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Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Medical
Humane Treatment for Terminally Ill Prisoners by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss “No prisoner dies alone.” That’s the motto of a group of prisoners, pastoral care workers and other volunteers at the California Medical Facility’s (CMF) hospice program, one of only two licensed prison hospices in the state. …
Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Prison Reform
The Uphill Road to Prisoners’ Rights by F.T. Green by F.T. Green, The Crime Report In the fall of 2010, a 12-year-old was in a fight at her middle school in northern Mississippi. The police officer assigned to the school as a School Resource Officer arrested her for simple assault …
Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Virginia Court Improperly Denied Transgender Prisoner’s Name Change by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On December 13, 2018, the Supreme Court of Virginia held that a state circuit court improperly denied a transgender prisoner’s application for a name change.  Federal prisoner Brian Allen Leonard filed an application in Virginia state …
Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Client
Attorney-Client Privilege Under Attack in Jails Across the Nation by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney As previously reported in PLN, the constitutional rights of prisoners at the Leavenworth Detention Center (LDC) in Kansas were violated by CoreCivic, the private operator of the facility for the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), …
Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Incarceration Decrease? Drop in Prison Numbers Called “Anemic” by Ted Gest by Ted Gest, The Crime Report Although the U.S. prison population has declined over six years, after increasing for nearly four decades, a new analysis by researcher Malcolm C. Young, published by the Center for Community Alternatives, concludes that …
Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Welcome to the 29th anniversary issue of Prison Legal News! We published the first issue of PLN on May Day in 1990, which was 348 issues ago. At the time PLN consisted of 10 hand-typed pages and the inaugural issue was …
Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Vermont Prisoner Sexually Abused at Private Prison in Michigan Receives $750 by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Bernard Carter was incarcerated at the privately-operated North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan when he alleged a prison nurse coerced him into sexually uncomfortable situations. In a federal lawsuit, Carter v. GEO …
Horrific Deaths, Brutal Treatment: Mental Illness in America’s Jails by Gary A. Harki by Gary A. Harki, The Virginian-Pilot Bradley Thomas had bipolar disorder and was in a severe depressive episode when he was arrested for a misdemeanor in Oregon. He had spit on his landlord’s face and threatened her …
Article • May 2, 2019
Ohio High Court Denies Relief to Prisoner Challenging White Supremacist Classification by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Ohio state prisoner William H. Evans Jr. was designated to be a white supremacist by a classification committee’s ruling in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC), the state’s prison system. This …
Human Rights Watch 2014 Report Set Goals to Reduce Human Costs of Excessive Incarceration by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna  The nonprofit Human Rights Watch in 2014 published a 21-page report, “Nation Behind Bars: A Human Rights Solution,” which outlined the problems caused by mass incarceration and offered suggestions on …
Brief • May 2, 2019
Alexander v. Pulaski County, AR, Second Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2019 Case 4:18-cv-00046-BSM Document 27 Filed 05/02/19 Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION PORCHA ALEXANDER, Individually and as Administratrix for the Estate of SHARON LAVETTE ALEXANDER VS. PLAINTIFF CASE NO. …
Bossardet v. Ryan, AZ, Order for for Rule 706 Expert, Medical Record-keeping, 2019 Case 4:17-cv-00517-FRZ Document 159 Filed 05/02/19 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Arron Shawn Bossardet, Plaintiff, 10 11 v. …
Brief • May 2, 2019
Arnold v. Smith, PA, Complaint, Violation of Religious Rights, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-00750-YK-SM Document 1 Filed 05/02/19 Page 1 of 22 E.D.Pa AO Pro Se 14 ( Rev. 04/18) Complaint for Violation of Civil Rights UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the ft~Uk 1ii'::rs1m=a, District of Pennsylvania p /}'- t ~j'\,P;,O f …
Land v. Roberts, FL, Complaint, Drugs Planted by Officer, 2019 Case 5:19-cv-00120-RH-MJF Document 1 Filed 05/02/19 Page 1 of 54 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PANAMA CITY DIVISION TYLER LAND, MICHAEL BAXTER, HOPE ADKINSON, JUSTIN CALEB CREAMER, DEREK WILLIAM BENEFIELD, KENNETH SHAW, LORA PENN, DARRELL WATKINS, and …
Carter v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Excessive Force and Medical Negligence, 2019 ase 2:19-cv-03840-JFW-JEM Document 1 Filed 05/02/19 5 Jeremy I. Lessem, Esq (SBN 213406) Jamal L. Tooson, Esq (SBN 261373) Lessem, N ewstat & Tooson, LLP 3450 Cahuenga Blvd W. Ste. 102 Los Angeles, CA 90068 Phone …
Aleem v. Cenikor Foundation, LA, Complaint, Failure to Pay Minimum Wage, 2019 Case 4:19-cv-03032 Document 1 Filed on 05/01/19 in TXSD Page 1 of 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MALIK ALEEM, Plaintiff v. CENIKOR FOUNDATION, INC. and Defendant. ) ) ) ) …
Brief • May 1, 2019
Bossardet v. Ryan, AZ, Order for Motions, Medical Record-keeping, 2019 Case 4:17-cv-00517-FRZ Document 157 Filed 05/01/19 Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 7 8 Arron Shawn Bossardet, Plaintiff, 9 10 v. 11 Charles L Ryan, …
Brief • May 1, 2019
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
Sisneros vs. Centurion Correction Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2019 Centurion 000903 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 5/1/2019 12:02 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO CLERK OF THE COURT Victoria Neal STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT …
Sorey v. Cenikor Foundation, LA, Class Action Complaint, Failure to Pay Minimum Wage, 2019 Case 4:19-cv-03033 Document 1 Filed on 05/01/19 in TXSD Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA GREGORY SOREY, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly …
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