Private Prison Companies Behind the Scenes of Arizona’s Immigration Law by Beau Hodai “Beside my brothers and my sisters, I’ll proudly take a stand. When liberty’s in jeopardy, I’ll always do what’s right. I’m out here on the frontline, sleep in peace tonight. American soldier, I’m an American soldier...” So …
Wish You Were Here! Jails Adopt Postcard-Only Mail Policies by By January 2010, 13 of Oregon’s 36 counties had implemented policies that limit incoming and outgoing mail at county jails to postcards. Ten other counties plan to adopt similar rules in the future. The postcard-only policy is a national trend …
Arizona Attempts Prison System Sell-Off by Brandon Sample The next lot in our auction is the Arizona prison system. Do I hear $100,000,000? What, no bidders? None? You, sir, Corrections Corporation of America, you must be interested. No? Okay. How about you, GEO Group? No, not interested either? Prison privatization …
Maricopa County Throws Sheriff Arpaio Under Improperly Purchased Bus by by Matt Clarke On October 30, 2009, the Maricopa County Internal Audit Department released a report critical of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s purchase of a $456,221.57 bus specially equipped to transport prisoners. Among other criticisms, the report noted that the Maricopa …
Maricopa County Detention Officer Held in Contempt for Taking Document from Defense Counsel’s File by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In November 2009, an Arizona state judge held Maricopa County Detention Officer Adam Stoddard in contempt of court and ordered him to hold a press conference and publicly apologize to …
Celebrity Justice: Prison Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke There are two criminal justice systems in the United States. One is for people with wealth, fame or influence who can afford to hire top-notch attorneys and public relations firms, who make campaign contributions to …
Media Agencies Intervene to Unseal Records in Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Suit by Brandon Sample On November 4, 2005, Earl Krugel was killed while exercising on the recreation yard at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Phoenix, Arizona, a medium-security facility. Krugel, an activist for the Jewish Defense League, had been …
CCA Pays $70,000 in Damages, Attorney Fees to Settle PLN Censorship Suit by Alex Friedmann On June 7, 2010, Prison Legal News announced that it had settled a federal censorship suit against Corrections Corp. of America (CCA), the nation’s largest private prison company. PLN filed the lawsuit in September 2009, …
PLN v. CCA, AZ, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2010 08/02/2010 17:18 FAX 2 3 4 5 6 7 8152833020 ~ CCA BUSINESS DEU 001/004 Daniel P. Struck, Bar #012377 Liana], Garcia, Bar #027452 JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C. 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 . Telephone: (602) 263-1700 …
Creamer v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Disciplinary Hearing, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement;') is entered into, on, by. and among lVlATTHEW CREAMER, individually (the "Plaintiff'), former Arizona Department of Corrections ("ADe") inmate#~and the STATE OF ARIZONA (the ··State'') on behalf of current or former …
$315,000 Settlement in Illegal Arizona Police Strip Search by The City of Scottsdale, Arizona paid $315,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming that a police officer illegally strip searched a citizen after responding to a 911 call. When Heather Tonarelli, 19, and her friend Chris Smith heard loud knocks on Tonarelli’s …
DC Circuit Reverses CCA/TransCor Non-Exhaustion Dismissal by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and for conceding summary judgment by failing to respond to the defendants’ summary judgment motion. The …
Creamer v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2010 Case' Document 12 #- Filed 06/16/1 O Page 1 of 25 1 ·Matthew R. Creamer Arizona State Prison Corn lex2 (in propria persona) BY 4 COPY MAY 2 1 2010 4 3 5 LODGED FILED RECEIVED - " 4 CLERK U S …
PLN v. CCA, AZ, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2010 08/02/2010 17:18 FAX 2 3 4 5 6 7 8152833020 ~ CCA BUSINESS DEU 001/004 Daniel P. Struck, Bar #012377 Liana], Garcia, Bar #027452 JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C. 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 . Telephone: (602) 263-1700 …
Cornell Wins $19.5 Million Alaska Contract; CCA Protest Denied by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In September 2009, Alaskan officials denied a protest filed by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), which was the final hurdle before awarding Cornell Corrections of Alaska (a subsidiary of Cornell Corrections) a contract worth $19,446,000 …
Arizona State Jury Awards $275,000 for Negligent Medical Care by An Arizona State Jury awarded $275,000 in a lawsuit claiming negligence in medical care. While housed in a tent at Maricopa County Jail in December 2001, prisoner “Talbow,” a 63-year-old male with diabetes, suffered a diabetic episode. Talbow’s complaint alleged …
Arizona Sheriff to Pay $275,000 for Negligence of Jail Staff by In a complaint lodged in September 2009 by Phoenix attorney Joel B. Robbins, Esq., Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joseph Arpaio was held liable for the negligence of his staff. The Plaintiff, Jerome Talbow, was a prisoner in the Maricopa …
Indian Country Gets Stimulus Money ... to Build More Jails by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Department of Justice, through the Obama administration’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, has brought stimulus money to Indian reservations – awarding $224 million to build and renovate tribal jails. The funding …
The Maricopa Courthouse WAR by Terry Carter Posted Apr 1, 2010 4:45 AM CDT On Dec. 21, in the afternoon sunshine that passes for winter in Phoenix, several hundred well-dressed protesters—most of them lawyers—gathered on the Maricopa County courthouse plaza. Summoned by an e-mail from a local lawyer, they brought …
