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Sentencing Project Proposes Remedies for Racial Disparities Behind Bars by In a report published on October 11, 2023, the nonprofit Sentencing Project noted that the lifetime risk of incarceration for Black men in the U.S. fell from one in three in 1981 to one in five in 2021. However, all …
Brief • May 1, 2024
Horton v. Fulton County, GA, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2024 State Court of Fulton County **E-FILED** 24EV003756 5/1/2024 2:01 PM Donald Talley, Clerk Civil Division IN THE STATE COURT OF FULTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA MICHAEL HORTON, Civil Case Number.: PLAINTIFF, vs. FULTON COUNTY GEORGIA & FULTON COUNTY SHERRIFS OFFICE, …
In re Complaint of Judicial Misconduct (Hon. Roger T. Benitez), CA, Order, Judicial Misconduct, 2024 Page 1 JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF THE NINTH CIRCUIT FILED MAY 1 2024 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS IN RE COMPLAINT OF JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT Before: I. Nos. 23-90037 and 23-90041 ORDER MURGUIA, Chief …
Publication • April 29, 2024
Incarcerated People’s Communications Services, Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, FCC WC Docket Nos. 23-62 and 12-375, Ex Parte Submission of the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division UNITED STATES FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ______ Incarcerated People’s Communications Services, Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; …
Lawsuit By California Youth Alliance Prompts County Probation Chiefs to Dissolve Secretive Nonprofit by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On June 23, 2023, a group consisting of 55 of the 58 California county probation chiefs quietly disbanded the nonprofit they formed out of the public’s eye to provide …
Article • April 26, 2024
“Sisters-In-Law” of Brazilian Prisoners Going Viral on TikTok by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The wives and girlfriends of some 8,500 Brazilian prisoners are finding fame and fortune with “sister-in-law” videos that have gone viral on the TikTok social media app. The videos offer a window into the …
Article • April 26, 2024
Eleventh Circuit: “More than Gross Negligence” Required to Prove Deliberate Indifference by David Reutter [See update at end of article]  by David M. Reutter On May 22, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment to Defendant officials at Georgia’s Walker State …
Article • April 26, 2024
Filed under: Political Prisoners
Young Hong Kong Protestors Held in “Deradicalization” Camps by Gregory Teixeira by Gregory P. Teixeira   In Hong Kong, young arrestees incarcerated during mass protests four years ago are being held in detention centers where they are subjected to a “deradicalization” program to suppress their political activism and instill outward …
Article • April 26, 2024
Colorado Becomes Seventh State to Prohibit Jailing Immigrants for ICE by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi On June 20, 2023, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed a new law to “eliminate involvement in immigration detention” by local governments in the state. When it takes effect in 2024, House Bill 1100 …
Shocking Video Footage Reveals Rampant Violence and Neglect in Los Angeles County Jails by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman   A collection of graphic videos reported by the Los Angeles Times on June 24, 2023, pulled back the curtain on rampant violence and chaos inside Los Angeles County jails. The …
Suit Proceeds Against CoreCivic by Guard Strip-Searched at Georgia Prison by David Reutter by David Reutter   On March 13, 2023, the federal court for the Southern District of Georgia denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a guard for private prison giant CoreCivic, alleging she was unconstitutionally …
Article • April 26, 2024
Filed under: Employee Litigation
$1.4 Million Verdict for Florida Jail Guard Injured in Transport Van Crash by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 20, 2021, a Florida jury awarded $1.4 million to Bradford County Jail guard Clinton Jenkins, 53. The jury’s award was based on its finding that the truck driver who …
$175,000 Awarded to Former California Detainee Whose Suit Prompted DOJ Investigation and Settlement Requiring Structural Changes at Jail by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In June 2021, former San Luis Obispo County Jail detainee Steven J. York was awarded $175,000 to settle a lawsuit that also prompted an investigation of …
Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Illinois Jail Guards Who Relied on Nurse’s Opinion that Detainee Was “Faking” Symptoms Before He Died by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On December 15, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed denial of qualified immunity (QI) to Illinois …
Article • April 26, 2024
Filed under: Advocacy, Default Judgments
Indiana Prisoner Sues Prison Abolition Group, Wins $1,097 Default Judgment by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 28, 2022, an Indiana prisoner was granted a $1,097.00 default judgment against the nonprofit prison abolition group, Critical Resistance, in a state small claims action. Defendant is a longtime prison abolition advocacy …
Eighth Circuit: Arkansas Detainee Suffering Fatal Seizure Might Have Been Faking or Might Have Gotten Better by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a maddening decision issued on January 31, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the denial of qualified immunity (QI) to four …
Article • April 26, 2024
Fourth Circuit Finds No Defamation for Inaccurate Media Reporting of Criminal Record of Former Federal Prisoner in West Virginia by After a 2010 explosion killed 29 miners at a Massey Energy Company coal mine in West Virginia, CEO Don Blankenship was convicted of conspiracy to violate federal mine safety regulations …
Article • April 26, 2024
Fourth Circuit: South Carolina Prisoner’s Bivens Claim Must Detail Unconstitutional Acts of Each Defendant by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart  The Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) recognized a limited cause of action for money damages against agents of the federal government in Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of …
Article • April 26, 2024
Florida Supreme Court Bans ‘Vexatious’ Prisoner From Filing Further Pro Se Petitions by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 13, 2023, the Supreme Court of Florida directed its Clerk to “reject any future pleadings or other requests for relief” submitted by state prisoner Daryl A. Sanders, “unless such …
BOP Guard, Nurse in Virginia Indicted in Prisoner’s Death by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On June 6, 2023, a federal grand jury indicted two employees of the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in Virginia for allegedly showing deliberate indifference to a prisoner suffering a cardiac emergency that killed him …
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