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Robinson v. Neil, OH, Amended Complaint, Prison Overcrowding, 2017 Case: 1:17-cv-00652-SJD Doc #: 14 Filed: 11/30/17 Page: 1 of 23 PAGEID #: 137 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION SAMUEL ROBINSON, MARKALO HARRIS ERIC BUIG, JASON ROBINSON, GREGORY WILSON, DONTONYIO SPRUILL, DEMETRIOUS …
Article • November 6, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Lawsuit Alleges Four Oregon Prisons Served Food “Not for Human Consumption” by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On May 9, 2017, attorney Leonard R. Berman filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon on behalf of three prisoners who claim they were forced to eat fish …
DOJ Audit Rips Privately-operated Federal Facility; Trump Administration Presses Forward by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In December 2016, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), a watchdog agency within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), issued an audit of the federal Bureau of Prisons’ contract with private prisoner company …
World Medical Association Declaration – WMA Declaration of Malta on Hunger Strikes, 2017 WMA DECLARATION OF MALTA ON HUNGER STRIKERS Adopted by the 43rd World Medical Assembly, St. Julians, Malta, November 1991 and editorially revised by the 44th World Medical Assembly, Marbella, Spain, September 1992 and revised by the 57th …
Article • September 1, 2017
Filed under: Hunger Strikes, Food, Suicides
New York Courts Affirms Prison's Right to Force Feed Prisoner by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On December 29, 2016, a New York appellate court ruled that prison officials did not violate a prisoner's rights by medically force feeding him. The court found that the prison's responsibilities for "safety and …
Thomas v. Milwaukee County, WI, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN THE ESTATE OF TERRILL THOMAS, by and through its special administrator, Tiffany Robertson, Plaintiff, COMPLAINT Civil Action No. ________________ [Trial By Jury Demanded] v. MILWAUKEE COUNTY; DAVID A. CLARKE JR.; NANCY EVANS; KEVIN …
Ward v. Mendocino County, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 Case 4:17-cv-00911-PJH Document 40 Filed 08/14/17 Page 1 of 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DAVID L. FIOL (SBN: 203546) NATHANIEL M. LEEDS (SBN: 246138) BRENT, FIOL & PRATT, LLP 1000 Fourth St., Ste. 750 San Rafael, CA 94901 …
Garcia v. CCA of TN, NM, Settlement, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2017 SETTLEM • NT AGREEMENT, REL ~ ASE, A D COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of NINETY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($92,500.00), paid by COREClVIC, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby …
Going to Prison in Texas in 2015 by William T. Habern by William T. Habern, David P. O’Neil, and Debra Bone Introduction For over 30 years our firm has represented offenders and their families in prison and parole administrative and legal issues. The first version of this article was published …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Fourth Circuit Rules Lawsuit over Inadequate Prison Food Not Barred by Res Judicata by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On April 25, 2016, the Fourth Circuit overturned a district court’s order dismissing a lawsuit filed by a South Carolina prisoner who alleged that the food served at a state prison …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Fourth Circuit Reverses Judgment in Favor of BOP in Deliberate Indifference Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Fourth Circuit has reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officials on a prisoner’s claim that his Eighth Amendment rights were violated. Paul …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
California Court Vacates Prison Infraction Charging Prisoner for Refusing Meals by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton The California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two, has invalidated a prison infraction that charged a hunger-striking prisoner with “participating in a riot, rout, or unlawful assembly,” as it was unsupported by …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Filed under: Food, Qualified Immunity
Eighth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity on Inadequate Nutrition Claim by On June 13, 2016, the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of qualified immunity to several defendants on a civilly-committed sex offender’s inadequate nutrition claim. Thomas Ingrassia was civilly committed to the Missouri Sexual Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment Services …
Article • July 26, 2017
Filed under: Food, Commissary
Sentences that End with Food by Joe Watson by Joe Watson, Edible Baja Arizona The men at Tucson’s state prison get comfortable cooking Every Saturday afternoon, Matt Patton helps me escape from prison, 18 ounces at a time. He stops at my bunk inside this institutional warehouse and reaches into the …
Tennessee Corrections Institute - Minimum Standards for Local Adult Correctional Facilities, 2015 0 1 1400-1-.01 Preface (1) Under the authority of T.C.A. 41-4-140, the Tennessee Corrections Institute is required to establish minimum standards for local jails, lock-ups, workhouses and detention facilities in the state and conduct an annual inspection of …
Rats, bugs and ‘natural’ deaths at nation’s largest women’s prison by Julie K. Brown by Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald Yvonne McBride was a physically healthy 26-year-old woman when she entered Lowell Correctional Institution for women June 20, 2013. The Florida Department of Corrections noted in its exam of McBride …
New York: Disciplinary Segregation Settlement Finalized; $1.6 Million in Attorney Fees Awarded by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 31, 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin granted final approval to a historic settlement between the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and New York State that will …
Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017
Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Suit Over Denial of Ramadan Meals; $3,600 Settlement by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 4, 2016, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Muslim prisoner who was denied several sack meals during Ramadan. Michael L. …
Dittimus-Bey v. Taylor, NJ, Order Approving Consent Decree, Jail Conditions, 2017 Case 1:05-cv-00063-JBS-JS Document 225 Filed 06/30/17 Page 1 of 3 PageID: 3929 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY CORRI DITTIMUS BEY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CAMDEN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, et al., CIVIL ACTION NO. 05-cv-0063 …
ACLU SoCal - Orange County Jails, 2017 JUNE 2017 A REPORT BY THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JAILS PROJECT The authors of this report are Esther Lim, MSW and Daisy Ramirez, MSW. Contributing authors and researchers: David Colker, Ruth Dawson, Peter Eliasberg, Brendan Hamme, Tasha Hill and …
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