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Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Voters in Four States Change Constitution to Ban Prison Slavery by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders The November 2022 elections did more than send new faces to Congress and statehouses around the country. They also saw historic ballot measures passed to change the constitutions in four states. Voters in Alabama, …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Riot and Escape at Nevada Prison Lead to Charges Against Four Guards, Firings or Resignations of Top Officials by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Some recreation was suspended at Nevada’s Southern Desert Correctional Center [SDCC] after 20 prisoners got into a brawl on October 10, 2022. The violence carried …
Second Hunger Strike Met With Pepper Spray at Washington GEO Group Lockup Where ICE Detainees Allege Widespread Sexual Abuse by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On February 4, 2023, a crowd of 50 people gathered outside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Washington. They were there to support a …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Ninth Circuit Revives Failure-to-Protect Claim of Arizona Prisoner Beaten by Gang by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 5, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that giving a jury a standard instruction to defer to prison officials was error when the jury needed …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Former Texas Prisoner Wins 12-Year Fight for Justice by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In May 2006, Daryl Davis was serving a 37-year sentence for beating his girlfriend with a beer bottle, when he was assaulted — twice — at Texas’ Polunsky Unit by members of a Black prison …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Former Felons Elected to Rhode Island Legislature by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On January 4, 2023, a pair of former felons joined the Rhode Island House of Representatives. The two Democrats, Leonela Felix, 35, and Cherie Cruz, 50, say their shared mission is to help people rebuild …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Massive Price Tags and Meager Results: The Legacy of Federal Monitors in New York City by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart From payoffs to teachers over biased tests to oversight for excessive force in New York City jails, there’s money in being a federal monitor for New York City agencies. …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Hunger Strikes
Rhode Island Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike, Staff Denies It by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tshirhart On August 22, 2022, as many as half of the prisoners in the maximum-security unit of Rhode Island’s Adult Correctional Institution staged a hunger strike, protesting conditions in the 144-year-old prison. But officials with …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Prison Gangs
‘Tragic and Wholly Unacceptable’ Gang Violence Erupts at Georgia Women’s Prison by Jenifer Lockwood by Jenifer Lockwood On June 23, 2022, gang violence at Georgia’s second-largest women’s lockup sparked a sharply worded letter from U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) calling on FBI Director Chris Wray to get involved and stop …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Colorado Prisoner Targeted by Gangs Wins Injunction for Placement in Protective Custody by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Finding a Colorado state prisoner was in grave danger from gang members he’d testified against in a murder investigation, the federal court for the District of Colorado enjoined the state Department …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Pennsylvania County Retakes Control of Jail From GEO Group by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On April 6, 2022, Pennsylvania’s Delaware County assumed control of its jail for the first time in 24 years, after terminating its contract with the Florida-based GEO Group. Prior to that, the 1,800-bed George W. …
Brief • November 17, 2022
Stevenson v. Bauer, MN, Order on Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees, Excessive Force, 2022 CASE 0:20-cv-02007-SRN-TNL Doc. 103 Filed 11/17/22 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Soren Stevenson, Case No. 20-cv-2007 (SRN/TNL) Plaintiff, ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES Temporarily Filed Under Seal v. …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Gang Violence in Texas Federal Prison Results in Two Deaths, Nationwide BOP Lockdown by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On April 7, 2022, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) announced indictments against seven federal prisoners for the brutal murder of two fellow prisoners in their Texas lockup, an incident that …
Article • September 29, 2022
Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Staffing
Five Hospitalized After Prisoner Take-Over Put Down at Short-Staffed New Orleans Jail by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On Sunday, August 14, 2022, barely one hundred days into her tenure as New Orleans Parish Sheriff, Susan Hutson was confronted with a prisoner takeover of a cellblock in the …
Article • September 16, 2022
Wait,What? Florida DOC Bans Tee Shirts Promoting Prisoner Visits by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On August 5, 2022, the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) warned employees that certain t-shirts worn by visitors to state prisons “are considered inflammatory and a potential threat to security.” So what messages …
Brief • September 6, 2022
Filed under: Protests, Excessive Force
Casablanca-Torres v. The City of New York, NY, Declaration of Gideon Oliver, Excessive Force, 2022 Case 1:21-cv-10832-LAK Document 56 Filed 09/06/22 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DECLARATION OF GIDEON ORION OLIVER IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS FRANCISCO JAVIER CASABLANCATORRES, …
Brief • September 6, 2022
Filed under: Protests, Excessive Force
Casablanca-Torres v. The City of New York, NY, Memo of Law, Excessive Force, 2022 Case 1:21-cv-10832-LAK Document 57 Filed 09/06/22 Page 1 of 58 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FRANCISCO JAVIER CASABLANCA-TORRES Plaintiff, 21-cv-10832 (LAK) v. THE CITY OF NEW YORK., ET AL., Defendants PLAINTIFF’S MEMORANDUM …
Three Killed in Gang Activity at Mississippi Private Prisons Plus High-Profile Escape, But Only One MTC Guard Arrested by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Though a state investigation concluded a Mississippi prisoner had inside help making a short-lived escape in September 2021, no charges have ever been announced for officials …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Filed under: Voting, Voting Rights
Floridians Face Prison for Voting from Jail by Panagioti Tsolkas, Jenifer Lockwood Tough-on-Crime Republicans Retaliate Against Rights Restoration Efforts by Jenifer Lockwood and Panagioti Tsolkas In February 2022, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) concluded an eight-month investigation involving the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office’s effort to register …
Article • June 30, 2022
Floridians Face Prison for Voting from Jail by Tough-on-Crime Republicans Retaliate Against Rights Restoration Efforts by Jenifer Lockwood and Panagioti Tsolkas The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has concluded an eight-month investigation involving the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office’s effort to register voters in the county jail. So …
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