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Louisiana Prison Officials Sued for Trying to Block Investigation into Abuse of Disabled Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Alleging a “culture of cover-up and excessive force,” the MacArthur Justice Center and the Advocacy Center of Louisiana (ACL) filed a class-action lawsuit in February 2018 against officials at …
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Deaf Former Prisoner’s ADA Claims by Jail officials “may not turn a blind eye to a deaf ear,” the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit fittingly declared in an August 31, 2017 ruling that reversed a summary judgment order in a lawsuit filed by …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Prisons and Jails Impose More Restrictions on Mail, Visits to Curtail Contraband by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Citing a need to stop the smuggling of drugs and other contraband, some prisons and jails have placed new and stringent restrictions on both prisoner mail and visitation. Beginning in April 2017, …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
California Prisoners File Class-action Suit Seeking Hepatitis C Treatment by Greg Dober by Gregory Dober In 2013, the FDA approved two new life-saving hepatitis C (HCV) drugs known as simeprevir (brand named Olysio) and sofosbuvir (brand named Sovaldi). The drugs, a new class of medication called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), were …
Colorado: Defendants Settle After Death of Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The estate of a man who died in a Colorado jail of a treatable foot malady has settled a lawsuit alleging Corrections Corporation of America (now CoreCivic) and other defendants caused his death by …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: Jail Specific
Ashes to Ashes: In Illinois, the Erasure of Incarcerated People Continues After Death by Sybil Drew by Sybil Drew, Truthout The mausoleum at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro, Illinois holds a secret: Hidden away in the top shelf are more than a dozen containers of unclaimed ashes. They hold …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: Totality of Conditions
As Wyoming State Penitentiary Falls Apart, Officials Rush Repairs by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Built just 17 years ago, but on unstable ground, Wyoming’s maximum-security penitentiary in Rawlins suffers from a sinking foundation, cracking walls and ceilings, and flooding from both a failing roof and broken, badly-installed pipes. In …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Fifth Circuit: Louisiana Must Allow Prisoner to Wear Dreadlocks by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s judgment dismissing a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who sought an injunction requiring the Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) to allow him to wear dreadlocks. …
What’s Hidden Behind the Walls of America’s Prisons by Heather Ann Thompson by Heather Ann Thompson Few Americans fully appreciate just how many of their fellow citizens are ensnared in the criminal justice system. Some may have heard that there are about 2.3 million people behind bars, but that figure tells …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
New York: Former Rikers Guard Gets 30 Years for Civil Rights Violations, Conspiracy by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin PLN has previously reported on the December 2016 conviction of former Rikers Island jail complex guard Brian Coll, 47, for his role in the 2012 death of detainee Ronald Spear. In …
California: Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner Dies after Two Days in Restraint Chair; $5 Million Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A 36-year-old California prisoner with a documented history of schizophrenia died in a jail cell on January 22, 2017, less than an hour after his release from a restraint …
Prison Administrators and Criminology Students Study Radical New Approach: Treat Prisoners Like Human Beings by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Attorney Donald Specter has spent his career working to bring change to the American carceral system. He began as a volunteer at the Prison Law Office – a Berkeley, California-based …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
California Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Reform Law by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Proposition 66, also known as the Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act, was passed by 51.13% of California voters on November 8, 2016. Prop. 66 was intended to “facilitate the enforcement of judgments and achieve cost …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Corruption Among Prison Guards in North Carolina Spurred by Low Pay by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A “dirty staff gang” of corrupt employees in North Carolina’s prison system is circumventing security measures by smuggling contraband that creates dangers not only for prisoners and staff members, but also for …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Tennessee Sheriff Offered “Church Release” to Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Maury County, Tennessee Sheriff Bucky Rowland was elected to office in 2014 on a platform that promoted prisoner rehabilitation. While it is not unusual for an elected official to give lip service to the concept of rehabilitating …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright I would like to thank everyone who donated to HRDC’s annual fundraiser last year. When we started our fundraiser, our goal was to raise enough money to be able to hire a full-time investigative reporter. Within a few weeks, though, we …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: Medication, Death Penalty
Florida Supreme Court Approves Use of Hypnotic Drug for Executions by On August 14, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court approved a new lethal injection drug protocol that includes the hypnotic drug etomidate. The introduction of etomidate into the state’s execution protocol is the latest move to preserve the death penalty …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Morgan McCurdy, 23, a nurse at the DeKalb County jail, was arrested on July 20, 2017 after surveillance video confirmed suspicions that she was involved with smuggling drugs into the facility. DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said the licensed practical nurse was jailed on charges …
Brief • April 2, 2018
Robertson v. Milam County, Tx, Complaint, jail assault leaves prisoner injured, 2018 Case 6:18-cv-00096 Document 1 Filed 04/02/18 Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS WACO DIVISION JOHN L. ROBERTSON, Plaintiff, vs. MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS; DAVID GREENE; WILLIAM W. TORREY; CHRIS …
Filing • April 2, 2018
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. Santa Fe Co., et al., NM, Complaint, censorship, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00305 Document 1 Filed 04/02/18 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not-for-profit corporation, Case No.: Plaintiff, COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF UNDER …
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