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Dangerous Jails - LA Weekly by DANGEROUS JAILS, PART 1 by Matthew Fleischer A Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department whistleblower reveals to the LA Justice Report that groups of rogue deputies have flourished for years inside the nation’s largest jail system while the LASD command staff looked the other way. What …
Abuse in Los Angeles Jails Leads to Investigations, Lawsuits and Eventual Reforms by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim and Alex Friedmann WITH SEVEN FACILITIES THAT HOUSE from 15,000 to 18,000 prisoners, Los Angeles County’s jail system is the nation’s largest – and, arguably, among the most dangerous in terms of …
Why Are Prisoners Committing Suicide in Pennsylvania? by Matt Stroud By the time John McClellan, Jr. was found dead inside Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Cresson in May 2011, he had long been categorized as “special needs” for his history of addiction and mental instability. Yet prisoners and staff …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
Former California Prison Guard Convicted of Lying about Injury Sustained at Sex Club by In March 2012, an ex-prison guard and his wife were convicted of attempted perjury for trying to swindle California’s workers’ compensation system by claiming that injuries the guard sustained at a San Francisco sex club were …
El Paso Prisoner Receives $80,000 Settlement by Derek Gilna Former El Paso County prisoner Brock John Behler received a settlement of $80,000 from El Paso County, Colorado to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the use of excessive force by former Deputy Dennis Grivois. The 2009 lawsuit, filed in …
Brief • March 7, 2013
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Visiting
King v. Williams, Detroit, Amended Complaint, Prison Visit Contact, 2013 2:12-cv-15116-MFL-RSW Doc # 12 Filed 03/07/13 Pg 1 of 6 UNITED'STATES 'DIS1RICT COURT EASTERN DJSTR.IC!"OF MICHIGAN ~ Pg ID 51 MAR 0 7 2013 CLERK'S OFFICE DETROIT CHERYL KING, et al, No. 1:12-cv-15116 Plaintiffs, v Hon. Thomas L Ludington TIFFANEY …
LaSalle Corrections: A Family-Run Prison Firm by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Unique circumstances have combined to make northern Louisiana a prime location for private prisons, as Louisiana sheriffs can profit by letting a private company build and operate facilities that house both local prisoners and prisoners from other jurisdictions. …
Oregon Jail Guard Convicted of Assaulting Prisoner, Gets 30 Days in Jail by On April 6, 2012, a jury convicted a former Oregon jail guard of assaulting a prisoner. The following month he was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a two-year term of probation. One day before his …
Brief • January 18, 2013
Tanner v. City of Sullivan, Jury Verdict, Jail Suicide, 2013 Case: 4:11-cv-01361-NAB Doc. #: 199 Filed: 01/18/13 Page: 1 of 2 PageID #: 3702 VERDICT Note: Complete this form by writing in the names required by your verdict. On the claim of plaintiffs Debora Tanner, Danny Palmer, and Callista Baker …
Contraband Smuggling a Problem at Prisons and Jails Nationwide by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The smuggling of illicit items such as drugs, cigarettes and cell phones into prisons and jails continues to be a significant problem throughout the United States. Often the people doing the smuggling are guards or …
Article • January 15, 2013 • from PLN January, 2013
Oregon-Washington Prison Employee Logs 19-Hour Days by To say that Ming Zhu is an industrious employee would be an understatement of epic proportions. Zhu works the graveyard shift at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI) in Pendleton, Oregon. Then, when his shift ends at 6:30 a.m., he drives an hour …
Buccini v Northampton, PA, Complaint, Guard Beating Deaf Prisoner, 2012 Case 5:12-cv-07039-MSG Document 1 Filed 12/17/12 Page 1 of 16 Case 5:12-cv-07039-MSG Document 1 Filed 12/17/12 Page 2 of 16 Case 5:12-cv-07039-MSG Document 1 Filed 12/17/12 Page 3 of 16 Case 5:12-cv-07039-MSG Document 1 Filed 12/17/12 Page 4 of 16 …
Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012
Puerto Rico DOC Fires 97 Guards, Suspends More Than 100 by Puerto Rico’s revolving door of corrupt prison guards is spinning a little faster. In October 2011, the U.S. commonwealth’s Department of Corrections announced plans to terminate 97 guards and suspend more than 100 others due to illegal drug use, …
Collins v. Bustamante, NM, Final Judgment, Sexual Assault and Rape, 2012 Case 1:09-cv-00634-JCH-WDS Document 404 Filed 11/16/12 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO LISA JARAMILLO and KIM CHAVEZ, Plaintiffs, vs. CIV No. 09-634 JCH/WDS ARLENE HICKSON, ROBERT ULIBARRI, LINDA HERNANDEZ, …
Pennsylvania Jail Major Pleads Guilty to Beating Prisoner After Escape Attempt by On October 29, 2011, James M. Donis, 50, who had been major of the guards and the fourth-highest-ranking official at the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was fired from his $68,631-a-year position. He had worked at the …
Article • November 15, 2012 • from PLN November, 2012
California Prison Psychologist Faked Her Own Rape by Unhappy with where she lived, Laurie Ann Martinez, 36, a psychologist employed with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), decided to convince her husband that they needed to move to a safer neighborhood. Rather than simply having a conversation with …
Article • November 15, 2012 • from PLN November, 2012
California Settles Suit with Prison Guards’ Union for $3.5 Million, Interest-Free by Avoiding the uncertainty of litigation, in January 2012 the State of California settled a lawsuit it had initiated two years earlier against the prison guards’ union, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA). According to the suit, the …
Braun v. AZ DOC, AZ, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2012 Print Document Page 1 of 8 MICHAEL K. JEANES Clerk of tl1e Superi or Court BY Jessie; KiralY, DePul:Y Date 11/09/2012 Time 16:15:40 DescriPUon civrLNEw = Douglas c·. Erickson, No. 0 l 2130 derickson@mmcec.com 2 Michael D. Curran, No. 012677 mcurran~mcec.com …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Eight Puerto Rican Prisoners Drown in Flooded Van by On November 7, 2011 in Puerto Rico, eight prisoners died in a transport van trapped in rising floodwaters. The van contained two guards and ten shackled prisoners, all of whom were pre-trial detainees; most had been unable to afford bail and …
Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012
Arrests of Federal Prison Guards Soar 90% Over Past Decade; Misconduct Cases Double by Derek Gilna According to a September 2011 report by the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), arrests of federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) guards increased almost 90% over the previous ten years, while …
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