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Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Florida Prisoner Left a Quadriplegic After Brutal Beating by Guards by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 21, 2019, prison guards at the Lowell Correctional Institution (LCI) near Ocala, Florida allegedly beat Cheryl Weimar “to within an inch of her life” because the 51-year-old prisoner – who …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Overzealous Prosecutors Seek to Lock Up Prisoners Released Under First Step Act by Chad Marks by Chad Marks In December 2018, President Trump signed the First Step Act into law. Among other reforms, the legislation reduced some of the penalties for crack cocaine offenses. For many years, there were complaints …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
PLRA Does Not Prevent In Forma Pauperis Appeal of Case that Resulted in Third Strike by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 18, 2019, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) does not prohibit a prisoner from being granted in forma pauperis …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Hepatitis
Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Virginia Prisoner’s Hep C Lawsuit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held on September 4, 2019 that prison officials responsible for a policy that prevented a Virginia prisoner from receiving treatment for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Consent Decrees
Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Withdrawal of Consent for Magistrate Judge Improperly Denied by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on August 28, 2019 that a California prisoner’s motion to withdraw consent to have a magistrate judge hear his case was improperly denied, and that dismissal …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Prison Labor
Hickman’s Egg Farm Puts Prisoners to Work at High Cost to the Community, Residents Say by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Since 1995, hundreds of Arizona prisoners have held part-time jobs at Hickman’s Family Farms near Arlington, part of an effort by the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to help …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Texas Counties Waste Millions by Jailing Defendants Charged with Citation-Eligible Misdemeanors by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In April 2019, social justice advocacy nonprofit Texas Appleseed released an analysis of jail bookings in a dozen of the most populous counties throughout Texas. The study examined the most serious charge that …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Companies Compete to Build New Alabama Prisons by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In the face of a looming federal lawsuit over conditions inside its prison system, Alabama is moving forward with a $900 million plan to build three new men’s facilities. Five companies have submitted a Statement …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Jail Specific, Suicides
Family Sues New Jersey Jail Over Prisoner Suicide by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Did you hear the one about the prisoner who allegedly hanged himself while restrained in a straitjacket? That isn’t an opening line for a sick joke; rather, it’s the contention of officials in Essex County, New …
Prisoners at Indiana Jail Certified as a Class in Conditions of Confinement Suit by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In June 2019, an Indiana federal district court held that a former jail detainee, Adam Bell, had presented sufficient evidence to fulfill the requirements to certify a class comprised of all …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Fourth Circuit Agrees Virginia’s Death Row Conditions Violated Eighth Amendment by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Almost 120 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the harm that solitary confinement causes. Prior to 2015, prisoners on Virginia’s death row were housed in solitary in 71-square-foot cells (about the size of …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Colorado Prisoner Receives $200,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Case by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On September 10, 2014, Colorado prisoner Shawn Lovett was serving a 30-year sentence at the Centennial Correctional Facility in Fremont County when he was moved from one part of the prison to another by guards …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Medication
New York State Prisoners Sue to Get Their Pain Medications Back by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Eighteen prisoners filed suit against the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) on September 2, 2019, alleging denial of access to vital pain medication necessary for the treatment of …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Pennsylvania and Utah Expunge Criminal Cases to Help People Get Jobs, Find Housing by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Nearly 30 million criminal arrest and conviction records – those of anyone ever apprehended for a low-level crime in Pennsylvania – will automatically be expunged under a new law passed in …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death
$2 Million Settlement After Woman Dies While Jailed for Unpaid Traffic Tickets by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A woman was booked into jail in Mineral County, Nevada on traffic violations, and died days later due to medical neglect. Kelly Coltrain, 27, was visiting her family in July 2017 …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Four Ohio Prisoners Shackled to Table Stabbed by Fellow Prisoner by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On June 4, 2017 at the maximum-security Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF) in Lucasville, four prisoners who were playing cards while shackled to a table in a dayroom area were attacked and stabbed by …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Over Inadequate Shoes by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Geronimo DeLuna was housed at theMower County jail in Minnesota when guards made him wear shoes that were too small for his feet. The improperly-sized footwear, according to DeLuna, resulted in a blister that …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Water, Qualified Immunity
Qualified Immunity Denied when Pretrial Detainees Deprived of Water at Illinois Jail by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 12, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied qualified immunity to officials at Illinois’ Lake County Adult Correctional Institution (LCACI) who deprived pretrial detainees of sufficient water …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
The Cost of Wrongful Convictions by The Beatrice Six know something about lost time. The group of six defendants, outcasts from the small town of Beatrice, Nebraska, lost a combined 77 years of their lives in state prisons for a rape and murder they didn’t commit. After they were cleared …
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