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PLN v. CCA, VT, Ltr from def counsel re. surrendered VDOC docs, 03-28, 2014

Brief • March 28, 2014

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Public Records, PLN Litigation

PLN v. CCA, VT, Ltr from def counsel re. surrendered VDOC docs, 03-28, 2014 LY\N, LYNN &_ BLACK N, RC. March 28, 2014 Dan Barrett, Esq. ACLU Foundation of Vermont 137 Elm Street Montpelier, VT 05602 Re: PLN v. CCA, Docket No. 332-5-13 Wncv Dear Dan: I am writing in …

Prison Legal News v. Corrections Corporation of America (CCA - VT), Order Denying Motion to Dismiss 2014

Filing • January 10, 2014

Prison Legal News v. Corrections Corporation of America (CCA - VT), Order Denying Motion to Dismiss 2014 VT IN/ STATE OF `VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT Washington Unit 2014 ,J,!,,1.1 1 0 P 1: 2 ,CIVIL DIVISION r ocket No. 332-5-13 Wncv Prison Legal News Plaintiff v. Corrections Corporation of America Defendant …

Correctional Healtg Care Report VT State Auditor 2013

Publication • October 24, 2013

Filed under: Medical, Medical Expenses

Correctional Healtg Care Report VT State Auditor 2013 Report of the Vermont State Auditor October 24, 2013 CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE Annual Cost Overruns, but Contract Oversight Has Improved Douglas R. Hoffer Vermont State Auditor Rpt. No. 13-06 Mission Statement The mission of the Auditor’s Office is to hold state government …

PLN Files Public Records Suit Against CCA in Vermont

Article • July 15, 2013 • from PLN July, 2013

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Disclosure of Records, Media, PLN Litigation

PLN Files Public Records Suit Against CCA in Vermont by On June 7, 2013, Prison Legal News, represented by the ACLU of Vermont, filed a lawsuit in state court after submitting a public records request seeking information about legal settlements involving Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) – the nation's largest …

Prison Legal News v. Corrections Corporation of America (CCA - VT), Complaint 2013

Filing • May 31, 2013

Filed under: Complaints

Prison Legal News v. Corrections Corporation of America (CCA - VT), Complaint 2013 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DIVISION Prison Legal News, Plaintiff Washington Unit Docket No. 332-5-13 WNCV v. Corrections Corporation of America, Defendant Complaint In this action, a periodical seeks to dislodge records showing a private corporation’s …

Vermont Supreme Court Orders Disclosure of Police Records

Article • April 15, 2013

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records

Vermont Supreme Court Orders Disclosure of Police Records by The Supreme Court of Vermont reversed in August 2012 the ruling of the Superior Court, Town of Hartford, Vermont, in a civil case in which appellant, journalist Anne Galloway, sought police records arising from a burglary call that resulted in the …

Davidonis v. Shaffer, VT, Order Mtn to Dismiss, Taser Death, 2013

Brief • March 18, 2013

Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, Police--Excessive Force

Davidonis v. Shaffer, VT, Order Mtn to Dismiss, Taser Death, 2013 VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT ORANGE UNIT CIVIL DIVISION Theresa Davidonis, Plaintiff, Docket No. 157-7-12 Oecv v. David Shaffer and Vermont State Police, Defendants. Opinion and Order on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss On January 14, 2013, this matter came before the …

Simuro v. Shedd, VT, Complaint, False Arrest & Malicious Prosecution for Child Sexual Abuse, 2013

Brief • February 13, 2013

Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, False Arrest

Simuro v. Shedd, VT, Complaint, False Arrest & Malicious Prosecution for Child Sexual Abuse, 2013 Case 2:13-cv-00030-wks Document 1 Filed 02/13/13 Page 1 of 35 U.S. Dtsn:ncr GOUR j DISTRICT OF VH~MO:'-'. · FILED 2013 FEB 13 AH 9: 43 Wayne Young (Vt. State Bar No. 3378) , wayne@wyounglaw.com 8 …

PLN Settles Public Records Suit Against PHS in Vermont, Obtains Settlement Payout Information

Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Medical, Medication, Private Contractors, Malpractice, Settlements, Disclosure of Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, PLN Litigation

PLN Settles Public Records Suit Against PHS in Vermont, Obtains Settlement Payout Information by Alex Friedmann On February 21, 2012, Prison Legal News settled a public records lawsuit filed in Vermont state court against Prison Health Services (PHS, now operating as Corizon Health, Inc.). As part of the settlement PHS …

What HRDC and Prison Legal News Accomplished in 2012!

Article • October 15, 2012

Filed under: Organizing

What HRDC and Prison Legal News Accomplished in 2012! by Alex Friedmann Last January, the Center for Civic Media at MIT declared the work of Prison Legal News and PLN editor Paul Wright to be "The Front Line of the US Censorship Battle." See: https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/456_displayNews.aspx Interestingly, CCM provided the perfect …

Vermont DOC Disbands Citizens’ Advisory Group that Critics Called “Window Dressing” for Transparency

Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions

Vermont DOC Disbands Citizens’ Advisory Group that Critics Called “Window Dressing” for Transparency by Ken Picard Andy Pallito was on the hot seat on July 19, 2012 at a meeting of the Joint Legislative Corrections Oversight Committee. Vermont’s commissioner of corrections had failed to notify lawmakers that he had disbanded …

Vermont Guard-Lovers Barred From Working Same Shift

Article • July 15, 2012

Filed under: Guards/Staff, Employee Litigation

Vermont Guard-Lovers Barred From Working Same Shift by The Vermont Supreme Court upheld a Labor Relations Board (LRB) decision prohibiting a prison guard from working the same shift as her domestic partner. Since 1999, Charles Cross has worked as a Correctional Facility Shift Supervisor (CFSS) at Vermont's Northwest State Correctional …

Pro Se Lawyer Not Entitled to FOIA Attorneys' Fees

Article • May 15, 2012

Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Fee Awards, Freedom of Information Act

Pro Se Lawyer Not Entitled to FOIA Attorneys' Fees by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that a lawyer who represents himself in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation cannot recover attorneys' fees under 5 USC § 522(a)(4)(E). James E. Pietrangelo, II, "served as a judge advocate with the …

PLN v. PHS (Corizon), VT, Settlement, Public Records, 2012

Filing • February 21, 2012

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Public Records Act

PLN v. PHS (Corizon), VT, Settlement, Public Records, 2012 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is hereby made with the effective date of February_ 2012. by and between Prison Legal News (""PLN'") and Corizon Health, Inc .. formerly known as Prison Health Services. Inc. (.. PHS .. ). PLN and …

Vermont Sex Offenders May Not Challenge DOC Programming Decisions

Article • November 15, 2011

Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sex Offender Treatment

Vermont Sex Offenders May Not Challenge DOC Programming Decisions by Vermont prisoners may not challenge sex offender programming requirements, the Vermont Supreme Court decided on July 1, 2011. Allen Rheaume, a sex offender serving a life sentence, sought review of the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) decision to classify him …

Vermont Court Passes on Resolving Whether Prison Health Services is Subject to Vermont’s Public Records Act

Article • November 15, 2011

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Private Contractors, Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records

Vermont Court Passes on Resolving Whether Prison Health Services is Subject to Vermont’s Public Records Act by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample A Vermont Superior Court passed on resolving whether Prison Health Services (PHS) is subject to Vermont’s Public Records Act (PRA). David Sleigh submitted a PRA request to PHS …

Summary Judgment Reversed in Vermont DOC’s Suit Against Matrix Health Systems

Article • November 15, 2011

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Private Contractors

Summary Judgment Reversed in Vermont DOC’s Suit Against Matrix Health Systems by On March 14, 2008, the Supreme Court of Vermont reversed the trial court's granting of summary judgment to Matrix Health Systems in a suit filed by the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) alleging breach of a two-year contract …

Big Win for Open Government in Vermont Legislature: Attorney Fees Now Mandated for Prevailing Plaintiffs in Public Records Lawsuits

Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Disclosure of Records, News, State Legislation

Big Win for Open Government in Vermont Legislature: Attorney Fees Now Mandated for Prevailing Plaintiffs in Public Records Lawsuits by Allen Gilbert Vermont’s public records law will be getting a makeover thanks to a push from open government advocates, the administration of newly-elected Governor Peter Shumlin and a legislature that …

Gipe v. State of Vermont, Amended Complaint, Duty to Protect Inmate Health, 2011

Brief • August 11, 2011

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Food, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Mental Health

Gipe v. State of Vermont, Amended Complaint, Duty to Protect Inmate Health, 2011 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT Rutland Unit CIVIL DIVISION Docket No.515-7-11 Rdcv JAMES OWE, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ASHLEY ELLIS, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF VERMONT, VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, DELORES BURROUGHS-B IRON, M.D., Director of …

Vermont Parole Law Change Violates Ex Post Facto Clause

Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011

Filed under: Sentencing, Ex Post Facto, Parole

Vermont Parole Law Change Violates Ex Post Facto Clause by On November 2, 2010, a Vermont state court held that changes to Vermont’s parole laws requiring certain prisoners to serve 70% of their maximum sentences violate the Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution when applied to prisoners whose …