Mississippi DOC - GTL Contract Amendment 1 PROJECT NUMBER 42073 AMENDMENT# 1 TO INMATE CALLING SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION AND MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AS CONTRACTING AGENT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (ORIGINAL PROJECT #42073) This document (hereinafter referred to as "Amendment Number 1") shall …
HRDC v. Forrest County, Jail Censorship Suit Complaint, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-00184-KS-MTP Document 1 Filed 10/24/18 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI EASTERN DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not-for-profit corporation, Civil Action No.: 2:18-cv-184-KS-MTP Plaintiff, v. (1) FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; …
Class-action Settlement in Mississippi “Debtors’ Prison” Case by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In April 2018, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced a settlement in a federal class-action suit filed against the city of Corinth, Mississippi that accused the municipality and its chief Municipal Court judge, John C. Ross, …
Personnel Complaint-Lieutenant Kenneth Ward II Involved Member(s): Investigator Padraic K Obrien .. Trooper Jacalyn M Sommer ifrooper Lisa A Butenhoff Trooper Mark A Sypek n Case Ty1pe; Personnel Complaint n Case Number: DCN2018-0413 Finding: Founded Complainant: Lieutenant Kenneth A Ward PROFESSIO"'IAL STA~ DARDS Bllll[Alf PERSO NEL COMPLAll'iT T RACKl r~G …
Fifth Circuit Partially Reinstates Mississippi Prisoner’s Suit Over Inadequate Mental Health Care by On September 29, 2017, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated part of a Mississippi state prisoner’s lawsuit complaining of inadequate mental health treatment at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution (SMCI). Johnny Carl Grogan was incarcerated at …
Mississippi DOC Announces Phone Rate Cuts by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced on March 17, 2018 that phone calls from state prisons would be less expensive for prisoners and their families, effective immediately. “The reduced rate will make services even more accessible and …
In the Public Interest - An Examination of Private Financing for Correctional and Immigration Detention Facilities, 2018 An examination of private financing for correctional and immigration detention facilities Report · In the Public Interest · June 2018 While governments have traditionally used municipal bonds to finance the construction of correctional …
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Everywhere and Nowhere -- Compassionate Release in the States, 2018 Everywhere and Nowhere Compassionate Release in the States By Mary Price June 2018 1 About the Author Mary Price is general counsel of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM). She directs the FAMM Litigation Project and advocates …
Big House Books v. Hall et al., complaint, non-religious free books to prisons, 2018 Case 3:18-cv-00259-DPJ-FKB Document 1 Filed 04/26/18 Page 1 of 8 Case 3:18-cv-00259-DPJ-FKB Document 1 Filed 04/26/18 Page 2 of 8 Case 3:18-cv-00259-DPJ-FKB Document 1 Filed 04/26/18 Page 3 of 8 Case 3:18-cv-00259-DPJ-FKB Document 1 Filed 04/26/18 …
Global Tel*Link Settles Mississippi Prison Bribery Case for $2.5 Million by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis As previously mentioned in PLN, Global Tel*Link Corp. (GTL), the largest provider of prison and jail phone services in the United States, has settled a lawsuit that accused the company of conspiring to bribe …
Declaratory Judgment in Mississippi Case Challenging Indefinite Jail Detention by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A Mississippi federal district court has issued an agreed declaratory judgment in a case brought by two defendants who were held for long periods of time in the Scott County Detention Center without an individualized …
Fifth Circuit Okays Mississippi County’s Strip Search of 12-Year-Old Girl by On February 21, 2017, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment to Lee County, Mississippi in a lawsuit over a pre-teen girl who was strip searched after being brought to a county …
Prisoner Abuse at Parchman: Minimum Punishment and Impeded Investigations by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal investigation into an assault on a prisoner by guards at Mississippi’s State Penitentiary at Parchman included a claim that then-Superintendent Earnest Lee impeded the prison’s own review of the incident. As previously …
Poor and Mentally Ill Languish in Mississippi Jails for Months or Years Awaiting Indictments by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Some people arrested on felony charges in Mississippi face months, a year or even longer in jail before they are indicted. Some are never indicted before their release. All …
US v. Fairley, MS, Appeal, Inapplicable Sentencing Enhancement, 2018 Case: 17-60001 Document: 00514315299 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/22/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 17-60001 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 22, 2018 Lyle …
