Doe v. Georgia Dept of Corrections, GA, Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Prelim Injunction, Transgender, 2023 Case 1:23-cv-05578-MLB Document 2-1 Filed 12/06/23 Page 1 of 39 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA JANE DOE, Civ. No. Plaintiff, v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et …
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 …
Eleventh Circuit Revives Claim Against NaphCare for Wrongful Death of Atlanta Jail Detainee by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney “This appeal arises from the tragic death of Antonio May,” began the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on June 7, 2023. As longtime PLN readers …
Estate of Thomas Giles v. Ga Dept of Corrections, GA, Settlement, Wrongful Death-Failure to Protect, 2023 Page 1 of 21 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of payment ~f upfront cash and future periodic payments as outlined in the SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS section below, which together total the sum …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Atlanta Federal Prison Gets Another Reboot by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Thirty years since its last reboot, the troubled U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta has gotten another one, after violence and corruption led the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to transfer most prisoners elsewhere in late 2021. [See: PLN, Jan. …
Prolonged COVID-19 Visitation Restrictions Net Georgia Jails Over $1.5 Million in Telecom Kickbacks by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi According to a report by the Georgia Current on April 14, 2023, jails in several of the state’s coastal counties were still profiting by extending COVID-19 visitation bans, forcing detainees and …
News in Brief by Alabama: A state Department of Corrections (DOC) guard was arrested on June 10, 2023, for allegedly smuggling drugs, including meth, to a prisoner at Kilby Correctional Facility, 1819 News reported. Charlie Townsend, 28, resigned from his position upon his arrest by the Law Enforcement Services Division. …
Jones v. Ward, GA, Settlement, Retaliation, 2023 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the dismissal of all claims and payment in the amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($ 7,500.00) to Christopher Lyle Jones (referred to herein as "RELEASOR"), and other good and valuable consideration, the …
News in Brief by Alabama: A guard with the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was indicted on April 27, 2023, on charges he sexually abused two prisoners at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Aliceville, according to a report by the Birmingham News. Robert D. Smith allegedly had sexual intercourse …
Georgia Prison Smuggling Ring Busted, Warden and Former Guard Arrested by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman After Georgia prisoner Nathan Weekes and three others were indicted for murder in April 2022, a smuggling ring they operated at Smith State Prison was busted. That has now led to the arrest of …
Georgia Prisoner Allowed to Proceed on Section 1983 Claim Seeking Execution by Firing Squad by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 30, 2023, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rebuffed Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) officials who wanted to execute …
Oliver v. JPay, GA, Complaint, Scheme to Defraud, 2023 Case 1:23-cv-03031-SEG-CMS Document 1 Filed 07/09/23 Page 1 of 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION ANTHONY OLIVER, REGINALD PRIDDY, Case No.: __________________________ Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. JURY DEMAND Plaintiffs , CLASS …
Oliver v. Jpay, LLC, GA, Complaint, Scheme to Defraud, 2023 Case 1:23-cv-03031-SEG-CMS Document 1 Filed 07/09/23 Page 1 of 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION ANTHONY OLIVER, REGINALD PRIDDY, Case No.: __________________________ Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. JURY DEMAND Plaintiffs , …
News in Brief by Arizona: A private prison guard in Arizona was picked up on drug charges in California on April 18, 2023, as he made his way back from Mexico with his wife and kids – along with almost 53 pounds of meth and heroin stashed in the gas …
No Charges for Georgia Guards Who Allegedly Abetted Attack That Left Prisoner Dead by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On September 30, 2022, nineteen-year-old Quafabian McBride was fatally stabbed in the heart during a fight between rival gangs at Georgia’s Phillips State Prison. McBride and fellow “Rolax Bloods” member Dejuan …
Glynn County Sheriff's Office and Pay Tel Communications, Lnc. Contract, 2023 CONTRACT ADDENDUM BETWEEN THE GLYNN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND PAY TEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Pursuant to the contract for telephone services by and between the Glynn County Sheriffs Office and Pay Tel Commun ications. Inc. executed on August 15. 2014. …
Detainee Tunnels Through Walls of Decrepit Atlanta Jail to Stab Fellow Detainee by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The question must be asked: How did one detainee dig a tunnel to another’s cell – via a shower area, no less – to attack him? Did no guard notice …
