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Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Connecticut DOC Settles Calendar Lawsuit for $1,500, Policy Changes by The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) has agreed to pay a $1,500 settlement in a lawsuit filed by state prisoner Jeremy Barney, who alleged his First Amendment right to receive publications was violated when the warden at Osborn Correctional Institution …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Former Florida Senator Now Employed by Private Prison Company He Helped While in the State Senate by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss After Florida Senate President Joe Negron stepped down from his office in the legislature, he was immediately hired by the same private prison company that he …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Jail Specific
Build it and They will Come: Officials Claim Spokane, Washington Needs Bigger Jail by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Despite millions of dollars in grant money to reduce the population at Washington State’s Spokane County jail, the sheriff and police chief say the county requires a newer and larger facility …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
California Jailer Accused of Raping Detainees to Stand Trial by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  On March 31, 2018, two female detainees at a jail in Contra Costa County, California decided to play a dangerous game and began a flirtation with male guard Patrick Morseman. Early that day, the women …
Cops, Guards Beat Mentally Ill Arrestee to Death as Jail Nurse Watches; $5 Million Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon It is estimated that around 20 percent of prisoners have a serious mental health condition, and due to the criminalization of mental illness in the United States, the mentally …
$100,000 Settlement for Suicide of Mentally Ill Prisoner Repeatedly Raped by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On February 27, 2019, the State of Hawaii and a prison medical contractor agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Helen Coma, the mother of 32-year-old Jonathan Ibana.  Ibana, incarcerated at …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
$1.1 Million Settlement for Michigan Parole Officer in Sexual Harassment Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging parole officer Shannon Woods was subjected to sexual harassment and a hostile work environment for …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Seventh Circuit Reverses District Court’s Denial of Blind Prisoner’s Request for Counsel by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court’s order denying a blind prisoner’s motion to appoint counsel. James V. Pennewell was blind in his left eye due …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Military, Military Prisons
Commander of Guantanamo Bay Military Prison Fired by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Navy Rear Admiral John Ring, commander of the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba, commonly known as GITMO, was relieved of his position on April 27, 2019. Admiral Craig Faller, commander of the U.S. Southern Command, met …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Tennessee Jail Sexual Assault Lawsuit can Proceed, Federal Court Rules by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Tennessee federal district court has held the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Esco Jarnagin can be held liable for the sexual assault of a pretrial detainee. The ruling was based …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Medical Misconduct
Lawsuit Claims Denial of Medical Care Nearly Killed Prisoner at Colorado Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A former Colorado jail prisoner whose medical bills exceeded $2 million filed a lawsuit alleging a private health care provider at the jail denied him treatment until guards overruled them and transported …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Missouri DOC Costs State Another $600,000 in Sexual Harassment Settlement by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A lack of basic respect for female employees, as well as any notion of appropriate workplace behavior, continues to plague state agencies in Missouri, most notably the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC). And the …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
New York Appellate Court Holds Names of Prison Guards are Public Records by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon From February 2015 to January 2016, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York (PLS) made a series of records requests to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). The …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
New York: $655,000 Award after State Found 100% Responsible for Prisoner Assault by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A New York Court of Claims held the state was 100% responsible for a prisoner-on-prisoner assault that resulted in severe injuries, and awarded $655,000 in damages. Perez Aughtry, 37, testified that around …
$30,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Pretrial Detainee Subjected to Excessive Force by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A $30,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit alleging that guards at the Clinton County Correctional Facility (CCCF) in McElhattan, Pennsylvania used excessive force on a pretrial detainee. The suit also claimed …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Pennsylvania County Pays $1.1 Million to Former Prisoner Beaten by Guards by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Patrick J. Haight, 53, was being held at the Erie County Prison in Pennsylvania on a $500 bond for driving under the influence when he was viciously beaten by guards. On May 10, …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Prison Gangs, Jail Specific
Mexican Mafia Crime Ring Busted in Los Angeles, San Bernardino County Jails by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In May 2018, federal authorities, including the FBI and DEA, in conjunction with California state prison officials and local police, arrested 32 people on charges related to the Mexican Mafia’s operation of …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Medical
After Needless Prisoner Deaths, Connecticut DOC Takes Over Prison Healthcare by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke For 17 years, Correctional Managed Health Care (CMHC), part of the University of Connecticut, held a no-bid contract – worth $100 million annually – to provide medical services for around 13,400 prisoners incarcerated in …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Washington: Prisoners’ Complaints Lead to Changes in DOC’s Drug Testing Policy by Chad Marks by Chad Marks After two unidentified prisoners complained that they were being punished based on faulty drug test results, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) made changes to its testing policies. One prisoner was subjected to …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Mumia Abu-Jamal to Receive New Appellate Hearing by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter “In order for the criminal justice system to stand, justice must be completely just,” Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Leon Tucker wrote in an order granting former death row prisoner and PLN columnist …
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