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Article • July 1, 2015
Filed under: Due Process
Missouri Jail Settles Suit over Due Process Violation in Mail Policy by Missouri Jail Settles Suit over Due Process Violation in Mail Policy by David M. Reutter Less than sixty days after a civil rights action was filed against Missouri’s Morgan County Adult Detention Center (MCADC) alleging due process violations …
Article • July 1, 2015
Filed under: Guard Misconduct
Georgia Prison Guard Receives Litany of Criminal Charges after Traffic Stop by David Reutter Georgia Prison Guard Receives Litany of Criminal Charges after Traffic Stop by David Reutter              Following an August 2013 traffic stop, a Georgia prison guard was slapped with seven criminal charges and jailed. It marked the second …
Article • July 1, 2015
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct
Following Suspension and Reprimand for Misconduct, Ex Kentucky Judge Remains Unrepentant by David Reutter Following Suspension and Reprimand for Misconduct, Ex Kentucky Judge Remains Unrepentant by David Reutter The Kentucky Judicial conduct Commission (JCC) publicly reprimanded a retired judge for “reprehensible” behavior that included a threat to strangle a lawyer …
Article • July 1, 2015
Filed under: Censorship, Internet
Florida Withdraws Rule Proposal to Ban Prisoner Internet Presence by David Reutter Florida Withdraws Rule Proposal to Ban Prisoner Internet Presence By David Reutter The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has withdrawn a proposed administrative rule that would have prohibited prisoners from using any form of Internet. The proposed rule …
Corizon Abandons Kentucky Jail Contract in Wake of Death and Lawsuits by David Reutter Corizon Abandons Kentucky Jail Contract in Wake of Death and Lawsuits By David Reutter In the wake of seven prisoner deaths and subsequent lawsuits, prison healthcare provider Corizon has decided to not seek renewal of its …
Article • July 1, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Audits
Auditor Finds Security and Safety Failings at Michigan’s Macomb Correctional Facility by David Reutter Auditor Finds Security and Safety Failings at Michigan’s Macomb Correctional Facility by David M. Reutter A performance audit by the Michigan office of the Auditor General found that officials at the Macomb Correctional Facility (MCF) were …
Article • July 1, 2015
Allegheny County Doctor Files Complaint against Corizon over Hiring Practices by David Reutter Allegheny County Doctor Files Complaint against Corizon over Hiring Practices by David Reutter Corizon, a private for-profit company, is facing a complaint filed with Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Commission that claims a bias against women, immigrants, and doctors …
Article • July 1, 2015
Downward Departure Sentenced for Florida Guard Convicted in Beating Prisoners Vacated by David Reutter Downward Departure Sentenced for Florida Guard Convicted in Beating Prisoners Vacated by David Reutter In vacating the sentences of two former Florida prison guards convicted of violating prisoners’ civil rights and obstruction of justice, the Eleventh …
Article • July 1, 2015
Three Ohio Prison Suicides in a Month Prompts Review; Guards Falsified Tier Check Logs by Mark Wilson Three Ohio Prison Suicides in a Month Prompts Review; Guards Falsified Tier Check Logs by Mark Wilson The party was set, invitations were in the mail and Ohio officials were fussing over all …
ACLU Report Condemns Colorado’s Warehousing of Mentally Ill Prisoners in Solitary Confinement by David Reutter ACLU Report Condemns Colorado’s Warehousing of Mentally Ill Prisoners in Solitary Confinement By David Reutter Despite being aware that prolonged isolation of seriously mentally ill prisoners can be devastating, the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) …
$4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence by $4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence A $4.2 million settlement has been reached in a civil rights lawsuit filed by a wrongfully convicted Illinois man. Maurice Patterson was convicted of a 2002 murder and spent …
Article • June 30, 2015
Report Reveals 'Widespread' Nepotism within Department of Justice Division by Report Reveals 'Widespread' Nepotism within Department of Justice Division An investigative report alleges that inside the Justice Management Division (JMD) of the U.S. Department of Justice, family connections, rather than the merits of work history or expertise, are the surest …
Article • June 30, 2015
Prisoners Ferried in to Maintain Island for Washington’s Sex Offenders by Joe Watson Prisoners Ferried in to Maintain Island for Washington’s Sex Offenders by Joe Watson Washington’s Department of Corrections has begun ferrying in mainland prisoners to clean up and maintain an old island lockup, while the sex offenders who …
New York Impedes Department of Justice Juvenile Custodial Sexual Abuse Analysis by Mark Wilson New York Impedes Department of Justice Juvenile Custodial Sexual Abuse Analysis by Mark Wilson Ten percent of New York juvenile offenders reported being sexually abused while in custody in 2010, which was consistent with the 12 …
Article • June 30, 2015
Filed under: Voting
Indiana Supreme Court Defines “Infamous Crime,” Holds Convicts Can Be Disenfranchised During Incarceration by David Reutter Indiana Supreme Court Defines “Infamous Crime,” Holds Convicts Can Be Disenfranchised During Incarceration by David Reutter In answering a certified question from a federal district court, the Indiana Supreme Court departed from established precedent …
Deputy’s Conviction for Falsifying Document in Prisoner’s Death Affirmed by Deputy’s Conviction for Falsifying Document in Prisoner’s Death Affirmed by David Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction Jay Smith, a former deputy with the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) in Ohio, for falsifying a document,. The …
Article • June 20, 2015
32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by Alex Friedmann On June 17, 2015, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, requesting an investigation into recent …
Article • June 20, 2015
From Death Row at 16 to Suicide at 45: The Life and Death of Paula Cooper by Liliana Segura From Death Row at 16 to Suicide at 45: The Life and Death of Paula Cooper by Liliana Segura Just before 8 a.m. this past Memorial Day, 45-year-old Paula Cooper decided …
Preying on Prisoners: In Texas, Staffers Rarely go to Jail for Sexually Abusing Inmates by Alysia Santo Preying on Prisoners: in Texas, Staffers Rarely go to Jail for Sexually Abusing Inmates by Alysia Santo, The Marshall Project As a prison nurse, Domenic Hidalgo had access to prescription medication, a highly …
A Rare Look inside Tacoma's Northwest Detention Center by Lewis Kamb A Rare Look inside Tacoma's Northwest Detention Center By Lewis Kamb The building could be any other industrial warehouse on Tacoma’s Tideflats, if it weren’t for the razor wire surrounding it. The man could be any other middle-aged father …
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