Florida’s Prison Industry Criticized for Failing in Mission by David Reutter Florida’s prison industry program is “making a few people very wealthy while operating ... in a manner entirely inconsistent with its mission,” according to advisors to Governor Rick Scott, in a transition report released in December 2010. The mission …
Brown et al v. Haddock et al, FL, Plf Res in Opposition of Def Mot for Bifurcation, overlapping evidence, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PANAMA CITY DIVISION RALPH WALTER BROWN, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No.: 5:10-cv-130-RS v. HON. BOBBY HADDOCK, et al., …
Johnson v. Stapp, FL, Interrogatories to Defendant William Churchwell, DOC Misconduct, 2011 Plaintiff’s First Interrogatories to Defendant William Churchwell Defendant William Churchwell will be referred to herein as “Defendant or “you.” Department of Corrections is “Department” and Northwest Florida Reception Center is “Prison.” The date of the matter sued upon …
Johnson v. Stapp, FL, Interrogatories to Defendant John Hassett, DOC Misconduct, 2011 Plaintiff’s First Interrogatories to Defendant William Churchwell Defendant William Churchwell will be referred to herein as “Defendant or “you.” Department of Corrections is “Department” and Northwest Florida Reception Center is “Prison.” The date of the matter sued upon …
Johnson v. Stapp, FL, Interrogatories to Defendant Joseph Stapp, DOC Misconduct, 2011 Plaintiff’s First Interrogatories to Defendant Joseph Stapp Defendant Joseph Stapp will be referred to herein as “Defendant or “you.” Department of Corrections is “Department” and Northwest Florida Reception Center is “Prison.” The date of the matter sued upon …
Doe v. Crews, FL, Plaintiff’s Second Interrogatories, Inmate Abuse by Guards, 2011 Plaintiff’s Second Interrogatories to Defendant Michael Crews Defendant Michael D. Crews will be referred to herein as “Defendant or “you.” Department of Corrections is “Department” and Northwest Florida Reception Center is “Prison.” The date of the matter sued …
Filing Fee Lien Quashed in Florida Prisoner’s Gaintime Challenge by Florida’s First District Court of Appeals has, begrudgingly, reversed Leon County Circuit Court’s imposition of a filing fee lien in an action challenging the Florida Department of Corrections’ (FDOC) revocation of a prisoner’s gaintime. Prisoner Howard McGee filed a Mandamus …
Florida Reenacts Reconstruction-Era Felon Disenfranchisement Rule by David Reutter On March 9, 2011, Florida’s executive clemency board unanimously voted to make it more difficult for ex-felons to have their civil rights restored – including the right to vote, sit on a jury and hold public office. Rather than automatic restoration …
Protective Order Denied in Privately Run Florida Juvenile Facility Class-Action Suit by David Reutter A Florida federal district court has denied a motion for a protective order filed by the defendants in a class-action lawsuit brought by five current or former residents of Thompson Academy, a juvenile facility managed by …
Florida’s House Speaker Wants to Quicken Executions by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Speeding up Florida’s execution machinery is a top priority for state House Speaker Dean Cannon. Cannon’s efforts to achieve that goal have included abolishing a commission that oversees death penalty cases and trying to reorganize the …
Florida Courts Criticize Indefinite Detention While Awaiting Civil Commitment Trials by Florida sex offenders who have completed their prison sentences may face a legal morass that leaves them stuck in indefinite detention while awaiting trial on whether they should be civilly committed. During such pre-trial detention they receive little to …
Florida Prisoner’s Suicide Suit Settles for $500,000 by A $500,000 settlement has been reached in a lawsuit stemming from the 2006 suicide of an 18-year-old Florida prisoner. The suit was filed by the parents and estate of Aleshia Napier against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC), two private medical contractors …
Former Federal Prisoner Seeks Almost $280,000 in Attorney Fees from BOP by In an unusual case, Nicole Michelle Defontes is seeking nearly $280,000 in “attorney’s fees, expert fees, and costs to challenge the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) violations of its own rules and regulations,” according to a motion filed in …
Bearden v. McKeithen et al, FL, Amended Complaint, jail suicide PTSD, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PANAMA CITY DIVISION ESTATE OF MAUREEN BEARDEN, by JAMES BEARDEN as Personal Representative of the Estate, and on behalf of the Survivors, Elizabeth and Brooke Villella, …
Steen v. City of Pensacola, FL, Order Re Defendant Motion to Dismiss, police car taser, 2011 Case 3:11-cv-00142-RV-CJK Document 67 Filed 08/22/11 Page 1 of 24 Page 1 of 24 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION CASSANDRA STEEN, Individually and as Personal …
Prison Officials Losing War on Drug Smuggling by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Despite the closed environment and high security features of prisons, prison officials continue to lose the battle against drugs and other contraband smuggling. The results of interdiction efforts are often the same as those in America’s …
$1.2 Million Awarded Against PHS After Florida Jail Prisoner Paralyzed by A federal jury in Florida has awarded $1.2 million to a former prisoner who was paralyzed due to deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs while he was incarcerated at the Lee County Jail. The jury found that the …
Provision in Florida Law Prohibits Compensation to Wrongfully Convicted by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A “clean hands” provision in a Florida law designed to compensate wrongfully convicted prisoners is preventing most of those prisoners from receiving compensation. Of 13 men cleared by DNA evidence in Florida, only one …
Insider Trading Charges Against Private Prison Consultant Rejected by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida federal district court has rejected insider trading charges brought against a consultant for Correctional Services Corporation (CSC). The civil complaint, filed in September 2008 by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), charged Dr. …
