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Article • July 2, 2018
Nevada DOC Cuts Prison Sagebrush Program After Federal Funds Withheld by Dale Chappell   by Dale Chappell The Nevada Department of Corrections has cut the Sagebrush in Prisons program, citing overtime costs and lack of staff oversight, after the federal government withheld funding for the program. This means the 300,000 sagebrush …
Brief • July 2, 2018
Filed under: Sexual Assault
Zieser v. Bearden, MO, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI Ashley Marie Olsen Zieser, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. EDWARD BEARDEN, VEVIA STURM, JOHN OR JANE DOE #1, and …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
“Less Lethal” Tasers Continue to Kill Dozens of Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Tasers have become a popular addi­tion on the utility belts of U.S. law enforcement officers. The devices, which fire small darts connected by wires to a stun gun, deliver a jolt of electricity that causes …
Idaho Settles Religious Discrimination Suit Brought by Incarcerated Odinist by On May 31, 2017, the Idaho Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a lawsuit brought by a state prisoner who alleged religious discrimination against Odinists. The settlement included monetary damages and attorney’s fees, both of which were confidential. It also required …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
The Prison Phone Industry Has Quietly Become Even More of a Duopoly by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In little-noticed regulatory filings in New York, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio and Arizona in May 2018, telecom company Securus Technologies solidified its grip over the prison and jail phone service industry by …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Idaho Prisoner Swallows Razor Blade to Force Corizon to Provide Medical Care by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Jason Monteleone, with the Boise law firm of Johnson and Monteleone, called the medical neglect that his client, Gary L. Merchant, 65, received from Idaho’s prison medical care provider, Corizon Health, “egregious” …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Pennsylvania: SCI Graterford’s Replacement Slated to Open by State Correctional Institution Phoenix, the $400 million replacement for SCI Graterford in Skipjack Township, Pennsylvania, began accepting prisoners in March 2018. At that time the decade-long project – the second-most costly public building in the state – was already two years behind …
$10,000 Federal Jury Award in Texas Prisoner’s Suit Over Retaliatory Beatings by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 22, 2017, a federal jury awarded $10,000 to a prisoner against six Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) guards for beating him and issuing false disciplinary reports in retaliation for grievances …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Lawsuits Filed, Renewed Push to Block Cell Phones After Deadly South Carolina Prison Riot by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In the two months following an April 15, 2018 riot at the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina that left seven prisoners dead and at least 22 injured, the …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: Marriage
Nebraska Supreme Court Reverses Injunction Against Ban on Prisoner-Prisoner Marriages by On September 29, 2017, the Nebraska Supreme Court reversed a state district court’s summary judgment order and grant of injunctive relief that enjoined the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) from denying a marriage ceremony via videoconference to two …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Each summer there is a wave of heat-related deaths in American prisons, mostly in the southern states of the former confederacy where the government has adopted a policy of explicit cruelty by building prisons without air conditioning to ensure the misery …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Fifth Circuit Partially Reinstates Mississippi Prisoner’s Suit Over Inadequate Mental Health Care by On September 29, 2017, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated part of a Mississippi state prisoner’s lawsuit complaining of inadequate mental health treatment at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution (SMCI). Johnny Carl Grogan was incarcerated at …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Human Rights Defense Center Files Censorship Suit Against Illinois DOC by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization and publisher of Prison Legal News, filed suit in federal court in Chicago on February 13, 2018, arguing the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) had …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arkansas: On August 7, 2017, for approximately three hours, a group of six prisoners in the Maximum Security Unit at the Tucker facility refused to release three guards they had overpowered and taken hostage by using stolen keys to control the doors in that area of …
New York Prisoner Assaulted by Guard Settles for $16,250 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A man serving a 60-day sentence in a New York jail agreed to settle his federal lawsuit for $16,250 against a guard who smacked him twice in the mouth. A total of $13,750 of the …
Article • July 1, 2018
False Arrest of Florida Attorney by Fort Lauderdale Police Results in $600,000 Verdict by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Samuel Yeboah, who was arrested after he requested to observe a roadside sobriety test being performed on his client, was awarded $600,000 against the City of Fort Lauderdale for false arrest …
Wilson v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2018 se 2:18-cv-05775-KS Document 1 Filed 07/01/18 Page 1 of 75 Page ID # :1 1 BARRETT S. LITT, SBN 45527 Email: blitt@.kmbllaw.com 2 RONALD . KA YE, SBN 145051 Email: rok~kmbllaw.com 3 KEVIN J. aHUE, SBN 237556 KA YE, …
Publication • July 1, 2018
The PEW Charitable Trusts: State Prisons and the Delivery of Hospital Care, 2018 A report from State Prisons and the Delivery of Hospital Care How states set up and finance off-site care for incarcerated individuals July 2018 Contents 1 Overview 2 States look to hospitals to provide range of services …
Publication • July 1, 2018
U.S. Department of Justice Special Report: Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2012-15, 2018 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics JULY 2018 Special Report NCJ 251146 Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2012-15 Ramona R. Rantala, BJS Statistician I n 2015, correctional …
Article • June 29, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Litigation Heats Up Over Extreme Temperatures in Prisons, Jails by Matthew Clarke, Christopher Zoukis by Matt Clarke and Christopher Zoukis During a heat wave in the summer of 2017, dozens of protesters gathered outside the Medium Security Institution in St. Louis, Missouri and chanted “shut it down,” after a video …
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