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Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
As Coronavirus Spreads, New York Governor Exploits Prison Labor to Produce Hand Sanitizer by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. On March 9, with fears of coronavirus spreading, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York held a press conference to announce the debut of a new hand sanitizer called NYS …
Karapetian v. CoreCivic, CO, Complaint, Discrimination and Retaliation, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00747-PAB-KMT Document 1 Filed 03/18/20 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 30 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. DANETTE KARAPETIAN, Plaintiff, v. CORECIVIC, INC. d/b/a Bent County Correctional Facility, and CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC, Defendants. …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Washington State Pays Prisoners Slave Wages While Suing Others for Doing the Same by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The GEO Group is one of the largest private prison companies in the United States. Its primary reason for existence is to generate profit by warehousing people for the states and …
Article • January 19, 2020
Filed under: Work, Jail Specific, Veterans
Jail prisoners in West Virginia build flag boxes for families of veterans by Prisoners at West Virginia Northern Regional Jail build flag boxes for families of veterans, but neither the jail nor the court system take the problems of veterans into consideration when prosecuting them. The jail has a woodshop …
Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: Prison Labor
California’s Firefighting Prisoners in Short Supply by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke California has a history of using prisoners to fight wildfires that dates back to World War II. But that practice is being questioned after 2018 was one of the worst fire seasons ever recorded, and several prisoners were …
Article • December 30, 2019
Federal Judge Allows 'Nationwide' Class-Action Lawsuit Against GEO Over Alleged Forced Labor on Prisoners by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A federal judge has granted class-action status in a federal lawsuit filed against GEO Group, alleging the private, for-profit company forced immigration detainees to work in order to avoid punishment. …
Nelson v. Curran, IL, Settlement, Workers Compensation, 2019 ~}j'l"l'l,F.MEN'J' AQREEl\t1~NT ANI> ltl~L1•:As1,: This Settlcmcut Agreement and Relet1se("Agreomc.nt"), is made and entered into by and between MICHAEL NELSON (hereinafter "Nelson"), the COUNTY OF LAKE ("County") and JOHN IDLEBURG SHERJFf' OF LAKE COUNTY ("Sheriff'). RECITALS WHEREAS, on July 16, 2018, Nelson filed …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Prison Labor
Hickman’s Egg Farm Puts Prisoners to Work at High Cost to the Community, Residents Say by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Since 1995, hundreds of Arizona prisoners have held part-time jobs at Hickman’s Family Farms near Arlington, part of an effort by the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to help …
Brief • November 21, 2019
Woods v. Cenikor Foundation, TX , Class Action Complaint, Withholding Wages, 2019 Case 4:19-cv-04569 Document 1 Filed on 11/21/19 in TXSD Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION ANTHONY WOODS, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated vs. PLAINTIFFS …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Prison Labor
Louisiana Prison Industry Program Puts Profits Before Prisoners by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Louisiana Department of Corrections’ (LDOC) prison industry program, Prison Enterprises (PE), was audited in May 2019. The resulting report found that the program still had some of the same issues with sustainability and inadequate training …
Menchaca v. Michigan DOC, MI, Settlement, LBGT Discrimination, 2019
Federal Court Allows Lawsuit to Move Forward Where Prisoners Ordered to Clean Bloody Cell After Suicide by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Jeffrey Patel was a prisoner at the Theo Lacy Jail in Orange County, California, when another prisoner commited suicide with a razor blade. Prison staff ordered Patel and …
Westfield v. County of Orange, CA, Settlement, Workplace Threats, 2019 Jennifer Westfield v. County of Orange, Deputy Flynn, et. al. Case Number: SETTLEMENT This Jennifer Westfield Orange County Sheriff's Tlie Settlement Agreement Central Defendants and and Jail, Deputy Plaintiff shall AND Orange RELEASE ("Agreement") on the one County Alexander is …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Federal Judge Holds Bivens Not Applicable to Prison Workplace Discrimination Claims by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Refusing to extend Bivens to cover a prison workplace discrimination claim, last year the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey held that a remedy for such a claim would have …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Filed under: Prison Industries
Mississippi Prison Industry Program Faltering, CEO Fired by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation (MPIC), a nonprofit “quasi-state agency,” is suffering financial losses and its future viability was questioned in a report by the state’s Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation Expenditure Review (PEER). …
Klick v. Cenikor Foundation, TX, Class Action Complaint, Failure to Pay Minimum Wage, 2019 Case 4:19-cv-01583 Document 20 Filed on 06/27/19 in TXSD Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION TIMOTHY KLICK, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, …
Potter v. Cenikor Foundation, LA, Amended Class Action Complaint, Withholding Wages, 2019 Case 4:19-cv-03031 Document 27 Filed on 06/20/19 in TXSD Page 1 of 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JOHN POTTER, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated CASE NO.: 3:19-cv-00294-BAJ-RLB VERSUS CENIKOR FOUNDATION, …
Brown v. DPSCS, MD, Final General Settlement Argreement, Discrimination Against Blind Prisoners, 2019 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Release and Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered this 5th day of June, 2019, between Steven Brown, Wilbert Delano, Gregory Hammond, Sedric Holley, Russell Hopkins, Johnny James, Tyrell Polley, Maynard Snead and Robert …
Brown v. DPSCS, MD, Settlement Exhibit, Discrimination Against Blind Prisoners, 2019 Steven Brown, et al. v. Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, et al. Exhibit 1 to Release and Settlement Agreement Non-Monetary Term Sheet All of the following terms apply to currently incarcerated Plaintiffs in Brown v. Department of …
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