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“Brushed It Under the Rug”: Investigation Refutes Florida Sheriff’s Story About Jail Detainee’s Death by On September 8, 2022, Carl Harper, Jr. died in Florida’s Lee County Jail, a day after his arrest. A press statement five days later from the office of the county Sheriff (LCSO), Carmine Marceno, and …
Florida Prisoners Not Required to File Rulemaking Petition to Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 31, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected an argument by the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) that a state prisoner’s suit should be …
Brief • December 13, 2023
Wood v. Fl Dept of Education, FL, Complaint, Discrimination, 2023 Case 4:23-cv-00526-MW-MAF Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 1 of 61 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION Katie Wood, Jane Doe, and AV Schwandes, Plaintiffs, v. Florida Department of Education; State Board of Education; Monesia …
Brief • December 6, 2023
Ireland v. Prummell, FL, Motion to Compel Production of Corizon's Mortalitiy Review, Wrongful Death, 2023 IUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION THOMAS B. IRELAND, CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, Case No. 2:17-cv-468-FtM-MRM v. BILL PRUMMELL et al., Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF CORIZON’S …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Within 48-hours of booking into the Morgan County Jail on August 29, 2023, Miles Rea Batson, 39, had two second-degree assault charges added to his public intoxication charge as well as another for disarming a law enforcement agent. WHNT in Huntsville reported that during booking …
DeSantis Axes Florida Criminal Justice Reform by Stuck in distant second place in the race for the GOP Presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vetoed a new criminal justice reform measure on June 27, 2023, even though it was passed by most members of his own party in the …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
$20,000 Paid to Florida Prisoner After Eleventh Circuit Finds PLRA Inapplicable to Claims DOC Removed to Federal Court by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 e, …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
Filed under: COVID-19, Consent Decrees
COVID-19 Consent Decree Terminated at Florida’s Broward County Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 14, 2023, the federal court for the Southern District of Florida issued its latest ruling in a long-running case brought by detainees at the Broward County Jail exposed to a risk of …
Eleventh Circuit Says Florida Prisoner’s Dismissed Complaint Doesn’t Count as a “Strike” by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that the moment a prisoner files a motion to dismiss his federal civil rights suit, a district …
Brief • December 1, 2023
Estate of Esther Truax v. Waters, FL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 3:23-cv-01414-WWB-MCR Document 1 Filed 12/01/23 Page 1 of 11 PageID 1 Case 3:23-cv-01414-WWB-MCR Document 1 Filed 12/01/23 Page 2 of 11 PageID 2 Case 3:23-cv-01414-WWB-MCR Document 1 Filed 12/01/23 Page 3 of 11 PageID 3 Case 3:23-cv-01414-WWB-MCR Document …
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Three jail guards in the Yellowhammer State were hit with drug smuggling charges in August 2023 and another the month after. WAFF in Huntsville reported that Morgan County Jail guard Bobby Simmons, 19, was arrested on August 3, 2023, when he was charged with promoting …
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Eleventh Circuit Says Florida Prisoner Who Dismissed Complaint Cannot Be Assessed a “Strike” Under PLRA by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e, raises several barriers for prisoner litigants, not least being a “three strikes” provision that prevents indigent prisoners from having …
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 12, 2023, an Alabama jail guard was caught – in uniform – stealing Pokemon cards from a Walmart. WBMA in Birmingham reported that Josh Hardy then fled store security on foot before cops caught him in a nearby restaurant. Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew …
$1.85 Million Approved for Tampa Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 37 Years by Robert DuBoise received the second most important call of his life on June 9, 2023, when a Tallahassee public policy firm phoned to let him know that the efforts to obtain $1.85 million in compensation for the 37 …
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Florida Solitary Confinement Lawsuit Dismissed by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On December 14, 2022, the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) successfully beat back a challenge to use of solitary confinement in its prisons, when prisoner/plaintiffs stipulated to dismissal of their claims. Not content with that victory, apparently, DOC …
Brief • October 5, 2023
Hall v. Merola, FL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2023 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION WENDALL HALL, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: 3:15-CV-1054-J-39PDB LIEUTENANT PETER MEROLA, ET AL., Defendants. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: According to WSFA in Montgomery, a guard at the Montgomery County Detention Center was charged on July 18, 2023, with conspiracy to provide contraband to a prisoner as well as bribing a public official. Timothy Bernard Summerlin, 33, had worked at the lockup for roughly …
Doctor Convicted of Sexually Abusing USA Gymnasts Is Stabbed in Prison Cell by One of the more notorious prisoners at a federal lockup in Florida was stabbed by a fellow prisoner on July 9, 2023. Larry Nassar, 59, survived and was recovering from the assault by 49-year-old Shane McMillan. The …
Brief • August 30, 2023
Estate of Williamson v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc, FL, Final Judgment, 2023 File# 202339621 OR BK 4429 Pages 1410 RECORDED 08/30/23 at 12:53 PM Donald C . Spencer, Clerk Santa Rosa County, Florida DEPUTY CLERK GP Trans #1340699 Filing# 180808317 E-Filed 08/30/2023 10:46:50 AM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF …
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Prison Looks Different for Two Celebrity Women by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi On May 30, 2023, over a year after her felony conviction for fraud and conspiracy, Elizabeth Holmes, 39, founder of bogus and bankrupt blood-test maker Theranos, arrived at her home for the next 11 years: the Federal …
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