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Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Challenges, Secrecy Continue to Surround Use of Lethal Injection Drugs by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Through December 31, 2018, there have been 1,490 executions in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated in 1977. Almost 90 percent have been carried out by lethal injection, which is considered more …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Virginia Jail Officials Indicted on Civil Rights Violations by A Western District of Virginia federal grand jury indicted two former Rockbridge County Regional Jail (RCRJ) officials on charges related to civil rights violations and falsifying documents to obstruct justice. The August 14, 2018 indictment, which was initially sealed, included four …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
California: $1 Million Settlement in Suit Over Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 28, 2017, the family and estate of a mentally ill prisoner who committed suicide while incarcerated at the Yuba County jail in California filed suit in federal court alleging violations …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Visiting, Video Visitation
Virginia Jail’s Video Calling System Replaces In-Person Visits by David Reutter by David Reutter Visitation is a major aspect of jail and prison operations. For corrections officials, it is wrought with logistical, staffing and security concerns; as a result, they have increasingly turned to video calling, which, in addition to …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Florida DOC Agrees to Reform Prisoner Mental Health Care by Disability Rights Florida, the state’s Protection and Advocacy organization for people with disabilities, has reached a settlement agreement with the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) that includes widespread changes to mental health treatment for prisoners. The agreement was filed in …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
New Trial on Causation Required in Illinois Jail Detainee’s Suicide by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 10, 2018 that an Illinois federal district court erred in granting judgment as a matter of law on the issue of causation in …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Grievances
Arkansas Prisoner Prevails on Grievance Exhaustion Issue by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Arkansas state prisoner Jacob J. Townsend was working at the Tucker Unit’s water treatment plant when his supervisor, Terry Murphy, ordered him to work with chlorine gas. Townsend was not given training or equipment for using the …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Life-Sentenced Missouri Prisoner Has No Right to Release Date by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In 1990, Gordon F. Goldsby received consecutive sentences of 10 years, life and 25 years for crimes he committed in Missouri in 1972. After discharging his 10-year sentence, he began serving the life sentence. In …
Eighth Circuit: Severe Pain Caused by Actual Injury Satisfies PLRA Physical Injury Requirement by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 7, 2018, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held the physical injury requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e), does not require a prisoner …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
New York City Pays $280,000 to Settle Suit after Visitor Assaulted by Jail Guards by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On May 19, 2014, Thomas Hamm went to the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City to visit his same-sex domestic partner, identified as P.F. Hamm and P.F., who …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
$1.6 Million Settlement for Missouri Prison Guard Subjected to Sexual Harassment by The Missouri Department of Corrections (MDOC) has agreed to a $1.6 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by a female guard who alleged she was subjected to sexual harassment at the Kansas City Reentry Center (KCRC). Tina Gallego …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Connecticut DOC Settles Cancer Misdiagnosis Lawsuit for $1.3 Million by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell After misdiagnosing a prisoner’s skin cancer as psoriasis for years and refusing to perform tests when treatment was not working, the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle the prisoner’s …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel
Alaska Supreme Court Denies Counsel to State Prisoner in Felony Case by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In a decision that appears to contradict U.S. Supreme Court precedent, not to mention its own, the Supreme Court of Alaska ruled on September 14, 2018 that a prisoner charged with violation of …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
High Risk, Low Pay for California Prisoners Who Fight Fires by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Since the 1940s, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has maintained a firefighting corps composed of prisoner volunteers. In late 2018, when the Camp and Woolsey fires destroyed the town of Paradise …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
What the Government Shutdown Looks Like Inside Federal Prisons by Eli Hager Family visits canceled, guards driving for Uber, rising tensions and more.  by Eli Hager, The Marshall Project The partial U.S. government shutdown is now in its third week [as of January 7, 2019], due largely to President Trump’s …
PREA Audit at Montana Women’s Prison Amid Sexual Misconduct Complaints by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A June 2017 audit at the Montana Women’s Prison (MWP) found the facility was not in full compliance with 20 of 43 standards promulgated under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), enacted in 2003. …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Ohio Prisoner Recovers $2,025 for Leg Injury Caused by Guard’s Pepper Ball by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Ohio state prisoner Kimani Ware won a $2,025 judgment against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) on July 16, 2018. Following a trial, Magistrate Gary Peterson found the DRC was …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Florida Prisoners Get Tablets, Lose $11.3 Million in Digital Music by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In 2011, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) entered into a contract with Access Corrections that allowed prisoners to purchase MP3 players which could be hooked up to a kiosk for music …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
DC Corrections Council Report Slams USP Lewisburg’s “Special Management Unit” by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna An April 6, 2018 report published by the District of Columbia’s Corrections Information Council (CIC) criticized the federal Bureau of Prisons’ Special Management Unit (SMU) at USP Lewisburg in Pennsylvania, citing numerous policy violations …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
City of Philadelphia Sinks $5.6 Million into Prison Software Upgrade it Can’t Use by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The Philadelphia Department of Prisons (PDP) has terminated a contract it established in 2014 with an information technology company, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), to design a new Integrated …
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