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New Trial Ordered in Washington Strip Cell Conditions Suit
Article • May 15, 2004 • from PLN May, 2004
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Conditions of Confinement, Food, Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Strip Cells, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Evidentiary Ruling, Witnesses
New Trial Ordered in Washington Strip Cell Conditions Suit by The Ninth circuit court of appeals has reversed for a new trial a Washington state prisoner's claim that he was placed in barbaric strip cell conditions for ten days because the district court allowed prejudicial hearsay testimony to be admitted …
Mississippi Death Row Conditions Unconstitutional; Sweeping Reforms Ordered
Article • April 15, 2004 • from PLN April, 2004
Filed under: Victims, Ventilation, Exercise, Exposure to Cold, Plumbing, Sewage, Sanitation, Lighting, Laundry, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Death Row, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Guards/Staff, American Correctional Association
Mississippi Death Row Conditions Unconstitutional; Sweeping Reforms Ordered by Bob Williams Mississippi Death Row Conditions Unconstitutional; Sweeping Reforms Ordered by Bob Williams Hailed as the broadest ruling ever is-sued by a federal judge in a death row conditions of confinement case, and a precedent setting breakthrough in prisoners' rights, conditions …
Washington Jail Sued Over Conditions
Article • February 15, 2003 • from PLN February, 2003
Filed under: Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Exposure to Cold, Plumbing, Water, Jail Specific, Laundry, Exposure to Heat, Attorney Client, Attorney Calls, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail
Washington Jail Sued Over Conditions by Lonnie Burton On February 25, 2002, a county jail prisoner in Port Hadlock, Washington brought a class action lawsuit against the Jefferson County jail alleging near barbaric jail conditions that include inadequate health care, frigidly cold cells, broken plumbing, flooding, and inadequate clothing and …
Settlement Agreement Reached in Wisconsin Supermax Suit
Article • November 15, 2002 • from PLN November, 2002
Filed under: Food, Exercise, Exposure to Cold, Reading Materials, Lighting, Exposure to Heat, Restraints, Education, Telephone Access, Ad-Seg Hearings, Mental Health
Settlement Agreement Reached in Wisconsin Supermax Suit by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) officials settled the 42 USC § 1983 class action civil rights suit brought by seriously mentally ill prisoners housed in the Boscobel, WI Supermax state prison by agreeing not to …
Ill Treatment on Our Shores
Article • August 15, 2002 • from PLN August, 2002
Filed under: Discrimination, Political Prisoners, Racial Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Cardiovascular, Failure to Protect (General), Exposure to Cold, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Immigration, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Ill Treatment on Our Shores by Anne-Marie Cusac ( On October 24, 2001, Muhammed Butt died of a heart attack at the Hudson County Correctional Center in Kearny, New Jersey. Butt, a Pakistani national, was detained on September 19 by the FBI as a suspect connected with the September 11 …
Cold, Vermin and Sewage in New York Prison May Violate Eighth Amendment
Article • May 15, 2002 • from PLN May, 2002
Filed under: Hunger Strikes, Informants (Disciplinary Hearings), Standard of Proof, Conditions of Confinement, Exposure to Cold, Sewage, Sanitation, Vermin
Cold, Vermin and Sewage in New York Prison May Violate Eighth Amendment by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg A New York state prisoner who had been subjected to inhumane and unsanitary living conditions was found by the Second Circuit US Court of Appeals to have stated a claim …
Conditions of Confinement: Washington State Prisoner Sues Over Twelve Harsh Days in Strip Cell
Article • February 15, 2002 • from PLN February, 2002
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Food, Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Water, Strip Cells, Bedding, Restraints, Administrative Exhaustion, Ad-Seg Hearings
Conditions of Confinement: Washington State Prisoner Sues Over Twelve Harsh Days in Strip Cell by Silja JA Talvi In the early morning hours of February 2, 1998, at Clallam Bay Correctional Center (CBCC), Washington State prisoner Sylvester Mahone felt like he had had enough. Locked up in isolation in one …
Blind Ohio Prisoner Spends Months in Strip Cell
Article • November 15, 2001 • from PLN November, 2001
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Blind Prisoners, Conditions of Confinement, Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Strip Cells, Bedding
Blind Ohio Prisoner Spends Months in Strip Cell by Ronald Young Blind Ohio Prisoner Spends Months In Strip Cell by Ronald Young An investigation by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) revealed that a blind prisoner at the Orient Correctional Institution in Pickaway County was subjected to three …
Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Consent Decree, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001
Brief • September 25, 2001
Filed under: Classification, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Food, Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Ventilation, Exercise, Exposure to Cold, Showers, Toilets, Plumbing, Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Reading Materials, Lighting, Laundry, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Legal Materials, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Consent Decree, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001 Case 5:01-cv-00851-AKK Document 45 Filed 09/25/01 Page 1 of 18 F·- 11'··~ L::. ·-.. r·) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 01SEP25 PM 3: 32 NORTHEASTERN DMSION U.S. DiS: r.;~: N.O. OF AL …
Trial Required in Arizona Uprising Suit
Article • July 15, 2001 • from PLN July, 2001
Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Cold, Toilets, Water, Bedding, Shelter, Exposure to Heat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints
Trial Required in Arizona Uprising Suit by The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court decision granting summary judgment to prison officials in a case involving the treatment of prisoners following a prison uprising. In 1995 the Graham Unit of the Arizona State Prison in Safford, …
Frozen Toes State a Claim for Deliberate Indifference
Article • April 15, 2001 • from PLN April, 2001
Filed under: Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cardiovascular, Injury -- Misc., Amputations, Exposure to Cold, Municipal Liability
Frozen Toes State a Claim for Deliberate Indifference by A U.S. District Court in Minnesota handed down a mixed ruling on defendants' motion for summary judgment on a federal prisoner's claim of deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. On January 25, 1996, after walking for 23 hours in freezing …
Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Complaint, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001
Brief • April 5, 2001
Filed under: Classification, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Food, Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Ventilation, Exercise, Exposure to Cold, Showers, Toilets, Plumbing, Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Reading Materials, Lighting, Laundry, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Education, Legal Materials, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Complaint, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001 Case 5:01-cv-00851-AKK Document 1 Filed 04/05/01 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA C. / "~i - 3 i.. ; ~·: NORTHERN DMSION JOHNNY MAYNOR, Anthony Murphree, Christopher Nichols, Yvette Barbee, …
Pretrial Cold Cell Violates Fourteenth Amendment
Article • April 15, 2000 • from PLN April, 2000
Filed under: Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Strip Cells, Bedding, Jail Specific, Civil Procedure, Conspiracy (Civil Procedure)
Pretrial Cold Cell Violates Fourteenth Amendment by Ronald Young A federal district court in Illinois held that a pretrial detainee's alleged exposure to low temperature in a detention cell, while naked and with no alternative means of protecting himself from the cold, supported a claim of inadequate shelter against county …
Prisoner Withstands Summary Judgment on Cell Condition Claim
Article • December 15, 1999 • from PLN December, 1999
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Toilets, Sanitation, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies
Prisoner Withstands Summary Judgment on Cell Condition Claim by A federal district court in Virginia held that a genuine issue of material fact as to whether a prisoner's cell was adequately heated, had bedding and was maintained in a sanitary condition, precluded summary judgment. Virginia Department of Corrections prisoner Robb …
Utah Strip Search Suit Settled
Article • January 15, 1999 • from PLN January, 1999
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Strip Searches, Food, Exercise, Exposure to Cold
Utah Strip Search Suit Settled by On January 21, 1998, the Utah Department of Corrections settled a strip search lawsuit with prisoner David Hansen. Hansen had filed suit claiming his Fourth amendment rights were violated when he was handcuffed and subjected to a strip search where prison guards manipulated his …
San Francisco City and County Jail Conditions Held Unconstitutional
Article • June 15, 1998 • from PLN June, 1998
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Overcrowding, Ventilation, Exposure to Cold, Plumbing, Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Asbestos, Jail Specific, Lighting, Shelter, Noise, Attorney Client, Special Masters, Premises Liability, Attorney Visits
San Francisco City and County Jail Conditions Held Unconstitutional by A federal district court in California ruled that numerous conditions of confinement at San Francisco county jail # 3 violated contemporary standards of decency and the eighth and fourteenth amendments. Of particular importance to West coast readers, the court found …
Beating by Unknown Guards States Claim
Article • June 15, 1998 • from PLN June, 1998
Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Exposure to Cold, Water, Sanitation, Bedding, Appointment of Counsel, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Civil Procedure, Parties, Discovery
Beating by Unknown Guards States Claim by Afederal district court in the District of Columbia held that a prisoner's claim that he was beaten unconscious by three unknown guards stated a claim for violation of the eighth amendment. James Arnold, a District of Columbia (DC) prisoner, was returning to his …
Exposure to Cold States Claim Exhaustion Requirement of PLRA Not Retroactive
Article • February 15, 1998 • from PLN February, 1998
Filed under: Exposure to Cold, PLRA, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA)
Exposure to Cold States Claim Exhaustion Requirement of PLRA Not Retroactive by A federal district court in Illinois held that a prisoner's allegations of exposure to extreme cold while confined to a cell states an eighth amendment claim. The court also declined to apply the exhaustion of administrative remedies requirement …
Cold Cell Violates 8th Amendment
Article • February 15, 1998 • from PLN February, 1998
Filed under: Ventilation, Exposure to Cold, Protective Custody
Cold Cell Violates 8th Amendment by The court of appeals for the seventh circuit held that extremely cold prison cells violate the eighth amendment but poor cell ventilation in summer does not. Anthony Dixon is an Illinois state prisoner in protective custody at Stateville. He filed suit claiming that in …
AL Jail Enjoined From Holding Prisoners Overnight
Article • January 15, 1998 • from PLN January, 1998
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Food, Overcrowding, Staffing, Ventilation, Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Toilets, Plumbing, Sewage, Sanitation, Bedding, Jail Specific, Lighting, Vermin, Injunctions, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's
AL Jail Enjoined From Holding Prisoners Overnight by Afederal district court in Alabama held that conditions in the Pickens county jail in Carrolton, Alabama, were so abysmal it was not fit for human or animal habitation. Prisoners in the jail filed a class action suit challenging the conditions of their …
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