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Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: Dogs
Prisoners Help Train Future (K9) Law Enforcement Officers by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Post-9/11, the demand for highly-trained explosives investigators has grown significantly; law enforcement agencies nationwide have hurried to recruit officers who have received specialized training in the detection of bombs and accelerants. And in an ironic twist, …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: Environmental Law, Water
California Prison Spends $417,000 on Bottled Water as Contamination, Violations Continue by Panagioti Tsolkas by Panagioti Tsolkas What was intended as a state-of-the-art, $32 million prison water treatment plant has turned into yet another state infrastructure boondoggle. Since the plant’s completion in 2010, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: Guard Misconduct
Tennessee Jailer Convicted of Official Misconduct, “Extreme Provocative Contact” by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin PLN previously reported the January 2016 grand jury indictments of former Morgan County, Tennessee jail guard Joe D. Shoffner, Jr. and fellow jailers Garren Austin Luke Cooper and Michael Alan Lloyd for their roles in …
Florida: $60,000 Settlement for Juvenile Offender Raped During “Test of Heart” Ritual by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida juvenile offender who was beaten and raped by other prisoners as a guard stood by and watched has received a $60,000 settlement from the state. According to the U.S. …
Brief • August 8, 2018
Aragon et al. v. Raemisch et al., CO, Class-action Settlement Term Sheet, Hepatitis C, Medical Attention Negligence, 2018
Griffin v. Condon, MI, Appellate Opinion, Retaliation, 2018 Case: 17-1931 Document: 24-1 Filed: 08/08/2018 Page: 1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT 100 EAST FIFTH STREET, ROOM 540 POTTER STEWART U.S. COURTHOUSE CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202-3988 Deborah S. Hunt Clerk Tel. (513) 564-7000 www.ca6.uscourts.gov Filed: August 08, 2018 …
Initial Report of Joint Mental Health Expert Kathryn A. Burns MD MPH, U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2018 EXHIBIT A UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Ollie Carruthers, et al., v Scott Israel, et al. Case No. 76-6068-CIV-MIDDLEBROOKS INITIAL REPORT OF JOINT MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT KATHRYN …
Lynas v. Stang, MN, Complaint, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2018 CASE 0:18-cv-02301-JRT-KMM Doc. 1 Filed 08/07/18 Page 1 of 33 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA David W. Lynas, as Trustee for the next-of-kin of James C. Lynas, Case No. _ _ _ _ _ __ Plaintiff, v. …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: Shelter, Exposure to Heat
Arpaio’s Infamous Tent City is Gone but Arizona State Prison’s Tent City Remains by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke Soon after he was sworn in as sheriff for Maricopa County, Arizona, Paul Penzone began phasing out the infamous Tent City jail erected by his predecessor, Joe Arpaio, who was found …
Texas Towns with Private Prisons Experience Job Losses by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke Over a decade ago, with the promise of cost savings as well as stable jobs for the community, local governments in Texas agreed to issue bonds to finance the construction of prisons and jails operated by …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
$375,000 Settlement for Ohio Woman Pepper Sprayed in Jail’s Restraint Chair by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In August 2017, a lawsuit brought by a woman who was pepper sprayed at the Montgomery County jail in Dayton, Ohio – despite being held in a restraint chair – settled for $375,000. …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
The Catalyst: Thelton Henderson Transformed California’s Criminal Justice System. Now Comes the Backlash by Abbie Vansickle by Abbie Vansickle, The Marshall Project As the judge climbed the watchtower stairs in Pelican Bay prison, he heard muffled gunshots below. When he reached the top, he looked into the prison yard and …
Alabama Prisoners Suffer Nation’s Highest Homicide, Suicide Rates by David Reutter by David Reutter Alabama’s prison murder rate, already the nation’s worst, is on the rise – along with an increase in assaults that do not end in fatalities, as well as prisoner suicides. Prison officials agree that the root …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Jail Prisoner Injured in Attack by Co-defendant Settles for $5,000 by A prisoner who was attacked by his co-defendant at the Crawford County Correctional Facility (CCCF) in Saegertown, Pennsylvania agreed to a $5,000 settlement in his failure-to-protect suit. Harry W. Boyer, Jr. was arrested on a probation violation for new …
Federal Court Allows Menard Prisoner’s Lawsuit for Loss of Legal Papers, Retaliation to Proceed by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna U.S. District Court Judge Staci M. Yandle, in the Southern District of Illinois, ruled on May 22, 2018 that a civil rights suit filed by Mickey Mason, incarcerated at the …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
$650,000 Settlement in Oregon Jail Wrongful Death Claim by The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to settle a wrongful death claim filed by the estate of a woman who died while imprisoned at the Oregon county’s jail. In November 2014, Samantha Jeanne Robinson, 42, was sick with bacterial pneumonia …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Texas Couple Wrongly Convicted in “Satanic Panic” Receive $3.4 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An Austin, Texas couple wrongly convicted of sexually abusing a child at the day-care center they ran in the 1990s has been declared innocent and received over $3.4 million in compensation from the state. …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
HRDC Receives $25,000 Judgment in North Carolina Jail Censorship Case by Steve Horn by Steve Horn The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization of Prison Legal News, obtained a civil judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in a lawsuit filed against …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
California Prison Psychiatrist Faces Harassment, Retaliation from State Officials by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Psychiatrist Anthony Coppola, employed in California’s prison system, was a warden’s dream employee. He often worked overtime and on his days off when his primary job at a prison in Tracy, California was short staffed. …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Lawsuit Against Private Prison Firm Over Prisoner’s Death at Texarkana Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke The family of a prisoner who died at the Bi-State Jail in Texarkana has filed a federal civil rights suit alleging his death resulted from inadequate medical care. The jail is unique in …
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