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Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Captain at Jail Where Epstein Died Offered New Position of Authority; Warden Remains on Desk Duty by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In March 2020, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced it would transfer guard Jermaine Darden to Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Fort Dix, where he will serve as the …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Mississippi Prisons in Crisis by David Reutter Prisons beset with gang-related violence, overcrowding, understaffing and weak funding. by David M. Reutter Between late last year and early April 2020, more than 30 Mississippi prisoners died due togang violence, suicide or illness – over 10 times the average of 3.4 prisoner …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Rappers Jay-Z and Yo Gatti Help Prisoners in Mississippi Sue State Over “Inhumane and Unconstitutional Conditions” by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Lawyers representing music stars Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Mario “Yo Gotti” Mims, along with Carter’s entertainment company, Team Roc, filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
All 50 States Report Prison Understaffing by Brian Sonenstein by Brian Sonenstein, Shadowproof Every state in the nation has reported prison staffing shortages since 2017, according to research by Shadowproof. This is concerning because “staff shortages” are historically used to push for greater investments in prison systems, oftentimes riding reform …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: Staffing
Florida Lowers Minimum Age for Prison Guards But Fails to End Staff Shortages by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A new law that reduces the minimum age to be a Florida prison guard has not helped resolve “critically low” staffing levels. Effective July 1, 2019, the minimum age to …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: Staffing, Suicides
Suicide Rate of BOP Guards Keeps Increasing, Sets New Record by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The suicide rate among guards in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) keeps increasing, reaching a record high in 2019 for the most suicides in a single year: 14. Top brass at both state …
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 …
Raul Novoa, et al. v. The GEO Group, Inc., order, class certification, forced labor, 2019 Case 5:17-cv-02514-JGB-SHK Document 223 Filed 11/26/19 Page 1 of 28 Page ID #:4532 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL EDCV 17-2514 JGB (SHKx) Case No. Date November 26, 2019 Title Raul …
Mays, et al. v. County of Sacramento, CA, class action proposed consent decree, cruel treatment of prisoners with disabilities, 2019 Case 2:18-cv-02081-TLN-KJN Document 85-1 Filed 06/20/19 Page 1 of 119 $DURQ-)LVFKHU6%1 $DURQ)LVFKHU#GLVDELOLW\ULJKWVFDRUJ $QQH+DGUHDV6%1 DQQHKDGUHDV#GLVDELOLW\ULJKWVFDRUJ ',6$%,/,7<5,*+76&$/,)251,$ %URDGZD\6XLWH 2DNODQG&$ 7HOHSKRQH )D[ 7LIDQHL5HVVO0R\HU6%1 WLIDQHLUHVVOPR\HU#GLVDELOLW\ULJKWVFDRUJ ',6$%,/,7<5,*+76&$/,)251,$ .6WUHHW 6DFUDPHQWR&$ 7HOHSKRQH )D[ 'RQDOG6SHFWHU6%1 GVSHFWHU#SULVRQODZFRP 0DUJRW0HQGHOVRQ6%1 PPHQGHOVRQ#SULVRQODZFRP …
Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Staffing Shortage at Ohio Legislative Oversight Committee has Interns Inspecting Prisons by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An administrative staffing shortage at the Ohio legislature&rsquo;s bi-chamber, eight-member Correctional Institution Inspection Committee has left unpaid interns responsible for inspecting 27 adult prisons and three juvenile facilities.&nbsp; Five years ago, the Committee …
Publication • April 19, 2019
Office of the Inspector General - California Health Care Facility Medical Inspection Results Cycle 5, 2019 Roy W. Wesley Inspector General Office of the Inspector General California Health Care Facility Medical Inspection Results Cycle 5 April 2019 Fairness Integrity Respect Service Transparency Medical Inspection Unit Office of the Inspector General …
Brief • March 15, 2019
Bigelow v. Dart, IL, Settlement Agreement, Jail Suicide, 2019
SPLC Americans for Immigrant Justice: Prison by Any Other Name - A Report on South Florida Detention Facilities, 2019 PRISON BY ANY OTHER NAME A REPORT ON SOUTH FLORIDA DE TENTION FACILITIES ABOUT THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER The Southern Poverty Law Center, based in Montgomery, Alabama, is a nonprofit …
Brief • December 18, 2018
Bigelow v. Dart, IL, Complaint, Jail Suicide, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-02055 Document #: 89 Filed: 12/18/18 Page 1 of 10 PageID #:240 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Charlene Bigelow, as independent administrator of the estate of Devin Lynch, Plaintiff, -vsThomas Dart, Sheriff …
Article • December 7, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Federal Prisons Use Nurses and Cooks as Guards While Officials Push to Fill Private Prisons by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) houses over 181,400 prisoners in more than 120 facilities nationwide. As a rule, federal prisons are overcrowded and understaffed. With the Trump administration …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Filed under: Staffing
Low Pay, High Staff Turnover Drive Texas Prison Guard Shortage by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke Of the 26,000 guards who work in Texas&rsquo; 104 state prisons, 28 percent left their jobs in 2017 &ndash; an increase from the prior year&rsquo;s 22.8 percent turnover rate and &ldquo;the highest in recent …
Texas Towns with Private Prisons Experience Job Losses by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke Over a decade ago, with the promise of cost savings as well as stable jobs for the community, local governments in Texas agreed to issue bonds to finance the construction of prisons and jails operated by …
Alabama Prisoners Suffer Nation’s Highest Homicide, Suicide Rates by David Reutter by David Reutter Alabama&rsquo;s prison murder rate, already the nation&rsquo;s worst, is on the rise &ndash; along with an increase in assaults that do not end in fatalities, as well as prisoner suicides. Prison officials agree that the root …
Publication • August 1, 2018
Milwaukee County Office of the Comptroller Audit Services Division--Improved Staffing From Armor, Assignment of Contract Manager With Clinical Exp. along with Contract Revisions Would Improve Inmate Medical Services, WI, 2018 Office of the Comptroller Audit Services Division �i{wauk.ge County Jennifer L. Folliard • Director of Audits To the Honorable Chairman …
Mays, et al. v. County of Sacramento, CA, class action complaint, cruel treatment of prisoners with disabilities, 2018 Case 2:18-at-01259 Document 1 Filed 07/31/18 Page 1 of 63 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AARON J. FISCHER (SBN 247391) Aaron.Fischer@disabilityrightsca.org ANNE HADREAS (SBN 253377) Anne.Hadreas@disabilityrightsca.org DISABILITY RIGHTS …
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