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Article • August 15, 2008
Brain Damage, Blindness from California Prison Shooting Nets $2 Million Settlement by A California prisoner who was shot during a prison disturbance was paid $2 million to settle his suit. On August 28, 1993, 37-year-old Kenneth Newton was confined at California’s Chuckwalla Valley State Prison, when a disturbance erupted on …
BOP Prisoner States FTCA Claim for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Stemming from Burning Prison by The plaintiff sustained carbon monoxide poisoning while locked down during a fire started during a riot. The Clinical Director ordered that he remain in the prison medical facility rather than be sent to a hospital. Six …
Oklahoma Pays $844,000 for Comprehensive Performance Audit of DOC by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 4, 2008, MGT of America, Inc. released a performance audit of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC). The 285-page report cost $844,000 and provided several clues as to how the prison system could …
More Prisoners Murdered in Texas Federal Prisons by Gary Hunter Until February 13, 2008, Ronald Joseph, 29, was serving time at a federal penitentiary in Beaumont, Texas for firearm and drug-related convictions. On that date he was found dead in his cell; a preliminary autopsy report indicated he had been …
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Alabama Felon Disenfranchisement Limited by The Alabama Supreme Court has voided a Jefferson County Circuit Court’s order that prohibited the state from disenfranchising former prisoners until every felony involving the element of moral turpitude had been catalogued by the state legislature. The ruling resulted from an appeal filed by the …
Pearson v. Callahan, SCOTUS, Amicus Brief for Respondent, 2008 No. 07-751 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States CORDELL PEARSON, et al., Petitioners, v. AFTON CALLAHAN, _______________________________ Respondent. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE U NITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE NATIONAL …
Article • July 15, 2008
Bruise from Push by New York Prison Guard Nets $100 by A New York prisoner who struck his face on a doorjamb when a guard pushed him through a doorway was awarded $100. New York prisoner Andrew Harvey was on the recreation yard at Watertown Correctional Facility when a riot …
Article • July 15, 2008
New Mexico AG's Complete Privilege Request Denied Regarding Riot Report Disclosure by The New Mexico State Attorney General (AG) motioned to prevent discovery disclosure of evidence and communications after a riot investigation. The court granted the AG executive privilege only but ordered judicial inspection to determine the appropriate disclosure. Numerous …
Article • June 15, 2008
Injuries While Attempting to Flee New York Prison Riot Net $132,000 by A New York prisoner who was seriously injured during a riot was awarded $132,000 by the New York Court of Claims. On August 27, 1989, Ronald Duglan, a prisoner at New York’s Cayuga Correctional Facility, was caught in …
Montana Guards' Disciplinary Sanctions and Names Held Disclosable by Several guards at the Montana State Prison were disciplined for their behavior during a riot in which several prisoners in protective custody were killed. Numerous newspapers' requests for a copy of the report outlining the guards' discipline was granted, but the …
Pochoda v. Arpaio, AZ, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest, 2008 1 2 3 4 5 Joel B. Robbins, Esq. (011065) Anne E. Findling, Esq. (010871) ROBBINS & CURTIN, p.l.l.c. 301 East Bethany Home Road, Suite B-100 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Tel: 602/285-0100 Fax: 602/265-0267 joel@robbinsandcurtin.com 6 7 8 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF …
Summer of Discontent by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Underlying the purported societal goal of prisoner rehabilitation lurks the reality of what impedes it: systemic violence that defines the adversarial relationship between all men and women behind bars, prisoners and guards alike. Driven by racial animus, drugs, anger, gang …
Riots at CCA Prisons Reveal Weaknesses in Out-of-State Imprisonment Policies by Matthew T. Clarke By Matthew T. Clarke States, strapped by tight budgets and pressed by swelling prison populations, are faced with the Hobson's choice of releasing prisoners early to ease overcrowding or building prisons they can ill afford to …
Ingram v. Turner et al, TN, Amended Complaint, riot snitching assault ad seg retaliation 8th Am, 2008 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0186 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0187 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0188 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0189 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0190 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0191 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0192 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0193 CCA-AF …
Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008
Jail Uprisings in Oklahoma and Arkansas by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke June 2007 saw three disturbances at two jails in Oklahoma and Arkansas. The Pittsburg County, Oklahoma jail was built in 1974 and designed to hold 64 prisoners. On June 26, 2007 almost 100 were packed into the facility. …
Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008
Uprising at GEO Group Illinois Jail by On June 1, 2007, forty-six prisoners at the Tri-County Justice and Detention Center in Ullin, Illinois were involved in an hour-long riot. The 226-bed jail is owned by Pulaski County but operated by Florida-based GEO Group, formerly known as Wackenhut. The disturbance began …
San Antonio Sheriff Pleads No Contest to Corruption Charges, Resigns by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In August 2007, Bexar County, Texas Sheriff Ralph Lopez, 71, was indicted on three felony counts involving corruption. Lopez tendered his resignation on September 1, 2007, and two days later pleaded no contest to …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Washington State: No Restoration of Felon Voting Rights Until Fines and Restitution are Paid by On July 26, 2007, a majority of the Washington State Supreme Court held that pursuant to state law, felons must first pay all court-imposed fines and restitution before their voting rights are restored. A strong …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Filed under: Voting, Sentencing, Parole
Florida's Parole Commission Slows Restoration of Felons' Civil Rights by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In April 2007, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and his Cabinet made it easier for some felons to regain their civil rights, including their right to vote. The new rules automatically restore rights to non-violent …
Brief • January 31, 2008
Killmon v. City of Miami, FL, Mot for Final Part SJ, FTAA Protests 2008 Case 1:04-cv-20707-CMA Document 532 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/31/2008 Page 1 of 21 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 04-CV-20707 - ALTONAGA/Turnoff KILLMON, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. CITY OF MIAMI, et al., …
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