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State of Nebraska v. Huston, NE, Appeal Brief, Reckless Driving, 2017

Brief • December 1, 2017

Filed under: Resentencing, Revocation/Modification of Probation, etc., Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

State of Nebraska v. Huston, NE, Appeal Brief, Reckless Driving, 2017 Nebraska Supreme Court Online Library www.nebraska.gov/apps-courts-epub/ 12/01/2017 08:32 AM CST - 323 - Nebraska Supreme Court A dvance Sheets 298 Nebraska R eports STATE v. HUSTON Cite as 298 Neb. 323 State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Brianna L. Huston, …

Profiting Off Lifelines, ACLU Nebraska, 2017

Publication • November 1, 2017

Filed under: Attorney Client, Telephones, Video Visitation, Sixth Amendment

Profiting Off Lifelines, ACLU Nebraska, 2017 Profiting Off Lifelines Nebraska County Jail Phone Systems Lead to High Costs and Unfair Trials THE HIGH COST OF COUNTY JAIL PHONE SYSTEMS 1 INTRODUCTION The ACLU of Nebraska is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that works to defend and strengthen the individual freedoms and …

Sabata v. Nebraska, NE, Class Action Complaint, Prison Conditions, 2017

Brief • August 15, 2017

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Injunctions, Class Certification, Declaratory Judgment, Mental Health

Sabata v. Nebraska, NE, Class Action Complaint, Prison Conditions, 2017 4:17-cv-03107 Doc # 1 Filed: 08/15/17 Page 1 of 90 - Page ID # 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA HANNAH SABATA; DYLAN CARDEILHAC; JAMES CURTRIGHT; JASON GALLE; RICHARD GRISWOLD; MICHAEL GUNTHER; ANGELIC NORRIS; R.P., a …

Nebraska Supreme Court Holds Reporter Can’t See Executed Prisoner’s Drawings

Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017

Filed under: Public Records, Death Penalty

Nebraska Supreme Court Holds Reporter Can’t See Executed Prisoner’s Drawings by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In August 2015, the Nebraska Supreme Court denied a reporter’s attempt to obtain “graphic” drawings made by infamous executed child-killer John Joubert. Despite the efforts of state prison officials, however, the drawings were eventually …

Two Prisoners Killed in Second Nebraska Prison Riot in Two Years

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Two Prisoners Killed in Second Nebraska Prison Riot in Two Years by Prisoners Damon Fitzgerald, 39, and Michael Galindo, 31, died in Nebraska’s second deadly prison riot in two years. Officials at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution offered few details about the deaths, but said the March 2, 2017 disturbance …

Feds Impound Illegally Imported Execution Drugs in Arizona, Other States

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Death Penalty

Feds Impound Illegally Imported Execution Drugs in Arizona, Other States by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Arizona's Department of Corrections (ADC) imported a drug used for executions, but federal agents seized and impounded the illegal shipment at the Phoenix airport before it could be used for lethal injections. The ADC …

TSCI (Nebraska) - list 2011-2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship

TSCI (Nebraska) - list 2011-2017 DENIED MAGAZINES 2011 All Sex--March 2011 Biker--February 2011 Celebrity Sleuths #65 Cheri--January 2011 Dirty Blondes DUB--July/August 2011 Easy Rider--June 2011 Fight November 2011 Fox--January 2011 H Para Hombres--June 2011 High Society--February 2011 High Society--January 2011 High Society--March 2011 Hip Hop Weekly Vol 5 #15,24,24 Hip …

Nebraska Call Rates as of April 2017

Kickback publication • May 8, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Nebraska Call Rates as of April 2017 REVISED Attachment Two Cost Sheet Request for Proposal Number 528921 FIRl'v1.~: ~~-= G-'-'lo~b'""'a=-l_,_ T=-el~*-=Li~n'"""k'-'"(-=G_,_ T=-L),_ Applicable taxes and regulatory fees, per FCC rules, shall be passed through by the provider to the consumer directly with no markup, and must not be included in …

Gillock v. Saunders County, NE, Amended Complaint, Medical Neglect Tumor, 2017

Brief • May 1, 2017

Filed under: Medical, Medication, Pain, Dental Care, Medical Records, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Gillock v. Saunders County, NE, Amended Complaint, Medical Neglect Tumor, 2017 4:16-cv-03190-RGK-CRZ Doc # 17 Filed: 05/01/17 Page 1 of 20 - Page ID # 104 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA ) ) ) JOHN GILLOCK, Plaintiffs, vs. SAUNDERS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, a Political Subdivision; …

National Institute of Corrections, NE Department of Correctional Services Tecumseh State Correctional Institutional Review Team Report, Inmate Review of Disturbance and Death of Two TSCI Inmates, 2017

Publication • April 11, 2017

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Staff)

National Institute of Corrections, NE Department of Correctional Services Tecumseh State Correctional Institutional Review Team Report, Inmate Review of Disturbance and Death of Two TSCI Inmates, 2017

NE DOC ICS Rates Effective 031716

Kickback publication • March 6, 2017

Filed under: Telephone Rates

NE DOC ICS Rates Effective 031716

‘We Felt We Weren’t Qualified To Be Making These Decisions’

Article • February 24, 2017

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Prison/Jail Murders, Jail Specific, Failure to Train/Supervise, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Staff Training

‘We Felt We Weren’t Qualified To Be Making These Decisions’ by A former corrections officer talks about her frustration with the lack of mental health care in jails. By Jacquie Lee, The Huffington Post Melanie Bailey, 44, was a corrections officer at Lancaster County Correctional Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, until …

$28.1 Million Jury Award after Eighth Circuit Allows Conspiracy Claims in Nebraska Wrongful Conviction Suit

Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$28.1 Million Jury Award after Eighth Circuit Allows Conspiracy Claims in Nebraska Wrongful Conviction Suit by Matthew Clarke On December 31, 2015, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that six wrongfully convicted former prisoners could sue Gage County, Nebraska for conspiring to manufacture false evidence; further, law enforcement officials …

Nebraska: Portions of Lawsuit over Guard’s Sexual Assault Allowed to Proceed

Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Threats by Staff, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Segregation, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Train/Supervise, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Staff Training

Nebraska: Portions of Lawsuit over Guard’s Sexual Assault Allowed to Proceed by Last year, the Nebraska Court of Appeals held a prisoner’s claim alleging an intentional tort related to a sexual assault by a guard was barred by the State Tort Claims Act (STCA), but claims of intentional and negligent …

NB Correctional System 2015 Annual Report, Nebraska Office of Inspector General, 2017

Publication • January 1, 2017

Filed under: Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Suicides

NB Correctional System 2015 Annual Report, Nebraska Office of Inspector General, 2017 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE NEBRASKA CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM 2015/2016 ANNUAL REPORT Abstract An annual report regarding the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and the Nebraska Adult Parole Ad i istratio . The report is a su ary …

Nebraska Supreme Court Says Prisoners Have No Constitutional Right to Own a Typewriter

Article • October 27, 2016

Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Court Access, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Legal Property, Writing Implements

Nebraska Supreme Court Says Prisoners Have No Constitutional Right to Own a Typewriter by Lonnie Burton On September 9, 2016, the Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed a complaint filed by a prisoner who was not allowed access to his personal typewriter, ruling that under the United States Constitution, prisoners do not …

Judge Orders End to Recording of Attorney-Client Meetings at CCA’s Leavenworth Detention Center

Article • October 3, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Jail Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Attorney Client, Telephone Monitoring

Judge Orders End to Recording of Attorney-Client Meetings at CCA’s Leavenworth Detention Center by Derek Gilna The Kansas Federal Public Defenders’ Office has challenged a scheme whereby officials at a detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) secretly video-recorded confidential attorney-client meetings. As a result, …

Eighth Circuit Dismisses Suit for Faulty Rape Investigation

Article • August 24, 2016

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Police Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment

Eighth Circuit Dismisses Suit for Faulty Rape Investigation by On July 22, 2014, a man who spent 17 days in jail for a false rape accusation had his lawsuit against the Sheriff's office dismissed by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals court upheld the summary judgment order of …

Nebraska Law Limiting Sex Offender Internet Use “Guts” Constitutional Rights

Article • August 8, 2016

Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Parole Conditions, Access to Media, Internet, First Amendment

Nebraska Law Limiting Sex Offender Internet Use “Guts” Constitutional Rights by David Reutter Driven by “rage” and “revulsion” of registered sex offenders, the 2009 Nebraska Legislature enacted LB 97, which allowed law enforcement to monitor and restrict Internet usage by those offenders. In an exhaustive order following a trial, U.S. …

Nebraska Juvenile Court May Enter Visitation Orders While Appeal Pending

Article • August 5, 2016

Filed under: Appeals, Visiting, Family, Fathers in Prison, Parental rights, Children of Prisoners

Nebraska Juvenile Court May Enter Visitation Orders While Appeal Pending by The Nebraska Court of Appeals held a juvenile court had continuing jurisdiction to suspend a parents visitation privileges while an appeal challenging adjudication of the children was pending.  The court further found it lacked jurisdiction over the instant appeal …