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Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) over­paid food service giant Aramark $57,193 for food provided to nonexistent prisoners, investigators found. The overpayment was uncovered by the state Office of the Inspector General (OIG). According to a …
Jones v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX, Opinion, Prison Misconduct, Indifference to Serious Medical Needs, 2018 Case: 17-10302 Document: 00514326656 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/29/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 17-10302 Summary Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Food
Michigan’s New Prison Food Service Provider Failing to Meet Contract Terms by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After privatizing its prison food services in 2013, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) has continued to report problems with its current vendor, Florida-based Trinity Services Group – largely the same problems …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Report Slams Takeover of Washington DOC Food Services by Correctional Industries by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In October 2016 report by Prison Voice Washington detailed the adverse effects of a takeover of food services in Washington state prisons by Correctional Industries (CI). The report, titled “Correcting Food Policy in …
Brief • January 8, 2018
Teneng v. Trump, CA, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement-Health-Nutrition-Religion, 2018 Case 5:18-cv-01609 Document 1 Filed 08/01/18 Page 1 of 39 Page ID #:1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ballard Spahr LLP One Sin, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 900 Las Vegas, Nevada 89135-2958 10 11 12 13 …
Article • December 27, 2017
Filed under: Food, Religious Diet
Indiana DOC Must Offer Passover Diet by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton The Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) agreed after being sued to provide a Passover diet to a prisoner who was denied the meals under a prison policy that said prisoners not on a kosher diet the remainder of …
Article • December 26, 2017
Filed under: Food, Telephones
Maine DOC's Dirty Trick in Prisoner Lawsuit Challenging Food and Phone by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The legal eagles at the Maine Department of Corrections have successfully okie-doked prisoner Kevin J. Collins out of $150 in his lawsuit challenging food services and the prison's telephone system. Collins filed his …
Article • December 26, 2017
Kosher Diet Denial Reasonable, Religious Headwear Confiscation Not by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded in part a New York federal district court’s summary judgment on a §1983 complaint against the New York State Department of Correctional Service (DOCS). In the complaint Arrello Barnes, a prisoner, alleged …
Article • December 12, 2017
Injunction Requiring Kosher Diet in Florida Prisons Vacated by Eleventh Circuit by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis In an unusual opinion based on an issue completely missed by the parties, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has vacated an injunction that required the State of Florida …
Article • December 12, 2017
Filed under: Food
New Food Vendor, Same Old Problems in Michigan Prisons by David Reutter A new food contractor maintained relative peace for the first few months, but in the face of poor meals, Michigan prisoners have staged a protest. As PLN reported, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) was forced in 2015 …
Robinson v. Neil, OH, Amended Complaint, Prison Overcrowding, 2017 Case: 1:17-cv-00652-SJD Doc #: 14 Filed: 11/30/17 Page: 1 of 23 PAGEID #: 137 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION SAMUEL ROBINSON, MARKALO HARRIS ERIC BUIG, JASON ROBINSON, GREGORY WILSON, DONTONYIO SPRUILL, DEMETRIOUS …
Article • November 6, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Lawsuit Alleges Four Oregon Prisons Served Food “Not for Human Consumption” by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On May 9, 2017, attorney Leonard R. Berman filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon on behalf of three prisoners who claim they were forced to eat fish …
DOJ Audit Rips Privately-operated Federal Facility; Trump Administration Presses Forward by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In December 2016, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), a watchdog agency within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), issued an audit of the federal Bureau of Prisons’ contract with private prisoner company …
World Medical Association Declaration – WMA Declaration of Malta on Hunger Strikes, 2017 WMA DECLARATION OF MALTA ON HUNGER STRIKERS Adopted by the 43rd World Medical Assembly, St. Julians, Malta, November 1991 and editorially revised by the 44th World Medical Assembly, Marbella, Spain, September 1992 and revised by the 57th …
Article • September 1, 2017
Filed under: Hunger Strikes, Food, Suicides
New York Courts Affirms Prison's Right to Force Feed Prisoner by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On December 29, 2016, a New York appellate court ruled that prison officials did not violate a prisoner's rights by medically force feeding him. The court found that the prison's responsibilities for "safety and …
Thomas v. Milwaukee County, WI, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN THE ESTATE OF TERRILL THOMAS, by and through its special administrator, Tiffany Robertson, Plaintiff, COMPLAINT Civil Action No. ________________ [Trial By Jury Demanded] v. MILWAUKEE COUNTY; DAVID A. CLARKE JR.; NANCY EVANS; KEVIN …
Ward v. Mendocino County, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 Case 4:17-cv-00911-PJH Document 40 Filed 08/14/17 Page 1 of 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DAVID L. FIOL (SBN: 203546) NATHANIEL M. LEEDS (SBN: 246138) BRENT, FIOL & PRATT, LLP 1000 Fourth St., Ste. 750 San Rafael, CA 94901 …
Garcia v. CCA of TN, NM, Settlement, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2017 SETTLEM • NT AGREEMENT, REL ~ ASE, A D COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of NINETY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($92,500.00), paid by COREClVIC, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby …
Going to Prison in Texas in 2015 by William T. Habern by William T. Habern, David P. O’Neil, and Debra Bone Introduction For over 30 years our firm has represented offenders and their families in prison and parole administrative and legal issues. The first version of this article was published …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Fourth Circuit Rules Lawsuit over Inadequate Prison Food Not Barred by Res Judicata by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On April 25, 2016, the Fourth Circuit overturned a district court’s order dismissing a lawsuit filed by a South Carolina prisoner who alleged that the food served at a state prison …
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