excessive force received a $250,000 settlement. As guard Christopher Refner was making rounds at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility on …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
$550,000 Settlement in Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over High-Fee Debit Cards by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In September 20, 2019, an Ohio federal court granted preliminary approval of a settlement in a class action lawsuit against Stored Value Cards, Inc., doing business as Numi Financial, and Republic Bank & Trust …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
$300,000 Settlement in Lincoln County Missouri Jail Attempted Suicide Suit by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Mark A. Jaconski was arrested on June 17, 2015, for outstanding traffic warrants and taken to Mercy Hospital for a “fit for confinement” determination. Hospital officials made that determination and Jaconski was transported to …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Medical
Report Decries Ongoing Inadequate Medical Care for Pregnant Arizona Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke ACLU and Prison Law Office attorneys representing Arizona state prisoners toured the Perryville prison for three days in April 2019, interviewing 25 women who had recently given birth or suffered miscarriages in prison. The …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Veteran Dies After Beating by Guards at North Carolina Jail by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Guards at North Carolina’s Wayne County Detention Center (WCDC) abused and beat to death a mentally ill veteran who was arrested for breaking the window out his neighbor’s truck in May 2017, …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Private Prisons
Senator Warren Has Plan To Ban Private Prison Contracts by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Massachusetts Democratic Senator and current presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren introduced a plan last June that would essentially ban all government entities, at any level, from contracting with private prison companies. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, …
Fulton County Ordered to Clean Up Repulsive Jail Conditions for Mentally Ill Women by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Georgia federal district court ordered the Fulton County Sheriff to give more out of cell time and to provide sanitary confinement conditions for women at the South Fulton …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Florida Prison Isolation Suit Survives Dismissal Stage by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida federal district court denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the Florida Department of Corrections’ (FDOC) policies and practices related to isolation are unconstitutional. As PLN reported, the Southern Poverty Law …
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