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Kansas Prisoner Who Warned “Something is Eating my Brain” Dies of Untreated Brain Infection

Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018

Filed under: Corizon, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Infections, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Kansas Prisoner Who Warned “Something is Eating my Brain” Dies of Untreated Brain Infection by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The family of Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) prisoner Marques Davis filed suit in federal district court in October 2017, alleging that officials at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility and the …

In the Public Interest - An Examination of Private Financing for Correctional and Immigration Detention Facilities, 2018

Publication • June 1, 2018

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Staff Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Industries, Workplace Injury, Work Conditions/Safety, Prison Gangs, Staffing, Security Systems, Guard Brutality/Beatings

In the Public Interest - An Examination of Private Financing for Correctional and Immigration Detention Facilities, 2018 An examination of private financing for correctional and immigration detention facilities Report · In the Public Interest · June 2018 While governments have traditionally used municipal bonds to finance the construction of correctional …

Kansas DOC Underestimates Cost of New Prison by $51 Million

Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018

Kansas DOC Underestimates Cost of New Prison by $51 Million by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Lansing Correctional Facility, located in the Kansas City area, is crying out for a wrecking ball and a bulldozer. Parts of the facility were built in the 1860s, and the Kansas DOC has …

Kansas DOC Raids Inmate Benefit Fund for $6.7 Million

Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018

Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Trust Accounts, Commissary

Kansas DOC Raids Inmate Benefit Fund for $6.7 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Since 2004, the Kansas Department of Corrections (DOC) has drained over $6.7 million from the prison system’s Inmate Benefit Fund (IBF), and spent it on goods and services prohibited by state law. The IBF is …

Kansas v. Bunyard, Syllabus, Forego Counsel, 2018

Brief • February 16, 2018

Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Sixth Amendment

Kansas v. Bunyard, Syllabus, Forego Counsel, 2018 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 112,645 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JOSIAH R. BUNYARD, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT A district judge's denial of a criminal defendant's right to forego counsel and represent himself or herself is structural …

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, ) …