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Remembering Attica Forty Years Later by Dennis Cunningham by Dennis Cunningham, Michael Deutsch & Elizabeth Fink This year, September 9 will mark the 40th anniversary of the rebellion at Attica State Prison in upstate New York. As one of the prisoner leaders, L.D. Barkley, announced to the world, the rebellion …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Mot for PO, Disclosure of Medical Requests, 2011 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 Plaintiffs: VANCE A. ADAMS et. al. Defendants: CORRECTIONS CORPORATION …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Exhibit, Disclosure of Medical Requests, 2011 District Court, Crowley County, State of Colorado I 10 East 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, CO 81063 719-267-4468 Plaintiffs: VANCE A. ADAMS et a!. Defendant: CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Counterclaimant: CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Counterclaim Defendants: RICHARD ALLISON, et a!. …
Brief • August 25, 2011
Mack v. Howard, NY, Appellant Brief, Records Request for Video of Deputies Beating Jail Prisoner, 2011 To be Argued by: JOHN NED LIPSITZ, ESQ. (Time Requested: 15 Minutes) Appellate Division Docket No. CA 11-00779 Erie County Clerk’s Index No. I 2010-9712 New York Supreme Court Appellate Division—Fourth Department MARQUEZ MACK, …
Brief • August 23, 2011
Medrano v. County of Kane, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2011 Case: 1:11-cv-05800 Document#: 1 Filed: 08/23/11 Page 1 of 14 PagelD #:1 TN THE UNTTED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLTNOIS EASTERN DIVISION MIGUEL MEDRANO ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ~ ) ) DEPUTY MICHAEL WJDLARZ ST …
Mann v. Failey et al, SC, Complaint, guard brutality retaliation, 2011 0:11-cv-02232-RMG Date Filed 08/23/11 Entry Number 1 Page 1 of 19 0:11-cv-02232-RMG Date Filed 08/23/11 Entry Number 1 Page 2 of 19 0:11-cv-02232-RMG Date Filed 08/23/11 Entry Number 1 Page 3 of 19 0:11-cv-02232-RMG Date Filed 08/23/11 Entry Number …
State Secrets Doctrine Requires Dismissal of Suit Involving CIA Torture Flights by On September 8, 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held the “valid assertion of the state secrets privilege” warranted dismissal of a lawsuit filed by suspects apprehended as part of the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program. The suit …
Article • August 15, 2011
Mentally Ill NC Prisoner “Becomes Ill,” Quadriplegic; Billy Club Impressions Found 30 Hours Later by Mark Wilson By Mark Wilson “I lock in the hole now the staff say I die at Alexander” Correctional Institution (ACI), wrote mentally ill North Carolina prisoner Timothy Helms on June 20, 2008. Fifteen days …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Los Angeles Jail Guards Beat Prisoner in Front of ACLU Monitor by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A monitor with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU/SC) witnessed the brutal beating of a prisoner at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility by two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. …
New Allegations of Widespread Prisoner Abuse in Iraq Emerge As Abu Ghraib Soldiers Sentenced; Abu Ghraib General Writes Book by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke PLN has previously reported the abuse of prisoners in American military prisons in Iraq. [PLN June 2004, p. 1; Nov. 2004, p. 36; Dec. …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Index to List of Supporting Documents, prison riot, 2010 COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF COLORADO 101 West Colfax Ave., Ste. 800 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 837-3785 _______________________________________________ Appeal From: Crowley County District Court Case No. 2005CV60, Consolidated With 2006CV8 The Honorable Michael Schiferl ▲ COURT …
Indiana Supreme Court Strikes Down Prisoner Frivolous Litigator Law by By John E. Dannenberg The Indiana Supreme Court held that Indiana's 2004 "Three Strikes Law," which forever barred a prisoner from filing another lawsuit if he had earlier had three prior suits dismissed as frivolous, violated the Open Courts Clause …
Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Suit Alleging Retaliatory Attack by Guard by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample On April 26, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the dismissal of a failure to protect suit filed by a federal prisoner who claimed that he was attacked …
Second Circuit Explains §1915 Strikes and Imminent Danger by Mark Wilson Second Circuit Explains §1915 Strikes and Imminent Danger By Mark Wilson The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that a lower court abused its discretion in denying a pro se prisoner leave to amend his complaint to allege an …
Article • July 15, 2011
$7,500 Settlement for Excessive Force by Washington State’s King County Jail has paid $7,500 to settle the excessive force claim of Sean T. Tandberg. While at the Jail on May 20, 2002, Tandberg was taken to the “hole” by guard “Robles.” At the time, Tandberg was on crutches. Robles “threw” …
Article • July 15, 2011
TDCJ Guards Accused of Attacking Handicapped Prisoner by On June 11, 2001, Texas prisoner Santiago Elizalde, Jr., filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the Warden, an Ad. Seg. Major and two prison guards at the Telford Unit where he was housed. His complaint alleged the two guards attacked …
Article • July 15, 2011
TDCJ Guards Accused of Unprovoked Beating by On November 16, 2001, Texas prisoner Nigel Edwards filed a § 1983 civil action against David Campos and Ronnie Martinez, prison guards for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Edwards accused the guards of excessive force in an unprovoked attack upon him while …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
$16 Million Federal Jury Award in Texas Jail Beating Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 12, 2011, a federal jury in Beaumont, Texas found in favor of a former Jefferson County prisoner who was beaten by jail employees during the intake process. The jury awarded over $16 …
Baltimore Jail’s Warden, Seven Guards Suspended Pending Excessive Force Investigation by Pending an investigation into an alleged use of excessive force involving a female detainee, the warden and seven guards at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center (BCBIC) have been suspended. The detainee, a 26-year-old woman who faced minor …
Fifth Circuit Clarifies Procedure for PLRA Failure-to-Exhaust Dismissals by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that summary judgment may be granted when a defendant alleges failure to exhaust administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), but, in this particular case, the record was not sufficiently developed to …
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