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U.S. v. Black, KS, Order, Contraband Smuggling, 2017

Brief • May 17, 2017

Filed under: Evidentiary Ruling (Disciplinary Hearings), Videotaping, Attorney Client, Telephone Monitoring, Sixth Amendment

U.S. v. Black, KS, Order, Contraband Smuggling, 2017 Case 2:16-cr-20032-JAR Document 253 Filed 05/17/17 Page 1 of 48 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) LORENZO BLACK, ) KARL CARTER, ) ANTHON AIONO, ) …

Kansas - Kickbacks FY2013

Kickback publication • May 15, 2017

Filed under: Telephones

Kansas - Kickbacks FY2013 Contract ID: 0000000000000000000037748 EVT0001446 Page 37 ATTACHMENT C CALLING RATES CALL TYPE COLLECT Surcharge Local Intralata/Intrastate Interlata/Intrastate Interlata/Interstate International $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 N/A Per Minute Rate $0.18 $0.18 $0.18 $0.18 N/A PRE-PAID COLLECT Surcharge $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Per Minute Rate $0.18 $0.18 $0.18 …

Kansas: Self-Defense Must be Disproved in Prison Disciplinary Proceeding

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Standard of Proof, Evidence

Kansas: Self-Defense Must be Disproved in Prison Disciplinary Proceeding by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton The Kansas Supreme Court held on June 17, 2016 that prison authorities must disprove a claim of self-defense when a prisoner is charged with fighting and asserts he was merely defending himself. The ruling overturned …

Petition Challenging Disciplinary Hearing Not Mooted After Prison Rescinds Sanction

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Disciplinary Appeals, Mootness

Petition Challenging Disciplinary Hearing Not Mooted After Prison Rescinds Sanction by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On April 22, 2016, the Kansas Court of Appeals reversed a ruling by the Leavenworth County District Court dismissing a habeas petition filed by a prisoner challenging the findings and sanctions imposed at a …

CCA Prison Caught Recording Attorney-Client Meetings, Sharing Videos with Prosecutors

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Attorney Visits

CCA Prison Caught Recording Attorney-Client Meetings, Sharing Videos with Prosecutors by In March 2017, Special Master David R. Cohen filed a request with the U.S. District Court in Kansas, seeking to enlarge his investigation into whether the Leavenworth Detention Center (LDC) and the private contractor that operates the facility, Corrections …

Kansas Supreme Court Modifies “Exoneration Rule”

Article • January 3, 2017

Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Attorney Misconduct, Malpractice (Attorneys), Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Kansas Supreme Court Modifies “Exoneration Rule” by Matthew Clarke In an opinion handed down on December 31, 2015, the Supreme Court of Kansas modified the requirement that a criminal defendant be exonerated prior to suing the attorney who represented him (the “exoneration rule”). Under the modification, reversal of a conviction …

Kansas Supreme Court Holds State Immune from Suit Over Murder by Escapee

Article • October 27, 2016

Filed under: Escapes, Immunity/Liability, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Murder by Escapees

Kansas Supreme Court Holds State Immune from Suit Over Murder by Escapee by Matthew Clarke On April 22, 2016, the Supreme Court of Kansas held that the son of a woman murdered by an escaped state prisoner could not sue the state for her personal injuries and wrongful death. The …

Judge Orders End to Recording of Attorney-Client Meetings at CCA’s Leavenworth Detention Center

Article • October 3, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Jail Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Attorney Client, Telephone Monitoring

Judge Orders End to Recording of Attorney-Client Meetings at CCA’s Leavenworth Detention Center by Derek Gilna The Kansas Federal Public Defenders’ Office has challenged a scheme whereby officials at a detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) secretly video-recorded confidential attorney-client meetings. As a result, …

Federal Bureau of Prisons Settles Overtime Dispute with Leavenworth Guards for Nearly $400,000

Article • September 14, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Staffing, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation

Federal Bureau of Prisons Settles Overtime Dispute with Leavenworth Guards for Nearly $400,000 by Lonnie Burton On November 27, 2000, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and the Council of Prison Locals, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 919 entered into a settlement agreement in a grievance filed by …

$18,778 Settlement for Leavenworth Employee Discrimination Claim

Article • July 28, 2016

Filed under: Employee Litigation, Disabled Employees

$18,778 Settlement for Leavenworth Employee Discrimination Claim by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $18,778 to wattle an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint. Arvid D. Bergman’s 1994 complaint alleged he was fired as Counselor GS-09 because he was “handicapped”.  The complaint alleged he had over 20 years of experience …

Arbitrator Reverses USP Leavenworth Correctional Counselor's AWOL Designation

Article • May 12, 2016

Filed under: Public Records, Freedom of Information Act, Employee Litigation, PLN related

Arbitrator Reverses USP Leavenworth Correctional Counselor's AWOL Designation by Christopher Zoukis On November 24, 2000, United States Penitentiary Leavenworth Correctional Counselor Scott Booth decided to take the day off. He had been told by his supervisor, Mark Sedillo, that the 24th would be designated as a "liberal leave day," for …

USA v. Simpson-el, KS, Order to Amend Judgment Terms, Basketball Injury Restitution, 2016

Brief • May 10, 2016

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Failure to Treat, Restitution

USA v. Simpson-el, KS, Order to Amend Judgment Terms, Basketball Injury Restitution, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 6:07-cr-10161-JTM-1 KAPPELLE SIMPSON-EL, Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the court on the United States’ Motion …

Ogden v. Figgins, KS, Complaint, Mail Allowed, 2016

Brief • April 28, 2016

Filed under: Jail Specific, Mail, Mail Regulations, Access to Media, First Amendment

Ogden v. Figgins, KS, Complaint, Mail Allowed, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-02268 Document 1 Filed 04/28/16 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS RUSSELL K. OGDEN, BEATRICE HAMMER, and JOHN SMITH, on behalf of themselves and a class of persons similarly situated; Plaintiffs, v. PETE FIGGINS, …

KS DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016

Kickback publication • April 7, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

KS DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016 KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ATTENTION: The provider for inmate telephone service is CENTURYLINK. The customer service telephone number for called parties to set up a pre-paid account is 855-698-0010. GENERAL DIALING INSTRUCTIONS How to place a call: NEW CALLING RATES COLLECT & PRE-PAID …

Larned State Hospital - Reviewing the Operations of Sexual Predator Treatment Program, Part 2, LPA, 2015

Publication • March 14, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Sex Offender Treatment

Larned State Hospital - Reviewing the Operations of Sexual Predator Treatment Program, Part 2, LPA, 2015 PERFORMANCE AUDIT REPORT Larned State Hospital: Reviewing the Operations of the Sexual Predator Treatment Program, Part 2 A Report to the Legislative Post Audit Committee By the Legislative Division of Post Audit State of …

Prison Legal News v. BoC of Shawnee Co - Kline, KS, Complaint, censorship, 2011

Filing • March 10, 2016

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship, PLN related

Prison Legal News v. BoC of Shawnee Co - Kline, KS, Complaint, censorship, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-02497-WEB -KGG Document 1 Filed 08/31/11 Page 1 of 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF KANSAS PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS …

Prison Legal News v. BoC of Shawnee Co - Kline, KS, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2012

Filing • March 10, 2016

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship, PLN related

Prison Legal News v. BoC of Shawnee Co - Kline, KS, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2012

Settlement, Judgment End Postcard-only Policies at Two Kansas Jails

Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Mail, Legal Mail, Family

Settlement, Judgment End Postcard-only Policies at Two Kansas Jails by David Reutter A settlement agreement was reached in a class-action lawsuit challenging a postcard-only mail policy at Kansas’ Wyandotte County Adult Detention Center (WCADC), while a federal district court awarded damages to a pro se prisoner challenging a similar policy …

Kansas Sex Offender Civil Commitment Program Under Scrutiny

Article • February 29, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016

Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Cost of Prison Systems, Staffing, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Sex Offender Treatment, Civil Commitment

Kansas Sex Offender Civil Commitment Program Under Scrutiny by Matthew Clarke The Sexual Predator Treatment Program, operated by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, is at the heart of a debate over whether civil commitment programs are truly designed to rehabilitate offenders convicted of sex crimes, or are …

Kansas: District Court Holds for Plaintiffs in County Jail Mailing Issues

Article • November 17, 2015

Filed under: Class Certification, Mail Regulations

Kansas: District Court Holds for Plaintiffs in County Jail Mailing Issues by Kansas: District Court Holds for Plaintiffs in County Jail Mailing Issues On March 25, 2014, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas granted the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification alleging First and Fourteenth Amendment rights …