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Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Study Says Mass Incarceration Contributes to Poverty and Hunger by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A 2018 report by the Washington, D.C.-based Bread for the World Institute (BWI) made the argument that “U.S. poverty would have dropped by 20 percent between 1980 and 2004 if not for mass incarceration,” quoting …
“It Smelled Like Death”: Reports of Mold Contamination in Prisons and Jails by Panagioti Tsolkas by Panagioti Tsolkas “There was big, dark, gray, blackish mildew around the air vent and that’s where the air was coming from … it smelled like death.” – Candie Hailey, Rikers Island pre-trial detainee Over the …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Congressional Report Finds Misconduct by BOP Administrators Often Ignored by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A memorandum from the House Subcommittee on National Security, released on January 2, 2019, concluded that misconduct by senior leadership in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) “appears to be largely tolerated or ignored altogether.”  …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright This month’s cover story reports on the landmark First Step Act, which is the first criminal justice reform bill in decades that might actually benefit some prisoners. Until now, the cavalcade of criminal justice legislation that has emerged from Congress over …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Hawaii Supreme Court: Pretrial Solitary Wrong, but Warden Protected by Qualified Immunity by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Mukadin Gordon, who had an extensive criminal record, was arrested for a non-violent offense in August 2010 and placed in solitary confinement for several months.  He sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Ohio County Jail Settles PLN Censorship Suit for $45,000 by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In response to a censorship lawsuit filed in 2017 by Prison Legal News’parent organization, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), Greene County, Ohio agreed to settle the case for $45,000. Filed in the U.S. District …
Incorrigible: The First Step Act and the Carceral State by Marie Gottschalk by Marie Gottschalk With much fanfare, President Donald Trump signed the First Step Act into law in December 2018. New Jersey senator and presidential candidate Cory Booker hailed the legislation as a milestone that marked a “meaningful break …
In-the-News Article • April 2, 2019
PLN Development Coordinator quoted re WA DOC ban on used books April 2, 2019 Articles with PLN Quotes Mynorthwest.com Washington DOC quietly bans prisoners from receiving used books BY KIRO RADIO STAFF APRIL 2, 2019 AT 7:30 AM   The Washington State Department of Corrections quietly announced a new policy last month …
Brief • April 2, 2019
Vargas v. Binnewies, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Death - Suicide, 2019 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of Claims (the "Agreemenf') is made and entered into as of April 10, 2019 (the "Effective Date") by and among the parties listed below to formalize their …
Fox v. Boyce, DE, Jury Verdict Form, Prisoner Assault and Battery, 2019 EFiled: Apr 03 2019 11:43AM EDT Transaction ID 63128739 Case No. N14C-01-214 CLS
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Jackson, GA, Complaint, Jail Conditions for Mentally Ill Prisoners, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-01634-WMR-JFK Document 1 Filed 04/10/19 Page 1 of 88 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE; M.J.; K.H., on behalf of themselves and others similarly …
In-the-News Article • April 1, 2019
PLN editor quoted in article about staff sexual harassment at Maine jail April 1, 2019 Articles with PLN Quotes Bangor Daily News Penobscot County Jail guards sexually harassed their co-workers and kept their jobs By Callie Ferguson and Erin Rhoda, BDN Staff • April 1, 2019 1:15 am  Updated: April 1, 2019 7:48 am This story …
Brief • April 1, 2019
Acevedo v. Medina, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force - Pepper Spray, 2019 Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release ("Release") is made by and among Plaintiff Daniel Acevedo ("Acevedo" or "Plaintiff') and Defendants Sheriff Mark Curran, Jr., David Medina, and the County of Lake (together, "Defendants"), hereinafter …
Brief • April 1, 2019
Vitucci v. Nudi, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-02205 Document#: 1 Filed: 04/01/19 Page 1 of 4 PagelD #:1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION REBECCA VITUCCI, Plaintiff, v. DET. NUDI, DET. KARSTENSEN, DET. E. KAECHEL , Individually, and LAKE COUNTY, a Municipal Corporation, Defendants. …
Publication • April 1, 2019
U.S. Department of Justice Bulletin, Bureau of Justice Statistics, "Jail Inmates in 2017," 2019 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics April 2019, NCJ 251774 Zhen Zeng, Ph.D., BJS Statistician C ounty and city jails in the United States reported a total confned population of …
The Next Step - Ending Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes, 2019 The Next Step Ending Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 628-0871 sentencingproject.org twitter.com/sentencingproj facebook.com/thesentencingproject instagram.com/endlifeimprisonment This report was written by Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Ph.D., …
Figgs v. Geo Group Inc, IN, Motion, Labor Trafficking, 2019 Case 1:18-cv-00089-TWP-MPB Document 31 Filed 03/29/19 Page 1 of 23 PageID #: 244 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION DAMARCUS FIGGS individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and DAVID CORBIN individually and on …
Delgado v. Brookman, IL, Merit Review, Solitary Confinement, 2019 Case 3:18-cv-02188-NJR Document 9 Filed 03/29/19 Page 1 of 9 Page lD #35 lN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS KRISTIAN DELGADO, #K77366, Plaintiff, vs. KENT E. BROOKMAN, ANTHONY B. JONES, CHASE M. CARON, KELLY PIERCE, …
Hope v. Welty, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 it GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In full and complete consideration of the payment by Coverys Specialty Insurance Company of the sum of Six Thousand Five Hundred Eleven Dollars ($6,511.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, I, Gregory Hope …
In-the-News Article • March 28, 2019
PLN editor Paul Wright quoted on UNICOR prison slave labor case March 28, 2019 Articles with PLN Quotes In These Times Labor Law Doesn’t Apply If You’re in Prison BY SESSI KUWABARA BLANCHARD THURSDAY, MAR 28, 2019, 12:36 PM It should have been a straightforward case: In 2015, Kendall Charles Alexander, …
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