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CA Prison Medical Care Receiver: Three Top Officials Ousted, Controversial Building Plan Opposed by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 12, 2009, J. Clark Kelso, California’s federal court-appointed receiver over prison medical care, demanded the resignations of his chief of staff, John Hagar; Stephen Weston, Hagar’s assistant; and medical …
Brief • September 18, 2009
Hahn v. Walsh et al, IL, Plf re MTD, Diabetic Negligence, 2009 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION PATRICK HAHN and ERIK REDWOOD, ) Administrator of the Estate of JANET LOUISE ) HAHN, Deceased, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) ) …
Federal Three-Judge Panel Orders California To Reduce Prison Population By 44,000 Prisoners Within Two Years by Marvin Mentor In a landmark ruling, a federal three-judge panel ordered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to cap the prison population of its 33 adult prisons to 137.5% of their 79,828 …
Article • September 15, 2009
Behind Coleman v. Schwarzenegger - Profile of Prison Law Office attorney Donald Specter by Michael Hamden Behind Coleman v. Schwarzenegger September 30, 2009 Corrections Policy Examiner Michael Hamden (www.HamdenConsulting.com) Donald Specter: attorney in the public interest As many know, California’s prison system is grossly overcrowded and there have been repeated …
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
California Prison Still Subpar, Grand Jury Finds by The Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) in Coalinga, California continues to suffer from overcrowding and inadequate medical care, according to a March 25, 2009, report by the Fresno County Grand Jury. As part of section 919(b) of the California Penal Code, grand …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Motions to Oust California Prison System’s Federal Healthcare Receiver Denied by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On March 24, 2009, motions by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to terminate the Receivership now operating the state’s prison healthcare system under a longstanding federal lawsuit were denied by …
University of Arizona Releases Report on Women Immigration Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In January 2009, the Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SWIRW) and the Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Program of the University of Arizona published a report on women held in Arizona immigration prisons. It …
Article • July 15, 2009
Court Rejects Self-Analysis Privilege; Orders Jail Officials to Comply with Subpoena by U.S. Magistrate Judge Diane Welsh has granted a motion to enforce a subpoena for records in a class action suit challenging the adequacy of medical care at the Bucks County Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs served a …
Connecticut Settles Suit Over Conditions at Somers Facility; $190,000 in Fees and Costs Paid by In 1996, the parties in a class action suit over the conditions at the Connecticut Correctional Institution in Somers entered into a settlement agreement. The settlement came after significant improvements were made at Somers over …
Eighth Circuit Allows Termination of Minnesota Prison Health Care Consent Decree by On November 21, 2008, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal district court's order terminating the Hines Consent Decree covering prison medical care in the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC). In 1973, Howard Lansing Hines and …
OIG Audit Finds Major Deficiencies with BOP Health Care by Brandon Sample OIG Audit Finds Major Deficiencies with BOP Health Care by Brandon Sample A comprehensive audit by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found numerous problems with the provision and management of medical services by …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
New Texas Prison Hospital Approved by On January 16, 2009, Texas lawmakers announced that the state will convert a dormant 59-year-old federal medical center into a prison hospital for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The five-story, 100-bed Thomas T. Connally Veterans Affairs Medical Center has not been used …
Rodriguez-Grava & Cisneros de Jesus v. GEO Group, TX, Order, Failure to Provide Mental Health Services, 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO DIVISION MIROSLAVA RODRIGUEZ-GRAVA and ISAIAS VASQUEZ CISNEROS DE JESUS, § § § § Plaintiffs, § § vs. § § GEO GROUP, INC.; THE …
Conditions in Maricopa County, Arizona Jails Still Unconstitutional by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 22, 2008, U.S. District Court Judge Neil V. Wake issued an 83-page order with findings of facts and conclusions of law in a long-running civil rights lawsuit against Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio …
Article • May 15, 2009
Terminal Incarceration by The short, sad lives of some detainees facing relatively minor charges end in jail. Here are three such cases. By Rob Jordan As she laid her head on her big sister's chest and listened to the heartbeats slow, Harolyn Frazier thought of opportunities lost. In the wake …
Ware v. CCA, TN, Complaint, solitary inmate suicide medical neglect, 2009 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0139 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0140 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0141 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0142 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0143 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0144 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0145 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0146 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0147
1980s Settlement Agreement Heads to Improved Conditions in Nevada Prisons by The state of Nevada has agreed to a comprehensive settlement agreement that will improve conditions at all Nevada prisons. Billy Shapley and other Nevada state prisoners filed a class action suit against Nevada prison officials alleging that their First, …
Connecticut Settles Mental Health Suit by On May 22, 1995, the state of Connecticut agreed to settle a lawsuit challenging the quality of mental health care it provides to its prisoners. Edward Roe and class of other prisoners sued Connecticut prison officials alleging that the mental health services provided by …
Conditions on Federal Death Row “Horrendous,” ACLU Finds by Brandon Sample The conditions of confinement on federal death row fall below minimum constitutional standards and jeopardize the lives and safety of condemned prisoners, according to an investigation by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The results of the ACLU’s investigation …
Wojtaszek v. Litherland, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2009 Case 3:08-cv-00317-JPG-PMF Document 34 Filed 04/15/09 Page 1 of 20 Page ID #163 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION MATTHEW WOJTASZEK, #K63527, Plaintiff, v. DR. LITHERLAND (DENTIST), MS. CORRELL (DENTAL ASST.), PAMELA …
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