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Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard Operating Inhumane Floating Prisons by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis An eye-opening report from The New York Times has exposed the existence of multiple “floating Guantanamos” operated by the U.S. Coast Guard throughout the Pacific Ocean. Coast guard cutters on missions to interdict suspected drug smugglers in …
Unlawful Raid by Indiana State Excise Police Results in Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Two enforcement officers of the Indiana State Excise Police, the law enforcement arm of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, agreed to a settlement of an undisclosed amount for numerous civil rights violations related …
Wrongful Death Case Against New York Jail Settles for $101,500 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Lucky Lee Wilkins, Jr., who suffered from depression, committed suicide while in the custody of the Schenectady County jail in New York on May 28, 2014. His family filed suit alleging civil rights violations, …
Article • May 9, 2018
Florida Man Arrested After He Flipped Off Pittsburgh Cop; Settles First Amendment Claim for $50,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis David Hackbart, a Tampa, Florida, resident, agreed to a $50,000 settlement with the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a Pittsburgh police officer, after being cited for disorderly conduct when …
Racially Motivated Traffic Stop and Arrest by Texas Police Leads to Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis     After police in Brownsville, Texas, arrested a man for drunk driving and running a red light when tests showed that he was not intoxicated, the man sued for racially motivated …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Nebraska Sheriffs Profiting from Jail Phone Contracts by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The ACLU of Nebraska issued a report on November 30, 2017 detailing the cost of telephone calls made from county jails in the state, concluding that phone rates remain “unconscionably” expensive. Profits for some sheriffs are so …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Filed under: Attorneys, Parole, News
Phony New York Lawyer Defrauds Prisoners, Sent to Prison by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Antonia Barrone of Albany, New York posed as an attorney from September 2012 to April 2017. She went by various male aliases, including Mario Vrendenburg, Antonio Barrone, Mario Stacchini, Mario Helems and Mark Vredenburg, and …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Filed under: Disciplinary Appeals
North Dakota: Altered Pencil in Prison Results in Weapon Possession Conviction by The North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Arthur Lee Crissler on a charge of possessing a weapon in a correctional facility. During a September 3, 2016 search of Crissler’s cellblock, a pencil wrapped in paper, thread …
Pro Se Rhode Island Prisoner Wins First Amendment Settlement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Edward McCable, a Rhode Island prisoner housed in the High Security Center (HSC) at the state’s Adult Correctional Institution, successfully sued the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RI DOC) for restricting his access to religious …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Filed under: Smoking, State Legislation
Oklahoma Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Lift Prison Smoking Ban by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin The Enid News & Eagle reported on February 23, 2018 that Oklahoma State Representative Rick West had introduced a bill to dismantle a six-year ban on cigarette sales and smoking inside state prisons. The measure, …
Major Wage Ratio Gap Between Executives, Employees at Private Prisons by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings reviewed by Prison Legal News show a major gap between the pay of private prison employees and the executives of those companies. And, according to a new report …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Former Michigan Prisoner Receives Over $817,000 for Wrongful Conviction by A Michigan man who was wrongfully convicted of rape has received $817,351 in compensation from the state. Quentin Carter was 16 when he was charged in September 1991 with raping a 10-year-old girl in Grand Rapids. The girl’s mother waited …
Virginia Federal Court Holds Nation of Gods and Earth is a Religion by A federal district court has ordered the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) to remove the security threat group designation from the Nation of Gods and Earth (NGE), “recognize it as a religion, and afford it the rights …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Dying Prisoner’s Complaint Alleged Claim for Failure to Treat Hepatitis C by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the dismissal of a prisoner’s civil rights action that accused staff at Autry State Prison of denying him treatment for hepatitis C. Georgia state prisoner Blair Mitchell, who was serving …
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Oklahoma Sheriffs – All of Them by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal lawsuit was filed in November 2017 against every sheriff in the state of Oklahoma, along with judges, court officials and the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association, challenging a scheme that turned unpaid court fees …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Ohio: $75,000 Settlement Reached after 60-Year-Old Woman Body Slammed by Jail Guard by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal lawsuit filed by an elderly woman who suffered injuries after being slammed to the floor by a jail guard has ended in a settlement, and the guard disciplined. Marsha Pate-Strickland …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Newspaper Investigation Reveals Significant Problem with Life Sentences in Arizona by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis An investigation by the Arizona Republic has exposed a serious problem with life sentences imposed by state courts throughout Arizona since 1994. In the 22 years between January 1994 and January 2016, 248 out …
California: Governor Signs Bill to Block Expansion of For-profit Detention Centers by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law in October 2017 that blocks the expansion of for-profit immigration detention facilities, demonstrating the state’s opposition to President Trump’s efforts to crack down on …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Washington Prisoner’s Negligence Suit Settles for $75,000 by Washington State’s Spokane County Jail reached a $75,000 settlement in a lawsuit that alleged guards failed to protect a prisoner from being assaulted by another prisoner. Justin T. Betts, 35, has a long history of mental illness and has been jailed more …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Justice Department Failing to Assess Prison Population Reduction, Clemency and Reentry Programs by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In a statement made to members of Congress on December 13, 2017, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on the failure of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to properly implement recommendations …
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