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Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Oklahoma Early Release Program Leads to Only Isolated Cases of Recidivism by Christopher Zoukis Oklahoma Early Release Program Leads to Only Isolated Cases of Recidivism by Christopher Zoukis Only two of the nearly 1,500 prisoners granted early release by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) from March to October 2014 …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Oregon: Medical Neglect of Diabetic Detainee Nets $260,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson Oregon: Medical Neglect of Diabetic Detainee Nets $260,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson A former Oregon jail detainee received $260,000 to settle his lawsuit alleging inadequate medical care. Since 2008, Franklin Millner has suffered from “Charcot foot” – a …
Article • October 26, 2015
Audit of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons: An Inside Job Reaches Foregone Conclusions by James Ridgeway Audit of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons: An Inside Job Reaches Foregone Conclusions by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway A long-awaited audit of the use of solitary and other forms of isolated confinement in the …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
11th Circuit Reinstates Suit Filed by BOP Confidential Informant by Derek Gilna 11th Circuit Reinstates Suit Filed by BOP Confidential Informant by Derek Gilna The 11th Circuit has reinstated a previously-dismissed complaint alleging Eighth Amendment violations by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for being deliberately indifferent to the safety of …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Dental Care
New York Prisoner Awarded $2,225 for Denial of Dental Care by David Reutter New York Prisoner Awarded $2,225 for Denial of Dental Care by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims awarded $2,225 to a prisoner who sued prison officials for medically negligent dental care for failure to extract …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Association of State Correctional Administrators Study Criticizes Solitary Confinement by Derek Gilna Association of State Correctional Administrators Study Criticizes Solitary Confinement by Derek Gilna In August 2015, the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA), made up of the heads of state prison systems, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Failure to Protect New York Prisoner Nets $12,500 Award by David Reutter Failure to Protect New York Prisoner Nets $12,500 Award by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims awarded $12,500 to a prisoner based on his complaint that guards were negligent in failing to ensure his safety. However, …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons by Laura Cepero Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons by Laura Cepero A Solitary Watch investigation into the sites of the federal government’s two “supermax” facilities – the first open for two decades, the second slated to open soon …
Pennsylvania: Settlement Means Better Care for Severely Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter Pennsylvania: Settlement Means Better Care for Severely Mentally Ill Prisoners by David M. Reutter and Derek Gilna Severely mentally ill prisoners in Pennsylvania state prisons will receive improved treatment and live in better conditions following the settlement …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Telephone Rates
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright As this issue of PLN goes to press the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that on October 22, 2015, they will be issuing rules regulating all prison and jail telephone calls, including setting rate caps for debit …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Habeas Corpus, AEDPA
Habeas Hints by Kent Russell Habeas Hints by Kent Russell This column provides “habeas hints” to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys (“in pro per”). The focus of the column is on the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), the federal habeas …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Pennsylvania Detainee’s Estate Claims Financial Incentive Motive for Denial of Medical Care; $325,000 Settlement by David Reutter Pennsylvania Detainee’s Estate Claims Financial Incentive Motive for Denial of Medical Care; $325,000 Settlement by David Reutter A Pennsylvania federal district court ordered medical personnel employed by Correctional Medical Care, Inc. (CMC) to …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
News in Brief by News in Brief California: On April 21, 2015, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced that 30 body cameras would soon be deployed by jailers working within Jail No. 4. He said he hopes that the new equipment will emphasize transparency and accountability in his department, which …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Files “Justice is Not for Sale Act” by Derek Gilna Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Files “Justice is Not for Sale Act” by Derek Gilna Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, along with Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona in the House, filed companion …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Seventh Circuit Vacates Unduly Restrictive Supervised Release Conditions by Derek Gilna Seventh Circuit Vacates Unduly Restrictive Supervised Release Conditions by Derek Gilna In a consolidated case involving post-release restrictions imposed on federal defendants, the Seventh Circuit struck down those portions of a district court’s judgment it deemed beyond the scope …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Breaking News: Federal Bureau of Prisons to Release 6,000 Prisoners by Derek Gilna Breaking News: Federal Bureau of Prisons to Release 6,000 Prisoners by Derek Gilna In a dramatic announcement on October 6, 2015, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) stated it is preparing to release up to 6,000 prisoners …
Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Bivens Suit against BOP Officials by Derek Gilna Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Bivens Suit against BOP Officials by Derek Gilna The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s suit raising a failure to protect claim, …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Homicidal Prisoner Fails to Derail Oregon Death Penalty Moratorium by Mark Wilson Homicidal Prisoner Fails to Derail Oregon Death Penalty Moratorium by Mark Wilson By most any standard, Craig Dennis Bjork, 53, meets the definition of an undeniably dangerous person. Apparently unimpressed by his first five murders, one can only …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Jails: Time to Wake Up to Mass Incarceration in Your Neighborhood by James Kilgore By James Kilgore, Truthout Jails admit nearly 12 million people every year. Yet they are largely off the radar of critics of mass incarceration. However, as a new report by Vera Institute and actions by activists around …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Utah Sex Offender Prison Population Grows under Harsher Laws while Treatment Programs Lag by Mark Wilson Utah Sex Offender Prison Population Grows under Harsher Laws while Treatment Programs Lag by Mark Wilson and Christopher Zoukis Fueled by the notion “once a predator, always a predator,” harsher laws have flooded Utah …
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