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Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Seventh Circuit Revives Indiana Prisoner’s Claim He Was Wrongfully Fired From Prison Commissary for Attending Religious Service by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 2, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed dismissal of an Indiana prisoner’s claim that he was wrongfully terminated from …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
$1.455 Million Settlement for Discrimination Against Black Minnesota Jail Guards Barred from Watching Floyd Killer by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 9, 2022, the Board of Commissioners (BOC) of Minnesota’s Ramsey County approved a payment of $1.445 million to settle a lawsuit alleging Black guards at the …
CoreCivic Still Accruing Fines for Short-Staffing Florida Jail Where Developmentally Disabled Teen Was Raped by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye At its meeting on January 24, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners of Florida’s Citrus County voted to deduct $116,250 off its December 2022 bill from private prison operator …
Publication • March 1, 2023
Filed under: Discrimination
The Legacy of Trayvon Martin-Neighborhood Watches, Vigilantes, Race and Our Law of Self-Defense-March 2023 Marquette Law Review Volume 106 Issue 3 Spring Article 5 Spring 3-1-2023 The Legacy of Trayvon Martin—Neighborhood Watches, Vigilantes, Race, and Our Law of Self-Defense Mark S. Brodin Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/mulr Part …
Brief • February 14, 2023
USA v. Minnesota DOC, MN, Consent Decree, Discrimination, 2023 CASE 0:23-cv-00367-JWB-ECW Doc. 7 Filed 02/14/23 Page 1 of 26 EXHIBIT 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Civil Action No. 0:23-cv-00367-JWB-ECW UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, CONSENT DECREE v. MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. I. 1. INTRODUCTION This Consent …
Brief • February 14, 2023
USA v. Minnesota DOC, MN, Complaint, Discrimination, 2023 CASE 0:23-cv-00367 Doc. 1 Filed 02/14/23 Page 1 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Civil Action No. 0:23-cv-367 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, COMPLAINT v. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT CORRECTIONS, OF Defendant. INTRODUCTION 1. The United States …
Brief • February 8, 2023
Johnson v. The City of New York, NY, Report and Recommendation, Retaliation, 2023 Case 1:16-cv-06426-KAM-VMS Document 255 Filed 02/08/23 Page 1 of 133 PageID #: 8867 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------ x MICHAEL JOHNSON, : : Plaintiff, : : -against: : THE CITY OF NEW …
Fifth Circuit Finds No Liability for Dallas DA Who Improperly Relied on Polygraph to Imprison Sex Offender for 13 Years by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart In November 2022, Dallas resident Christopher Arnone was charged with sexually abusing his son. He struck a deal and entered a plea of nolo …
Families Protest Private Texas “Shadow Prisons” for Released Sex Offenders by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On April 9, 2022, family members and friends of men held at the Civil Commitment Facility (CCF) in Littlefield, Texas, protested the injustices which occur within the razor-wire fences of the former …
Brief • February 2, 2023
Armstrong v. Newsom, CA, Opinion, ADA Compliance, 2023 Case: 20-16921, 02/02/2023, ID: 12644543, DktEntry: 66-1, Page 1 of 34 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOHN ARMSTRONG; JAMES AMAURIC; RICHARD PONCIANO; JACK SWENSEN; BILLY BECK; JUDY FENDT; WALTER FRATUS; GREGORY SANDOVAL; DARLENE MADISON; PETER RICHARDSON; …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Oklahoma Jail Guard Gets 46 Months for Setting Up White Supremacist Attack on Black Detainees by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On December 6, 2022, a former guard at Oklahoma’s Kay County Detention Center was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for violating the civil rights of detainees. …
Second Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Wardens Accused of Violating Religious Freedom of Muslim Prisoners in Connecticut by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On June 17, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a lower court’s decision denying qualified immunity (QI) to federal prison wardens in …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
California Prison Officials Cleared After Prisoner Murders Two Sex Offenders by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a letter to PLN on May 16, 2022, the California Office of the Inspector General (OIG) confirmed that no one was disciplined at the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) following …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
OIG Report Defers Claims That ICE Detainees in Georgia Had Forced Hysterectomies by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye Did 19 women detained for federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a Georgia jail have forced hysterectomies? [See: PLN, Dec. 2020, p.60.] A whistleblower complaint said so. That led to …
Over $237,000 Awarded in Wisconsin Prisoner’s Suit Accusing Guard of Unwanted Sexual Advances by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On June 16, 2022, the federal court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin ordered a state prison guard to pay $110,042.38 in legal costs and fees for a former state …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
LGBTQ Adults and Youth Face Criminalization and Over-Incarceration by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett LGBTQ individuals continue to be criminalized for their sexuality, resulting in high rates of incarceration and higher chances of solitary confinement once behind bars. That’s the take-away from a report by The Sentencing Project issued on …
Brief • November 23, 2022
Filed under: Racial Discrimination
Ballew v. City of Pasadena, CA, Order Re Motion for Summary Judgment, Racial Discrimination, 2022 Case 2:18-cv-00712-FMO-AS Document 167 Filed 11/23/22 Page 1 of 62 Page ID #:2988 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 CHRISTOPHER A. BALLEW, 11 …
Article • November 5, 2022
“I Fucked Up”: Retired Arizona Prison Guard and GOP Candidate Allegedly Caught Masturbating Near Preschool by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott A 27-year veteran prison guard retired from the Arizona Department of Corrections (DOC) suspended his run for the Maricopa Community College District Governing Board on October 20, …
Brief • October 28, 2022
The Fortune Society, Inc. V. iAFFORD NY, LLC, NY, Complaint, Discrimination, 2022 Case 1:22-cv-06584 Document 1 Filed 10/28/22 Page 1 of 32 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, INC. 29-76 Northern Blvd. Long Island City, NY 11101 …
Article • October 21, 2022
Deaf Detainee Found Murdered in Baltimore Jail by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A diminutive detainee who was deaf and communicated by sign language was found unresponsive at Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center early on October 9, 2022. Officials from the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services …
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