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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 …
Article • April 26, 2024
After Stripping Crucial Jail Services, NYC Splurges on $90,000 in Submachine Guns for Rikers Island Guards by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi According to a purchase order posted online by the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services on June 22, 2023, the city Department of Correction [DOC] paid …
Article • April 26, 2024
Filed under: Employee Litigation
$155 Million Settlement for 10,000 California Prison Guard Supervisors in Wage Lawsuit by David Reutter by David Reutter A California Superior Court on December 9, 2022, preliminarily approved a $155 million settlement for about 10,000 current and retired supervising state prison guards in a long-running lawsuit alleging the California Department …
Unable to Post Bail, Detainee Starves to Death in Arkansas Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A lawsuit filed in federal court for the Western District of Arkansas on January 13, 2023, makes a stunning claim: That a man was left to starve to death in jail because …
As ICE Data Errors Persist, GEO Group Cashes In by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Data compiled by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University reveal that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to struggle with accurate reporting of the number of migrants it tracks through its …
In-the-News Article • April 23, 2024
Georgia Is Stopping a Bookstore from Sending Books to Prisons April 23, 2024 Articles that mention PLN The Progressive But a Free Speech lawsuit challenging the policy could change that. by Moira Marquis Avid Bookshop is an independent bookstore in Athens, Georgia, a college town in Northern Georgia. The bookstore stocks new …
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