News in Brief by Alabama: Three jail guards in the Yellowhammer State were hit with drug smuggling charges in August 2023 and another the month after. WAFF in Huntsville reported that Morgan County Jail guard Bobby Simmons, 19, was arrested on August 3, 2023, when he was charged with promoting …
Eleventh Circuit Says Florida Prisoner Who Dismissed Complaint Cannot Be Assessed a “Strike” Under PLRA by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e, raises several barriers for prisoner litigants, not least being a “three strikes” provision that prevents indigent prisoners from having …
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 12, 2023, an Alabama jail guard was caught – in uniform – stealing Pokemon cards from a Walmart. WBMA in Birmingham reported that Josh Hardy then fled store security on foot before cops caught him in a nearby restaurant. Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew …
$1.85 Million Approved for Tampa Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 37 Years by Robert DuBoise received the second most important call of his life on June 9, 2023, when a Tallahassee public policy firm phoned to let him know that the efforts to obtain $1.85 million in compensation for the 37 …
Florida Solitary Confinement Lawsuit Dismissed by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On December 14, 2022, the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) successfully beat back a challenge to use of solitary confinement in its prisons, when prisoner/plaintiffs stipulated to dismissal of their claims. Not content with that victory, apparently, DOC …
Hall v. Merola, FL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2023 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION WENDALL HALL, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: 3:15-CV-1054-J-39PDB LIEUTENANT PETER MEROLA, ET AL., Defendants. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …
News in Brief by Alabama: According to WSFA in Montgomery, a guard at the Montgomery County Detention Center was charged on July 18, 2023, with conspiracy to provide contraband to a prisoner as well as bribing a public official. Timothy Bernard Summerlin, 33, had worked at the lockup for roughly …
Doctor Convicted of Sexually Abusing USA Gymnasts Is Stabbed in Prison Cell by One of the more notorious prisoners at a federal lockup in Florida was stabbed by a fellow prisoner on July 9, 2023. Larry Nassar, 59, survived and was recovering from the assault by 49-year-old Shane McMillan. The …
Estate of Williamson v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc, FL, Final Judgment, 2023 File# 202339621 OR BK 4429 Pages 1410 RECORDED 08/30/23 at 12:53 PM Donald C . Spencer, Clerk Santa Rosa County, Florida DEPUTY CLERK GP Trans #1340699 Filing# 180808317 E-Filed 08/30/2023 10:46:50 AM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF …
Prison Looks Different for Two Celebrity Women by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi On May 30, 2023, over a year after her felony conviction for fraud and conspiracy, Elizabeth Holmes, 39, founder of bogus and bankrupt blood-test maker Theranos, arrived at her home for the next 11 years: the Federal …
Four Month Prison Term for BOP Compliance Monitor in Miami Who Sexually Abused Prisoner on His Case Load by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On April 14, 2023, U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola sentenced a federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) site supervisor in Miami to four months …
Estate of Williamson v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc, FL, Verdict, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUN'IY, FLORIDA FIRSf JUDICIAL CIRCUIT . CIVIL DIVISION BOBBY JAMFS WILLIAMSON, JR., individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of, MIST'\7i\UCHELLE WILLIAMSON, Deceased, ··-· Case No: 2020 CA …
Shabazz v. Dixon, FL, Opinion and Order, Religious Freedom-Grooming, 2023 Case 2:17-cv-00648-JES-NPM Document 228 Filed 08/14/23 Page 1 of 25 PageID 2797 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION ABDUL HAKEEN JAHMAL NASEER SHABAZZ aka Owen D. Denson, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Case No: 2:17-cv-648-JES-NPM RICKY DIXON, …
Shabazz v. Dixon, FL, Permanent Injuction Order, Religious Freedom-Grooming, 2023 Case 2:17-cv-00648-JES-NPM Document 229 Filed 08/14/23 Page 1 of 2 PageID 2822 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION ABDUL HAKEEN JAHMAL NASEER SHABAZZ aka Owen D. Denson, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Case No: 2:17-cv-648-JES-NPM RICKY DIXON, …
Baker v. Smaw, FL, Complaint, Improper Removal of Board of Directors, 2023 Filing # 179530854 E-Filed 08/14/2023 08:49:21 AM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA JEANNE BAKER, MICHAEL BARFIELD, JAMES BENJAMIN, JEFF BORG, DANIEL COOK, MARCIA HAYDEN, MARTINNOVOA, . Plaintiffs, v. …
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition v. Desantis, FL, Complaint, Voter Rights, 2023 Case 1:23-cv-22688-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/19/2023 Page 1 of 74 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FLORIDA RIGHTS RESTORATION COALITION, RHOSHANDA JONES, ANGEL SANCHEZ, AUTUMN WAITE, and BRANDON WALTHOUR, Plaintiffs, EM O …
Estate of Randy Heath v. Miami-Dade County, FL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 1:23-cv-22650-RAR Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/17/2023 Page 1 of 21 Case 1:23-cv-22650-RAR Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/17/2023 Page 2 of 21 Case 1:23-cv-22650-RAR Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/17/2023 Page 3 of …
News in Brief by Alabama: A guard with the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was indicted on April 27, 2023, on charges he sexually abused two prisoners at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Aliceville, according to a report by the Birmingham News. Robert D. Smith allegedly had sexual intercourse …
Florida Returning Canteen Funds for Prisoner Programming by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead Pickleball is one of America’s fastestgrowing sports. Played with a paddle and a large plastic ball on an outdoor court, the game offers the speed of ping pong with less risk of an ankle injury than tennis, …
FDOC and Centurion Contract Agreement 2023 CONTRACT #C3076 CONTRACT BETWEEN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND CENTURION OF FLORIDA, LLC This Contract is between the Florida Department of Corrections (“Department”) and Centurion of Florida, LLC (“Contractor”), which are the parties hereto. WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Department is responsible for the operation …
