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GAO - Prisoner Labor, 1993

Publication • May 8, 2017

Filed under: Prison Labor, Cost of Prison Systems, Money/Property, Fair Labor Standards Act

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Las Vegas Judge Ousted after Ordering Public Defender Handcuffed

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Contempt (Civil Procedure)

Las Vegas Judge Ousted after Ordering Public Defender Handcuffed by On February 28, 2017, the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline ordered former Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Conrad Hafen to never again serve as a judge in the state. Hafen also agreed to a public censure after admitting he …

N.S. v. Wood, NV, Amended Complaint, Excessive Force Delirium, 2017

Brief • March 15, 2017

Filed under: Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

N.S. v. Wood, NV, Amended Complaint, Excessive Force Delirium, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00133-MMD-WGC Document 4 Filed 03/15/17 Page 1 of 26 1 2 3 4 TERRI KEYSER-COOPER Law Office of Terri Keyser-Cooper Nevada Bar No. 3984 3590 Barrymore Dr. Reno, NV 89512 (775) 337-0323 keysercooper@lawyer.com 5 6 7 8 9 10 …

$60,000 for Nevada Prisoner Forced to Remove His Own Teeth

Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017

Filed under: Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment

$60,000 for Nevada Prisoner Forced to Remove His Own Teeth by Derek Gilna Michael Sanzo, formerly incarcerated at the High Desert State Prison near Indian Springs, Nevada, received a $60,000 settlement as a result of “unbearable pain” that forced him to remove six of his own teeth after he was …

Nevada Attorney General Investigates Shooting of Two Handcuffed Prisoners

Article • November 8, 2016 • from PLN November, 2016

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Corrections Audits, Prison/Jail Murders, Statistics/Trends, Attorneys General, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Shootings, Restraints, Failure to Train/Supervise, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Staff Training

Nevada Attorney General Investigates Shooting of Two Handcuffed Prisoners by Derek Gilna Two handcuffed Nevada state prisoners held in administrative segregation at the high-security High Desert State Prison were shot by guards on November 12, 2014 after they began fighting, allegedly after those same guards deliberately encouraged them to fight. …

Nevada Prisoner Receives $500, Other Considerations, in Settlement of Complaint Asserting Numerous Civil Rights Violations

Article • October 31, 2016

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Mail Regulations, Due Process, First Amendment, Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices, Religious Property, Clergy

Nevada Prisoner Receives $500, Other Considerations, in Settlement of Complaint Asserting Numerous Civil Rights Violations by Lonnie Burton On April 18, 2016, the Nevada Department of' Corrections (NDOC) agreed to pay a state prisoner $500 and make other policy changes' as part of a settlement agreement resolving the federal civil …

Kirk v. State, NV, Letter, Excessive Force and Mail Policies, 2016

Brief • October 10, 2016

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Police), Prison Legal News documents

Kirk v. State, NV, Letter, Excessive Force and Mail Policies, 2016

Nevada Public Records Act Requires State to Provide Log of Basic Information About Withheld Information

Article • August 25, 2016

Filed under: Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act

Nevada Public Records Act Requires State to Provide Log of Basic Information About Withheld Information by In a unanimous opinion, the Nevada Supreme Court has held that, as a general matter, the state's Public Records Act ("PRA") requires a state entity withholding requested records to provide the requesting party with …

Washoe County, Nevada Institutes Web-Based Jail Visits for a Fee

Article • August 23, 2016

Filed under: Jail Specific, Video Visitation

Washoe County, Nevada Institutes Web-Based Jail Visits for a Fee by Matthew Clarke On August 1, 2010, the Washoe County Sheriff's Office began a pilot program of web-based jail visitation. Two years later, the web-based visitation had grown to encompass about two-fifths of all visits. In 2010, a local company …

Many Nevada Jewish Prisoners Opting Out of Proposed Kosher Meals

Article • August 23, 2016

Filed under: Religious Diet

Many Nevada Jewish Prisoners Opting Out of Proposed Kosher Meals by Matthew Clarke On August 12, 2012, a Nevada federal court approved a notice of proposed settlement of a class-action civil rights lawsuit brought by a Jewish Nevada state prisoner over the announced intent of the Nevada Department of Corrections …

Contractor Slow-Plays Nevada DOC for Cheap Prison Labor

Article • August 19, 2016

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Prison Labor

Contractor Slow-Plays Nevada DOC for Cheap Prison Labor by After a deadbeat Las Vegas steel contractor lied about paying his bill for cheap prison labor, Nevada legislators called his bluff.             Randy Bulloch, the president of Alpine Steel, told a state committee on Sept. 28, 2012 that he'd just secured …

Nevada Chief Medical Examiner Must Assure Prisoners Receive Healthful Diet

Article • August 9, 2016

Filed under: Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Food

Nevada Chief Medical Examiner Must Assure Prisoners Receive Healthful Diet by David Reutter The Nevada Supreme Court held a prisoner was entitled to the grant of a writ of mandamus to compel the Nevada's Chief Medical Officer to periodically examine and semi-annually report to the Board of State Prison Commissioners …

Las Vegas Man Receives $30,000 for Beating by Jail Guards

Article • August 8, 2016

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings

Las Vegas Man Receives $30,000 for Beating by Jail Guards by The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging jail guards used excessive force on a pretrial detainee. William Nugent was arrested by LVMPD officers on February 17, 2009, on charges of …

Witherow v. Skolnik, 9th Cir., Appellant's Opening Brief, Jail Monitoring Attorney-Client Convo, 2016

Brief • July 27, 2016

Filed under: Complaints, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Remands

Witherow v. Skolnik, 9th Cir., Appellant's Opening Brief, Jail Monitoring Attorney-Client Convo, 2016 Case: 16-15502, 07/27/2016, ID: 10065681, DktEntry: 6, Page 1 of 49 No. 16-15502 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOHN WITHEROW, Plaintiff - Appellant, vs. HOWARD SKOLNIK, DON HELLING, WILLIAM DONAT, BRIAN HENLEY, LEA …

Review of Medical Records from Ely State Prison, ACLU NPP, 2007

Publication • July 26, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Medical

Review of Medical Records from Ely State Prison, ACLU NPP, 2007

DOJ Review of NDOC, June, ADA violations disabled prisoners, 2016

Brief • June 30, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act

DOJ Review of NDOC, June, ADA violations disabled prisoners, 2016 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section - NYA 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20530 June 20, 2016 BY E-MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL Andrea Barraclough Chief Deputy Attorney General, Public Safety Division State of Nevada, Office …

Quintero v. Palmer, NV, Settlement Agreement, NDOC mail policy, 2016

Brief • June 17, 2016

Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations, Due Process

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Kirk v. Carson City, NV, Settlement, Postcard-only Mail Policy, 2016

Brief • June 15, 2016

Filed under: Publications/Books, Mail Regulations

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Company Owes Nevada Prison Industries $428,000

Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Cost of Prison Systems

Company Owes Nevada Prison Industries $428,000 by Bob Sloan Nevada’s state-run prison industry program, Silver State Industries, came under attack from citizens and business owners in 2014. One criticism of the program involved the loss of jobs to non-incarcerated workers and fewer jobs available to the unemployed. Another complaint was …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Henderson Detention Center, Henderson, NV, ICE, 2011

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Henderson Detention Center, Henderson, NV, ICE, 2011 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Salt Lake City Field Office Henderson Detention …