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Githieya v. Global Tel Link Corp, GA,Order Granting Settlement, Breach of Contract, 2022

Brief • August 30, 2022

Filed under: Telephones, Breach of Contract, Global Tel*Link Corp

Githieya v. Global Tel Link Corp, GA,Order Granting Settlement, Breach of Contract, 2022 Case 1:15-cv-00986-AT Document 369 Filed 08/30/22 Page 1 of 25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION BENSON GITHIEYA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CIVIL ACTION NO: 1:15-CV-00986-AT GLOBAL TEL LINK CORP., Defendant. ORDER GRANTING …

Githieya v. Global Tel Link Corp, GA, Judgment, Breach of Contract, 2022

Brief • August 30, 2022

Filed under: Telephones, Breach of Contract, Global Tel*Link Corp

Githieya v. Global Tel Link Corp, GA, Judgment, Breach of Contract, 2022 Case 1:15-cv-00986-AT Document 370 Filed 08/30/22 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION BENSON GITHIEYA, et al., Plaintiff(s), CIVIL ACTION FILE vs. NO. 1:15-cv-986-AT GLOBAL TEL LINK CORP, Defendant(s). JUDGMENT This …

News in Brief

Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: On June 3, 2022, a guard was arrested for having sex with a prisoner at Alabama’s Pickens County Jail, according to a report by WTVA in Tupelo, Mississippi. The guard, Marquita Booker, 28, was fired after her arrest, which followed an investigation that earlier in …

Elderly Georgia Jail Guard Charged with Committing Rape While On Duty and In Uniform

Article • July 18, 2022

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct

Elderly Georgia Jail Guard Charged with Committing Rape While On Duty and In Uniform by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On May 31, 2022, Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) agents announced the arrest of an 81-year-old jail guard in Walker County who allegedly “had sex with a woman …

News in Brief

Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by   Alabama:The Birmingham News reported that a jail guard in Mobile was arrested on May 17, 2022, for smuggling adult movies intoMobile County Metro Jail. The guard, Fredrick Johnson, 37, was charged with 21 counts of promoting contraband that included a camera, phone chargers, and flash drives, …

Class Certified in Discrimination Suit by Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Georgia Prisoners

Article • July 14, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022

Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act

Class Certified in Discrimination Suit by Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Georgia Prisoners by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On December 29, 2021, a federal court in Georgia granted a group of deaf and hearing-impaired state prisoners class certification in their suit against state prison and parole officials, challenging the adequacy of …

Barrientos v. CoreCivic, GA, Memorandum of Law, Unfair Labor, 2022

Brief • July 1, 2022

Filed under: Prison Labor

Barrientos v. CoreCivic, GA, Memorandum of Law, Unfair Labor, 2022 Case 4:18-cv-00070-CDL Document 239-1 Filed 07/01/22 Page 1 of 21 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA COLUMBUS DIVISION WILHEN HILL BARRIENTOS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CORECIVIC, INC., Civil Action No. 4:18-cv-00070-CDL (REDACTED) Defendant. MEMORANDUM OF LAW …

Barrientos v. CoreCivic, GA, Memorandum of Law, Abuse of Detained Workers, 2022

Brief • July 1, 2022

Filed under: Immigration Law/Offenses, Torture Victims

Barrientos v. CoreCivic, GA, Memorandum of Law, Abuse of Detained Workers, 2022 Case 4:18-cv-00070-CDL Document 239-1 Filed 07/01/22 Page 1 of 21 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA COLUMBUS DIVISION WILHEN HILL BARRIENTOS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CORECIVIC, INC., Civil Action No. 4:18-cv-00070-CDL (REDACTED) Defendant. MEMORANDUM …

Barrientos v. CoreCivic, GA, Memorandum, Abuse of Detained Workers, 2022

Brief • July 1, 2022

Filed under: Immigration Law/Offenses, Torture Victims

Barrientos v. CoreCivic, GA, Memorandum, Abuse of Detained Workers, 2022 Case 4:18-cv-00070-CDL Document 238-1 Filed 07/01/22 Page 1 of 48 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA COLUMBUS DIVISION WILHEN HILL BARRIENTOS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CORECIVIC, INC., Defendant. Civil Action No. 4:18-cv-00070-CDL (REDACTED) MEMORANDUM OF LAW …

Environmental Justice for Unaccompanied Migrant Children—Response to Request for Information (RFI): 2022 HHS Environmental Justice Strategy and Implementation Plan Draft Outline (Document No. 2022-075...

Publication • June 17, 2022

Filed under: HRDC Sign on Letters, Offenses Involving the Environment, Immigration Law/Offenses

Environmental Justice for Unaccompanied Migrant Children—Response to Request for Information (RFI): 2022 HHS Environmental Justice Strategy and Implementation Plan Draft Outline (Document No. 2022-07514) Earthjustice · American Friends Service Committee Florida · Hispanic Federation Respond Crisis Translation · Alianza Nacional de Campesinas · GreenLatinos Farmworker Association of Florida · National …

News in Brief

Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: A former Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) guard was indicted on April 22, 2022, for assaulting three prisoners and then filing a false report to cover it up, the Associated Press reported. The guard, Lorenzo Mills, 55, was charged with beating three male prisoners with a wooden baton at Draper Correctional …

Georgia Sheriff Victor Hill Facing Criminal Trial for Using Restraint Chair to Punish Jail Detainees

Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Physical Injury/Restraint

Georgia Sheriff Victor Hill Facing Criminal Trial for Using Restraint Chair to Punish Jail Detainees by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Victor Hill, Sheriff of Georgia’s Clayton County, will face a jury trial on September 26, 2022, on seven federal charges of violating the civil rights of jail detainees …

$2.2 Million Settlement Over Transgender Georgia Prisoner’s Suicide Is Largest in State DOC History

Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022

Filed under: Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Protect (Transgender)

$2.2 Million Settlement Over Transgender Georgia Prisoner’s Suicide Is Largest in State DOC History by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 7, 2021, the parents of a 25-year-old transwoman who committed suicide while imprisoned in the Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) dismissed their federal civil rights lawsuit against DOC …

Eleventh Circuit Says Georgia Prisoner Failed to Exhaust Remedies by Filing Late Grievance to Ask for Investigation that Was Already Underway

Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022

Filed under: Grievances, Administrative Law/Remedies

Eleventh Circuit Says Georgia Prisoner Failed to Exhaust Remedies by Filing Late Grievance to Ask for Investigation that Was Already Underway by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Here’s a simple message to prisonersfrom the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit: Exhaust your remedies, no matter how redundant …

Githieya v. Global Tel Link Corp, GA, Amicus Brief, Prison Policy, 2022

Brief • April 14, 2022

Filed under: Prisoners' Rights, Global Tel*Link Corp

Githieya v. Global Tel Link Corp, GA, Amicus Brief, Prison Policy, 2022 Case 1:15-cv-00986-AT Document 344-1 Filed 04/14/22 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION BENSON GITHIEYA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 1:15-CV-00986-AT GLOBAL TEL LINK CORP., …

Georgia Advocacy Office v. Patrick Labat, GA, Order Approving Settlement, Lack of Mental Care, 2022

Brief • April 4, 2022

Filed under: Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Georgia Advocacy Office v. Patrick Labat, GA, Order Approving Settlement, Lack of Mental Care, 2022 Case 1:19-cv-01634-WMR Document 343 Filed 04/04/22 Page 1 of 54 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PATRICK LABAT, in his …

News In Brief

Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News In Brief by Arizona: After two escaped prisoners were recaptured and returned to the Arizona State Prison in Florence on January 31, 2021, Phoenix station KNXV reported that at least part of the blame for their escape was assigned to short-staffing of guards at the state Department of Corrections …

Estate of Coty Silvers v. Hatcher, GA, Complaint, Wrongful Death- Failure to Protect, 2022

Brief • March 24, 2022

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Estate of Coty Silvers v. Hatcher, GA, Complaint, Wrongful Death- Failure to Protect, 2022 Case 5:22-cv-00126-MTT Document 1 Filed 03/24/22 Page 1 of 19 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION WANDA BARTLEY and RICKY LANE SILVERS, CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. Plaintiffs, v. LATRICE HATCHER, …

News in Brief

Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: In Mobile on January 21, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama announced that an 18-month federal prison sentence for bribery had been handed down by a federal court to Lakerdra Shanta Snowden, 31, a former guard at the Escambia County …

$40,251 Default Judgment for Detainee in Malicious Prosecution by Georgia Police Officer

Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022

Filed under: Malicious Prosecution, Default Judgments

$40,251 Default Judgment for Detainee in Malicious Prosecution by Georgia Police Officer by On March 26, 2021, a federal district court in Georgia awarded a $40,251 default judgment in a lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution by a Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Officer. The damages were mainly due to the time spent in …