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 …
Sheriff Accused of Blocking Investigation Into Georgia Jail Detainee Death by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott After an otherwise healthy 32-year-old succumbed to testicular cancer at Georgia’s Clayton County Jail in January 2023, the Director of the county Medical Examiner’s Office accused Sheriff Levon Allen of withholding documents …
Detainee Allegedly “Eaten Alive” by Vermin in Overcrowded Atlanta Jail by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett A detainee found dead in Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail (FCJ) on September 13, 2022, was “eaten alive” by insects, according to an attorney hired by the dead man’s family. Michael Harper said his clients …
$1.3 Million Paid to Transgender Woman Held Five Months in Atlanta Jail on Bogus Charges by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On January 3, 2023, the Atlanta City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 22-O-1891, clearing the way for the city to pay $1.3 million to settle claims by a Black transgender …
Predatory Probation Still Alive in Georgia, Other States by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a January 2022 report by the Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC), a national hub for the movement to reform criminal justice fines and fees, researchers documented the costs of private probation and found …
Former State Prison Guards in Georgia Sentenced for Prisoner Assaults and Cover-Up by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins On September 28, 2022, four former guards at Georgia’s Valdosta State Prison were sentenced for beating a handcuffed prisoner and then attempting to conceal what happened. Sgt. Patrick Sharpe, 30, received four …
News in Brief by Alabama: WBAM in Birmingham reported that a guard at the Blount County Jail was taken into custody and fired on January 31, 2023. Joseph Snow, 43, was charged with second-degree assault for injuring a detainee during an incident captured on surveillance video. Sheriff Mike Moon called …
Alvear v. The Salvation Army, GA, Opinion and Order, Fair Labor, 2023 Case 1:22-cv-00979-SEG Document 102 Filed 03/08/23 Page 1 of 34 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION RAYMON ALVEAR, JR., ROBERT MASSEY, DAVID STOUGH, and ANDREW KEIGANS, on behalf of themselves and all other similar …
After Eleventh Circuit Says ICE Detainee Is Not “Prisoner” Subject to PLRA, He Goes Missing from Georgia by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 29, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that a civil detainee in custody of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
