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Families Accuse Arkansas Prison of Poor Communication on COVID-19 Prisoners

Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020

Filed under: Medical Records, COVID-19, Telephone Access

Families Accuse Arkansas Prison of Poor Communication on COVID-19 Prisoners by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Arkansas’ Cummins Unit prison facility had 11 confirmed deaths due to coronavirus as of June 9, 2020. Families were concerned over a lack of communication and delayed notification from the Arkansas Department of Corrections …

Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19, Journalist

Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The silence is deafening. Over a week in mid-May, Prison Legal News tried to contact public information officers at seven federal prisons seeking an answer to a straightforward question: What are you doing …

Report: Oaks of Justice Pitch to Help Prisoners Return Home Appears Shady

Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, halfway houses

Report: Oaks of Justice Pitch to Help Prisoners Return Home Appears Shady by Bill Barton by Bill Barton It’s scarcely news that people incarcerated in federal prison are often desperate for any possible chance to return home. Unfortunately, prisoners aren’t really in a position to verify the legitimacy of assorted …

Innocence Project Working to Prove Arkansas Executed Innocent Man

Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020

Filed under: Death Penalty, Wrongful Death, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

Innocence Project Working to Prove Arkansas Executed Innocent Man by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On January 23, 2020, the family of an Arkansas man who was executed three years earlier, filed a lawsuit to obtain evidence from the scene of the murder for which he was convicted, hoping to …

Arkansas Supreme Court Denies Prisoner Preliminary Injunction on Religious Issues

Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020

Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)

Arkansas Supreme Court Denies Prisoner Preliminary Injunction on Religious Issues by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso On June 6, 2019 the Supreme Court of Arkansas denied a prisoner’s appeal of a circuit court’s refusal to issue a preliminary injunction regarding Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) policies as applied to …

$425,000 Settlement in Arkansas Detainee’s Death from Asthma Attack

Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020

Filed under: Respiratory, Contractor Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$425,000 Settlement in Arkansas Detainee’s Death from Asthma Attack by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The estate of a pretrial detainee who died at Arkansas’ Pulaski agreed to a $425,000 settlement to resolve a civil rights action. The settlement requires payment from Pulaski County and its medical vendor, Turn …

AR DOC, Securus, State DOC Phone Rates Doc, First Amendment to Master Services Agreement

Kickback publication • March 10, 2020

AR DOC, Securus, State DOC Phone Rates Doc, First Amendment to Master Services Agreement

Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Order Requiring Halal Meals

Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019

Filed under: Religious Freedom, Religious Diet

Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Order Requiring Halal Meals by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Abdulhakim Muhammad, a state prisoner in Arkansas, filed suit under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000 cc-1 to 2000 cc-5. He argued …

Arkansas Supreme Court Denies Judicial Review of Prisoner’s Disciplinary Case

Article • November 23, 2019

Filed under: Transfers, Racial Discrimination, Disciplinary Hearings

Arkansas Supreme Court Denies Judicial Review of Prisoner’s Disciplinary Case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Malik Muntaqim, a prisoner assigned to the Arkansas Department of Correction’s (ADC) Ouachita River Unit, was seeking a transfer to a different prison unit and experienced racial discrimination. In his written transfer request, Muntaqim …

AR DOC Securus Detail Telephone Commissions 2012-2019

Kickback publication • October 18, 2019

Filed under: Telephones

AR DOC Securus Detail Telephone Commissions 2012-2019 Fiscal Yea Posting Date Reference 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 1/20/2012 291530 2012 291530 …

AR DOC Securus Total Telephone Commissions 2012-2019

Kickback publication • October 18, 2019

Filed under: Telephones

AR DOC Securus Total Telephone Commissions 2012-2019 Year AR DOC Commission Data Total Commission Paid 2012 1,789,798.73 2013 1,897,090.23 2014 1,718,505.15 2015 2,234,951.06 2016 2,908,066.03 2017 1,542,838.35 2018 2,744,544.63 2019* 2,504,327.05 *Total reflects payments through August 2019

AR DOC Contract Renewal Thru 4-20-19

Kickback publication • October 11, 2019

Filed under: Telephones

AR DOC Contract Renewal Thru 4-20-19

AR DOC Securus First Amendment to Contract

Kickback publication • October 11, 2019

Filed under: Telephones

AR DOC Securus First Amendment to Contract

AR DOC Securus Second Amendment to Contract

Kickback publication • October 11, 2019

Filed under: Telephones

AR DOC Securus Second Amendment to Contract

Arkansas: Private Prison Contractors Cited for Ethics Violations

Article • October 4, 2019

Filed under: Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct

Arkansas: Private Prison Contractors Cited for Ethics Violations by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Arkansas Ethics Commission (AEC) issued letters of caution to four companies that provide corrections-related services, for failing to report contributions to the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Association. The companies, Tech Friends, Inc., City Tele Coin …

Lawsuit Proceeds Over Death of Prisoner at Privately-Run Jail

Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019

Filed under: LaSalle Management Company, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Lawsuit Proceeds Over Death of Prisoner at Privately-Run Jail by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Michael Todd Sabbie, 35, died on July 22, 2015 at the Bi-State Jail, which sits astraddle the border between Texas and Arkansas. He left behind four children. U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven, in a 169-page …

AR Perry County - Correct Solutions Contract 2015-2017

Kickback publication • July 17, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Telephone Monitoring

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AR Washington County - Correct Solutions contract 2014-2015

Kickback publication • July 17, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Telephone Monitoring

AR Washington County - Correct Solutions contract 2014-2015 --- Fi LED 2ll~OCT CORRECTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE AGREEMENT- 17 AM 8: 4 i : . .' . ;_ -'i ·.1i.Tt CL: ~ This telephone service ..Shared Revenue" Agreement is entered into, by and betvJe·~n GT 0: I CO. : . Washington County …

AR Clark County - City TeleCoin contract 2016-2019

Kickback publication • July 17, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Telephone Monitoring

AR Clark County - City TeleCoin contract 2016-2019 City Tele-Coin Company, Inc. 4501 Marlena Street, Bossier Oty, LA 71111 800.682 .0707 / www.citytelecoin .com · ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- CORRECTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AGREEMENT Made on this, the .L1.._ day of _,/!A~@=---i~/. ____, 20~, by and between these parties: City Tele-Coin Company, Inc. (hereinafter …

AR Mississippi County - Securus Contract 2011-2013

Kickback publication • July 17, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Telephone Monitoring

AR Mississippi County - Securus Contract 2011-2013 ' . S>SECURUS" 'l'ECHNOl.CGla3 c~= ·~--M.aster Services Agreement! ~--- M._'s_s_1_s_:~:p_1_c_o_u_N_TY °-~~~NTION c_EN_T_~~:Si~ L Option Al '!This Ma~r·S;~ices Agreement (ih'i~;;Agreement") is by and between MISSISSWPI COUNTY DETENTION~CENTER-""'j ("Customer') and Securus Technologies, Inc., ("we," "us," or "Provider'). This Ag·reement supersedes any and all other agreements …