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Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Lawsuit Challenging Phone Kickbacks at Massachusetts Jail Survives Motion to Dismiss by In December 2018, a Massachusetts federal district court refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the cost of phone calls made by prisoners at the Bristol County House of Correction (BCHC). [See: PLN, Sept. 2018, p.36]. Before the court …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Kentucky Prison Guards Settle Sexual Harassment Suit for $1.5 Million by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A $1.5 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit alleging a male sergeant at Kentucky’s Little Sandy Correctional Complex (LSCC) sexually harassed four female guards. The settlement ended an appeal that followed …
Wisconsin State Prison Sergeant Rats Out Prisoner Informants by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  It is unfortunate that one of the first things someone learns after being incarcerated is to never, ever trust anyone. Now-retired Wisconsin prison captain Jason Wilke is a poster-child for the never-trust-anyone creed, demonstrating that it …
Teachers’ Unions Divest Stock Holdings in Private Prisons by David Reutter by David Reutter Pension funds for teachers are abandoning their investments in private prisons. The divestures follow an appeal by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the nation’s second-largest teacher’s union, for public pension funds to liquidate their holdings …
Delaware: Inadequate Medical Care Results in Prisoner’s Death by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Lisa Roseanne Peace, a former nurse with Connections Community Support Services (CCSS), waited almost 20 minutes before calling 911 after finding prisoner James J. Daniels on the floor of the chow hall at the Delaware Sussex …
California State Retirement Systems Split on Decision to Divest from Private Prisons by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer The Teachers’ Retirement Board of the California State Retirement System (CalSTRS) has decided to get out of private prison investments by dumping CoreCivic and GEO Group stock from its portfolio. About $12 …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Assaults on Staff
Former Rikers Island Prisoner Awarded $500,000 Plus Attorney Fees by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell On August 6, 2018, a New York federal district court awarded a former Rikers Island jail prisoner $500,000 in damages after he was assaulted by a police officer and another prisoner. Former NYPD officer Jamel …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Colorado: $190,000 Settlement for Prisoners Ordered Released but Kept in Jail for Inability to Pay $55 Fee by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  El Paso County, Colorado has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who remained in jail for 27 days because she was unable to pay …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Scabies Outbreak at Michigan Women’s Prison Under Corizon Health by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Scabies is the name for an infestation of tiny mites that burrow under a person’s skin and cause an itchy rash. They are spread by touching an infected person or an item of the person’s …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
The Lackawanna County Seven: And Then There Were Five by Mumia Abu-Jamal by Mumia Abu-Jamal Few cases are as difficult to prosecute as those involving cops, sheriffs and prison guards. This is largely due to the popular perception that they’re the good guys protecting society from the bad guys ... …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Settlement Reached over Visitation, Communication with Prisoners’ Children at Indiana Jail by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer A class-action lawsuit, filed in federal court in 2016 against Allen County, Indiana Sheriff David Gladieux by plaintiffs Ronald Ward and Samuel Chinnis, claimed that prisoners at the county jail “have been and …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Corizon
Corizon Health Strikes Out in Arizona by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  In 2014, a settlement was reached in Parsons v. Ryan, a lawsuit over healthcare in Arizona’s prison system. The state contracted with Corizon Health to provide medical services for the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC), even though the …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Warden Turns Whistleblower, Claims Misconduct, Retaliation by Colorado’s DOC Director by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In October 2018, a warden who blew the whistle on an illegal hazardous-waste dumping scandal involving the head of Colorado’s prison system filed a lawsuit to compel the state to share the results of …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
New York City Settles Kalief Browder Lawsuit for $3.3 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  The untimely death of Kalief Browder at age 22 sparked a nationwide movement to enact bail reform and end the use of segregation for young detainees. Both President Obama and New York City Mayor …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Strip and Body Cavity Searches: Looking for Contraband in all the Wrong Places by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  It is unknown whether the Supreme Court’s ruling in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington, 566 U.S. 318 (2012), which upheld the practice of strip searching jail …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Voting
Connecticut Sued to End Prison Gerrymandering by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer The NAACP and other plaintiffs have sued the State of Connecticut to put a stop to a “statewide practice of counting incarcerated people as residents of the legislative districts where they are held, rather than in their home districts.” This …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Securus Files Suit Alleging FDOC Improperly Entered into Prison Phone Contract by Chad Marks by Chad Marks In a lawsuit filed on January 29, 2019, Securus Technologies, Inc., one of the nation’s two largest prison telecom companies, accused the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) of ignoring provisions of the Florida …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal in Prison Gang Assault Case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Illinois prisoner Kirk Horshaw paid an extremely high price for placing his trust in prison officials. He received a written note warning that he was going to be beaten because a prison gang leader felt …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
New York City Pre-trial Detainees Exposed to Freezing Temperatures at Federal Jail by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, a 1,654-bed facility operated by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) that houses defendants awaiting trial, was without main and generator-supplied electricity between …
$4.75 Million Settlement for Pennsylvania Teenager’s Withdrawal Death in Jail by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The death of a teenager is a sad event. But when it was entirely preventable, it becomes tragic. The death of Victoria Jeanette Herr, 18, just four days after being booked into …
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