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Article • January 22, 2019
Prison Policy Institute Study Says Juvenile Justice System Problems Mirror Adult Issues by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Prison Policy Institute (PPI) in 2018 published a study of the juvenile justice system, which concluded that it “mirrors” many of the same problems of the adult criminal justice system. This …
Article • January 8, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Settlement in HRDC Suit Against Solitary Confinement of Juveniles at Florida Jail by On November 15, 2018, the Human Rights Defense Center, PLN’s parent organization, as well as the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Florida and the law firm of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, announced a settlement …
State of Hawai’i HCR 85 Task Force on Prison Reform - Creating Better Outcomes, Safer Communities, 2018 Creating Better Outcomes, Safer Communities Final Report of the House Concurrent Resolution 85 Task Force on Prison Reform to the Hawai‘i Legislature 2019 Regular Session Prepared by the HCR 85 TASK FORCE with …
Florida: Suit Continues Against CoreCivic for Rape of Developmentally Disabled Child by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin In November 2017, a U.S. District Court judge set a February 2019 trial date in a civil suit to resolve allegations that CoreCivic – formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America – failed …
H.C. v. Bradshaw, Order Granting Class Certification, Preliminary Settlement Approval, 2018 Case 9:18-cv-80810-WM Document 79 Entered on FLSD Docket 11/16/2018 Page 1 of 4 U N ITED ST ATE S D ISTRIC T C O U RT SO UTH ERN D ISTR ICT O F FLO R IDA CivilN o.l8-cv-8o8lo-M …
H.C. v. Bradshaw, Florida Juvenile Solitary Confinement Settlement, 2018 Case 9:18-cv-80810-WM Document 78-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 11/15/2018 Page 1 of 43 H.C. at al v. PBSO et al., Civil Action No.: 9:18-cv-80810 Settlement Agreement UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Civil No. 18-cv-80810 – Dimitrouleas/Matthewman H.C., a …
$7,500 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide by The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) agreed to pay a meager $7,500 to settle a lawsuit that alleged its employees failed to properly treat a teenage prisoner’s mental health issues, resulting in her suicide. Teasia M. Long was 17 on February 3, 2014 …
Assoc. of State Correctional Administration - Reforming Restrictive Housing - The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell, 2018 Reforming Restrictive Housing: The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell Reforming Restrictive Housing: The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell The Association of State Correctional Administrators The Liman Center for Public Interest …
Article • September 5, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Jail’s Failure to Protect Juvenile from Sexual Assault Supports $25,000 Verdict by David Reutter by David Reutter The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a $25,000 verdict in a civil rights action alleging the sheriff in Tulsa County, Oklahoma was deliberately indifferent to conditions that resulted in a 17-year-old prisoner …
Florida: $60,000 Settlement for Juvenile Offender Raped During “Test of Heart” Ritual by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida juvenile offender who was beaten and raped by other prisoners as a guard stood by and watched has received a $60,000 settlement from the state. According to the U.S. …
Here’s What It’s Like to Work at a Shelter for Immigrant Kids by Kavitha Surana, Robert Faturechi Some facilities are so overstretched; employees often wait hours for a break to go to the bathroom by Kavitha Surana and Robert Faturechi, ProPublica BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The employees were in the ninth hour …
Brief • July 9, 2018
King County and Columbia Legal Services and Plaintiffs, Settlement, re Solitary Confinement of Juveniles, WA, exhibit A, 2018 Case 2:17-cv-01560-JCC Document 24-1 Filed 07/09/18 Page 1 of 6 EXHIBIT A Case 2:17-cv-01560-JCC Document 24-1 Filed 07/09/18 Page 2 of 6 Exhibit A-1 Case 2:17-cv-01560-JCC Document 24-1 Filed 07/09/18 Page 3 …
Brief • July 9, 2018
King County KSD and Columbia Legal Services and Individuals, Settlement, re Solitary Confinement of Juveniles, WA, exhibit B, 2018 Case 2:17-cv-01560-JCC Document 24-2 Filed 07/09/18 Page 1 of 4 EXHIBIT B Case 2:17-cv-01560-JCC Document 24-2 Filed 07/09/18 Page 2 of 4 CR 2A Agreement between KSD & CLS & Individuals …
H.C. v. Bradshaw, Florida Juvenile Solitary Confinement Preliminary Injunction Motion, 2018 Case 9:18-cv-80810-WPD Document 6 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/21/2018 Page 1 of 25 Case 9:18-cv-80810-WPD Document 6 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/21/2018 Page 2 of 25 Case 9:18-cv-80810-WPD Document 6 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/21/2018 Page 3 of 25 …
Article • June 14, 2018
Filed under: Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons
Adolescent Texas Prisoners Moving To Different Prison by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Some youthful offenders in Texas will soon be moved to a former death row wing in the Ellis Unit in Huntsville. Children ages 14 to 17 who are certified as adults, tried and sentenced to prison for …
Brief • May 30, 2018
CLS, et al. v. Kent School District, WA, juveniles in solitary confinement, motion to approve settlement, Exhibit B, 2018 EXHIBIT B CR 2A Agreement between KSD & CLS & Individuals Charles Stokes, Javier Rudy, Kimauri Carroll, & Darrius Bruton. 1. CLS withdraws OSPI Citizen Complaint #SECC1823. 2. Individuals named in …
Article • May 24, 2018
Filed under: Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons
Study: Racism and Over-incarceration Pervade Juvenile Detention by A 2018 study has uncovered a troubling racial-disparity gap in youth confinement. “Youth Confinement: The Whole Pie” was published Feb. 27, 2018, by the Prison Policy Initiative, a Massachusetts-based nonpartisan nonprofit. The study analyzed data gathered in the 2015 Census of Juveniles in …
Article • April 20, 2018
Houston Police Officer Sentenced to 60 Days for the Shooting Death of an Unarmed Teenager; Parents Sue by by Christopher Zoukis      Arthur J. Carbonneau, a police officer in Houston, Texas, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide for the shooting death of an unarmed 14-year-old boy and sentenced to 60 …
Article • April 16, 2018
Filed under: Abortion, Immigration, Juveniles
Government Contractor Issues Gag Order on Its Lawyers About Abortion Rights by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In fear of losing it $285 million contract with the government, a group that provides lawyers to immigrant children told its lawyers to stop telling minors about their rights to access abortion services. …
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