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Mexican Prison Officials Arm and Release Prisoners for Hit Squad Duties by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A Mexican prison director, Margarita Rojas Rodriguez, and three other prison employees were detained in August 2010 while their role in arming and releasing prisoners to kill rival gang members was investigated. [See: …
Article • April 15, 2011
Violent Oregon Prisoner Murders Colorado Prisoner by In March 1993, Kevin Carl Lust shot his second wife to death in Washington, then drove to Portland, Oregon and shot his former fiancée four times with a shotgun. He pleaded guilty to both murders and was sentenced to life without parole. He …
$85,000 Settlement in South Carolina Prison Murder Suit by The South Carolina Department of Corrections agreed to pay $85,000 to settle a wrongful death case and survival action in the murder of a prisoner by his cellmate. Perry Correctional Institution prisoner Charles D. Martin was serving a five-year non-violent sentence. …
Prisoner’s Homicide at Maryland Jail Not Prosecuted by Gary Hunter Ronnie White’s death by strangulation will go unpunished. On June 2, 2009, almost a year after White died amid a flurry of controversy at the Prince George’s County Correctional Center in Maryland, state’s attorney Glenn F. Ivey announced there was …
South Carolina Settles Prisoner Stabbing Death Lawsuit for $47,500 by In October 2009, the South Carolina Department of Corrections (DOC) paid $47,500 to settle a survivorship suit related to a fatal stabbing. Justin Bregenzer, 22, a DOC prisoner, was stabbed to death by another prisoner in July 2005 at the …
Conviction of CIA Contractor Who Fatally Beat Afghan Detainee Upheld on Appeal by On August 10, 2009, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of a CIA contractor who beat to death a detainee at a U.S. military outpost in Afghanistan. The contractor’s sentence was reversed due to …
Partial Summary Judgment Granted To PLN in FOIA Case against EOUSA by Brandon Sample On September 16, 2009, U.S. District Judge Marcia S. Krieger granted in part and denied in part a motion for summary judgment by Prison Legal News (PLN) in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case wherein …
Rikers Guards Charged With Using Juvenile Prisoners to Run Extortion Ring by Gary Hunter On January 22, 2009, Rikers Island, New York guards Michael “Mack” McKie and Khalid “Nel” Nelson were charged with enterprise corruption after it was learned they were using a group of prisoners to enforce discipline and …
BOP Guard Found Guilty in Prisoner’s Death, Sentenced to Life by Brandon Sample On July 30, 2009, a federal jury found a former prison guard at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Coleman, Florida guilty of civil rights violations in connection with a prisoner’s death. She later received a life …
Article • January 15, 2010
No Appeal In Section 2255 Proceeding Until Defendant Is Resentenced by Federal courts of appeal lack jurisdiction to entertain appeals from the grant or denial of relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 until proceedings in the district court have been finalized, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit …
Texas Prisoners Still Dying in Houston Jails, Among Other Problems by Gary Hunter Clarence Freeman’s hot check turned out to be his death warrant after it resulted in his arrest and incarceration at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, where he was fatally assaulted by a guard. On New …
Ohio Jail Officials Face Federal Charges, Investigation by Brandon Sample A federal grand jury has returned indictments against two Lucas County, Ohio jail guards in connection with the death of a prisoner. Additionally, Lucas County’s sheriff and another jail employee face charges of lying to investigators. According to the indictment, …
Second Circuit Reinstates New York Jail Guard’s Excessive Force Conviction by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the federal conviction of a New York jail guard for intentionally using excessive force on a prisoner in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242. Zoran Teodorovic, a …
Oklahoma Prisoner Beaten to Death After Celled with Co-Defendant He Testified Against by On March 11, 2009, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Paul David Duran, Jr., 23, a prisoner at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary (OSP) in McAlester, was found beaten to death fifteen minutes after being locked in a cell with …
Violence on the Rise in Arizona Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The level of violence in Arizona prisons is increasing – at least that is the conclusion to be drawn from recent reports. In 2008 alone there were four homicides in the state’s prison system, and with …
Article • July 15, 2009
Murder Conviction for Prisoner Accused of Killing Prisoner at USP Beaumont Affirmed by On April 30, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the murder conviction of a prisoner accused of killing another prisoner at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Beaumont, Texas. Arzell Gulley was …
Georgia Sheriffs are Not County Employees, Allowing Suit by Estate of Court Reporter Killed by Prisoner to Proceed by A county sheriff in Georgia is not a “county employee” for workers’ compensation purposes, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided June 26, 2008. This ruling clears the way for a tort …
Marsden Hearing Required When Defendant Puts Forward Plausible Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim by On April 11, 2008, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fifth District, remanded a criminal case for a hearing to determine whether an attorney was ineffective for failing to call two witnesses in …
Eighth Circuit Rejects Reckless Investigation Claim by On April 8, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected a lawsuit brought by a former prisoner against a prison investigator for his role in the prisoner’s murder conviction and resulting death sentence. Joseph Amrine sued George Brooks, a …
Article • June 15, 2009
COA Denied to Florida Prisoner Sentenced to Death for Killing Guard by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals entered a detailed opinion denying a certificate of appealability to a Florida prisoner sentenced to death for murdering a guard while sitting on death row awaiting execution for two other murders. Before …
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