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News in Brief
Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: On March 28, 2020, death row prisoner Lonnie Franklin Jr., 67, aka “Grim Sleeper,” was found unresponsive in his San Quentin cell. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman Terry Thornton told reporters, “There were no signs of trauma. They don’t know why he died.” …
NAACP v. Cooper, NC, Emergency Petition, COVID-19 Release, 2020
Brief • April 8, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
NAACP v. Cooper, NC, Emergency Petition, COVID-19 Release, 2020 No. ____________ SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, DISABILITY RIGHTS NORTH CAROLINA, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NORTH CAROLINA LEGAL FOUNDATION, ALBERTA ELAINE WHITE, KIM T. CALDWELL, JOHN E. STURDIVANT, SANDARA KAY DOWELL, and CHRISTINA …
North Carolina Conference of NAACP v. Cooper, NC, Emergency Petition, Covid Response, 2020
Brief • April 8, 2020
Filed under: Contagious Disease -- Misc., COVID-19, Sanitation, Hygiene Supplies
North Carolina Conference of NAACP v. Cooper, NC, Emergency Petition, Covid Response, 2020 No. ____________ SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, DISABILITY RIGHTS NORTH CAROLINA, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NORTH CAROLINA LEGAL FOUNDATION, ALBERTA ELAINE WHITE, KIM T. CALDWELL, JOHN E. STURDIVANT, SANDARA …
Veteran Dies After Beating by Guards at North Carolina Jail
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Wrongful Death, Veterans
Veteran Dies After Beating by Guards at North Carolina Jail by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Guards at North Carolina’s Wayne County Detention Center (WCDC) abused and beat to death a mentally ill veteran who was arrested for breaking the window out his neighbor’s truck in May 2017, …
Weaker Job Screening Could Make North Carolina Prisons More Dangerous
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Staffing, Guards/Staff
Weaker Job Screening Could Make North Carolina Prisons More Dangerous by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In an effort to reduce its 18 percent guard vacancy rate, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (DPS) has eliminated the requirement that all applicants go through psychological testing. “We are …
HRDC v. Carmichael, et al., NC, Settlement, censorship, 2020
Filing • February 1, 2020
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. Carmichael, et al., NC, Settlement, censorship, 2020
HRDC v. Carmichael, et al., NC, Settlement, censorship, 2020
Brief • February 1, 2020
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship
HRDC v. Carmichael, et al., NC, Settlement, censorship, 2020
Kent v. Duncan, NC, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2019
Brief • December 4, 2019
Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment
Kent v. Duncan, NC, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2019 Plaintiff’s Motion to Approve Partial Wrongful Death Settlement EXHIBIT 1 Settlement and Release of All Claims Case 1:18-cv-00322-MR-WCM Document 58-1 Filed 12/04/19 Page 1 of 8 SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS WHEREAS the Plaintiff ESTATE OF MICHELE QUANTELE SMILEY, by and …
Pattern of Abuse and Mismanagement at North Carolina Jail
Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Excessive Force, Guards/Staff
Pattern of Abuse and Mismanagement at North Carolina Jail by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The sheriff’s office in Cherokee County, North Carolina lost five veteran deputies to abrupt firings and resignations in just two months following an October 2018 news report that described allegations of staged fights …
Author John Grisham Pens Editorial Criticizing Death Penalty in North Carolina
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Editorials, Criminal justice system reform, Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty
Author John Grisham Pens Editorial Criticizing Death Penalty in North Carolina by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On October 11, 2018, world-famous author and attorney John Grisham published an editorial in a North Carolina newspaper regarding capital punishment in that state. “Today, there are 141 people on North Carolina’s death …
North Carolina Prisoners Sue Over Gang Violence, Obtain $62,500 Settlement
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Prison Gangs, Settlements
North Carolina Prisoners Sue Over Gang Violence, Obtain $62,500 Settlement by According to a February 8, 2019 news report, a lawsuit filed by North Carolina prisoners Tavieolis Hunt, 39, Benjamin White, 35, and Sean Smith, 38, settled for a total of $62,500. The settlement was reached after the trio and …
Hepatitis C Treatment Ordered in North Carolina Prisons
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Hepatitis
Hepatitis C Treatment Ordered in North Carolina Prisons by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal district court in North Carolina has ordered expanded hepatitis C (HCV) treatment in a class-action suit brought by three state prisoners. The court’s entry of a preliminary injunction on March 20, 2019 …
Association of Restrictive Housing With Mortality, JAMA, 2019
Publication • October 4, 2019
Filed under: Drug Overdose, Statistics/Trends, Cost of Prison Systems, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Health care
Association of Restrictive Housing With Mortality, JAMA, 2019 Original Investigation | Public Health Association of Restrictive Housing During Incarceration With Mortality After Release Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD; Josie Sivaraman, MSPH; David L. Rosen, PhD, MD; David H. Cloud, JD, MPH; Gary Junker, PhD; Scott Proescholdbell, MPH; Meghan E. Shanahan, PhD; Shabbar …
Beck v. Hurwitz et al, NC, Ruling, Medical Condition, 2019
Brief • June 28, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Cancer, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment
Beck v. Hurwitz et al, NC, Ruling, Medical Condition, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ANGELA MICHELLE BECK, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 1:13-CR-186-6 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Catherine C. Eagles, …
Kelly v. Wayne County, et. al., NC, amended complaint, wrongful death, 2019
Brief • June 13, 2019
Filed under: Pain, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
Kelly v. Wayne County, et. al., NC, amended complaint, wrongful death, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION Case No. 5:19-ct-03137-BO MARGARET JEAN KELLY as Administratrix of the Estate of Graydon Jerome Parker, III, ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) …
Jailed North Carolina Teenager Commits Suicide; $650,000 Wrongful Death Settlement
Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death, Suicides
Jailed North Carolina Teenager Commits Suicide; $650,000 Wrongful Death Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon After a troubled and tormented life, capped by a year of being assaulted and bullied in a Durham, North Carolina adult jail, 17-year-old Uniece Fennell hanged herself in her cell.  Uniece was raised in …
NC Disapproved Publications List as of 9-18-19
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship
NC Disapproved Publications List as of 9-18-19 North Carolina Department of Public Safety Disapproved Publications Report (Bulletin Board Posting) Report Date: 09/18/2019 658 matches found. Publication Name Publication Type Review Date A BRONX TALE BOOK 09/10/2019 A BRONX TALE 2 BOOK 09/10/2019 A CENTAUR'S LIFE BOOK 06/26/2019 A CLASH OF …
North Carolina police officer decertifications
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Police Misconduct
North Carolina police officer decertifications Revocations First Name Aprill Aprill Tony Edsel Edsel Roosevelt Roosevelt Clarence Drew Garry Benjamin Benjamin Joey Takayla Timeka Annie Bobby Bobby Bobby David Jeffery Jeffery Melanie Patsy Robert Susan Laura Amanda Anita James James Mary Cheykeim Harold Harold Robert Waynea Arvis Joyce Kenneth Mark Valerie …
Hines v. Johnson, NC, Complaint,Illegal Arrest and Seizure, 2019
Brief • May 16, 2019
Filed under: False Arrest, Privacy Act/Rights, Seizure
Hines v. Johnson, NC, Complaint,Illegal Arrest and Seizure, 2019 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO DIVISION NO. 1:19-CV-515 ARIS HINES & BRANDI THOMASON, Plaintiffs, : : : : TERRY S. JOHNSON, individually and : in his Official capacity as Sheriff of : Alamance County, …
Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of North Carolina Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Celebration of Rastafarian Holy Days
Article • May 14, 2019
Filed under: Religious Freedom, Religious Diet, Denial of Religious Services
Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of North Carolina Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Celebration of Rastafarian Holy Days by On April 17, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed down an opinion holding that prison officials had not imposed a substantial burden on the religious practices of a …
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