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No Qualified Immunity for Michigan Prison Warden in Guard's Murder by The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, held that Tripett, the warden of the Thumb Correctional Facility in Michigan (TCF), was not entitled to qualified immunity, in a suit brought by the estate of a …
Florida Juvenile Justice: Check Private "Employee's" Records? What a Concept by Florida Juvenile Justice: Check Private "Employee's" Records? What a Concept By David M. Reutter Guards employed by private contractors that operate Florida juvenile justice programs earn some of the lowest wages in the nation. The result is high turnover, …
Article • October 15, 2005
North Carolina Didn't Waive Sovereign Immunity by Removing State Action to Federal Court by North Carolina Didn't Waive Sovereign Immunity by Removing State Action to Federal Court Charles Stewart, chief of security for the North Carolina Department of Correction (NCDOC), was implicated in a double-billing scheme, which a newspaper reported. …
Wilson v. Hampton County, SC, Amended Complaint, Protection against Danger, 2005 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT DIVISION Civil Action No. 9:05-1777-PMD Brenda Wilson, Plaintiff ) ) ) v. ) Hampton County, ) Tonda Smith, Felsiha Mixson ) Illlya Odom, Diane Jamison ) Individually …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Inside the American Correctional Association by Silja JA Talvi by Silja J.A. Talvi [Ed. note: Prison Legal News goes undercover at the American Correctional Association's 2005 winter conference in Phoenix, Arizona. It's just business," as one prison medical administrator puts it. And what a surreal business it is.] There is …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Do You Like Adventure? Prisons for Iraq by by Silja J.A. Talvi DynCorp International, a subsidiary of Computer Sciences Corporation, was in heavy recruit-ment mode at the Winter, 2005 ACA Conference. The Dawn of Liberty," blared one flyer. Join Us in the Fight for Freedom EVERYWHERE. To get current and …
What's Wrong With the ACA? by Elizabeth Alexander The American Correctional Association (ACA) is the largest and best-known organization of prison and jail staff in the country. It offers higher education programs designed to train prison industry professionals and, like a traditional professional association, it certifies persons as members in …
California Guards Union Intimidates Prison Staff For Infracting Guard Misconduct by California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) local chapter president Chris Trott, of Calipatria State Prison in Imperial, admitted his union placed a rat trap on the prison CCPOA bulletin board in an intimidating retort to three union members having …
Ban On Male Guards In Michigan Women's Prisons Upheld by Michael Rigby The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a Michigan Department of Corrections policy prohibiting male guards from holding certain positions in the state's female prisons did not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Michigan: Money Bilked From Prisoners by Michigan: Money Bilked From Prisoners Used For Bonuses While Michigan was trying to boost its cash-starved budget through spending cuts and tax increases, those in the Attorney General's Office were feasting on money squeezed from state prisoners. In October 2004, Attorney General Mike Cox …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
California Guards Assigned Word Puzzles to Satisfy Training Requirements by California State Assembly Member Rudy Bermudez, himself a member of the powerful prison guards union (CCPOA) while on leave from his prison job to serve elective office, sharply criticized the practice of solving word puzzles used by California prison guards …
Brain Dead California Prisoner Guarded Around The Clock by A California parole violator, who was declared brain dead from being shot in the head by a guard at 6,100 bed Wasco State Prison during a lounge-area fight, was guarded at a nearby Bakersfield hospital at a cost of $1,056/day in …
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
California Guard Wins $10 Million Default Judgment Against Assaultive Prisoners by A guard at California State Prison Los Angeles (CSP-LA) in Lancaster, who was allegedly injured by two prisoners, was awarded a $10,253,792.57 default judgment against them in Los Angeles Superior Court on March 17, 2005. Guard Demont Blunt, 25, …
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
Former Wackenhut Guard Awarded $600,000 For Wrongful Termination by A federal jury in Fresno, California, has awarded $600,000 to a former guard at the Taft Correctional.Institution (TCI) for wrongful termination. TCI is a private prison operated by the Geo Group, formerly Wackenhut Corrections Corporation [see PLN, June 2004, p.16]. TCI …
Alabama Workers' Comp Act No Bar to Psychological Torts by The Alabama Court of Appeals held that Alabama's Workers' Compensation Act is not an exclusive remedy for tort claims of employees alleging purely psychological injuries. Three female employees of Correctional Medical Services, Inc. (CMS) brought suit against CMS employees of …
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
Jury Trial in Prison Violates Oregon Constitution by The Oregon Supreme Court held that conducting a prisoner's jury trial within a prison violates the impartial jury guarantee of the Oregon Constitution. Gary Cavan, a prisoner at the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) was charged with several crimes stemming from his …
Besmirched California Prison Doctors Sue To Block Higher Qualification Standards by By John E. Dannenberg California Department of Corrections (CDC) doctors, who have been much maligned in recent scathing federal court reports depicting “horrible” medical care conditions in California’s prisons, made a defensive move on April 29, 2005 by having …
Veteran California Prison Official Promoted Despite Checkered Past; Folsom Lieutenant Fired After Be by Veteran California Prison Official Promoted Despite Checkered Past; Folsom Lieutenant Fired After Being Convicted Of Lying In June, 2004, Jonathan L. Cobbs was promoted to the $97,000/yr. Chief Deputy Warden position at the California Correctional Institution …
Publication • May 13, 2005
Incident Review of Suicide Death by Inmate, FL Correctional Program Manager Bay Count Jail, 2005 --·- ·· ------- ---·- - ------ May 13, 2005 Kevin Watson CCA Bay County Jail/Annex Facility Administrator 314 ½ Harmon Avenue Panama City, Florida 32401 SUBJ: UNUSUAL INCIDENT REVIEW - - SUICIDE DEATH OF INMATE …
Nine California Guards Fired For Prisoner Assaults by Nine guards at California's maximum security Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP), including some belonging to the Green Wall" satanic gang of rogue guards, were fired on November 8, 2004 as a disciplinary action for allegedly assaulting a prisoner and then conspiring to …
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