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Salas v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Breach of Contract, 2018
Brief • March 8, 2018
Filed under: Employee Litigation
Salas v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Breach of Contract, 2018 McNICHOLAS & McNICHOLAS, LLP Matthew S. McNicholas, State Bar No. 190249 Courtney C. McNicholas, State Bar No. 130358 Abel P. Nair, State Bar No. 225686 10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400 Los Angeles, California 90024 Tel: (310) 474-1582 Fax: …
Tenth Circuit: Lengthy Denials of Outdoor Exercise Protected by Qualified Immunity
Article • March 7, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Exercise, Qualified Immunity, Ad-Seg Hearings
Tenth Circuit: Lengthy Denials of Outdoor Exercise Protected by Qualified Immunity by The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued two decisions in July 2017 which held prison officials were entitled to qualified immunity for denying outdoor exercise to prisoners for 11 and 25 months. Colorado state prisoners Jonathan …
The Criminalization of the Mentally Ill in Maine
Article • March 7, 2018
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Civil Commitment
The Criminalization of the Mentally Ill in Maine by by Lance Tapley, Pine Tree Watch In April, 2017, while incarcerated at the Maine State Prison’s Intensive Mental Health Unit in Warren, James Staples removed his own eyeball. The 66-year-old prisoner, who has a lengthy history of both mental illness and assault …
Oslund v. Soucie, CO, Verdict, Seizures and Excessive Force, 2018
Brief • March 7, 2018
Filed under: Seizures, Pain, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings
Oslund v. Soucie, CO, Verdict, Seizures and Excessive Force, 2018 Case 1:15-cv-00491-KMT Document 118 Filed 03/07/18 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya Civil Action No. 15--cv-00491- KMT JAYSON M. OSLUND, Plaintiff, v. C/O MULLEN, …
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Escalera, IL, Opinion, Intent to Distribute Drugs, 2018
Brief • March 7, 2018
Filed under: Traffic stop, Methamphetamine, Motive/Opportunity/Intent/Identity Evidence, Simple Possession/Personal Use versus Distribution, Drug Courier or "Mule" status
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Escalera, IL, Opinion, Intent to Distribute Drugs, 2018 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 17-2334 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARIO A. RODRIGUEZ-ESCALERA, Defendant-Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. No. 16-CR-30114-SMY …
From Cages to the Community: Prison Profiteers and the Treatment Industrial Complex
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Private Prisons, Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Private Contractors, Alternative Sentencing, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Sex Offender Treatment, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Involuntary Treatment/Drugging, Civil Commitment, Private Corrections Industry News
From Cages to the Community: Prison Profiteers and the Treatment Industrial Complex by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Criminal justice reform is slowly taking hold in the U.S. Since 2014, at least 30 states have passed legislation aimed at reducing their prison populations. And following the election of “law and …
Federal Judge Grants Compassionate Release but Questions BOP’s Motivation
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole Conditions
Federal Judge Grants Compassionate Release but Questions BOP’s Motivation by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis U.S. District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf, who has written judicial opinions in cases involving former mobster and FBI informant James “Whitey” Bulger, knows a rat when he sees one. And when he was presented …
$5 Million Settlement After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies in Restraint
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Jail Specific, Restraints, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
$5 Million Settlement After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies in Restraint by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A 36-year-old California prisoner with a documented history of schizophrenia died in a jail cell on January 22, 2017, less than an hour after his release from a restraint chair where he had been …
Federal Lawsuit Filed in Dehydration Death at Wisconsin Jail; Three Jailers Charged
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Water, Federal Statutory Law, Wrongful Death
Federal Lawsuit Filed in Dehydration Death at Wisconsin Jail; Three Jailers Charged by by Derek Gilna A federal civil rights suit was filed in federal court in Wisconsin on August 14, 2017, after a prisoner died at the Milwaukee County Jail (MCJ) – reportedly after being deprived of water for …
Major Scabies Outbreak at CoreCivic Facility in Tennessee
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contagious Disease -- Misc.
Major Scabies Outbreak at CoreCivic Facility in Tennessee by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Three lawsuits, filed in June and July 2017, allege corrections officials ignored an outbreak of scabies at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility (MDCDF) in Nashville, Tennessee. Affecting 89 prisoners, the outbreak also spread to at …
Prison Doctor Dies of Legionnaires’ Disease
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Medical, Contagious Disease -- Misc.
Prison Doctor Dies of Legionnaires’ Disease by A lawsuit filed on May 4, 2017 by the family of a doctor at SCI-Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania claims he died of Legionnaires’ disease contracted through the facility’s water system. Dr. Joseph Mollura, 60, decided he liked his part-time job at SCI-Pittsburgh so much …
Texas State Prisoners Fight for Access to Kosher Meals
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Freedom, Religious Diet
Texas State Prisoners Fight for Access to Kosher Meals by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After leading a 12-year legal battle that secured an agreement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to recognize the right of Orthodox Jewish prisoners to receive kosher meals, Max Moussazadeh was released from …
Kansas DOC Underestimates Cost of New Prison by $51 Million
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Kansas DOC Underestimates Cost of New Prison by $51 Million by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Lansing Correctional Facility, located in the Kansas City area, is crying out for a wrecking ball and a bulldozer. Parts of the facility were built in the 1860s, and the Kansas DOC has …
$27,000 Settles California Prisoner Pro Se Civil Rights Suit
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment
$27,000 Settles California Prisoner Pro Se Civil Rights Suit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna California state prisoner Ronald Martinez filed suit in 2011, asserting that his Eighth Amendment rights had been violated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). He eventually obtained a $27,000 settlement from the …
DHS Report Shows “Significant Prison Population of Incarcerated Aliens”
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Immigration
DHS Report Shows “Significant Prison Population of Incarcerated Aliens” by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The proportion of federal prisoners likely born outside the United States is nearly twice as large as among the general population. That was a key finding of a report published by the U.S. Department of …
Kansas DOC Raids Inmate Benefit Fund for $6.7 Million
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Trust Accounts, Commissary
Kansas DOC Raids Inmate Benefit Fund for $6.7 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Since 2004, the Kansas Department of Corrections (DOC) has drained over $6.7 million from the prison system’s Inmate Benefit Fund (IBF), and spent it on goods and services prohibited by state law. The IBF is …
Indictment Alleges Prison Healthcare Company Bribed Texas State Senator
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Private Contractors
Indictment Alleges Prison Healthcare Company Bribed Texas State Senator by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In May 2017, federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing Texas state Senator Carlos Uresti of accepting substantial bribes from a company that provides healthcare to prisoners at the Reeves County Detention Center (RCDC) in West …
Oregon Jail 'Tortures' Mentally Ill Prisoners
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Jail Specific, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Oregon Jail 'Tortures' Mentally Ill Prisoners by The people who work there are for the most part good people trying to do the best they can,” said Dr. Wil Berry, a psychiatrist who completed a six-month rotation at the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC). “However, the product of the system …
Statute of Limitations for Oregon Child Sex Abuse Claims Expires at Age 40, Not 24
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Limitations, Juveniles
Statute of Limitations for Oregon Child Sex Abuse Claims Expires at Age 40, Not 24 by The Oregon Court of Appeals held in August 2017 that a lower court had improperly determined that civil claims filed by a child sexual abuse victim were time-barred. While the statute of limitations in …
Two Georgia Prison Transport Guards Slain
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Escapes, Transportation, Murder by Escapees
Two Georgia Prison Transport Guards Slain by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 13, 2017, a pair of Georgia prisoners being transported from the Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville to the state’s Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson breached a partition on the prison bus. Within seconds they …
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