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All Seven Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Face Ethics Charges
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Judicial Misconduct
All Seven Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Face Ethics Charges by In September 2018, the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission formally charged state Supreme Court Justices Dan Kemp, Robin Wynne, Courtney Goodson, Josephine “Jo” Hart, Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood with violating the state’s judicial canons. A similar ethics charge …
Arkansas Prisoner Prevails on Grievance Exhaustion Issue
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Grievances
Arkansas Prisoner Prevails on Grievance Exhaustion Issue by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Arkansas state prisoner Jacob J. Townsend was working at the Tucker Unit’s water treatment plant when his supervisor, Terry Murphy, ordered him to work with chlorine gas. Townsend was not given training or equipment for using the …
Eighth Circuit: Severe Pain Caused by Actual Injury Satisfies PLRA Physical Injury Requirement
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Criminal justice system reform, Medical, Pain, Surgery, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), PLRA, Physical Injury Rule, Excessive Force
Eighth Circuit: Severe Pain Caused by Actual Injury Satisfies PLRA Physical Injury Requirement by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 7, 2018, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held the physical injury requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e), does not require a prisoner …
AR Union County - CTC contract 2014-2017
Kickback publication • November 29, 2018
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Monitoring
AR Union County - CTC contract 2014-2017 I City Tele-Coin Company, Inc. 4501 Marlena Street, Bossier City, LA 71111 ---- -- · --·--~Q:..682 . 0707 ,L w~~ ·~·ty~e lec~in.com_ __ __ _ _ CORRECTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AGREEMENT Made on this, the ..al_ day of /f/,,4Y , 20~ by and between …
AR Union County - CTC contract 2018-2022
Kickback publication • November 29, 2018
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Monitoring
AR Union County - CTC contract 2018-2022 City Tt!le-Coin Company, Inc. 4501 Marlena Street, Bossler City, LA 71111 -~--- --800 . 68~.mo7 I www.citytelecoi~~----·---- _ _ CORRECTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AGREEMENT Made on this, the ~~ay of ~V\t:c , 2018, by and between these parties: City Tele-Coin Company, Inc. (hereinafter referred …
AR Union County - CTC contract commission rate 2018
Kickback publication • November 29, 2018
Filed under: Telephones
AR Union County - CTC contract commission rate 2018 City T<elc-Coin Company, Inc. 4501 Marlena Street, Bossier City,\ A 7ll.l:t _ _ -~~682:!!_707 / ww_w citytelecoin.corn (B) COMMISSIONS As to any inmate phone that is located within those lo ati ns listed .in Section A. l whereby s rvi ·e …
AR Union County - CTC commissions
Kickback publication • November 29, 2018
Filed under: Telephones
AR Union County - CTC commissions 10/31/2018 CTC Phone Manager - Reports CTC Phone Manager User :p.kugler: Facility Revenue Report by Call Type/Rate From Date 2016-01-01 Thru Date Facility Union County Ar(EI Dorado, AR) - 8708641 2018-10-~ R~P 28 Call Type (notset) Call Rate (notset) Facility Revenue Report Call Type* …
AR Union County - CTC rate 2018
Kickback publication • November 29, 2018
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
AR Union County - CTC rate 2018 10/31/2018 CTC Phone Manager - Reports CTC Phone Manager User :p.kugler: ll'acility Rates Facility Union County Ar(EI Rate Code (notset) rado, AR) - 8708641 State (notset) Description (notset) Fae f Rates Report OpSurcharge Rate/Intrvl lntrvlScnds Facility Facility Name State* Rate Code Description 60 …
Arkansas DOC Says Water is Safe, but Most Tests Not Conducted in Housing Units
Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Filed under: Water
Arkansas DOC Says Water is Safe, but Most Tests Not Conducted in Housing Units by Panagioti Tsolkas by Panagioti Tsolkas In July 2018, former prisoners and their family members in Arkansas raised concerns about a variety of issues at a hearing with state lawmakers, included concerns about the water quality …
Arkansas: $21,000 Settlement in Jail Release Debit Card Class-Action Suit
Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Filed under: Release and Reentry, Class Certification, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property
Arkansas: $21,000 Settlement in Jail Release Debit Card Class-Action Suit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal class-action complaint filed against the Benton County, Arkansas Sheriff&rsquo;s Office and Keefe Commissary company, over the practice of issuing fee-laden debit cards to prisoners containing their release funds, has settled for just …
Mother of Prisoner Who Died at Texarkana Jail Challenges $200,000 Settlement; Nurse Pleads Guilty
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Filed under: LaSalle Management Company, Diabetes, Failure to Treat, Settlements
Mother of Prisoner Who Died at Texarkana Jail Challenges $200,000 Settlement; Nurse Pleads Guilty by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On November 11, 2017, notice of a $200,000 settlement was filed in a federal lawsuit over the death of a diabetic Texarkana jail prisoner who died after a nurse ignored …
Lydon v. McCormick, AK, Complaint, Civil Rights Violation, 2018
Brief • August 29, 2018
Filed under: Eighth Amendment, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment/Variance Violations
Lydon v. McCormick, AK, Complaint, Civil Rights Violation, 2018 Case 6:18-cv-06078-SOH-BAB Document 1 Filed 08/29/18 Page 1 of 23 PageID #: 27 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS HOT SPRINGS DIVISION CANDACE PAIGE LYDON vs. cAsE No. \'6 .. lo O 1 '6 US DiSTRICT COURT …
Lawsuit Against Private Prison Firm Over Prisoner’s Death at Texarkana Jail
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: LaSalle Management Company, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
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 …
Arkansas and Oklahoma Rehab Programs Sued for Using Court-ordered Defendants for Forced Labor
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: Prison Labor, Class Certification, Drug Treatment/Rehab
Arkansas and Oklahoma Rehab Programs Sued for Using Court-ordered Defendants for Forced Labor by David Reutter by David Reutter A federal lawsuit filed in October 2017 accuses an Arkansas-based drug rehab center of &ldquo;human trafficking and forced labor&rdquo; for abusing a court-ordered pre-trial diversion program. The rehab center reportedly compelled …
Arkansas Supreme Court finds reimbursement from a §1983 settlement improper
Article • July 17, 2018
Filed under: Settlements, Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Restitution, Trust Accounts
Arkansas Supreme Court finds reimbursement from a §1983 settlement improper by An Arkansas Supreme Court reversed and remanded a circuit court&rsquo;s order granting reimbursement to the state the costs associated with Dexter Harmon&rsquo;s incarceration. The court ruled that reimbursement from a &sect;1983 settlement was improper because the circuit court failed …
State Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Gaining Traction
Article • July 2, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Filed under: Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, State Legislation
State Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Gaining Traction by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On the federal level, hopes for criminal justice reform have fallen victim to partisan bickering in Congress and a lack of substantive interest from the White House. Fortunately, state officials are not waiting around, and state-level reform …
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Report, 2018
Publication • June 1, 2018
Filed under: Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, Census, Overcrowding, Jail Specific, Rural Prisons, Bail, Bail Bonds, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Report, 2018 The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Jacob Kang-Brown, Oliver Hinds, Jasmine Heiss, and Olive Lu June 2018 From The Director The turn of the century marked a new direction for the nation’s prisons and jails: after three decades of …
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Fact Sheet, 2018
Publication • June 1, 2018
Filed under: Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Statistics/Trends, Census, Conditions of Confinement, Rural Prisons
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Fact Sheet, 2018 The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration After decades of continuous and unified growth across all states from the 1970s to the early 2000s, the landscape of U.S. incarceration fragmented into distinct trends. The last decade has been characterized …
Arkansas Woman Awarded $4,000 by Federal Jury Against Texarkana Police
Article • May 7, 2018
Filed under: Excessive Force, Police, Excessive Force (Police), Fourth Amendment, rights
Arkansas Woman Awarded $4,000 by Federal Jury Against Texarkana Police by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis After suing Texarkana Police over Fourth Amendment civil rights violations, a female truck driver was awarded $4,000 in damages by an Arkansas federal jury. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On October 25, 2005, long-haul truck driver Bobbie Green …
Arkansas Conducts Four Executions in One Week Due to Expiring Lethal Injection Drugs
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty, Death Row
Arkansas Conducts Four Executions in One Week Due to Expiring Lethal Injection Drugs by David Reutter by David M. Reutter As its lethal injection drug supply neared expiration last year, Arkansas embarked upon the most ambitious death penalty plan since capital punishment was revived by the Supreme Court in 1976: …
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