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OIG Report Slams CoreCivic’s Management of Leavenworth Prison
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic
OIG Report Slams CoreCivic’s Management of Leavenworth Prison by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna An April 2017 report by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) strongly criticized private prison company CoreCivic (formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America), which operates the Leavenworth Detention Center (LDC) …
$10,000 Settles Kansas Suit Over Fall From Upper Bunk
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Jail Specific
$10,000 Settles Kansas Suit Over Fall From Upper Bunk by In June 2017, Shawnee County, Kansas agreed to pay $10,000 to a woman who fell from an upper bunk in her jail cell, resulting in “severe and permanent” injuries. When Giusepinna Lidia Rogers was booked into the jail, she told …
$200 Damages in Kansas Postcard-Only Policy
Article • January 3, 2018
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations, First Amendment
$200 Damages in Kansas Postcard-Only Policy by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a lower court's judgment that a Kansas jail's postcard-only policy violated the First Amendment. Nicholas Cox was detained in the Johnson County Adult Detention Center awaiting trial …
Kansas v. Ward, KS, Syllabus, False Information, 2018
Brief • January 1, 2018
Filed under: Bank Fraud/Robbery/Theft, Insufficient Evidence
Kansas v. Ward, KS, Syllabus, False Information, 2018 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 111,640 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER R. WARD, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. On the facts of this case, there was insufficient evidence to support the defendant's conviction of theft …
Kansas Supreme Court: Fees for Habeas Action Filed by Committed Sex Offenders to be Paid by County
Article • December 27, 2017
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sex Offender Treatment
Kansas Supreme Court: Fees for Habeas Action Filed by Committed Sex Offenders to be Paid by County by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Supreme Court of Kansas has ruled that any filing fees associated with state habeas corpus actions brought by civilly committed sex offenders must be paid by …
Kansas Uniform Trust Code Established Exclusive Venue For Prison Trust Fund Proceedings
Article • December 7, 2017
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Trust Accounts
Kansas Uniform Trust Code Established Exclusive Venue For Prison Trust Fund Proceedings by David Reutter by David Reutter The Kansas Supreme Court held that a prison trust fund is an actual trust, subject to the provisions of the Kansas Uniform Trust Code (KUTC), therefore the lower courts erred in applying …
Visitors to USP Leavenworth Turned Away Due to Disabilities
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act, Visiting
Visitors to USP Leavenworth Turned Away Due to Disabilities by A December 2016 news report by FOX 4 Problem Solvers in Kansas City, Kansas found that visitors at the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth were sometimes unable to see their loved ones because the facility failed to accommodate their disabilities. Despite …
USA v. Ailon-Ailon, KS, Opinion, Pre-Trial Detention, Immigration, 2017
Brief • November 22, 2017
Filed under: Immigration, Pretrial Detention and Detainees, Police/Govt Misconduct, Resentencing, Flight Risk, Detention - Generally
USA v. Ailon-Ailon, KS, Opinion, Pre-Trial Detention, Immigration, 2017 PUBLISH FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS November 22, 2017 FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT _________________________________ Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 17-3178 MARIO AILON-AILON, Defendant …
Westboro Baptist Church Members Continue to Work in Corrections
Article • November 6, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Filed under: Attorneys, Guards/Staff
Westboro Baptist Church Members Continue to Work in Corrections by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Fred W. Phelps, Sr., 85, was widely known as the founder and leader of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas – a cult-like group that practices hate speech at the most inappropriate venues, including …
USA v. O'Connor, KS, Opinion, Sentencing, Felon Possession of Firearms, 2017
Brief • October 30, 2017
Filed under: Sentencing, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Firearms, Hobbs Act
USA v. O'Connor, KS, Opinion, Sentencing, Felon Possession of Firearms, 2017 PUBLISH FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS October 30, 2017 FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT _________________________________ Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 16-3300 DARNELL …
KS Contract with CenturyLink-Embarq
Kickback publication • October 24, 2017
KS Contract with CenturyLink-Embarq CONTRACT AWARD Date of Award: February 19, 2013 Contract ID: Event ID: 37806 EVT0001771 Replaces Contract: Addendum of 10481 Procurement Officer: Telephone: E-Mail Address: Web Address: Brienne Wilkins 785/296-2770 brienne.wilkins@da.ks.gov http://admin.ks.gov/offices/procurement-and-contracts Item: Offender Phone Service Agency/Business Unit: Department of Corrections – Division of Juvenile Services Period …
KS CenturyLink-Embarq Contract Amendment 4 thru March 2018
Kickback publication • October 24, 2017
KS CenturyLink-Embarq Contract Amendment 4 thru March 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment Date: February 28, 2017 Amendment Number: 4 Contract ID: Event ID: 37806 EVT0001771 Procurement Officer: Telephone: E-Mail Address: Web Address: Brienne Wilkins 785/296-2770 brienne.wilkins@ks.gov http://admin.ks.gov/offices/procurement-and-contracts Item: Offender Phone Service Agency / Business Unit: Department of Corrections Division of Juvenile Services …
CenturyLink-Embarq DOC/JCC commissions 2016-2017
Kickback publication • October 24, 2017
CenturyLink-Embarq DOC/JCC commissions 2016-2017 Remittance Month Traffic Period Total Commission Paid 201602 201512 $300,845.84 201603 201601 $288,174.39 201604 201602 $297,964.19 201605 201603 $328,824.29 $2,360,000.00 New Contract/MAG started on April 1, 2016 201606 201604 $0.00 201607 201605 $0.00 201608 201606 $0.00 201609 201607 $0.00 201610 201608 $0.00 201611 201609 $0.00 201612 …
Kansas Supreme Court: Four Years of Pretrial Detention too Long
Article • October 9, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Filed under: Overdetention, Sex Offender Treatment, Involuntary Treatment/Drugging
Kansas Supreme Court: Four Years of Pretrial Detention too Long by In December 2016, the Kansas Supreme Court ordered the release of a man who had been held in jail more than four years awaiting trial under the Kansas Sexually Violent Predator Act (KSVPA). The state’s high court held that …
American Humanist Association v. Norwood, KS, Complaint, Display of Christian Messages, 2017
Brief • September 20, 2017
Filed under: Required Religious Programming, Proselytizing
American Humanist Association v. Norwood, KS, Complaint, Display of Christian Messages, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-02554-KHV-GLR Document 1 Filed 09/20/17 Page 1 of 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION ) Washington, D.C., ) ) and ) ) SHARI WEBBER-DUNN ) Topeka, Kansas, ) …
Random Drug Tests Do Not Violate Kansas Guard's Fourth, Fourteenth Amendment Rights, Tenth Circuit Holds
Article • September 6, 2017
Filed under: Drug Testing, Juvenile Prisons
Random Drug Tests Do Not Violate Kansas Guard's Fourth, Fourteenth Amendment Rights, Tenth Circuit Holds by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On February 6, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a decision of a Kansas federal district court judge dismissing a lawsuit filed by a …
Ogden v. Figgins, KS, Prelim Settlement, Mail Allowed, 2017
Brief • July 19, 2017
Filed under: Jail Specific, Mediation, Mail, Mail Regulations, Prisoner Media, Access to Media, First Amendment
Ogden v. Figgins, KS, Prelim Settlement, Mail Allowed, 2017 Case 2:16-cv-02268-JAR-KGG Document 26 Filed 07/19/17 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS RUSSELL K. OGDEN ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 16-CV-2268-JAR SHERIFF PETE FIGGINS, Defendant. ORDER PRELIMINARILY APPROVING SETTLEMENT AND AUTHORIZING …
Rogers v. Board of County Commissioners of Shawnee County, KS, Settlement, Fall From Bunk, 2017
Brief • June 15, 2017
Filed under: Injury -- Misc.
Rogers v. Board of County Commissioners of Shawnee County, KS, Settlement, Fall From Bunk, 2017 SHAWNEE COUNT'f CONTRACT #. C~\3-.:lelr SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Agreement is between Giusepinna Lidia Rogers, (referred to in this Agreement as "Plaintiff'), and The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Shawnee, Kansas, …
Three State Supreme Courts Rule on Post-release Issues for Sex Offenders
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Classification, Sex Offender Registration, Polygraphs, Probation
Three State Supreme Courts Rule on Post-release Issues for Sex Offenders by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In six separate opinions, the Supreme Courts of Kansas, Ohio and Colorado ruled on issues related to sex offender registration and probation requirements. In a trio of decisions handed down on April 22, …
Huff et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc. and Securus, KS, Complaint, Attorney Client Calls Taped, 2017
Brief • June 1, 2017
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Attorney Client, Prisoner Privileges, First Amendment, rights
Huff et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc. and Securus, KS, Complaint, Attorney Client Calls Taped, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-02320-JAR-JPO Document 1 Filed 06/01/17 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS Ashley Huff and Gregory Rapp, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, …
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