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Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Washington Supreme Court Holds No Liberty Interest in Sex Offender Release to Community Custody by The Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) may lawfully deny sexually violent predators early release to the community, the Supreme Court of Washington decided August 20, 2009. In so holding, the court concluded that RCW 9.94A.728(2) …
Publication • December 31, 2010
State of Washington DOC Contract-FSH Communications, LLC Amendment No. 1 State of Washington Department of Corrections Contract No. CDOC 6840 Amendment No. 1 This Amendment is made by the state of Washington, Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as Department, and FSH Communications, LLC, hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Washington State Federal Court: Unconstitutional to Shackle Prisoner in Labor by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 3, 2010, a U.S. District Court in Washington State held it was unconstitutional to shackle a prisoner in labor. Cassandra Brawley, 30, was a Washington state prisoner. In 2006 she was arrested …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
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Washington Commission Finds AT&T is Prison Collect Call Provider by Mark Wilson Washington Commission Finds AT&T is Prison Collect Call Provider by Mark Wilson On April 21, 2010, the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission (Commission) handed the dedicated loved ones of PLN’s tenacious Editor an important victory in their …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Washington State Prisoner Who Requested Public Records Entitled to Joinder in Non-Disclosure Injunctive Action by The Supreme Court for the State of Washington has held that a person who requests public records must be joined in an action that seeks to prevent the disclosure of those records. The Court’s May …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Washington State Pays $6.4 Million for Failure to Supervise Parolee by Washington State’s Department of Corrections (WDOC) has agreed to pay $6.4 million to settle claims involving the department’s failure to properly supervise a parolee, resulting in a string of violent crimes that included rape and murder. The settlements, filed …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Washington State: Settlement Requires Pierce County to Provide Educational Opportunities to Jailed Youths by The parties in a class-action lawsuit regarding the lack of educational services for juvenile offenders at Washington state’s Pierce County Jail (PCJ) reached a settlement that requires the Tacoma School District (District) to provide incarcerated youths …
Prisoner Deaths Continue at King County Jail Despite DOJ Intervention by Mark Wilson A rash of detainee deaths at the King County Correctional Facility (KCCF) in Seattle, Washington prompted the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open an investigation into conditions at the jail on October 30, 2006. As the …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
State Auditor Issues Report on Washington Department of Corrections by On December 7, 2009, the Washington State Auditor’s Office released a report on an audit of the Department of Corrections (DOC) that covered the time period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. The report examined cash handling, payroll, …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Washington Prisoners Need Not Show Prima Facie Case Upon Challenging Prison Discipline by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 4, 2010, the Washington State Supreme Court held that prisoners challenging prison disciplinary decisions do not have to make a prima facie case of prejudice to obtain review in …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Successful Appellate Ruling Invalidating Statute Creates Prevailing Party for Attorney Fee Award by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Washington State Supreme Court has held that a litigant who successfully gets an appellate court to vacate a prison disciplinary infraction and declare a statute unconstitutional is a prevailing party …
Brief • September 17, 2010
Rhea v. Washington Department of Corrections et al, WA, Order, medical neglect, 2010 Case 2:10-cv-00254-BHS-KLS Document 24 Filed 09/17/10 Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 8 9 10 JEAN RHEA, Plaintiff, 11 12 13 No. …
Thou Shalt Not: Sexual Misconduct by Prison and Jail Chaplains by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Traditionally, the role of a chaplain in the correctional setting is to serve as a spiritual advisor to prisoners and help them meet the requirements of their religious faiths. Equally traditionally, chaplains have …
Failed Extortion Scheme Led to Washington Prisoner’s Suicide Attempt, Lawsuit Says by David Reutter by David M. Reutter According to a suit filed on behalf of a Washington state prisoner who attempted to commit suicide, a guard at the McNeil Island Corrections Center retaliated against prisoners who failed to pay …
14 Years of Litigation Fails to Remedy Deficient Jail Medical Care; Herrera Saga Continues in Washington State by by Mark Wilson In 1996, Tacoma, Washington officials settled a class-action federal lawsuit over unconstitutional conditions and insufficient health care at the Pierce County Jail (PCJ). Fourteen years later, however, prisoners continue …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Washington Supreme Court Holds No Judicial Immunity for Non-Judicial Conduct by The doctrine of judicial immunity does not apply to actions unrelated to judicial conduct, the Supreme Court of Washington decided on December 31, 2009. In September 2002, Skagit County District Court Judge Stephen Skelton ordered Deputy Deanna Randall to …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Washington DOC Settles MRSA Death Claim for $125,000 by Brandon Sample The Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) has agreed to pay $125,000 to the family of a prisoner who died from pneumonia caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). On March 27, 2008, Jeremy Swaser was given a check-up by medical …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $38,000 in Too-Much-Medicine Suit by On November 19, 2008, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $38,000 to a woman who was improperly administered her seizure medication. The settlement resulted after Cindi J. Heihn, a prisoner at the Washington Corrections Center for Women …
Washington DOC Pays $3,275,000 to Family of Deputy Killed by Former Prisoner by In September 2009, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to settle a wrongful death suit filed by the family of a King County deputy who was murdered by a recently-released prisoner. On December 2, 2006, while …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
$140,000 Settlement in Washington Jail Detainee’s Suicide by Pierce County, Washington has paid $120,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed its policies were deliberately indifferent to the risk of suicide by pretrial detainees at the Pierce County Detention and Corrections Center (PCDCC). The City of Lakewood paid an additional …
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