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Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Nevada Pays $75,000 for Religious Discrimination Claims of Prisoners in Episcopal and The Way Faith Groups by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 6, 2023, the Nevada Department of Corrections (DOC) reached an agreement with a group of state prisoners to settle claims that a change in chapel …
Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On February 1, 2023, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that civilly committed sex offenders have a clearly established right to transfer to Community Preparation Services (CPS) within a reasonable time. What is …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
“Be Christian or Be Penalized”: After Fourth Circuit Revives Muslim Prisoner’s Challenge, Virginia Jail Settles Suit for $30,000 by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On May 22, 2023, a $30,000 settlement was reached between officials with a Virginia jail and a Muslim prisoner who objected to its broadcasts of Christian …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
$120,000 Paid to Muslim Detainees for Discrimination by Maryland Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 31, 2023, the federal court for the District of Maryland granted dismissal to a suit by a former detainee at the Prince George’s County lockup, after he and co-Plaintiffs accepted a …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Arkansas Parole Board Denies Release to Sex Offender For Failure to Find Appropriate Housing by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 2, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas dismissed a state prisoner’s habeas corpus petition challenging denial of his parole because he did …
Brief • August 16, 2023
The Fortune Society, Inc. V. iAFFORD NY, LLC, NY, Judgment, Discrimination, 2023 Case 1:22-cv-06584-PKC-SJB Document 49 Filed 08/16/23 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 364 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, INC. Civ. Action No. 1:22-cv-06584 Plaintiff, v. Judge Pamela …
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Menstruation Weaponized Against Women in Prison by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Writers Victoria Law and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff penned a Time magazine article on March 29, 2023, collecting accounts from female prisoners about difficulties dealing with menstruation while in prison. They found the current criminal justice system has …
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Ninth Circuit Affirms Expanded Relief for Disabled California Prisoners in Long-Running Class Action by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 2, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed, in large part, an order that found ongoing violations of the rights of disabled prisoners at …
FCC Requires Prison Telecoms to Provide Services for Deaf Prisoners by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Life in prison is difficult for anyone, but especially for deaf people. Without a video phone or teletypewriter (TTY), a deaf person cannot communicate with loved ones by phone. Under a new rule that …
Brief • June 26, 2023
Fox v. Washington, MI, Opinion, Religous Discrimination, 2023 RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 23a0136p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT JAMES HARRISON FOX; SCOTT DAVID PERREAULT, Plaintiffs-Appellants, ┐ │ │ > v. HEIDI E. WASHINGTON, Director of the Michigan Department of …
Brief • May 26, 2023
Trivette v. Tennessee Dept of Corrections, TN, Complaint, Discrimination-ADA Violation, 2023 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION ERNEST KEVIN TRIVETTE, JASON ANDREW COLLINS, ALEX GORDON STINNETT, THOMAS WHITE, LAKEEVIOUS OWENS, JOHN GILES, PAMELA BINGHAM, and DISABILITY RIGHTS TENNESSEE, Civil No. 3:20-cv-00276 Judge …
Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Dogged by Racist Comments, North Carolina Sheriff Resigns – Again by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On January 4, 2023, Jody Greene (R) resigned as Sheriff of North Carolina’s Columbus County – for the second time in just over two months. First elected in 2018, he had earlier …
Brief • April 27, 2023
Filed under: Discrimination
Asian Prisoner Support Committee v. CDCR, CA, Complaint, Discrimination-ICE, 2023 ELECTRONICALLY FILED 1 SANA A. SINGH (State Bar No. 342614) ssingh@aclunc.org 2 SEAN C. RIORDAN (State Bar No. 255752) sriordan@aclunc.org 3 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 4 39 Drumm Street San Francisco, CA 94111 5 Telephone: (415) …
Brief • April 26, 2023
Craig v. McFadden, NC, Complaint, Discrimination, 2023 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE DIVISION FILE NO. 3:23-cv-00246 CHANDLER CRAIG Plaintiff, : : : : : GARRY McFADDEN, in his Official : capacity as Sheriff of Mecklenburg County : PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE : COMPANY, JOHN …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Seventh Circuit Overturns Class Decertification in Cook County Jail Disability Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on November 14, 2022, reversed the decertification of a class in a lawsuit alleging that Division 10 of the Cook County Jail does …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Toilets
Seventh Circuit Revives Claim of Wheelchair-Bound Wisconsin Prisoner Denied Access to Handicapped Toilet by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On October 25, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the dismissal of a civil rights complaint filed by a former Wisconsin prisoner, who alleged that …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Third Circuit Unbothered by Pennsylvania’s Discrimination Against Sex Offenders in Denying Parole to Halfway Houses by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a precedential ruling displaying galling cowardice, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ordered summary judgment on November 9, 2022, against a group of sex …
Brief • March 14, 2023
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CoreCivic Still Accruing Fines fort Short-staffing Florida Jail Where Developmentally Disabled Teen Was Raped by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye At its meeting on January 24, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners of Florida’s Citrus County voted to deduct $116,250 off its December 2022 bill from private prison operator …
Alabama County Ends Controversial Policy Using Women’s Pregnancies to Jail Them by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye In the state of Alabama, it is a felony to expose a child to an environment in which controlled substances are manufactured, ingested, or distributed. Called Chemical Endangerment, the crime can land …
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