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Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Maricopa County Detention Officer Held in Contempt for Taking Document from Defense Counsel’s File by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In November 2009, an Arizona state judge held Maricopa County Detention Officer Adam Stoddard in contempt of court and ordered him to hold a press conference and publicly apologize to …
Louisiana Judge, Attorneys Plead Guilty to Bribery Charges by Michael Brodheim In October 2009, following plea negotiations with federal prosecutors, a Louisiana judge and two lawyers pleaded guilty for their roles in a bail bond-rigging conspiracy that allowed about 100 prisoners over a five-year period to get out of jail …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Maryland Prison Guards Busted for Helping Gang Members by Gary Hunter In April 2009, four Maryland prison guards were indicted for participating in a variety of illegal activities involving the Black Guerrilla Family (BGF) at the Metropolitan Transition Center (MTC) in Baltimore. Guards Asia Burrus, Musheerah Habeebullah, Takevia Smith and …
New York City Jail Settles Excessive Force Suit for $62,001 by On August 11, 2009, the City of New York agreed to settle a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit brought by a former prisoner who alleged that he was beaten without provocation by guards at the George Motchan Detention Center. …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Physician Assisted in Botched Execution Attempt in Ohio by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 5, 2009, guards at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville prepared for an onerous task – executing state prisoner Romell Broom. They tried for two hours to find a usable vein in which …
Seventh Circuit: Catholic Prisoner’s Religious Diet Lawsuit Remanded by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held a Catholic prisoner’s free exercise of religion was substantially burdened because he was denied a non-meat diet on Fridays and during Lent. In 2003, Illinois state prisoner Brian …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Whole Foods Farms out Fish Farming to Colorado Prisoners by Justin Miller A food vendor is involved in a partnership with correctional facilities in Colorado that employ prisoners to raise tilapia and trout, which are then sold to Whole Foods, a popular grocery chain. About 120 prisoners at the Arrowhead …
SORNA Challenges Produce Mixed Results; Supreme Court Weighs In by Brandon Sample Over the past several years a split has developed between the federal courts of appeal over the scope and constitutionality of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), a component of the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection …
Celebrity Justice: Prison Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke There are two criminal justice systems in the United States. One is for people with wealth, fame or influence who can afford to hire top-notch attorneys and public relations firms, who make campaign contributions to …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
From the Editor by Paul Wright The cover story of this month’s issue of Prison Legal News is no surprise to our readers. The pay-to-stay luxury jails in Southern California first came to my attention over a year ago when a reporter from the Los Angeles Times called to ask …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
California Uses $1.08 Billion in Federal Stimulus Funds to Pay Prison Guard Salaries by Michael Brodheim In a November 2009 letter to Governor Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders, California State Auditor Elaine Howle reported that corrections officials had greatly overstated the number of jobs they saved using $1.08 billion in federal …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
New Medical Director at Texas Jail Previously Sanctioned by In December 2009, McLennan County, Texas commissioners Lester Gibson, Kelly Snell and Joe Mashek admitted that a candidate for the medical director’s position at the McLennan County Jail had previously been sanctioned by the Texas Medical Board. That didn’t stop them …
U.S. Supreme Court to Review California Prison Population Reduction Orders by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On June 14, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court (USSC) agreed to review orders entered by a three-judge federal district court panel in California that would relieve overcrowding in that state’s prison system by …
Florida Prison Psychiatrist Resigns; License Revoked Over Sex with Patient by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Prisoners often believe that prison health care personnel are second-rate and incompetent, and likely couldn’t find work in non-correctional settings. The December 2, 2009 resignation of a Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) psychiatrist …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Florida’s Civil Rights Restoration Process Insufficiently Funded by David Reutter by David M. Reutter With Florida continuing to face budget shortfalls due to the economic crisis, Governor Charlie Crist is looking for ways to slash government spending. However, his efforts are drawing fire from those who question cutting the budget …
Dallas County Jail Settles Three Medical-Related Suits for $795,000 by In April 2009, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas awarded $355,000 to Robert Duvall for injuries he suffered when he was denied medical treatment at the Dallas County Jail. Less than three …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Texas Youth Commission Ombudsman Resigns Following Smuggling Indictment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 30, 2009, Catherine S. Evans, a former Dallas state district judge and the newly-appointed ombudsman for the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), resigned after she was indicted on a third-degree felony charge for smuggling a …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Marsy’s Law Enjoined in California by Michael Brodheim On February 4, 2010, in a class-action suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by eight plaintiffs seeking to represent a class of California state prisoners serving life sentences with possibility of parole, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence K. Karlton issued two …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
One in Six HIV-Infected Americans Spent Time in Prison or Jail in 2006 by Michael Brodheim The authors of a study published in November 2009, which was partially funded by the Emory Center for AIDS Research, reported that the number of HIV/AIDS cases involving releasees from prisons and jails in …
Houston Police Department Conducted Blood Draw Training on Prisoners by Greg Dober In 2009, to expedite DWI arrests, the Houston Police Department sent seven officers to Lone Star College to be trained as certified phlebotomists. A phlebotomist is a qualified medical technician who draws a person’s blood. During the course …
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