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Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Privacy Interests Outweigh Public Interest in Disclosure of AUSA Termination Letter by David Reutter by David Reutter The District of Columbia Court of Appeals held that privacy interests in not disclosing a 20-year-old proposed termination letter for a previous Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) outweighed the pubic interest under exemption 5 …
New Rule Sparks Uprising at California Sex Offender Civil Commitment Facility by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 14, 2018, about 400 to 500 civilly committed sex offender “patients” met in the common area of California’s Coalinga State Hospital to protest a stringent new rule that went into effect …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Private Prison Operator Emerald Corrections Out of Business by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Louisiana-based Emerald Correctional Management, also known as Emerald Corrections, was once among the major movers and shakers in the private prison industry. Today it’s a figment of the past. Emerald was notorious for atrocious conditions in …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Two Chicago Prisoners, Released Due to Police Misconduct, Seized by ICE by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In December 2017, Gabriel Solache and Arturo Reyes saw their confessions in a 2000 murder trial that resulted in their convictions set aside by Cook County Circuit Court Judge James M. Obbish. But …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
$55,000 Settlement in Rape of Missouri Jail Prisoner by The City of Ferguson, Missouri has paid $55,000 to a pretrial detainee who had sex with a guard, who in exchange allowed her to escape. On October 9, 2013, while driving through Ferguson, a woman identified as “J.W.” was pulled over …
Texas Uses Failed Private Prison to Hold Civilly Committed Sex Offenders by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In 2015, Texas converted its outpatient program for civilly committed sex offenders into a “tiered” treatment program, in which participants start out in a “total confinement facility” at twice the cost of the …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Ohio Settles Suit Over Sexual Assault of Prisoner for $525,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In November 2017, Ohio state officials agreed to pay $525,000 to settle a lawsuit over the repeated sexual assault of a female prisoner. Chesterland, Ohio attorney David B. Malik represented Dorothea Reynolds, who was …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Nevada County Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $500,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke In September 2017, Washoe County, Nevada settled a lawsuit brought by the parents of a man who died after a struggle with deputies at the county jail. Reno police arrested Justin Thompson, 35, and …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Federal Judge Voids Contract Between Death Row Exoneree and Attorney by David Reutter by David Reutter A North Carolina federal district court has voided a contract between death row exoneree Henry McCollum and his lawyer. The court’s unusual move was based on evidence that due to his low IQ, McCollum …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Federal Prisoner’s Retaliation, Conspiracy Claims by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On November 15, 2017, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a Louisiana federal prisoner’s claims that prison officials conspired to retaliate against him for filing a grievance regarding power outages …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Despite Lack of FCC Action, States Can Still Make Prison and Jail Calls Affordable by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Although prison phone service providers and law enforcement officials won their lawsuit to block the FCC’s $.11-per-minute cap on intrastate (in-state) prison phone calls [see: PLN, July 2017, p.52], states …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Georgia Medical Prison Rife with Dysfunction, Abuse and Dilapidated Conditions by David Reutter by David Reutter Poor sanitation, asbestos contamination, leaky roofs, inadequate health care, the loss of a top doctor frustrated with it all – those are just some of the problems that have plagued Georgia’s Augusta State Medical …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Controversy in Utah Over Jail Deaths and Secret Jail Operating Standards by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In Utah’s local jails, a record number of deaths in 2016 caused both civil liberties groups and state legislators to question the standards under which the facilities operate. But there are no jail …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Dozens of Lawsuits Against Correct Care Solutions for Sometimes Fatal Denial of Medical Treatment by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke From 2014 through July 2018, at least 52 lawsuits were filed in federal court against Correct Care Solutions (CCS) – a private medical contractor based in Nashville, Tennessee – alleging …
Los Angeles County Settles Lawsuit over Jail Prisoner’s Suicide for $1.7 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 16, 2017, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.7 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who committed suicide at the Twin …
Brief • September 4, 2018
Ramsey v. Allegheny County, Settlement, PA, Sexual Harassment, 2018
Reyes v. Clarke, VA, Complaint, Solitary Confinement, 2018 Case 3:18-cv-00611-REP Document 1 Filed 09/04/18 Page 1 of 60 PageID# 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA RICHMOND DIVISION NICOLAS REYES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) HAROLD CLARKE, Director of the Virginia …
Palmer v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-06054 Document #: 1 Filed: 09/04/18 Page 1 of 15 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JAYWANA PALMER, as Administrator ) of the Estate of ROMELLO PALMER, ) deceased, …
Brief • September 4, 2018
Filed under: Excessive Force
Brown v. Morsi, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Catherine BroV(n, individually and as next friend of the minors, O.B. and T.B., ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) CaseNo.: 15cv4 127 ) v. ) Police Officers Michclle·Morsi, .lose …
Brief • September 4, 2018
Cotton v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2018 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT O.F COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, LAW DMSION KENYATTA lITLL COTTON, as administrator of the Estate ofMr. llickey Rozelle, deceased, ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. THE CITY OF qilCAGO, a municipal corporation, and JOHN POULOS, a …
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