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Scholl v. Mnuchin, et al., NC, Order, Withholding Prisoners Money, 2020

Publication • September 24, 2020

Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Tax Law

Scholl v. Mnuchin, et al., NC, Order, Withholding Prisoners Money, 2020 Case 4:20-cv-05309-PJH Document 50 Filed 09/24/20 Page 1 of 45 1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 COLIN SCHOLL, et al., 9 10 11 Case No. 20-cv-05309-PJH Plaintiffs, 8 v. STEVEN …

Federal Judge: BOP Exercising “Reasonable Efforts” Against Coronavirus at NC Prison

Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020

Filed under: Failure to Treat, COVID-19

Federal Judge: BOP Exercising “Reasonable Efforts” Against Coronavirus at NC Prison by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 11, 2020, a federal court in North Carolina found that 11 prisoners at the Federal Correction Complex (FCC) in Butner had failed to prove officials with the Bureau of Prisons …

North Carolina Criticized for Prisoner Transfers During Pandemic

Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19, Prisoner Transfer

North Carolina Criticized for Prisoner Transfers During Pandemic by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On June 16, 2020, North Carolina’s Wake County Superior Court ordered the state Department of Public Safety (DPS) temporarily to cease the majority of prisoner transfers. Except for medical emergencies or cases of life endangerment, ordered …

News in Brief

Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: A Maricopa County grand jury indicted Daniel Davitt, 60, on January 14,  2020 on charges of second-degree murder in the death of Lower Buckeye Jail guard Gene Lee on October 30. Buckeye Jail video shows Davitt talking to Lee on October 29, then suddenly grabbing …

North Carolina Prisoner Escapes to Flee Coronavirus Death Sentence

Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19, Escapes

North Carolina Prisoner Escapes to Flee Coronavirus Death Sentence by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Fearing his existing medical condition could transform his sentence to death if he caught COVID-19, federal prisoner Richard Cephas elected to escape. After nearly a month on the run, Cephas turned himself in on …

Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19, Journalist

Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The silence is deafening. Over a week in mid-May, Prison Legal News tried to contact public information officers at seven federal prisons seeking an answer to a straightforward question: What are you doing …

Hallinan v. Scarantino, NC, Class Action Petition, COVID-19 Release, 2020

Brief • May 26, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19

Hallinan v. Scarantino, NC, Class Action Petition, COVID-19 Release, 2020 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION No. __:___-CV-___-__ CHARLES HALLINAN, JOSEAN KINARD, ARNOLD J. HILL, BENJAMIN D. MCRAE, JOHN DAILEY, LEE M. AYERS, GEORGE B. RIDDICK, JORGE LUIS MALDONADO, ANTWAN HARRIS, ANTHONY BUTLER, …

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

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 …