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Rucker v. Collazo, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-02384 Document #: 1 Filed: 04/09/19 Page 1 of 5 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION STEVEN RUCKER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER JAVIER ) COLLAZO, STAR …
Brief • April 9, 2019
Filed under: Guards/Staff
Lewis v. Arkhurst, NY, Motion for Expedited Discovery, Assualt by Correctional Officers, 2019 Rob Rickner | rob@ricknerpllc.com April 9, 2019 Via ECF Hon. Debra Freeman United States Magistrate Judge Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse 500 Pearl St. New York, NY 10007-1312 Re: Lewis v. Arkhurst, et al., 19-cv-02831 (LAK)(DCF) …
Green v. State of Alaska, AK, Judgment, Jail Death, 2019 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT ANCHORAGE ESTATE OF KELLSIE GREEN Plaintiff, vs. STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. …
In-the-News Article • April 3, 2019
Securus Prison Phone Merger Withdrawn - Victory for Campaign for Prison Phone Justice! April 3, 2019 PLN Press Releases Prison Legal News   NEWS RELEASE Human Rights Defense Center For Immediate Release April 3, 2019   Major Prison Telecom Merger Canceled; Victory for Campaign for Prison Phone Justice! Merger between Securus …
In-the-News Article • April 3, 2019
PLN managing editor comments on DOJ report on violence in Alabama prisons April 3, 2019 Articles with PLN Quotes Sputnik News DOJ Probe: Violence, Sexual Abuse Occur in Alabama Prisons on ‘Regular Basis' 00:27 04.04.2019(updated 00:28 04.04.2019)   The Justice Department released a detailed report on Wednesday, revealing that men …
Brief • April 3, 2019
Gregory v. Iowa, IA, Order, Nudity, 2019 E-FILED 2019 APR 03 9:38 AM POLK - CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY LEONARD GREGORY, DEE J. RADEKE, SEAN O’GEARY, ZACHARY ZIMPEL, RICHARD CORTEZ, JERRY NEWELL, ROGER SELLERS, MELVIN DENNIS, CHAD WELSH, CLARENCE FENTON, CHICO NEWMAN, …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: “I know I was wrong. But, on the other end, I don’t want to say it’s the culture, or it’s accepted culture, but it happens,” declared former Warden Cedric Specks, when asked about his extra-marital affairs with two contract nurses at the St. Clair Correctional …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Lawsuit Challenging Phone Kickbacks at Massachusetts Jail Survives Motion to Dismiss by In December 2018, a Massachusetts federal district court refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the cost of phone calls made by prisoners at the Bristol County House of Correction (BCHC). [See: PLN, Sept. 2018, p.36]. Before the court …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Kentucky Prison Guards Settle Sexual Harassment Suit for $1.5 Million by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A $1.5 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit alleging a male sergeant at Kentucky’s Little Sandy Correctional Complex (LSCC) sexually harassed four female guards. The settlement ended an appeal that followed …
Wisconsin State Prison Sergeant Rats Out Prisoner Informants by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  It is unfortunate that one of the first things someone learns after being incarcerated is to never, ever trust anyone. Now-retired Wisconsin prison captain Jason Wilke is a poster-child for the never-trust-anyone creed, demonstrating that it …
Teachers’ Unions Divest Stock Holdings in Private Prisons by David Reutter by David Reutter Pension funds for teachers are abandoning their investments in private prisons. The divestures follow an appeal by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the nation’s second-largest teacher’s union, for public pension funds to liquidate their holdings …
Delaware: Inadequate Medical Care Results in Prisoner’s Death by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Lisa Roseanne Peace, a former nurse with Connections Community Support Services (CCSS), waited almost 20 minutes before calling 911 after finding prisoner James J. Daniels on the floor of the chow hall at the Delaware Sussex …
California State Retirement Systems Split on Decision to Divest from Private Prisons by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer The Teachers’ Retirement Board of the California State Retirement System (CalSTRS) has decided to get out of private prison investments by dumping CoreCivic and GEO Group stock from its portfolio. About $12 …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Assaults on Staff
Former Rikers Island Prisoner Awarded $500,000 Plus Attorney Fees by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell On August 6, 2018, a New York federal district court awarded a former Rikers Island jail prisoner $500,000 in damages after he was assaulted by a police officer and another prisoner. Former NYPD officer Jamel …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Colorado: $190,000 Settlement for Prisoners Ordered Released but Kept in Jail for Inability to Pay $55 Fee by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  El Paso County, Colorado has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who remained in jail for 27 days because she was unable to pay …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Scabies Outbreak at Michigan Women’s Prison Under Corizon Health by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Scabies is the name for an infestation of tiny mites that burrow under a person’s skin and cause an itchy rash. They are spread by touching an infected person or an item of the person’s …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
The Lackawanna County Seven: And Then There Were Five by Mumia Abu-Jamal by Mumia Abu-Jamal Few cases are as difficult to prosecute as those involving cops, sheriffs and prison guards. This is largely due to the popular perception that they’re the good guys protecting society from the bad guys ... …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Settlement Reached over Visitation, Communication with Prisoners’ Children at Indiana Jail by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer A class-action lawsuit, filed in federal court in 2016 against Allen County, Indiana Sheriff David Gladieux by plaintiffs Ronald Ward and Samuel Chinnis, claimed that prisoners at the county jail “have been and …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Corizon
Corizon Health Strikes Out in Arizona by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  In 2014, a settlement was reached in Parsons v. Ryan, a lawsuit over healthcare in Arizona’s prison system. The state contracted with Corizon Health to provide medical services for the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC), even though the …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Warden Turns Whistleblower, Claims Misconduct, Retaliation by Colorado’s DOC Director by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In October 2018, a warden who blew the whistle on an illegal hazardous-waste dumping scandal involving the head of Colorado’s prison system filed a lawsuit to compel the state to share the results of …
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