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Shepard v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2018

Brief • October 2, 2018

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect

Shepard v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2018 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AS TO A LAWSUIT BEARING THE CAUSE NUMBER 3:17-CV-00116-MJR-SCW In full and complete consideration of the payment by - of the sum of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which …

How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim

Product • October 1, 2018

How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim Joseph Matthews, Attorney 419 pages. October 2018, 10th Edition.   Know your rights! Find out how to make the best case for yourself and win your personal injury claim. Dealing with insurance companies and lawyers when filing a personal injury claim can feel like …

HRDC director explains opposition to Florida's Amendment 4 on voting rights

In-the-News Article • October 1, 2018

HRDC director explains opposition to Florida's Amendment 4 on voting rights Oct. 1, 2018 Articles with PLN Quotes Talking Points Memo PRIME EXTRA Voting Rights 10.01.18. 3:26 pm Not All Florida Felons Are Happy About Ballot Measure To Restore Voting Rights For hundreds of thousands of Floridians with felony convictions, …

HRDC v. DHHS, WA, Complaint, Public Records on Family Separation, 2018

Filing • October 1, 2018

Filed under: Public Records, Immigration, Public Records Act

HRDC v. DHHS, WA, Complaint, Public Records on Family Separation, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-01442-JLR Document 1 Filed 10/01/18 Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 11 THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER and MICHELLE DILLON, …

Hawks v. Chicago Police Dept, IL, Settlement, False Arrest & Excessive Force, 2018

Brief • October 1, 2018

Filed under: Excessive Force, False Arrest

Hawks v. Chicago Police Dept, IL, Settlement, False Arrest & Excessive Force, 2018 IN THE UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ) Anthony Hawks, Plaintiff, v. Thomas Goggin, Lawrence Gade and City of Chicago, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …

Benevich v. Mendocino County, CA, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2018

Brief • October 1, 2018

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific

Benevich v. Mendocino County, CA, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2018 .... _l8_jjL_ .. ffBS Atft fEMENf # ' SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of Claims ("Agreement") is entered into between Travis Benevich ("Benevich") and the County of Mendocino ("County") (collectively "the Parties") …

Reforming Restrictive Housing: The ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell, 2018

Publication • October 1, 2018

Filed under: Retaliatory Segregation, Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health

Reforming Restrictive Housing: The ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell, 2018 Reforming Restrictive Housing: The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell Reforming Restrictive Housing: The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell The Association of State Correctional Administrators The Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School October 2018 The …

Assoc. of State Correctional Administration - Reforming Restrictive Housing - The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell, 2018

Publication • October 1, 2018

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment, Exercise, Lockdowns, Mental Health, Juveniles, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Assoc. of State Correctional Administration - Reforming Restrictive Housing - The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell, 2018 Reforming Restrictive Housing: The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell Reforming Restrictive Housing: The 2018 ASCA-Liman Nationwide Survey of Time-in-Cell The Association of State Correctional Administrators The Liman Center for Public Interest …

GEO Group shareholder resolution, Geo Group, 2018

Publication • October 1, 2018

Filed under: Family, Parental rights, HRDC Publications, Immigration Law/Offenses

GEO Group shareholder resolution, Geo Group, 2018 RESOLUTION RESOLVED: That the stockholders of the Company (GEO Group) request that the Board of Directors adopt the following policy, to be implemented no later than December 31, 2019: 1. GEO Group shall adopt a policy of not accepting immigrant detainee children (persons …

National Center for Transgender Equality - LGBTQ People Behind Bars - A Guide to Understanding the Issues Facing Transgender Prisoners and Their Legal Rights, 2018

Publication • October 1, 2018

Filed under: Medical, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Transgender, Transgender Medical Procedures, Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender)

National Center for Transgender Equality - LGBTQ People Behind Bars - A Guide to Understanding the Issues Facing Transgender Prisoners and Their Legal Rights, 2018 LGBTQ PEOPLE BEHIND BARS A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES FACING TRANSGENDER PRISONERS AND THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS National Center for TRANSGENDER EQUALITY This is a …

CoreCivic Vt 2018 Standard-contract-for-services-37036

Publication • October 1, 2018

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic

CoreCivic Vt 2018 Standard-contract-for-services-37036 STA TE OF VERMONT Contract# 37036 Page 1 of63 STANDARD CONTRACT FOR SERVICES I. Parties. This is a contract for services between the State of Vermont, Department of Corrections (hereinafter called "State"), and CoreCivic, with a principal place of business in Nashville, TN, (hereinafter called "Contractor"). …

Tenorio v. San Miguel County Detention Center, NM, Settlement, Harassment, 2018

Brief • September 30, 2018

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Retaliation against Staff, Injury -- Misc., Restraints, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Tenorio v. San Miguel County Detention Center, NM, Settlement, Harassment, 2018 Case 1:15-cv-00349-LF-JHR Document 346 Filed 09/30/18 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO ESTRELLA TENORIO, Plaintiff, v. 1:15-cv-00349-LF-WPL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, …

Criminal Legal News mentioned in article on criminalization/draconian laws

In-the-News Article • September 28, 2018

Criminal Legal News mentioned in article on criminalization/draconian laws Sept. 28, 2018 Articles that mention PLN Courthouse News This Is Legal? This Is the Law? September 28, 2018 Robert Kahn Six-year-old children in North Carolina can be referred to the criminal juvenile justice system. I think first grade is a …

Warner v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Excessive Force by Guard, 2018

Brief • September 28, 2018

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings

Warner v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Excessive Force by Guard, 2018 SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT .hJ/w Clyde Jl'arner v. County of Los A11geles, et al. United States District Court Case No. 2:18-CV-00388 OD\V This SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE AGREDdENT (hereinafter ·'AGREEMENT.. ) is made by and between Plaintiff, …

News article examines PLN's Supreme Court cert petition in Florida DOC censorship case

In-the-News Article • September 26, 2018

News article examines PLN's Supreme Court cert petition in Florida DOC censorship case Sept. 26, 2018 Articles about PLN Litigation Bloomberg Prison News Ban Battle Heads to High Court Posted Sept. 26, 2018, 6:06 AM &nbsp; Prison Legal News&nbsp;is banned in Florida prisons. Powerhouse U.S. Supreme Court lawyer&nbsp;Paul D. Clement&nbsp;wants …

Sweeney et al v. Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction, preliminary injunction, prison mail restrictions, 2018

Brief • September 24, 2018

Filed under: War on Drugs, First Amendment, First Amendment, rights

Sweeney et al v. Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction, preliminary injunction, prison mail restrictions, 2018

Sweeney v. Indiana DOC, IN, Order for Preliminary Injunction, Prisoners' Right to Mail, 2018

Brief • September 24, 2018

Filed under: First Amendment, rights, Mail Restrictions, Prison Mail

Sweeney v. Indiana DOC, IN, Order for Preliminary Injunction, Prisoners' Right to Mail, 2018 Case 1:17-cv-03550-WTL-MPB Document 72 Filed 09/24/18 Page 1 of 7 PagelD # : 702 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION CHARLES SWEENEY and ANTHONY DELAROSA, on their own behalf and on behalf …

Mitchell v. Boyer, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2018

Brief • September 24, 2018

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Podiatry, Amputations, Inadequate Health Care Facilities, Deliberate Indifference

Mitchell v. Boyer, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2018 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In full and complete consideration of the payment by - o f the sum of Seven Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, I, Isiah Mitchell, on behalf of …

D.K. V. Teams, NY, Contempt Order, Physical Abuse-Disabled, 2018

Brief • September 24, 2018

Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act, Need for Medical Consensus

D.K. V. Teams, NY, Contempt Order, Physical Abuse-Disabled, 2018 Case 1:16-cv-03246-PAE Document 329 Filed 09/24/18 Page 1 of 3 Case 1:16-cv-03246-PAE-DCF Document 326-1 Filed 09/ UNITED STA TES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK D.K., by her Guardian L.K.; Z.O., by her Guardian B.M.; and B.R., by her Guardian …

$35,500 affirmed by Sixth Circuit in Michigan guard retaliation, free speech case

Article • September 21, 2018

Filed under: Retaliation, Appeals, Guards/Staff, First Amendment, rights

$35,500 affirmed by Sixth Circuit in Michigan guard retaliation, free speech case by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the jury finding against Lewis Condon, Joseph Downard, and Gary McMurtrie, guards at Gus Harrison Correctional Facility in Adrian, Michigan, was proper and that …