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Brief • December 6, 2016
Raynor v. Pugh, VA, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Settlement Agreement ("Agreement"), by and between Plaintiff James Herman Raynor ("Raynor") and Defendant Gerard Pugh ("Pugh") is entered into for the purpose of settling James Herman Raynor v. G. Pugh, in his individual capacity, Civil Action No. 1:13-cv1117-LMB-JFA ("Civil …
Brief • December 5, 2016
Kedra v. Schroeter, PA, Opinion, Police Misconduct, 2016 PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ______ No. 16-1417 ______ JOAN KEDRA, in her own right and as personal representative of the estate of David Kedra, Appellant v. RICHARD SCHROETER ______ On Appeal from the United States District …
Nevada Attorney General Investigates Shooting of Two Handcuffed Prisoners by Derek Gilna Two handcuffed Nevada state prisoners held in administrative segregation at the high-security High Desert State Prison were shot by guards on November 12, 2014 after they began fighting, allegedly after those same guards deliberately encouraged them to fight. …
CDCR Drug-sniffing Dog Trainer Resigns Over Switch to “Passive” Dogs by Joe Watson After resigning from his position, an expert dog trainer and veteran of California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for more than 25 years has criticized a new program to reduce prison drug smuggling. Wayne Conrad, 61, …
Retaliation against Washington Whistleblowers for Reporting Faked Prison Statistics by Matthew Clarke It seemed like a great idea. The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) would try a pilot program in a couple of 130-bed pods at Airway Heights Corrections Center with the aim of improving prisoner behavior using positive …
Francis v. Wroten, MS, Complaint and Request for Jury Trial, Guard Assault, 2016 Case 5:16-cv-00086-DCB-MTP Document 1 Filed 09/28/16 Page 1 of 7 Case 5:16-cv-00086-DCB-MTP Document 1 Filed 09/28/16 Page 2 of 7 Case 5:16-cv-00086-DCB-MTP Document 1 Filed 09/28/16 Page 3 of 7 Case 5:16-cv-00086-DCB-MTP Document 1 Filed 09/28/16 Page …
Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016
Prison and Jail Officials Face New Challenge: Drones Used to Smuggle Contraband by Lonnie Burton Drones are increasingly being used in attempts to smuggle drugs and other contraband into prisons worldwide. Previously, smugglers had to bribe guards, use their body cavities or have accomplices sneak forbidden items through prison visitation. …
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Spurs Re-Training of Syracuse, N.Y. Jail Guards by In the wake of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a former prisoner's widow, guards at the Onondaga County Justice Center Jail in Syracuse, N.Y., have purportedly been re-trained in the humane treatment of prisoners with drug abuse and …
Article • August 23, 2016
Department of Justice Publishes Report on Non-Federal Law Enforcement Hiring by Matthew Clarke In October 2012, the bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice published a report on the hiring and retention of state and local law enforcement officers in 2008. The report showed a strong growth …
Article • August 19, 2016
Eighth Circuit: Officers Who Tased Arrestee to Force Clothing Change Immune by On September 3, 2015, the Eighth Circuit court of appeals held that St. Ann, Missouri police officials who used a Taser on an arrestee after she refused to change into orange jail clothing were protected against suit by …
Rikers Island Excessive Force Monell Claims Survive Dismissal by Mark Wilson A New York federal court refused to dismiss Monell Claims in a Rikers Island excessive force case. On September 28, 2013, Bobby White was incarcerated at Rikers Island, when guard Marlene Ocasio sprayed him with a chemical agent and …
Iowa Jail Guard Who Tased Mentally Ill Woman Missed Training for Three Years by After a guard tased a mentally ill woman in October 2013 to compel her to change her clothes, officials at the Muscatine County, Iowa, Jail are considering requiring less Taser training for guards rather than more. …
DOJ Intervenes in Ohio Jail Taser Class Action; County Settles by On February 4, 2011, Franklin County, Ohio officials agreed to substantially upgrade jail Taser training, use and accountability policies to settle a Class Action law suit in which the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had intervened. On July 16, …
Publication • August 3, 2016
A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management - Handbook for Prison Staff, ICPS - Coyle, 2002 A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management Handbook for prison staff Andrew Coyle International Centre for Prison Studies A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management Handbook for prison staff Andrew Coyle International Centre for …
Restraint Chair Deaths, Abuses Prompt Questions, Criticism and Lawsuits by Joe Watson Like another jail detainee more than seven years before him, Joshua Grose died while strapped into a restraint chair at the York County Detention Center in South Carolina. In the early morning hours of October 12, 2013, following …
Publication • August 1, 2016
State of the Bureau - Core Values of the Bureau Family, DOJ BOP, 2006 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons State of the Bureau 2006 Core Values of the Bureau Family Correctional Excellence Respect We are correctional workers first, committed to the highest level of performance. We embrace …
Alabama Prisoners Bribed to Dance Nude for Doughnuts by Three Alabama jail guards have been charged in a “dancing for doughnuts” practice. Pickens County Jail guards Demetrius Harris, Anthony Lavender, and Chance Draper were charged with felony ethics violations for coercing female prisoners to dance nude for donuts and cell …
Publication • July 29, 2016
Breaking the Code of Silence - Correctional Officers’ Handbook on Identifying and Addressing Sexual Misconduct, NIC, 2007 Breaking the Code of Silence A Correction Officer’s Handbook on Identifying and Addressing Sexual Misconduct Breaking the Code of SILENCE Correctional Officers’ Handbook on Identifying and Addressing Sexual Misconduct Brenda V. Smith and …
Publication • July 12, 2016
Follow-Up Report on Suicide Prevention Pracitices within MA DOC, Hayes, 2011
Canadian Prison Staff, Cellmate Charged in Prisoner’s Beating Death by Joe Watson An understaffed, poorly-designed prison in Ontario, Canada has been under close scrutiny over the past three years after a prisoner serving a 165-day sentence was bludgeoned to death on Halloween night by a possibly intoxicated cellmate with a …
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