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Article • August 13, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Fifth Circuit Upholds Qualified Immunity in Medical Neglect Death of Texas Detainee by Matthew Clarke Fifth Circuit Upholds Qualified Immunity in Medical Neglect Death of Texas Detainee by Matt Clarke In a case involving the death of a pretrial detainee due to lack of medical treatment, the Fifth Circuit Court …
Article • August 13, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Cover-up of Angola Prisoner’s Beating Results in Guilty Pleas, $8,000 Settlement by Cover-up of Angola Prisoner’s Beating Results in Guilty Pleas, $8,000 Settlement Three Louisiana prison officials have pleaded guilty to federal charges related to their role in the beating of a prisoner at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola. …
Article • August 13, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Filed under: Medication, Death Penalty
Lethal Injection Protocol, Source of Execution Drugs Challenged in Pennsylvania by Lethal Injection Protocol, Source of Execution Drugs Challenged in Pennsylvania A long-standing federal class-action lawsuit is challenging the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s execution protocol, and one of the issues in the case involves the use of lethal injection drugs obtained …
Article • August 12, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Washington Prison Guard’s Murder Costs State $2.5 Million and Counting by Mark Wilson Washington Prison Guard’s Murder Costs State $2.5 Million and Counting by Mark Wilson A Washington prisoner’s conviction and death sentence for murdering a female prison guard has cost taxpayers $1.6 million, while the guard’s family settled a …
Article • August 12, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Failure to Treat Tuberculosis Suit Survives Summary Judgment, Settles for $1.4 Million by Derek Gilna Failure to Treat Tuberculosis Suit Survives Summary Judgment, Settles for $1.4 Million by Derek Gilna In January 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington denied a motion for summary judgment filed …
Article • August 12, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Physician Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Prisoners in Georgia, District of Columbia by Physician Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Prisoners in Georgia, District of Columbia On August 28, 2012, Dr. Lewis Jackson, 37, was indicted by a federal grand jury for sexually abusing prisoners at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Atlanta, …
Article • August 12, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Washington Jail Detainees Sue over Videotaped "Peep Shows" by Mark Wilson Washington Jail Detainees Sue over Videotaped "Peep Shows" by Mark Wilson "They were directing them to do it like dolls. Like taking clothes off a Barbie doll,” stated Seattle, Washington attorney James C. Egan, referring to a pattern of …
ICE Officials Target of Sexual Harassment, Gender Discrimination Lawsuits by ICE Officials Target of Sexual Harassment, Gender Discrimination Lawsuits Accusations of sexual harassment and anti-male bias at the highest levels of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) bureau resulted in a shakeup at the agency and two federal lawsuits, …
Article • August 9, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Heat-related Deaths in Texas Prisons Lead to Lawsuits, Reluctant Changes by Matthew Clarke Heat-related Deaths in Texas Prisons Lead to Lawsuits, Reluctant Changes by Matt Clarke and David M. Reutter Prisoners across the nation are currently experiencing the oppressive heat of summer – particularly in the Southern states. Those incarcerated …
Article • August 9, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Fifth Circuit Grants Summary Judgment for Substitution of Pain Medication by Fifth Circuit Grants Summary Judgment for Substitution of Pain Medication The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a denial of summary judgment against jail medical officials who substituted ibuprofen for Percocet when treating a prisoner’s gunshot wound. On …
Article • August 8, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Seventh Circuit: Routine Erasure of Prison Security Tapes Does Not Warrant Sanctions by Michael Brodheim Seventh Circuit: Routine Erasure of Prison Security Tapes Does Not Warrant Sanctions by Michael Brodheim The Seventh Circuit has held that a district court did not abuse its discretion when it denied a prisoner’s motion …
Article • August 8, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Qualified Immunity to Iowa DOC Director for Recalculating Prisoners’ Release Dates by David Reutter Qualified Immunity to Iowa DOC Director for Recalculating Prisoners’ Release Dates by David M. Reutter The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court’s grant of qualified immunity in a civil rights action brought …
Article • August 8, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Filed under: Parole, Mental Health
Reversal of Oregon Parole Postponement Due to Incorrect Psychological Evaluation by Mark Wilson Reversal of Oregon Parole Postponement Due to Incorrect Psychological Evaluation by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner’s release was improperly postponed for two years on the basis of an erroneous psychological …
ACLU Granted Preliminary Injunction Requiring Michigan Jail to Deliver Legal Mail by David Reutter ACLU Granted Preliminary Injunction Requiring Michigan Jail to Deliver Legal Mail by David Reutter A federal district court in Michigan granted a preliminary injunction that requires officials at the Livingston County Jail (LCJ) to deliver letters …
Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC by Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC Prison Legal News continues its efforts to defend its First Amendment right to communicate with prisoners in the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC). In 1999 the NDOC banned all copies of PLN, claiming the publication …
Article • August 8, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Filed under: Parole
South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Parole Denial by Michael Brodheim South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Parole Denial by Michael Brodheim The Supreme Court of South Carolina, exercising the sort of common sense not found in the courts of more “liberal” states like California, held on July 3, 2013 that retroactive …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Texas Correctional Industries: Providing Useful Work Skills or Slave Labor? by Texas Correctional Industries: Providing Useful Work Skills or Slave Labor? With factories employing more than 5,000 prisoners at 37 facilities, mostly in the eastern part of the state, Texas Correctional Industries (TCI) is a large and diversified operation. However, …
Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Service of Process for Other Prisoner Not Protected Conduct by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Service of Process for Other Prisoner Not Protected Conduct by Mark Wilson On September 10, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner’s retaliation claim, holding that …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
U.S. Sentencing Commission Approves Retroactivity for Drug Offense Sentence Reductions by Derek Gilna U.S. Sentencing Commission Approves Retroactivity for Drug Offense Sentence Reductions by Derek Gilna It’s always hard for the federal government to admit its mistakes, especially when they have ruined tens of thousands of lives, devastated inner-city neighborhoods …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Temple University Acts on Complaint Against Authors of Private Prison Study by Temple University Acts on Complaint Against Authors of Private Prison Study In response to an ethics complaint filed against Temple University professors Simon Hakim and Erwin A. Blackstone, a Temple official wrote in July 2014 that she had …
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