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Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
$115,000 Settlement after Nebraska Prison Nurses Ignore Prisoner’s Heart Attack by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In mid-August 2015, diabetic Nebraska prisoner Aron Lee Boyd­-Nicholson was washing clothes in his cell when he began experiencing classic heart attack symptoms – including chest pain, dizziness and weakness – before he collapsed. …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Tennessee: Federal Court Grants Class-Action Status in Shareholder Suit Against CoreCivic by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 26, 2019, a federal district court in Tennessee granted class-action certification in a shareholder lawsuit brought against CoreCivic, formerly Corrections Corporation of America, that alleged the company made statements misrepresenting the …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Fifth Circuit Holds Transgender Prisoner Not Entitled to Sex Reassignment Surgery by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  In a 23-page opinion issued on March 29, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) did not violate the Eighth Amendment by refusing to provide …
Native American Prisoners Win Lawsuit Over Right to Wear Long Hair by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On January 24, 2019, a Texas federal district court held that three Native American prisoners had the right to wear long hair as required by their religious beliefs. Teddy Norris Grey Hawk Davis, …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
“Game of Kings” Has Large Following, Long History Behind Bars by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  For centuries, chess has been known as the “Game of Kings” for its ability to teach participants focus, planning and tactics. But kings are not the only people who can benefit from the strategic …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption
17 Indicted in SC Prison Smuggling Ring by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced on November 23, 2018 that 17 indictments had been issued after an investigation into a prison contraband smuggling ring that authorities called “Operation Cash Cow.” The indictments against four prisoners, …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
D.C. Court Awards $501 Million in Suit Against North Korea for Torture-Death of Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On December 24, 2018, a federal court awarded $501.1 million to the parents of Otto Warmbier after he was tried, convicted and imprisoned by North Korean officials in an attempt …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of South Carolina Prisoner’s Suit Over Safekeeper Status by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to officials who allegedly denied a pretrial detainee substantive and procedural due process when placing him in safekeeper …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Filed under: Release and Reentry
Some Prisons Are Using Virtual Reality for Reentry and Other Programs by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Since 2016, Colorado has been using virtual reality (VR) reentry programs for some long-term prisoners. Other states, most notably Pennsylvania and Alaska, are also experimenting with VR for reentry training and other purposes. …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
New Study Finds Mass Incarceration Impacts Over Half of U.S. Families by Steve Horn by Steve Horn A new survey-based report published by a multi-university team of researchers, predominantly from Cornell University and FWD.us, a group of advocates for criminal justice and immigration reform, has revealed that over half of all …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption
South Carolina Fails to Evacuate Prisoners Threatened by Hurricane by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In September 2018, when Hurricane Florence bore down on the U.S. coast as a dangerous Category 4 storm, over a million people in Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina were told to flee inland. Many …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
New York Sheriff Loses Lawsuit, Must Report Serious Prisoner Incidents to State Agency by Chad Marks by Chad Marks A sheriff in Western New York, on the losing end of a lawsuit filed by four citizens, must report serious prisoner incidents to the New York State Commission of Correction. Sheriff …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
South Carolina: Two Women Drown in Sheriff’s Transport Van, Deputies Charged by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Nicolette Green, 43, and Wendy Newton, 45, were not criminals. On September 18, 2018, Newton was suffering symptoms from her schizophrenia while Green had sought help from a clinic. Because doctors had ordered …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
New Mexico Riot Raises Questions About Private Prison Company’s Competence by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The police department in Clayton, New Mexico and the state police are investigating a September 23, 2017 incident at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility (NENMCF), which grew into the state’s most …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
New Indianapolis Jail Will Not be Run by a Private Prison Company, but is Being Built on Contaminated Land by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The Indianapolis City-County Council has approved a proposal to enter into a 40-year lease to build a new 3,000-bed criminal justice center in …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
GEO Group Produces Litigation Documents After HRDC Files Public Records Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis, MBA The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization of Prison Legal News, prevailed in a lawsuit seeking to force private prison contractor GEO Group to comply with Vermont’s public records law.  …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Imagine Pleading Guilty Because You Can’t Afford to Call Your Lawyer by Victoria Law by Victoria Law, Truthout Imagine paying $20.12 for a 15-minute phone call. That’s how much a call from the Jennings Adult Correctional Facility in Missouri costs. In 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set rate caps …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Canada: Long-Term Segregation of Mentally Ill Prisoners Unconstitutional; $20 Million in Damages by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Recently, the Ontario Superior Court ruled that the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) violated the nation’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms by placing mentally ill prisoners in administrative segregation for …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Federal Court Rules in Favor of HRDC in Virginia Jail Censorship Suit by In June 2019, in a 42-page order, U.S. District Court Judge James P. Jones held the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority had violated the rights of the nonprofit Human Rights Defense Center by censoring books, magazines and …
Settlement Reached in Suit Over Failure to Keep Released L.A. County Prisoners from Becoming Homeless by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by the federal government against Los Angeles County over how the county’s jail system cycles “people with mental illnesses and …
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