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Article • August 15, 1997 • from PLN August, 1997
Con Artist Dupes 'America's Toughest Sheriff' by Sheriff Joe Arpaio who touts himself as "America's toughest sheriff" is apparently not America's smartest sheriff. Reputed flimflam man David Michael Pecard, 34, wooed his way into the sheriff's heart with empty promises of helicopters, tents and other military surplus. Pecard, an army …
Article • June 15, 1997 • from PLN June, 1997
'Scared Straight' Youths Molested in Texas Prison by On Valentines Day, 1997, fifteen youngsters from a residential treatment center for boys and girls with psychiatric and substance-abuse problems were touring the Eastham Unit prison in Texas as part of a "scared straight" visitation program. Five of the youths later reported …
Lucas v. White, CA, Amended Complaint, Abuse of Inmates, 1997 1 ROSEN, BIEN & ASARO MICHAEL W. BIEN - 096891 155 Montgomery Street, 8th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone (415) 433-6830 2 3 4 LAW OFFICES OF GERI L. GREEN GERI L. GREEN - 127709 368 Hayes Street San …
Article • May 15, 1997 • from PLN May, 1997
Texas Prisoners Get Second-Rate Doctors by Texas prisons have become a refuge for several doctors with troubled pasts. The Dallas Morning News identified eight physicians working in state prisons after having been disciplined by medical review boards. The state of Michigan in June 1990 revoked Dr. Robert A. Komer's medical …
Ex-Sheriff Sex Offender Retains Pension by In the July 1995 issue of PLN we reported "51 Months for Sex With Prisoners," about Gulf County (FL) sheriff Al Harrison, then 52, who was convicted of seven misdemeanor counts of violating the civil rights of five female prisoners over a period of …
Impregnated Arkansas Prisoner Wins Suit by An Arkansas state prisoner was awarded $120,000 after a jury heard her claim that she was impregnated by one guard and sexually harassed by another. The federal court jury found that Laura Berry's constitutional rights were violated by former guard Randall Reed and former …
Inadequate Jail Staffing Violates Due Process by The court of appeals for the fifth circuit held that a jail staffing practice that allowed a lone male guard to oversee female detainees could be held to violate due process after a woman detainee was raped by a guard. The court held …
Farmer Remanded Again, for Discovery by The court of appeals for the seventh circuit held a district court erred in dismissing a case without allowing the plaintiff to conduct discovery in order to oppose the defendants' motion for summary judgment. In doing so the court gives a detailed discussion of …
Prison Officials Liable for Double Celling by In the September, 1996, issue of PLN we reported Jensen v. Gunter , 73 F.3d 808 (8th Cir. 1996) where the appeals court vacated a district court ruling that double celling practices at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) violated the eighth amendment where …
Warden Liable for Prison Rape by The court of appeals for the sixth circuit held that supervisory prison officials can held liable under the eighth amendment when they ignore the risk of sexual assault to vulnerable prisoners that are later raped. Timothy Taylor is a Michigan state prisoner who is …
Lucas v. White, CA, Complaint, Abuse of Inmates, 1996 1 2 ROSEN, BIEN & ASARO MICHAEL W. BIEN - 096891 DONNA PETRINE - 154833 M.J. TONY PAIKEDAY - 176051 155 Montgomery Street, 8th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone (415) 433-6830 3 4 5 LAW OFFICES OF GERI L. GREEN …
Article • May 15, 1996 • from PLN May, 1996
Bad Apples in Florida DOC by Kenneth Smith, fired from four separate Florida prisons, exemplifies a problem the Florida DOC has: keeping "bad apples" out of the barrel. Smith was fired from prisons for repeatedly violating prison rules, drunken driving, and a criminal conviction for resisting arrest, yet always managed …
Article • May 15, 1996 • from PLN May, 1996
Prison Rape Opponents Sue to Protect Award-Winning Web Site from Internet Censors by Stop Prisoner Rape, Inc., a nationally organized group dedicated to fighting against the rape of incarcerated persons of all genders and ages, joined the American Civil Liberties Union and 19 other plaintiffs today (Feb. 7, 1996) in …
Sexual Assault During Search Illegal by The court of appeals for the eighth circuit held that a guard who sexually harasses and assaults a prisoner during a strip search violates the fourth amendment. The court rejected the guard's defense that he was not a "state actor" for § 1983 purposes …
Genital Groping States Claim by A federal district court in New York held that a prisoner's allegations of sexual harassment state a claim for a violation of the eighth amendment. Julio Hunt, a New York state prisoner, filed suit claiming that he had his penis and testicles squeezed and rubbed …
7th Circuit Clarifies "Frivolous" and Safety Standard by The court of appeals for the seventh circuit ruled that a district court must determine a suit is not only legally insufficient but that it cannot be saved by amendment before the court can dismiss the suit as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. …
Sexual Extortion Violates Eighth Amendment by Afederal court in the District of Columbia held that a prisoner who was extorted for sex by a prison guard and labeled a snitch as a result states a claim for an eighth amendment violation and qualified immunity is not appropriate. Gregory Thomas is …
Sexual Harassment Violates Eighth Amendment by A federal district court in the District of Columbia (DC) granted extensive injunctive and declaratory relief for a class of women prisoners who filed suit challenging their conditions of confinement in DC prison facilities. The rights of women prisoners were also violated under Title …
Article • November 15, 1995 • from PLN November, 1995
New Statewide Data Show Prison Rape a Widespread Problem by Over a fifth of male prisoners are sexually victimized behind bars according to a newly released survey of an entire state's prison system. A summary of results from the spring, 1994 survey, which covered all four Nebraska prisons and was …
Brief • November 8, 1995
Filed under: Sexual Assault
Rosado v. US, KY, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 1995
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