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Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Prison Gangs, Settlements
North Carolina Prisoners Sue Over Gang Violence, Obtain $62,500 Settlement by According to a February 8, 2019 news report, a lawsuit filed by North Carolina prisoners Tavieolis Hunt, 39, Benjamin White, 35, and Sean Smith, 38, settled for a total of $62,500. The settlement was reached after the trio and …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Hepatitis
Hepatitis C Treatment Ordered in North Carolina Prisons by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal district court in North Carolina has ordered expanded hepatitis C (HCV) treatment in a class-action suit brought by three state prisoners. The court’s entry of a preliminary injunction on March 20, 2019 …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
$157,000 Settlement in Michigan DOC Employee Discrimination Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $157,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging it had discriminated against a female prison guard. Merrianne Weberg, 58, began working for the MDOC in 1992 and …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Congressional Black Caucus Institute Accepts Donations from Private Prison Companies by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Although the website of the Congressional Black Caucus states that banning private prisons is part of its agenda during the current congressional session, the legally separate but affiliated Congressional Black Caucus Institute (CBCI) has …
Article • October 4, 2019
Arkansas: Private Prison Contractors Cited for Ethics Violations by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Arkansas Ethics Commission (AEC) issued letters of caution to four companies that provide corrections-related services, for failing to report contributions to the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Association. The companies, Tech Friends, Inc., City Tele Coin …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: TV/Movies
Exploiting Prisoners on Prime Time by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon It is, or should be, fairly common knowledge that most prisoners are disadvantaged, impoverished, often have substance abuse addictions or mental health issues, and have made poor life choices. It would seem that this population has enough problems and …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Three Louisiana Prisoners Cleared in 1994 Rape of Another Prisoner by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter After 25 years of proclaiming their innocence in a rape case, three Louisiana prisoners accepted plea bargains that cleared their way for release. The plea offer came after the victim recanted his …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Veteran Oregon Jail Guard Indicted and Jailed by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson An Oregon jail guard’s 22-year career ended in handcuffs in May 2019 when she was booked into jail on a five-count indictment, including witness tampering and official misconduct. Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputy Janet Eagleston was …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Federal Court Sanctions New Mexico Corrections Department Over Out-of-State Legal Mail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 18, 2019, a federal district court sanctioned the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) for failing to comply with a prior order and judgment requiring prison officials to provide a state prisoner …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Survey: Jail Population Down but Incarceration Rates Higher for Whites, Women by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins In April 2019 the U.S. Department of Justice released an analysis of its Annual Survey of Jails, which has tracked jail capacities, populations and demographics since 1982. The most recent year for which …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Why Our Movement Can’t Afford to Ignore Private Prison Corporations by Caroline Isaacs by Caroline Isaacs, Program Director, AFSC In 1998, I was a budding anti-prison activist, volunteering for the American Friends Service Committee in Arizona (AFSC-AZ). I was fortunate enough to attend the very first Critical Resistance gathering in …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Audit Finds Mississippi Private Prison Plagued by Violence, Run by Gangs by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Former warden Jody Bradley depended on gang leaders at a privately-run Mississippi prison to maintain control of the facility. That was one finding of a December 2018 internal audit by Management & Training …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police
Infamous Louisiana Sheriff on His Way Out by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter I’m done. I’m beat up. I’m tired,” Iberia Parish, Louisiana Sheriff Louis Ackal, 75, said in November 2018, upon announcing his decision not to seek re-election. However, his words more accurately described the detainees at …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
San Francisco to Cut Costs for Jail Phone Calls, Commissary Sales by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon San Francisco, California mayor London N. Breed has unique views regarding people who have become caught up in the criminal justice system. Her views extend to the families of prisoners and pretrial detainees, …
Article • October 3, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations
Vermont Supreme Court Remands Prison Correspondence Claim by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Vermont state prisoner Jeffrey-Michael Brandt won a correspondence claim through a Stipulation and Agreement of Dismissal (SAD) in a lawsuit filed in state court against the Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC). The SAD allowed Brandt to correspond …
Article • October 3, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Class Certification, Parole
Class Certified in Lawsuit Challenging Missouri Parole Violation Procedures by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In January 2019, a Missouri federal district court certified a class in a lawsuit alleging the state incarcerates thousands of people without providing due process before depriving them of their liberty interest during …
Article • October 3, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright For the past 29 years, HRDC has been reporting on the myriad problems in California prisons and the class-action lawsuits that have led to wholesale transformations of the criminal justice system in that state. The most significant prison conditions case of …
Article • October 3, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Mentally Ill Prisoners’ Suit Against GEO Group Survives Motion to Dismiss by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On March 29, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana denied in part a motion filed by private prison company The GEO Group, seeking to dismiss a class-action suit …
Article • October 3, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
California Tried to Fix Its Prisons. Now County Jails Are More Deadly by Jason Pohl, Ryan Gabrielson In a 48-hour stretch during January 2018, three men were booked into the Fresno County Jail. One was beaten into a coma. Two died soon afterward. Their cases kicked off a nightmarish year in …
Article • September 28, 2019
Sixth Circuit Defines ‘Serious Physical Injury’ for 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) Purposes by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has defined the term “serious physical injury” in the text of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Michael Gresham is a state prisoner serving a …
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