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Oklahoma Gladiator Discipline Results in Prisoner’s Death by The estate of a prisoner killed by his codefendant claimed in a lawsuit that guards at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary (OSP) used a “gladiator system” to discipline prisoners. Paul David Duran, Jr., 24, and Jesse James Dalton, 33, were convicted on charges …
Terminated South Carolina Wardens Awarded a Total of $882,000 by Mark Wilson On December 22, 2010, the South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a $372,000 verdict in favor of a prison warden who was wrongfully terminated by the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC). In 2002, SCDC Investigator Karen Hair …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Illinois Prison Guards Scam Workers’ Comp by Brandon Sample The chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC) has called for an investigation of workers’ comp claims filed by guards at the maximum-security Menard Correctional Center. Since January 2008, over 500 workers’ compensation claims have been filed by Menard guards. …
Federal Guard Convicted, Facing Life for Conspiracy Leading to Prisoner's Death by Michael Brodheim Michael Brodheim In a rare prosecution of a corrections officer, a Florida federal jury convicted 33-year-old Erin Sharma of conspiring with fellow guard Michael Kennedy to deprive prisoner Richard Delano, 40, of his civil rights by …
Salas v. Buccigrossi, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault and Rape, 2011 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASE ANDCOVENANT OFNON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of TWENTY NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($29,000.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, BRENDA SALAS does hereby release, acquit …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
Florida Pre-Release Officer’s Federal Convictions Affirmed by In a January 13, 2011 ruling, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the criminal convictions of Florida pre-trial release officer Shynita Townsend for taking bribes to allow a releasee greater freedom. The appellate court’s decision affirmed Townsend’s convictions for knowingly and corruptly …
Baltimore Jail’s Warden, Seven Guards Suspended Pending Excessive Force Investigation by Pending an investigation into an alleged use of excessive force involving a female detainee, the warden and seven guards at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center (BCBIC) have been suspended. The detainee, a 26-year-old woman who faced minor …
Anti-Private Prison Group Rips Revolving Door for Federal Employees After CCA Hires Former BOP Director by On June 1, 2011, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit private prison company, announced its most recent acquisition: Former federal Bureau of Prisons director Harley G. Lappin, who was hired by …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
State Audit Finds Maryland Prison Employees Misused Funds in Prisoner Accounts by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke State lawmakers have registered outrage after a state audit, released in October 2010, revealed that employees of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC) at five finance offices in the Baltimore …
Six New Jersey Jail Guards Arrested for Assaulting Prisoners by On December 21, 2010, prosecutors charged six guards at New Jersey’s Essex County Correctional Facility with assaulting prisoners. The charges involve unprovoked attacks on three different prisoners in separate incidents. Four of the guards were also charged with falsifying records. …
Deaths of Three North Carolina Prisoners Raise Suspicions by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke and David M. Reutter The deaths of two prisoners at the Maury Correctional Institution (MCI), a 1,000-bed close-security prison for men located in Greene County, North Carolina, have raised suspicions due to questionable circumstances surrounding those …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
Washington DOC Agrees to Change Sexual Abuse Policies by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) has agreed to change its policies that relate to preventing, reporting and investigating sexual abuse of prisoners by staff members. The changes resulted from a settlement in a class-action …
Three Fulton County, Georgia Jail Guards Sentenced in Prisoner Abuse Investigation by Three guards from Georgia’s Fulton County Jail (FCJ) have been sentenced on federal charges related to an investigation into prisoner abuse at the jail. Two of the guards received prison time; the third received home confinement after assisting …
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Insider Makes Misconduct Allegations; Resignations Result by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 17, 2010, Frank D. Munnell, Deputy Chief and Patrol Bureau Commander at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), sent a 63-page memorandum to Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The memo, which was made public …
Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011
Six Florida Jail Staff Arrested in Contraband Smuggling Probe by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An on-going investigation into contraband smuggling at Florida’s Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale has resulted in the arrest of five guards and a contract nurse. Following months of witness interviews and a review …
Ramirez v. Trujillo, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault and Rape, 2011 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASE AND COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of THIRTY FIVE IHOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($35,000.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiency ofwhicb is hereby acknowledged, VERONICA RAMIREZ docs hereby release, …
Article • May 15, 2011 • from PLN May, 2011
Staff Smuggle Drugs and Porn to Washington Civil Commitment Prisoners by Mark Wilson A Washington Special Commitment Center (SCC) nurse who fell in love with a civilly committed violent sex offender pleaded guilty to smuggling him drugs and homemade pornographic videos; the offender and two other people were charged with …
Mexican Prison Officials Arm and Release Prisoners for Hit Squad Duties by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A Mexican prison director, Margarita Rojas Rodriguez, and three other prison employees were detained in August 2010 while their role in arming and releasing prisoners to kill rival gang members was investigated. [See: …
Article • May 15, 2011 • from PLN May, 2011
Texas Prison Guard One of "America’s Dumbest Criminals” by Texas Prison Guard One of "America’s Dumbest Criminals” In September 2010, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison guard was arrested for stealing beer and cigarettes from a convenience store. His prosecution will be aided by cell phone photos and …
TDCJ Releases Hold on Prisoner's Trust Fund Account by In August, 2006, Texas prisoner, Michael Gene David, signed a settlement agreement dismissing all claims in a lawsuit he filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against TDCJ employee, Howard Hill, for retaliation and harassment. Represented by attorney Andrew Lehrman of …
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