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Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Women Prisoners Disciplined More than Men, but Staff Training is Changing That by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell According to an October 2018 news report, women prisoners are disciplined more often than male prisoners – two to three times more – and often receive harsher punishments. But updated staff training …
New York Muslim Prisoner Wins Injunction to Pray on Recreation Yard by In January 2018, a New York federal district court issued a preliminary injunction that required officials at the Cayuga Correctional Facility to allow a Muslim prisoner “to participate in individual, demonstrable prayer” on the prison’s recreation yard, “absent …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Mitigating Factors Counter Government’s Interest in Forced Psychotropic Medication by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held on December 19, 2018 that the government could not involuntarily medicate a defendant where it lacked an interest to prosecute. A significant factor in the case was that the defendant had already served …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Prison Reform
Minnesota Lawmakers Look at Prison Reforms by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Lawmakers in Minnesota are considering a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing the state’s prison population. Data from August 2018 indicate that the adult prison population was 9,849, and some legislators have expressed concerns about racial disparities in the …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Settlements
New Jersey DOC Settles Sexual Abuse Suit, but More Cases are Pending by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to settle a federal complaint that alleged multiple civil rights violations at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. That same facility, located in …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Voting
For Years, Errors in Iowa’s Felon List Have Disenfranchised Eligible Voters by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Iowa’s electronic database of registered voters, I-VOTERS, contains the names of about 69,000 convicted felons who are barred from casting ballots. But in June 2016, Iowa’s Secretary of State found that 2,591 of …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
San Bernardino County, California Sheriff’s Office Settles Civil Rights Suit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The County of San Bernardino, California and Sheriff John McMahon have settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed in February 2016, which alleged they had failed “to provide minimally adequate medical, dental and mental …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
New Mexico Medical Technician Wins $150,000 Jury Award for Abuse by Jailers by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Estrella Tenorio was a nurse’s aide/medical technician employed by for-profit contractor HealthCare Partners, Inc. (HCP). HCP specializes in providing medical services to prisoners. Tenorio’s first assignment was at a jail located near …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Nevada: Muslim Prisoner Awarded $39,260 in Damages Plus Attorney’s Fees by A Nevada federal jury initially awarded $28,800 to a state prisoner after finding that officials at the Southern Desert Correctional Center had violated his religious and equal protection rights, and one guard used excessive force. Prisoner Reginald C. Howard …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Education
Arkansas Governor Addresses Prisoners at College Graduation Ceremony by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On November 30, 2018, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson addressed 25 prisoners who had received Associate of Arts degrees from Shorter College. According to a press release, “In an effort to reduce rates of recidivism, [the Second …
2018 Awards for Activism, Advocacy Against the Private Prison Industry by On March 5, 2019, the Private Corrections Institute (PCI), a nonprofit citizen watchdog organization, announced its 2018 awardees for individual activism and organizational advocacy against the for-profit prison industry. PCI opposes the privatization of correctional services, including the operation …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Parental rights
Iowa: Prisoners Entitled to Full Hearing on Termination of Parental Rights by David Reutter by David Reutter The Iowa Supreme Court held on November 30, 2018 that an incarcerated parent is entitled to participate in the entire hearing for termination of parental rights. The Court announced the new procedure in …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Prison Labor
Oregon Prison Industry Program Nets Record $28.5 Million as Prisoners Earn $1.25/Hour by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson “I’m not going to get paid what I got paid on the street. But that’s part of acceptance of my life now,” Oregon prisoner James Sheppard said of his job with Oregon …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
$1.1 Million Fee Award in California Prison Segregation Lawsuit by A California federal district court has awarded $1,090,141.70 in attorney fees and costs in a class-action suit that challenged the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) policies regarding gang validation and the use and management of segregated housing. That …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Ex-Prisoner Awarded $1.06 Million for Sexual Assault by Former Nebraska Jailer by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A federal court in Nebraska awarded an ex-prisoner over $1 million in a lawsuit against a former guard who was convicted of sexually assaulting her and other women at the Phelps County jail …
California Jail Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Conditions of Confinement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal civil rights suit filed by the Prison Law Office against Santa Clara County, California after a mentally ill prisoner was beaten to death by guards at the county’s jail has settled for policy …
Pennsylvania DOC, Mental Health Contractor Settle Wrongful Death Suit for $27,500 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) have agreed to pay $15,000 to the estate of a mentally ill prisoner who was killed after being attacked by another prisoner …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Commissary
Texas Prisons, We’ve Got Some Questions About Your Commissary Vendors by Stephen Raher by Stephen Raher, Prison Policy Initiative One of the original inspirations for the Prison Policy Initiative’s May 2018 report on prison commissaries earlier  [see: PLN, Aug. 2018, p.1] was a 2010 article from the Texas Tribune that analyzed $95 million in purchases …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Alabama DOC Stonewalling Federal Investigation; Eight Prisoners go on Hunger Strike by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On October 3, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a petition to enforce a subpoena naming Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), as the respondent. The …
Georgia: Court Certifies Class Action for Prisoners Held Beyond Their Release Date by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A U.S. District Court judge in Georgia has certified a class-action suit that seeks to hold the Fulton County Jail liable for failing to release dozens of prisoners after they posted bond or …
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