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Notice Regarding Investigation of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Assistant Allorney General 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW - RFK Washington, DC 20530 FEB Ot2020 The Honorable Henry McMaster Governor of South Carolina State House 1100 …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Attorney Fees and Costs Awarded in HRDC Suit Against Juvenile Solitary Confinement by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida federal district court has awarded $420,683.53 in attorney fees and costs in a class-action suit challenging the use of solitary confinement and lack of educational opportunities for juvenile …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Oregon Prison Guard, Guilty of Pocketing $10,811 in Falsified Overtime, Sues for Racism by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson An Oregon prison guard’s 37-year career came to an inglorious end when he was caught stealing $10,881 from the Department of Corrections by falsifying his time cards. After a failed attempt …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
California County Settles Failure to Protect Lawsuit for $90,000 by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Contra Costa County has settled a lawsuit filed in federal court by Suneel Kumar, agreeing to pay him $90,000 after guards at the county jail allowed another prisoner to attack him while he was performing …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
$45,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Subjected to Excessive Force by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Prison (LCP) has paid $45,000 to settle a civil rights action alleging a guard used excessive force on a prisoner. Multiple guards approached prisoner Marquice Gatewood on December 9, 2017, …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Maryland to Pay $1.4 Million Settlement and Provide Assistance to Blind Prisoners by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On June 5, 2019, the State of Maryland agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by current and former blind prisoners housed at the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI). The …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
New Mexico Prison Guards Win $700,000 Age Discrimination Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Several long-time employees of the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) filed age discrimination and retaliation complaints against that agency with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Senior Warden Anthony Romero was 38 years old …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Medical, Malpractice
Jury Awards Former Virginia Prisoner Over $1 Million After Finding of Medical Malpractice against Prison Doctor by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On July 19, 2019, a federal jury in Richmond, Virginia awarded former prisoner John Kinlaw $708,671 in compensatory damages plus $625,000 in punitive damages after finding in his …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
20 Years Sees No Improvement in California Prison’s Mental Health Care; Suicide Results in $1.5 Million Settlement by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In a wrongful death lawsuit filed by attorney Lori Rifkin on behalf of the family of Erika Rocha, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) agreed …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Illinois Jail Detainee Dies, Lawsuit Settles for $2.2 Million by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Hoopeston, Illinois citizen Richard J. Gonzalez was convicted of a non-violent felony for theft of $3,000 from an ATM machine. He was detained at the Ford County jail on May 15, 2012, pending a transfer …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Indiana Prisoner Granted Leave to Proceed in First Amendment Retaliation Suit by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Ty Evans is an Indiana state prisoner. He is also an accomplished freelance writer who regularly submits articles about prison life that are often printed in different publications. In August 2018, Evans was …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Mail
Prison Mailbox Rule Applies to Civil Detainees by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held on September 18, 2019 that the “prison mailbox rule” applies to detainees held in a civil commitment center. The ruling resulted from an appeal by Rayvon Boatman, a …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment
Utah Supreme Court Reinstates Lawsuit Over Man Held 17 Days Without Hearing or Formal Charges by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 3, 2019, the Supreme Court of Utah held that a district court erred when it applied an incorrect standard in dismissing a man’s lawsuit alleging his state …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Jail Specific, Settlements
Update: Montgomery County, Ohio Pays $10 Million to Settle Jail Lawsuits by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On May 19, 2017, Sgt. Thomas Freeham forcefully shoved Tonya Varney into a cell at a jail in Montgomery County, Ohio; Varney was reluctant to enter the cell because it appeared to have …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Video Documentary Reports on Florida Prisons – From the Inside by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter "We finna show y’all some real shit, man, on how we live here that y’all ain’t seen.” With that introduction, a Florida prisoner begins a video that is being proclaimed the first …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Washington State Pays Prisoners Slave Wages While Suing Others for Doing the Same by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The GEO Group is one of the largest private prison companies in the United States. Its primary reason for existence is to generate profit by warehousing people for the states and …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: PLRA, Appeals
Third Circuit: Failure to Make PLRA Findings Moots Appeal by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court’s failure to make findings as to the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s (PLRA) “needs-narrowness-intrusiveness criteria” mooted all injunctive enforcement actions that occurred 90 …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Parole
To Decrease Prison Population, Texas Must Increase Parole Rate by Gritsforbreakfast, a Texas criminal justice blog known for its fearless reporting, recently analyzed Texas parole and prison population statistics between 2006 and 2018. It noted that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (Board) has adjusted parole rates to keep …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Plumbing
Ministry Worker Banned from Mississippi Prisons After Asking About Plumbing Problems by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In August 2019, businessman Bryan Shaver worked as a volunteer prison minister at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. On the 23rd of that month, he was told that the water in Parchman …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Medical Expenses
Growing Concerns Over Medical Debt Leading to Jail Time by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Watchdog organizations are becoming concerned with medical costs and collections due to practices such as balanced billing and debt collections court, where thousands of dollars of unexpected medical expenses overwhelm patients, and those who fail …
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