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$2.2 Million Award for New Mexico Prison Bug Spray Injuries by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the denial of a habeas corpus petition which challenged the federal Parole Commission's denial of parole with a 15_year setback. The Court, however, did not order a new hearing but only …
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
ALEC in the House: Corporate Bias in Criminal Justice Legislation by Brigette Sarabi The past twenty years have marked a dramatic shift to more harsh criminal justice policies. While it is common knowledge that politicians beat the "tough on crime" drum to win elections, one has to wonder where they …
Article • December 15, 2001 • from PLN December, 2001
Telemarketing and Computer Programs Crash at Utah Prison by Roger Hummel "Hi, how are you doing? I am fine. My name is David ... If you will be willing to go out with me, will you answer these questions honestly as to what you will be willing to do with …
Brief • December 14, 2001
Filed under: Workplace Injury
Carruthers v. Pride, FL, Complaint, Work Injury, 2001 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR. LEON COUNT', FLORIDA CASE NO.: D CD DIVISION: Calvin Carruthers Plaintiff, • C:. • (VI tlfr27 r." VS. Prisons Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, and Donald Larson, …
Prisoners Riot in Dartmouth Jail by Gary Hunter On April 15, 2001, the scene at the Dartmouth House of Correction in Massachusetts could have been lifted straight from the pages of a medieval novel. Prisoners stormed the woodshop, armed themselves with boards, then set the shop afire. While one group …
Article • November 15, 2001 • from PLN November, 2001
Notes from the Unrepenitentiary: A Matter of the Past by Marilyn Buck In Charlottesville, Virginia, Mary Smith, a Black working class woman, got fired from her job at the University of Virginia Medical Center. So did eight other workers. They all had prior felony convictions. Ms. Smith's was for $200 …
Chinese Company Convicted of Using Forced Prison Labor by On February 28, 2001, Peter Chen, a Taiwanese entrepreneur, pled guilty in a New Jersey federal district court to charges of selling goods in the U.S. which were produced by forced prison labor. Chen will pay a $50,000 fine. Chen owned …
Alabama Ends Chain Gang Experiment by A federal district court in Alabama has approved a settlement between Alabama state prisoners and the prison system, effectively ending Alabama's flirtation with chain gangs. The court also held that the practice of chaining prisoners to a "hitching post" is unconstitutional, cruel and unusual …
FPI Has Sovereign Immunity in Fraud Action by The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI) is entitled to sovereign immunity in a qui tam suit brought under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. Gilbert W. Galvan, a federal …
Article • September 15, 2001 • from PLN September, 2001
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries
No Workers' Compensation for Ohio Slave Laborers by Gary Hunter An attempt by Ohio prisons to manufacture items for retail business had to be cancelled because it could not provide Workers' Compensation insurance for prisoners. State Inspector General Thomas P. Charles says the state is not at fault. Rather, the …
Article • August 15, 2001 • from PLN August, 2001
Court Awards $146,000 in Arizona Medical Indifference Case by Lonnie Burton An Arizona prisoner was awarded over $146,000 in damages in January 2000 after he filed suit claiming that an Arizona prison nurse's care amounted to deliberate indifference. Manuel Covarrubias, 46, was a prisoner at the state prison at Douglas, …
Wyoming Prison Officials Settle Poisoning and Medical Suits for over $200,000 by Wyoming Prison Officials Settle Poisoning And Medical Suits for over $200,000 In August 2000, Wyoming officials agreed to settle two consolidated cases for $200,000 in damages, costs, and attorney fees. The cases were filed in a Wyoming federal …
Article • July 15, 2001 • from PLN July, 2001
Filed under: Work, Workplace Injury, Damages
New York Prisoner Wins $7,200 in Negligence Suit by New York Prisoner Wins $7,200 In Negligence Suit On January 31, 2000, the Court of Claims in Binghamton, New York awarded $7,200 in damages to Kenneth Edmonds, who was injured in an accident while he was working on a prison work …
Court to Determine if Louisiana Must Treat Male and Female Prisoners Equally by The court of appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that the issue of whether Louisiana violated the Equal Protection Clause by treating female prisoners more favorable than male prisoners cannot be resolved at the motion to …
Article • June 15, 2001 • from PLN June, 2001
Harsh Hitching Post Treatment States Claim by An Alabama federal district Court ruled state prisoner Toby Fountain stated a cruel and unusual punishment claim under 42 U.S.C. 1983 for being tied to a hitching post for 9 hours. Alabama DOC authorizes the use of a "restraining bar," that is better …
Brief • 2001
Fry v. Bouchard Transportation CO., NY, Motion in Limine, Evidence of Prior Convictions, Boating Accident, 2001 Stephen Jacobson ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------X , 98 Civ. 2866 () Plaintiff, -against- Defendants. -----------------------------------------------------------X MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LIMINE TO OVERRULE …
Peaceful Protest at Mount Olive Prison by Gary Hunter Limits on personal property sparked a peaceful protest by prisoners at Mount Olive Correctional facility in Fayette County, West VA. On October 2nd over a fourth of the 867 residents gathered on the recreation yard with 16 demands for warden Howard …
Damages Awarded in New York Retaliation Suit by Damages Awarded In New York Retaliation Suit A Federal District Court in New York awarded a prisoner $4,221.40 for back wages and educational costs, but denied punitive damages in a successful retaliation suit. The court later denied the defendants' motion for reconsideration. …
Article • May 15, 2001 • from PLN May, 2001
Voluntary Agreement with MINNCOR Not Enforceable Contract by Voluntary Agreement With MINNCOR Not Enforceable Contract A state court of appeals in Minnesota has held that the Voluntary Agreement signed by prisoners laboring under MINNCOR's administration is not an enforceable contract. Kenneth Murray, a Minnesota state prison, filed suit in state …
Article • April 15, 2001 • from PLN April, 2001
South Carolina Prison Chief Fired as Scandal Widens by Dan Pens Governor Jim Hodges angrily fired South Carolina's prisons chief January 11, 2001 after two guards were charged with allowing four minimumsecurity prisoners (2 male, 2 female) to have sex inside the governor's mansion. The charges deepened a prison scandal …
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