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Article • February 3, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Union Supply Overcharges Sales Tax on Holiday Packages for TN Prisoners by Once a year, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) allows prisoners and their family members to order special holiday packages, consisting mainly of snacks, candy and other food items. The holiday packages can include items totaling up to …
Staff-on-Prisoner Sexual Abuse Persists in New York Prisons by David Reutter The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 11, 2015 that guards who subject prisoners to sexual fondling may violate the prisoners’ constitutional rights. The ruling came in the wake of media reports that the New York Department …
Ninth Circuit: Appeal Challenges Probation Revocation for Exercising First Amendment Rights by A former federal prisoner is appealing the revocation of his supervised release for engaging in conduct that he argues is protected under the First Amendment. The Cato Institute, Electronic Frontier Foundation, ACLU, Brechner First Amendment Project at the …
Illinois: Exonerated Sex Offender Sues for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna An Illinois man who was wrongfully convicted of a sex offense, and released from prison after his supposed victim was discredited, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Chicago, the Chicago police department and other defendants as …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Judge to Recommend Whether to Exonerate “San Antonio Four” of Sexual Assault Convictions by Matthew Clarke A San Antonio, Texas judge is considering what he will recommend to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals after hearing testimony that four women convicted of sexually abusing two young girls in 1994 should …
$350,000 Settlement for Estate of Prisoner Murdered at Georgia Prison by The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a civil rights action filed by the estate of a prisoner murdered at Hays State Prison (Hays). As previously reported in PLN, in late 2012 and early …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Wisconsin DOC Pays Former Prisoner for Miscalculating Sentence by Gary Hunter On April 4, 2014, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) was ordered to pay $7,600 to former prisoner Robin N. Gavinski for holding him too long in prison. Gavinski was serving three sentences that were supposed to run concurrently; …
Vermont’s Policy of Sending Prisoners Out-of-State Found Unconstitutional by David Reutter A Vermont Superior Court held the policy of the Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) to send hundreds of male prisoners to out-of-state facilities, regardless of whether they have close bonds with their young children, while keeping all women prisoners …
Minnesota Civil Detainee Raped by Cellmate Receives $203,000 Settlement by David Reutter The state of Minnesota agreed to a $203,000 settlement in a lawsuit brought by a civil detainee at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) that alleged a policy or custom of disregarding patient safety, resulting in the detainee …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
$725,000 Award for Eye Loss Caused by Guard’s Assault by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims awarded $725,000 to a prisoner who lost an eye after being attacked by a jail guard. Prisoner Warren Davis, 31, suffers from keratoconus, a congenital eye condition in which the cornea changes …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Human Rights Groups Condemn Worsening Conditions in Venezuelan Prisons by Matthew Clarke As long ago as 1997, the advocacy group Human Rights Watch issued a report that characterized conditions in Venezuelan prisons as “violat[ing] both Venezuelan law and international human rights standards.” The group pointed to dangerous overcrowding as perhaps …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Former Washington Prisoner Exonerated, Receives Compensation, Arrested Again by A wrongfully convicted former Washington prisoner was awarded $546,383 in compensation under a new state law for spending 10 years in prison on robbery and burglary charges for crimes he did not commit. Brandon Redtailhawk Olebar was arrested following a February …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Filed under: Advocacy, Prison Reform
From Jailer to Jailed: Former NYPD Boss Urges Prison Reform by Christopher Zoukis “It’s time for America to stop destroying lives, professions, and children. It’s time for a real national bipartisan movement to make our criminal justice system what it is supposed to be.” So declared former New York City …
Civil Rights Advocates Laud Healthcare Settlement with Arizona Prison System by Joe Watson by Joe Watson and Derek Gilna Civil rights organizations hailed the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed against the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) in the wake of scores of prisoner deaths and preventable injuries stemming from …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
New York Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim Nets $147,000 in Damages, Fees and Costs by David Reutter A New York federal jury entered a verdict that awarded a state prisoner $40,002 in a case alleging a First Amendment retaliation claim, and post-trial the court awarded over $107,000 in attorney fees and costs. …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
In Past Three Years, Governors in Three States Declare Moratorium on Executions by Christopher Zoukis In Past Three Years, Governors in Three States Declare Moratorium on Executions by Christopher Zoukis Three states have imposed moratoriums on the death penalty since 2013, raising to 11 the number of states that still …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
$2,250 Jury Award in Arkansas Prisoner’s Excessive Force Case by Matthew Clarke In a verdict handed down on August 21, 2014, a federal jury found in favor of an Arkansas prisoner who claimed prison guards had provoked him into attacking them so they could beat him. The jury award of …
California: Settlement in Race-based Prison Lockdown Suit; $2.375 Million in Fees and Costs by Lonnie Burton On July 21, 2014, a California federal judge approved class-action status in a lawsuit filed by state prisoners challenging the statewide practice of race-based prison lockdowns. U.S. District Court Judge Troy L. Nunley of …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Filed under: Voting, International
European Human Rights Court Finds UK Prisoners Wrongfully Denied Vote by Derek Gilna In August 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France ruled against the United Kingdom and in favor of UK prisoners who were denied the right to vote in the 2009 European elections. The …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Louisiana Jail Detainee’s Death Leads to FBI Investigation, Charges by Nimali Henry, 19, died on April 1, 2014 while in the custody of the St. Bernard Parish Prison in Louisiana after jail employees failed to provide her with proper medication and treatment that they knew she needed. The FBI initiated …
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