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Fourteen Officials Indicted in New Jersey Women’s Prison Abuse Scandal, $21 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye On September 27, 2022, a New Jersey grand jury indicted 14 officials at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility (CF), the state’s only women’s prison. It was the latest fallout …
Publication • November 22, 2022
Healthcare During Incarceration-A Policy Position Paper From the American College of Physicians-Nov. 2022 POSITION PAPER Annals of Internal Medicine Health Care During Incarceration: A Policy Position Paper From the American College of Physicians Newton E. Kendig, MD; Renee Butkus, BA; Suja Mathew, MD; and David Hilden, MD, MPH; for the …
Brief • October 28, 2022
The Fortune Society, Inc. V. iAFFORD NY, LLC, NY, Complaint, Discrimination, 2022 Case 1:22-cv-06584 Document 1 Filed 10/28/22 Page 1 of 32 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, INC. 29-76 Northern Blvd. Long Island City, NY 11101 …
11th Circuit Tells Sexually Assaulted Transgender Georgia Prisoner: PREA Violations Aren’t Per Se Eighth Amendment Violations by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On February 2, 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to issue a writ of certiorari to hear her appeal, a transgender Georgia prisoner was thwarted in her …
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
SCOTUS Kills Condemned Ohio Prisoner’s Effort to Secure Evidence of Mental Impairment to Bolster Habeas Petition by Benjamin Tschirhart by Ben Tschirhart On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court held that cases involving medical transport orders for prisoners seeking evidence of mental impairment to bolster a habeas corpus petition …
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
SCOTUS Kneecaps Condemned Prisoners Claiming Ineffective Assistance of Counsel by Benjamin Tschirhart by Ben Tschirhart Ten years ago, in Martinez v. Ryan, 566 U.S. 1 (2012), the U.S. Supreme Court confronted a dilemma posed by Congress’ passage of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) of 1996. That law …
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
$1,050,000 Settlement Reached in Disabled Illinois Prisoner’s ADA Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After a verdict was returned by a federal jury in favor of a disabled Illinois prisoner against the state Department of Corrections (DOC), the parties reached a settlement agreement for $1,050,000 — inclusive of …
Article • September 21, 2022
TDCJ Driven Batty Over Demolition Plans by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott A colony of 750,000 bats has upended plans by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to demolish an abandoned warehouse next to the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville. The massive building, occupying an entire city …
Fourth Circuit Says Virginia May Require Muslim Prisoner to Purchase Prayer Oil From Vendor Also Selling Pork and “Idols” by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) did not violate the …
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
California Jail Enters Settlement Agreement Resolving DOJ Investigation into ADA Violations by David Reutter by David M. Reutter California’s San Luis Obispo County entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 23, 2021, resolving alleged violations at the county jailof the Americans with Disabilities …
Brief • August 31, 2022
White v. Michigan Dept of Corrections, MI, Complaint, ADA Violation, 2022 Case 2:22-cv-12047-DPH-EAS ECF No. 1, PageID.1 Filed 08/31/22 Page 1 of 17 lJ rn T ED S TA T ES /() D IS TR IC T CO UR T IH THE EASTERH DISTRICT•SOUT UBRH DIVISIOH OF HICHIGAH HARK UH …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Settlement Improves ADA Accessibility Features, Health Care and Training in Florida Prisons by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) entered into another agreement with Disability Rights Florida, Inc. (DRF) on November 8, 2021, denying it had breached an earlier 2017 agreement regarding treatment of disabled …
Doe v. Fitch, MS, Order on Motion for Atty's Fees and Costs, Sex Offender Registration, 2022 Case 3:16-cv-00789-CWR-FKB Document 161 Filed 08/01/22 Page 1 of 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION ARTHUR DOE, et al. PLAINTIFFS V. CAUSE NO. 3:16-CV-789-CWR-FKB LYNN …
Eighth Circuit Reinstates Arkansas Prisoner’s Claim Over DOC’s Failure to Maintain Hearing Aids by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 10, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that an Arkansas prisoner had not failed to state an actionable claim against prison medical officials when …
Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
The Impact of Criminalizing Abortion on Prisoners and Mass Incarceration by Paul Wright by Paul Wright Over the course of its 233-year history, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has reversed its prior decisions on occasion. Until now those reversals have generally been to expand constitutional rights for the populace, …
Article • July 14, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
Boiling Behind Bars In Sweltering Texas, Prisons Without Air Conditioning Are About to Get a Lot Hotter by Alleen Brown by Alleen Brown This article was originally published by The Intercept on February 12, 2022. It is reprinted here with permission. The original, along with photos and maps, may be …
Article • July 14, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
Class Certified in Discrimination Suit by Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Georgia Prisoners by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On December 29, 2021, a federal court in Georgia granted a group of deaf and hearing-impaired state prisoners class certification in their suit against state prison and parole officials, challenging the adequacy of …
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Illinois Department of Corrections Cancels Contract with Canteen Provider Keefe by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss On December 14, 2021, the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) canceled its contract with the Keefe Group as provider of prison commissary items. The next day, the state’s chief procurement officer, Ellen Daley, released …
Publication • 2022
Protected and Served-2022 Community Survey of LGBTQ+ People and People Living With HIV's Experience With Criminal Legal System PROTECTED &SERVED 2022 Community Survey of LGBTQ+ People and People Living with HIV’s Experiences with the Criminal Legal System By Somjen Frazer, Richard Saenz, Andrew Aleman, and Laura Laderman Table of Contents …
OIG-CDCR Processing of Disabled Incarcerated Persons-March 2022 Amarik K. Singh, Inspector General OIG OFFICE of the INSPECTOR GENERAL Independent Prison Oversight March 2022 Special Report The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Processing of Disabled Incarcerated Persons’ Staff Misconduct Allegations at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility Electronic copies of …
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