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Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: Informants
Florida: DHS Snitch Busted for Trying to Sell Informant Status to Federal Prisoner by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On February 26, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Darrin P. Gayles sentenced a former confidential informant for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to a year in prison and a …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
$550,000 Settlement for Georgia Prisoner Who Lost Leg Due to Improper Care by A diabetic Georgia prisoner received $550,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming he lost one of his legs due to improper medical treatment and neglect by Dr. Chiquita Fye, the medical director at Macon State Prison (MSP). Michael …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: Guards/Staff, News
BOP Director Resigns in Protest of Prison Reform Bill Clash by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Mark Inch, director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, resigned on May 18, 2018. At first it was unclear why he stepped down, but The New York Times has since reported that sources told …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Texas Prisons Stop Using Solitary Confinement as Punishment, but Thousands Kept in Administrative Segregation by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 1, 2017 the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) changed its policy on prisoner discipline to eliminate solitary confinement as a punishment for violating institutional rules, though thousands …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: Diabetes, Food
Fifth Circuit Holds Denial of Diabetic Diet During Lockdowns States Claim by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 29, 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held a diabetic prisoner’s allegation that he was denied a medical diet and required to repeatedly eat high-sugar meals during prison lockdowns stated …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Confidential Settlement by Corizon in Arizona Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Flu by For-profit prison and jail medical contractor Corizon Health agreed to an undisclosed settlement after an Arizona prisoner died from the flu that went untreated for six days. Manuel Diaz, 31, entered the Arizona Department of Corrections in October …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Settlement Ends Forced Religious Classes in Tennessee Prison Industry Program by An employee for TRICOR, Tennessee’s prison industry program, received $80,994 to settle a lawsuit alleging he was forced to teach religious-based classes as part of his duties. The suit alleged First Amendment violations. Prior to taking a job as …
Lawsuit Filed in Death of Kentucky Prisoner Held in Five-point Restraints by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A wrongful death suit has been filed in state court in Oldham County, Kentucky by the family of 30-year-old Steven Lee McStoots, who died of suffocation when he was strapped face-down on a …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Michigan Jail Wrongful Death Suit Settles for $500,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who died after a violent cell extraction at the Midland County jail in Michigan has settled for $500,000. The Midland Daily News reported the settlement was …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Troubles at California Jail Lead Sheriff to Forgo Reelection by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Orange County, California’s jail system has been a hotbed of abuses for many years, accumulating a reputation for lawlessness on the part of prisoners and staff members alike. [See: PLN, June 2018, p.28; Jan. 2016, …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Wisconsin Paid Former Prison Employees $105,000 to Settle Harassment Cases by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Last year, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) paid $105,000 to settle a pair of federal civil rights lawsuits filed by two former employees. Both of the women claimed they were fired in retaliation …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: Parole, Three Strikes
Virginia Parole Board Changes “Three-Strikes” Interpretation by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Virginia’s parole board is changing a policy under which the state’s “three-strikes” law was used to deny parole to 262 prisoners who previously had never been incarcerated before their current charges. The change came on the heels …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Nevada DOC Settles Suit Over Prisoner Suicide for $93,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke In June 2017, the Nevada Department of Corrections (DOC) paid $93,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the parents and wife of a mentally-ill prisoner who committed suicide after his psychiatric needs were ignored by …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
California: Whistle-blowing Prison Employee Fired, Loses Lawsuit by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon For over two decades, federal courts have been issuing orders, injunctions and sanctions in an effort to force California’s prison system to provide adequate treatment to mentally ill prisoners. That approach does not appear to be working. …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
$9 Million Settlement for Illinois Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Murder by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In October 2017, a $9 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by an Illinois man who spent 15 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. The suit alleged law enforcement …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: War on Terror, Terrorism, CIA
ACLU Reaches Confidential Settlement in CIA Detainee Torture Lawsuit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) entered into a confidential settlement with the CIA over “a torture program” designed and used against military detainees by two contractors, psychologists James Elmer Mitchell and John …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
UK Court Blocks Extradition of Accused Hacker to United States by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In a virtually unheard of ruling, a British appellate court has refused to allow a citizen of the United Kingdom to be extradited to the U.S. to face federal charges. The court found that …
B.K. (by Tinsley), et al. v. McKay, et al., AZ, amici curiae ACLU, findings of fact describing unconstitutional conditions, 2018 Case: 17-17501, 07/06/2018, ID: 10933980, DktEntry: 45, Page 1 of 39 Nos. 17-17501 & 17-17502 ___________________________________ UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ___________________________________ B.K. by her next …
Brown et al. v. State of New Jersey Department of Corrections, NJ, Ruling, Inmate Sexual Abuse, 2018 MER-L-000503-18 06/06/2018 4:04:57 1 of 2 Trans ID: LCV2018993174 MER L 000503-18 07/06/2018 Pg PM 1 of Pg 2 Trans ID: LCV20181178885 STARK & STARK, P.C. Martin P. Schrama, Esq. - Attorney ID …
Dowl v. Williams, AK, Amended Complaint, Muslim Inmate Discrimination, 2018 CAIR LEGAL DEFENSE FUND Lena F. Masri (D.C. # 100019) α lmasri@cair.com Gadeir I. Abbas (VA # 81161) α β gabbas@cair.com Carolyn M. Homer (CA # 286441) α chomer@cair.com 453 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20003 Phone: (202) 742-6420 …
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