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Former Angola Warden Burl Cain Appointed Head of Mississippi Prison System
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Government Misconduct
Former Angola Warden Burl Cain Appointed Head of Mississippi Prison System by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Former Louisiana State Penitentiary Warden Burl Cain’s 21-year tenure running the prison complex at Angola was both long and controversial. His critics accused him of religious bias, blatant racial prejudice and excessive use …
Lawsuit Over Hellish 9-Day Prisoner Transport Reinstated
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Transfers, Contractor Misconduct, Contractor Liability
Lawsuit Over Hellish 9-Day Prisoner Transport Reinstated by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 29, 2020, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to Inmate Services Corp. (ISC), allowing to continue a civil rights action alleging a pretrial detainee’s constitutional rights were violated …
Beyond Harsh: 86 Mississippi Prisoners Serving Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Three Strikes
Beyond Harsh: 86 Mississippi Prisoners Serving Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In a resurgence of “tough-on-crime” sentencing reforms that swept the nation in the 1990s, many states enacted “three-strikes” laws mandating life sentences for those convicted of three felony offenses. Mississippi was among …
News in Brief
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: A Maricopa County grand jury indicted Daniel Davitt, 60, on January 14,  2020 on charges of second-degree murder in the death of Lower Buckeye Jail guard Gene Lee on October 30. Buckeye Jail video shows Davitt talking to Lee on October 29, then suddenly grabbing …
Mississippi Prisons in Crisis
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Filed under: Prison Gangs, Cost of Prison Systems, Overcrowding, Staffing
Mississippi Prisons in Crisis by David Reutter Prisons beset with gang-related violence, overcrowding, understaffing and weak funding. by David M. Reutter Between late last year and early April 2020, more than 30 Mississippi prisoners died due togang violence, suicide or illness – over 10 times the average of 3.4 prisoner …
Rappers Jay-Z and Yo Gatti Help Prisoners in Mississippi Sue State Over “Inhumane and Unconstitutional Conditions”
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems, Conditions of Confinement, Staffing
Rappers Jay-Z and Yo Gatti Help Prisoners in Mississippi Sue State Over “Inhumane and Unconstitutional Conditions” by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Lawyers representing music stars Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Mario “Yo Gotti” Mims, along with Carter’s entertainment company, Team Roc, filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of …
Mississippi Jail to Stay Open Despite Massive “Financial Trouble”
Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems
Mississippi Jail to Stay Open Despite Massive “Financial Trouble” by Chad Marks by Chad Marks On December 12, 2019, the Board of Supervisors of Mississippi’s Issaquena County granted an eleventh-hour reprieve to the Issaquena County Regional Jail just five days before it was set to close and over 300 prisoners …
Suit: Mississippi Man Sentenced to Two Days Hangs Himself After Jail Kept Him 52 Days Longer
Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020
Filed under: Overdetention, Suicides
Suit: Mississippi Man Sentenced to Two Days Hangs Himself After Jail Kept Him 52 Days Longer by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney After he lost work and was unable to pay a fine, Robert Wayne Johnson was sentenced to the Keller Neshoba Regional Correctional Facility (KNRCF) in rural Kemper County, …
Krecic v. Pickett, MS, Notice of Removal and Complaint, Parole Board Retaliation, 2020
Brief • March 27, 2020
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Retaliation, Eighth Amendment, Parole Liability, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
Krecic v. Pickett, MS, Notice of Removal and Complaint, Parole Board Retaliation, 2020 Case 3:20-cv-00210-HTW-LRA Document 1 Filed 03/27/20 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION ANITA KRECIC PLAINTIFF 3:20-cv210-HTW-LRA CIVIL ACTION NO. _____________________ VS. THE MISSISSIPPI STATE PAROLE …
Amos v. Hall, MI, WHO statement, Covid19, 2020
Brief • March 16, 2020
Filed under: Contagious Disease -- Misc., COVID-19
Amos v. Hall, MI, WHO statement, Covid19, 2020 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-1 Filed: 03/16/20 1 of 4 PageID #: 946 EXHIBIT A World Health Organization Director – General’s Brief on COVID19 (Mar. 11, 2020) Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-1 Filed: 03/16/20 2 of 4 PageID #: 947 WHO Director-General's …
Amos v. Hall, MI, Standing Order, Covid19, 2020
Brief • March 16, 2020
Filed under: Contagious Disease -- Misc., COVID-19
Amos v. Hall, MI, Standing Order, Covid19, 2020 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-4 Filed: 03/16/20 1 of 4 PageID #: 956 EXHIBIT D Standing Order In Re: The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 3:20MC-9, U.S. District Court for the N.D. of Miss. dated 3/16/2020 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-4 Filed: 03/16/20 2 …
Amos v. Hall, MI, Governor Proclamation, Covid19, 2020
Brief • March 16, 2020
Filed under: Contagious Disease -- Misc., COVID-19
Amos v. Hall, MI, Governor Proclamation, Covid19, 2020 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-3 Filed: 03/16/20 1 of 3 PageID #: 953 EXHIBIT C State of Mississippi, Office of Governor, Proclamation dated 03/14/2020 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-3 Filed: 03/16/20 2 of 3 PageID #: 954 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-3 …
Amos v. Hall, MI, Presidential Declaration, Covid19, 2020
Brief • March 16, 2020
Filed under: Contagious Disease -- Misc., COVID-19
Amos v. Hall, MI, Presidential Declaration, Covid19, 2020 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-2 Filed: 03/16/20 1 of 3 PageID #: 950 EXHIBIT B Presidential Proclamation Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) dated 3/13/2020 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-2 Filed: 03/16/20 2 of 3 PageID #: 951 …
Amos v. Hall, MI, WHO Brief, Covid19, 2020
Brief • March 16, 2020
Filed under: Contagious Disease -- Misc., COVID-19
Amos v. Hall, MI, WHO Brief, Covid19, 2020 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-1 Filed: 03/16/20 1 of 4 PageID #: 946 EXHIBIT A World Health Organization Director – General’s Brief on COVID19 (Mar. 11, 2020) Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-1 Filed: 03/16/20 2 of 4 PageID #: 947 WHO Director-General's …
Postawko v. Missouri Department of Corrections, MO, Expert Report, Medical Neglect of Hepatitis C, 2020
Brief • March 12, 2020
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Hepatitis
Postawko v. Missouri Department of Corrections, MO, Expert Report, Medical Neglect of Hepatitis C, 2020 Exhibit A DR. LAWRENCE MENDEL DEPOSITIONS AND TRIAL TESTIMONY FROM MARCH 2016 - PRESENT 1. Debra and Earl Black vs. Eugene Youngue, M.D., et al Case No. 14-505 U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania …
Amos v. Taylor, MI, Affidavit, Covid19, 2020
Brief • March 6, 2020
Filed under: Medical, Contagious Disease -- Misc., COVID-19
Amos v. Taylor, MI, Affidavit, Covid19, 2020 Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-6 Filed: 03/16/20 1 of 7 PageID #: 963 EXHIBIT F Affidavit of Marc Stern, MD MPH Case: 4:20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV Doc #: 59-6 Filed: 03/16/20 2 of 7 PageID #: 964 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE …
Ministry Worker Banned from Mississippi Prisons After Asking About Plumbing Problems
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Plumbing
Ministry Worker Banned from Mississippi Prisons After Asking About Plumbing Problems by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In August 2019, businessman Bryan Shaver worked as a volunteer prison minister at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. On the 23rd of that month, he was told that the water in Parchman …
Mississippi Prison Deaths Spike for Second Year; Disturbing Photos Revealed
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Wrongful Death
Mississippi Prison Deaths Spike for Second Year; Disturbing Photos Revealed by Matthew Clarke, David M. Reutter by Matt Clarke & David M. Reutter In July 2019, seven prisoners died in facilities operated by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (DOC). The deaths followed a similar spate in August 2018, when 16 …
Audit Finds Mississippi Private Prison Plagued by Violence, Run by Gangs
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Private Prisons, Management and Training Corporation, Prison Gangs
Audit Finds Mississippi Private Prison Plagued by Violence, Run by Gangs by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Former warden Jody Bradley depended on gang leaders at a privately-run Mississippi prison to maintain control of the facility. That was one finding of a December 2018 internal audit by Management & Training …
Mississippi County Pays $27,500 to Settle Lawsuit by Prisoner “Jumped” by Other Prisoners
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Injury -- Misc., Settlements
Mississippi County Pays $27,500 to Settle Lawsuit by Prisoner “Jumped” by Other Prisoners by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A man held at the Lauderdale County jail in Mississippi for failure to register as a sex offender settled a federal lawsuit over permanent injuries he received when he was “jumped” …
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