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Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Alabama Jail Guards Face Liability for Inaction to Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In an unpublished opinion, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to guards in a civil rights action alleging they were deliberately indifferent to a pretrial …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Organizing
Riots At South Carolina Prison Spark Wave of Lawsuits by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The April 15, 2018, riot at South Carolina’s Lee Correctional Institution (LCI) illustrates the consequences of prison understaffing. That riot was the worst in America’s prisons in 25 years. The toll was seven …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Medical, Brain Injury
$12.6 Million Jury Award for Man Denied Medical Care Before Jailed by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A California federal jury awarded $12,617,674 to a man who suffered brain damage after San Diego County sheriff’s deputies pulled him away from an examining paramedic and hauled him off to …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
“Free” E-Tablets Are Anything But by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A lengthy article concerning e-tablets in state prisons was published in the April 2018 issue of PLN (p.44). One of the warnings set out in that article concerned the high fees accompanying apps for those devices. JPay stands out …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Federal Prisoner to Receive Opioid Addiction Medication While Incarcerated by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) came to an agreement September 11, 2019, with Leaman Crews to provide him buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) during his 36-month prison sentence. Represented by Lauren Bonds of …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Cook County Jail’s Three Book Possession Policy Constitutional by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter An Illinois federal district court granted summary judgment to Cook County in a civil rights action alleging a jail policy that limits its pretrial detainees to possession of three books violates the First Amendment. …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
$150,000 Settlement for Opioid Withdrawal Death in Indiana County Jail by Anthony W. Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Floyd County, Indiana, jail reached a settlement in July in the death of a prisoner related to opioid withdrawal. Hanna Robb, 23, was booked into the Floyd County Jail on March …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Mental Health
Michigan Finding Success With More Humane Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Michigan’s new approach to dealing with mentally ill prisoners is not only more humane, it is proving to be more effective at reducing recidivism. When Heidi Washington took over as director …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Court Confirms Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Sentence in Tobacco Contraband Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Tobacco is a valuable commodity in jails and prisons because it is considered contraband. Maurice Dewayne Wakefield, II, went to great lengths with a group of prisoners to get another prisoner’s stash of …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Suicides
Suicide or Murder? Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Still Drawing Attention to Bureau Inadequacies by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Months after the August 2019 death of Jeffrey Epstein, rumors and theories are still circulating that cast doubt on the cause of death. The 66-year-old billionaire became the center of the …
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 • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Seventh Circuit Upholds Prison Guard’s Rape Convictions, But County Not Liable by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Darryl L. Christensen was a Polk County, Wisconsin jail guard who over the course of three years, between 2011 and 2014, repeatedly sexually assaulted two female prisoners. When this was discovered by jail …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Report Published on Louisiana’s Extensive Use Of Solitary Confinement by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer joint report published in June 2019by Solitary Watch, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, and the Jesuit Social Research Institute/Loyola University New Orleans discusses the use of solitary confinement by the Louisiana prison system. …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Escapes, Qualified Immunity
Guard Who Failed to Prevent Escape Entitled to Qualified Immunity by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held on September 18, 2019 that a guard cannot be held liable under the Constitution for failing to prevent an escape. In an attempt to apparently …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Voting, Statistics/Trends
States Rush to End Prison Gerrymandering Before Districts Are Set For Another 10 years by Aleks Kajstura by Aleks Kajstura, Legal Director, Prison Policy Initiative In January, New Jersey became the 7th state to end prison gerrymandering – the practice of using incarcerated people to inflate the population of rural …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Bail
Court Grants Bail to Ex-Peruvian President Challenging Extradition Due to Solitary Confinement by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell On October 10, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco granted bail to former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, requiring him to be released on a $1 million bond under …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Habeas Corpus
California: Qualified Attorney Work-Product Protection Applies to Discovery During Habeas Proceedings by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In October 2, 2019, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District ruled that the qualified attorney work-product protection doctrine applies in habeas corpus proceedings. In 1997, a jury convicted Samuel …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Oklahoma Commutations Largest Mass Release in U.S. History by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss On November 1, 2019, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt approved commutation for 527 prisoners. The Oklahoma commutation is the largest mass commutation in the history of the nation. The citizens of Oklahoma voted yes on State Question …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
States Move for True Second Chance Opportunities by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Communities and politicians are acting in concerted effort during a brisk economy to reduce the obstacles preventing recently incarcerated citizens from once again becoming productive members of society. States are holding business summits geared at facilitating the …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Death Highlights Need for Change in Texas GEO-Run Prison by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Eagle Pass Correctional Facility (EPCF) have been investigated by the Maverick County, Texas Sheriff’s Office, the Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC), Corizon Correctional Healthcare, and the GEO Group after 56-year-old Kim Sargent Taylor died in …
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