Arizona DOC Deporting Prisoners to Save Money by Gary Hunter The Arizona Department of Corrections (AZDOC) has transferred almost 1,500 illegal aliens from state lockups to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) since 2005. AZDOC director Dora Schriro said the newly-implemented policy has saved the state $18.6 million …
CMS Contract Woes Persist in New Jersey, Arizona and Delaware by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Deficiencies in medical care and failure to comply with contractual obligations have resulted in the termination of two contracts for Correctional Medical Services (CMS). The contracts were worth a total of $95 million …
$2,925,000 in Recent Settlements Involving Maricopa County and Sheriff Joe Arpaio by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The most recent developments in a thirty-year history of abuse and medical neglect of prisoners by Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) include three lawsuits in which the county paid almost $3 million …
DOJ/EOIR: Secret Decision to Maintain Secret Immigration Courts by Jacqueline Stevens Thursday, April 2, 2009 DOJ/EOIR: Secret Decision to Maintain Secret Immigration Courts WHO DUNNIT? Last week I wrote about being turned away from immigration courts in Eloy and Florence, Arizona, even though federal law requires immigration courts be open …
Death Sentence Substantiated By Psychologist's Court Ordered Testimony Of Confidential Statements by Arizona State prisoner Donald Beaty appealed a court's use of confidential statements in his capital punishment proceeding that he made to a psychologist. The court ruled that his statements were voluntary as was his presence in the group …
Maricopa County Special Prosecutor Padded Résumé, Law Partner Quits by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Regular readers of PLN are familiar with Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, who bills himself as “America’s Toughest Sheriff.” [See, e.g., PLN, March 2007, p.14]. Dennis Wilenchik, a private attorney known as “Arpaio’s …
Was Juan Mendoza Farias Beaten to Death by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Guards? by John Dickerson On December 2, 2007, a 40-year-old man named Juan Mendoza Farias was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail. Like a lot of people who come through Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s doors, Farias’ offense was …
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Own Records Raise Serious Questions About Inmate Juan Mendoza Farias' Violent Death by John Dickerson Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Own Records Raise Serious Questions About Inmate Juan Mendoza Farias’ Violent Death by John Dickerson Juan Mendoza Farias was handcuffed and alone in a jail cell when guards opened …
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Arizona DOC Guard Reinstated Despite Error Resulting in Prisoner’s Murder by Arizona’s state personnel board has overturned disciplinary actions against two prison employees who were implicated in errors leading to the murder of a prisoner at ASPC Florence. The board determined that although mistakes occurred, they should not have resulted …
BOP Must Grant Juveniles Time Served Credits by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) erred in refusing to credit a juvenile offender with 35 months of presentence custody. On June 17, 2001, Jonah R., a juvenile, was arrested after shooting at a …
Arizona Prisoner Wins $10,000 for Sexual Battery by Nurse by Leanna Johnson, a Pima County, Arizona prisoner, was subjected to a less than professional pelvic exam by a male nurse at the Pima County, Arizona jail. She sued in state court where the jury awarded her $10,000 in 2001. See: …
Arizona Prisoner Wins $100,000 for Neglected Dental Needs by Danny Thompson, an Arizona state prisoner, had to pull 5 of his own teeth because Department of Corrections (DOC) dentists wouldn't treat him. He sued in state court where the jury, in 1993, awarded him $100,000 to be split between 3 …
Evidence in Arizona Fatal Prisoner Abuse Suit Tailored in In Limine Ruling by The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona ruled in limine on pre trial evidence following the denial of qualified immunity for Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio in a § 1983 suit involving the death of …
Stay Pending Qualified Immunity Interlocutory Appeal Rejected in Arizona Prisoner Death Suit by Maricopa County (Arizona) Sheriff Joseph Arpaio filed a motion to stay litigation pending an interlocutory appeal on the denial of qualified immunity in a lawsuit filed by the parents of Tent City prisoner Phillip Wilson, who was …
Phoenix New Times Executives Arrested for Reporting About Sheriff Joe Arpaio by Matthew T. Clarke by Matt Clarke On the night of October 18, 2007, Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, founders and owners of the Phoenix New Times, an independent weekly publication in Phoenix, Arizona, were arrested and charged with …
U.S. Court Of Claims Lacks Jurisdiction Over Eighth Amendment Based Tort by Arizona federal pro se prisoner Jerome Trafny appealed his Eighth Amendment based tort claim dismissal. He alleged that the Federal Bureau of Prison's (BOP) failure to supply medication after eye surgery caused injury. The dismissal was affirmed for …
Arizona Juvenile’s Jail Suicide Case Settled for $10,000 by The estate of a 14-year-old Arizona juvenile detainee was paid $10,000 to settle claims arising from his suicide. While in a Yavapai County juvenile detention facility, a 14-year-old boy hung himself to death. His estate sued in federal court, alleging Defendants …
Arizona AG Defined Parole Board's Records Retention And Disposal Requirements by The Arizona Attorney General (AG) opined the parameters for the Board of Pardons and Paroles (Board) retention and disposal of meetings and hearings recordings, audio tapes and written minutes, and prisoner files after the conclusion of parole. AG Bob …
20 Year Old Phoenix Police Investigation Documents Ordered Disclosed To Church by The Church of Scientology of Arizona (Church) appealed a court denial for 20 year old Phoenix Police Department (PPD) documents regarding an investigation of the Church and it's affiliates. The court reversed the denial ruling that no harm …
