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Article • March 1, 2016
“My Words Are Dangerous”: An Interview with Christopher Zoukis by Aviva Stahl By Aviva Stahl While there has been a lot of interest in recent years in journalism about prisons and the criminal justice system, less well known is the journalism being done by prisoners themselves. From the San Quentin News in …
Article • March 1, 2016
Inside Kentucky's Unregulated, Private Probation Industry by By James McNair, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting This article was produced by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, a new, nonprofit newsroom from 89.3 WFPL News and Louisville Public Media. Read more at kycir.org. ELIZABETHTOWN -- Getting busted with a small amount …
New York City Pays $41 Million for Wrongful Convictions in Central Park Jogger Rape Case by Derek Gilna The City of New York, after eleven years of litigation, finally agreed to pay $41 million to settle a case involving the wrongful conviction of five former prisoners who were juveniles at …
Widespread Corruption in L.A. County Jails Leads to Federal Investigation, Indictments by David Reutter by David M. Reutter and Rod L. Bower Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy David “Lee” Baca faces up to six months in prison after pleading guilty on February 10, 2016 to charges that he lied …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Wrongfully Convicted Members of “Beatrice Six” Entitled to Compensation Despite False Confessions; Eighth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit by Lonnie Burton On July 18, 2014, the Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the right of two members of the infamous “Beatrice Six” to receive up to $500,000 each in compensation despite the fact …
Federal Jury Awards $950,000 to Prisoners Beaten at L.A. County Jail by Derek Gilna As indicated by this month’s cover story, violence or the threat of violence has long been part of life for prisoners in Los Angeles County’s jail system. An incident that occurred in August 2008, however, demonstrated …
Report Highlights Continuing Problems with Florida Department of Corrections by Derek Gilna The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) was the subject of a recent Prison Legal News cover story that detailed prisoner deaths, excessive use of force by guards, and other types of misconduct and corruption. [See: PLN, Feb. 2016, …
Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Suit Filed by Widow of Workplace-Harassed Prison Guard by Derek Gilna California state prison guard Scott Jones committed suicide in 2011, leaving a note that said, “the job made me do it.” His wife, Janelle Jones, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the California …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Former Prisoner Appointed to New York City Board of Correction by Gary Hunter Stanley Richards could be called the face of reform at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex. On May 27, 2015, Richards was appointed to the city’s Board of Correction by a unanimous vote. What makes his …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Exonerated Illinois Man Receives $7.6 Million Settlement by David Reutter The City of Chicago paid $7,625,000 to settle a civil rights action brought by a former prisoner who was wrongfully convicted of rape and exonerated by DNA evidence. Dean Cage was 27 years old when he was arrested for the …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Third Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Federal Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Suit by Derek Gilna Norman N. Shelton, confined in the Special Management Unit (SMU) at the U.S. Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, filed suit alleging that prison officials had “engaged in a pattern, practice, or policy of improperly placing inmates who are …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Settlement, Judgment End Postcard-only Policies at Two Kansas Jails by David Reutter A settlement agreement was reached in a class-action lawsuit challenging a postcard-only mail policy at Kansas’ Wyandotte County Adult Detention Center (WCADC), while a federal district court awarded damages to a pro se prisoner challenging a similar policy …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Iowa Prisoner May Have Restitution Deductions from Prison Wages Increased by The Iowa Supreme Court held that a state district court has the discretion to amend a restitution order to increase the deductions from the pay of a prisoner employed in a private-sector prison industry program. Before the Court was …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
$250,000 Settlement in Ohio Detainee’s Jail Suicide by David Reutter Officials in Lorain County, Ohio have settled a lawsuit stemming from a pretrial detainee’s suicide death. When police arrived at Cheryl Sweeney’s home on May 26, 2012 because her husband had passed away, they arrested her on an outstanding warrant …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
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Prison Populations Worldwide by Jessica Jacobson There are more than 10.35 million people held in prisons across the world today, either as pre-trial detainees/remand prisoners or having been convicted and sentenced, according to the eleventh edition of the World Prison Population List, researched and compiled by Roy Walmsley, Director of …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Tennessee: Theft, Misconduct Charges Pending Against Former Jail Supervisor, Son by David Reutter A father and son have been charged with misconduct and theft for inappropriate conduct with prisoners and double-billing supervision over a work crew from a Tennessee jail. According to Police Chief Mark Sirois, the Johnson City Police …
Jury Awards $40,000 to Transgender Prisoner Raped at Florida Jail by A Florida state court jury awarded $40,000 in a negligence action stemming from the rape of a male-to-female transgender pretrial detainee at the Orange County Jail (OCJ). Donald Brown, also known as Tori Tyrelle, was being held at OCJ …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Federal Prisoner Wins $300,000 Judgment on Medical Negligence Claim by Derek Gilna Federal prisoner Michael Patrick Giambalvo won a judgment against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) action alleging medical negligence. The award by West Virginia U.S. District Court Judge Michael Siebert was for …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
$1,001 Default Judgment in Michigan - Prisoner’s Retaliation Suit by In March 2015, a Michigan prisoner was awarded $1,001 in a First Amendment retaliation claim following entry of a default judgment. Prisoner Deontae J. Gordon’s problems began when he asked “Defendant Little,” a librarian’s assistant at the Oaks Correctional Facility, …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Eleventh Circuit: Expiration of Preliminary Injunction Moots Appeal by David Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed as moot an appeal by the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) that challenged a preliminary injunction regulating its provision of kosher meals to prisoners. The appellate court also vacated orders by the …
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