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Puerto Rico Prison Officials Fined $10 Million

Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Overcrowding, Ventilation, Clothing, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Injunctions, Contempt (Civil Procedure)

Puerto Rico Prison Officials Fined $10 Million by A federal court in Puerto Rico held prison officials in contempt for failing to comply with court orders governing prison conditions and imposed a contempt sanction of $10 million. More than 20 years ago the court first dealt with prison overcrowding in …

Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Consent Decree, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001

Brief • September 25, 2001

Filed under: Classification, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Food, Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Ventilation, Exercise, Exposure to Cold, Showers, Toilets, Plumbing, Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Reading Materials, Lighting, Laundry, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Legal Materials, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Consent Decree, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001 Case 5:01-cv-00851-AKK Document 45 Filed 09/25/01 Page 1 of 18 F·- 11'··~ L::. ·-.. r·) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 01SEP25 PM 3: 32 NORTHEASTERN DMSION U.S. DiS: r.;~: N.O. OF AL …

Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Complaint, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001

Brief • April 5, 2001

Filed under: Classification, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Food, Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Ventilation, Exercise, Exposure to Cold, Showers, Toilets, Plumbing, Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Reading Materials, Lighting, Laundry, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Education, Legal Materials, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Complaint, Inmate Funds Misappropriation, 2001 Case 5:01-cv-00851-AKK Document 1 Filed 04/05/01 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA C. / "~i - 3 i.. ; ~·: NORTHERN DMSION JOHNNY MAYNOR, Anthony Murphree, Christopher Nichols, Yvette Barbee, …

Retaliation Claim Satisfied by Existence of Major Misconduct Citation

Article • May 15, 2000 • from PLN May, 2000

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Disciplinary Hearings, Retaliatory Discipline, Hygiene Supplies

Retaliation Claim Satisfied by Existence of Major Misconduct Citation by John E Dannenberg Retaliation Claim Satisfied by Existence of Major Misconduct Citation by John E. Dannenberg The Sixth Circuit US Court of Appeals held that the "substantial or motivating factor" element required satisfying a Michigan prisoner's protected speech First Amendment …

Prisoner Withstands Summary Judgment on Cell Condition Claim

Article • December 15, 1999 • from PLN December, 1999

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Toilets, Sanitation, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies

Prisoner Withstands Summary Judgment on Cell Condition Claim by A federal district court in Virginia held that a genuine issue of material fact as to whether a prisoner's cell was adequately heated, had bedding and was maintained in a sanitary condition, precluded summary judgment. Virginia Department of Corrections prisoner Robb …

CT Prisoners Pinched for Cost of Imprisonment

Article • October 15, 1998 • from PLN October, 1998

Filed under: Dental Care, Medical Expenses, Drug Testing, Hygiene Supplies, Prisoner Privileges, Education, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Visiting, Extended Family Visiting

CT Prisoners Pinched for Cost of Imprisonment by A1995 "get tough" state law mandated that the Connecticut Department of Correction write a regulation for assessing prisoners for the cost of their incarceration In 1997, that mandate was codified into sections 18-85a-1 to 18-85a-4 of the "Regulations of State Agencies: cost …

Conditions in Camden County Jail Unconstitutional

Article • April 15, 1998 • from PLN April, 1998

Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Exercise, Sanitation, Jail Specific, Hygiene Supplies, Vermin

Conditions in Camden County Jail Unconstitutional by In 1992 and 1993 numerous' present and former CCJ prisoners filed civil rights complaints in federal court alleging an assortment of constitutional violations. Because the issues mirrored those involved in Camden County Jail Inmates v. Parker , 123 F.R.D. 490 (DNJ 1988), a …

Prison Pay Policy May Violate Court Access

Article • July 15, 1997 • from PLN July, 1997

Filed under: Hygiene Supplies, Court Access, Postage

Prison Pay Policy May Violate Court Access by The court of appeals for the eighth circuit held that a prison pay policy requiring prisoners to buy hygiene items and litigation supplies may violate prisoners right of access to the courts. Three Iowa state prisoners in administrative segregation (ad seg) challenged …

Hygiene and Retaliation Claims Require Trial

Article • July 15, 1997 • from PLN July, 1997

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating, Dental Care, Hygiene Supplies, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Qualified Immunity

Hygiene and Retaliation Claims Require Trial by The court of appeals for the tenth circuit held that a prisoner's retaliation claim and claim that he had been denied hygiene items required a trial. The court affirmed dismissal of claims regarding inadequate law library access and his placement in administrative segregation …

Beating and Strip Cell Require Trial

Article • April 15, 1997 • from PLN April, 1997

Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Eyeglasses, Conditions of Confinement, Ventilation, Exercise, Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Water, Strip Cells, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Writing Implements, Complaints

Beating and Strip Cell Require Trial by The court of appeals for the tenth circuit held that beating a naked, handcuffed, non-resisting prisoner violates the eighth amendment; that placing a prisoner in a strip cell without blankets or heating violates the eighth amendment as well. The court also discussed when …

IMU Placement Implicates Due Process

Article • September 15, 1996 • from PLN September, 1996

Filed under: Liberty Interests, Conditions of Confinement, Food, Ventilation, Exercise, Hygiene Supplies, Reading Materials, Lighting, Noise, Injunctions, Qualified Immunity, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, Ad-Seg Hearings

IMU Placement Implicates Due Process by The court of appeals for the ninth circuit held that an Oregon prisoner's transfer to an Intensive Management Unit (IMU) control unit may violate due process if done without procedural due process. The court also held that several control unit conditions stated a claim …

Denial of Toilet Unconstitutional

Article • December 15, 1995 • from PLN December, 1995

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Showers, Toilets, Plumbing, Hygiene Supplies

Denial of Toilet Unconstitutional by A district court in Texas has held that placing a jail detainee in a cell with an inoperable sink and toilet and barely functioning shower and denial of hygiene materials violates the eighth amendment. Isiah Sanford was a detainee in the Ector County Jail in …

Detainees Entitled to Hygiene Items

Article • November 15, 1995 • from PLN November, 1995

Filed under: Medical, Tuberculosis, Food, Ventilation, Clothing, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies

Detainees Entitled to Hygiene Items by A district court in Illinois has held that pretrial detainees are entitled to clean linen and clothes on a regular basis as well as adequate ventilation, medical treatment and food. The court begins its ruling with a quote by Dr. Karl Menninger who described …

WA Passes Record Anti-Prisoner/Defendant Legislation

Article • August 15, 1995 • from PLN August, 1995

Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Medical Expenses, Sanctions (Disciplinary Hearings), Victims, Boot Camps, Overcrowding, Staffing, Exercise, Hygiene Supplies, Public Defenders, Prisoner Privileges, Education, Good Time, Parole, Probation, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Restitution, Immigration, Extended Family Visiting, Religious Names, State Legislation

WA Passes Record Anti-Prisoner/Defendant Legislation by Paul Wright By Paul Wright In the March, 1995, issue of PLN I gave a rundown on most of the anti-prisoner and defendant legislation then pending in the legislature. After we had gone to press for that issue Ida Ballasiotes, the rabid chair of …

No Interlocutory Appeal From Judgement

Article • February 15, 1995 • from PLN February, 1995

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Strip Cells, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Restraints, Defenses, New Trial Motions, Appeals, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity

No Interlocutory Appeal From Judgement by In the July, 1994, issue of PLN we reported Littlewind v. Rayl, 839 F.Supp. 1369 (ND 1994). The case involved a North Dakota state prisoner who, after assaulting a guard, was put into four point restraints, naked, for seven hours, 23 hours in three …

AZ DOC Denies Court Access

Article • May 15, 1994 • from PLN May, 1994

Filed under: Hygiene Supplies, Attorney Client, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Photocopies, Special Masters, Interpreters, Telephones, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls

AZ DOC Denies Court Access by This case deals with a class action suit filed by Arizona state prisoners. They claimed that Arizona prison officials denied them access to the courts by enacting policies that unduly abridged their ability to file and litigate court actions. The district court ruled in …

Chained Detainee Wins Restraint Case

Article • November 15, 1993 • from PLN November, 1993

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Clothing, Showers, Toilets, Plumbing, Hygiene Supplies, Restraints, Municipal Liability, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

Chained Detainee Wins Restraint Case by At the Madison County Jail in Indiana a pre-trial detainee named Jones became despondent and tried to hang himself, after learning that his four months pregnant girlfriend had taken a job as an exotic "topless" dancer. Jail officials busted Jones and moved him to …

Ad Seg Right to Eyeglasses and Toilet Paper

Article • August 15, 1993 • from PLN August, 1993

Filed under: Eyeglasses, Disciplinary Hearings, Liberty Interests, Hygiene Supplies, Legal Materials, Ad-Seg Hearings

Ad Seg Right to Eyeglasses and Toilet Paper by Vernon Williams is a California state prisoner in administrative segregation (ad seg) at San Quentin. He filed suit challenging numerous conditions of his confinement. The court granted Williams leave to proceed In Forma Pauperis. This is not a ruling on the …

New Ruling May Impact Prison Law Library Policies

Article • July 15, 1992 • from PLN July, 1992

Filed under: Hygiene Supplies, Attorney Fee Awards, Court Access, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Writing Implements, Photocopies, Injunctions, Legal Mail

New Ruling May Impact Prison Law Library Policies by Ed Mead By Ed Mead Arecent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit could have broad implications on policies governing the operation of inmate law libraries. The case addressed the common problems of proper training for …

Access and Indigency Expanded

Article • February 15, 1992 • from PLN February, 1992

Filed under: Hygiene Supplies, Court Access, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Law Library Access/Adequacy

Access and Indigency Expanded by Access And Indigency Expanded A law library rule merely saying prisoners "shall be provided physical access to law library during assigned law library hours," when considered against the backdrop of uncontested allegations of inadequate access, was held not "to provide detailed guidelines to thwart arbitrariness." …