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Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Eighth Circuit: Atheist Prisoner States Coerced Religious-Based Treatment Claim by Mark Wilson Eighth Circuit: Atheist Prisoner States Coerced Religious-Based Treatment Claim by Mark Wilson On March 28, 2014, the EighthCircuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s sua sponte dismissal of a prisoner’s coerced religious-based treatment claim. Missouri prisoner Randall …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Georgia’s High Court Finds No Categorical Right to Counsel in Civil Contempt Proceedings by David Reutter Georgia’s High Court Finds No Categorical Right to Counsel in Civil Contempt Proceedings by David Reutter The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed an appellate court’s ruling that decertified a plaintiff class of indigent parents who …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Misconduct at Washington State Civil Commitment Center as Concern Grows Over Releases by David Reutter Misconduct at Washington State Civil Commitment Center as Concern Grows Over Releases by David M. Reutter Washington state’s Special Commitment Center (SCC), which was created to house and treat prisoners classified as violent sexual predators, …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Filed under: Mental Health
Ninth Circuit: Indefinite Stay and Denial of Guardian was Abuse of Discretion by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Indefinite Stay and Denial of Guardian was Abuse of Discretion by Mark Wilson On March 24, 2014, the Ninth Circuit held that a district court had abused its discretion in refusing to appoint …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Eighth Circuit: Deliberate Indifference Standard GovernsMedical Care for Civilly Committed Detainees by Mark Wilson Eighth Circuit: Deliberate Indifference Standard GovernsMedical Care for Civilly Committed Detainees by Mark Wilson On February 4, 2014, the Eighth Circuit reversed a district court’s denial of qualified immunity, finding that it had applied the wrong …
Five Deaths in Eleven Months at California Jail Spark Grand Jury Probe by Five Deaths in Eleven Months at California Jail Spark Grand Jury Probe A Santa Cruz County, California grand jury investigation concluded that a multitude of breakdowns contributed to the deaths of five jail detainees over an 11-month …
Hernandez v. County of Monterey, CA, Order Granting Motion to Certify Class and Denying Motion to Strike, Jail Conditions, Health, Mental Health, 2015 Case5:13-cv-02354-PSG Document431 Filed01/29/15 Page1 of 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 10 UNITED …
Kennedy v. Rockingham County, NH, Complaint, jail transgender false gender classification sexual assault suicide, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ****************************** Aja Kennedy, * Plaintiff, * * -against * * DOCKET NO. Rockingham County, Correction Officers * “John” Este, and John and Jane Does, * …
Article • January 13, 2015
BOP Punishment of Prisoners for Suicide Attempts Continues Despite Director’s Memo by Derek Gilna BOP Punishment of Prisoners for Suicide Attempts Continues Despite Director’s Memo            by Derek Gilna In July 2012, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), unnerved by the increasing number of suicides among federal prisoners, circulated a memo to …
Article • January 13, 2015
NY Governor Faces Liability for SVP Initiative Denying Due Process to Civilly Committed by NY Governor Faces Liability for SVP Initiative Denying Due Process to Civilly Committed On February 14, 2013, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a New York federal district court’s denial of summary judgment to state …
Article • January 12, 2015
Estate Settles for $135,000 for Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Estate Settles for $135,000 for Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Suicide A federal civil rights lawsuit alleges that a prisoner’s suicide at Michigan’s Kalamazoo County Jail (KCJ) was caused by depriving him of medical treatment for depression. The suit, filed by the …
Consent Decree and Remedial Plan End Lawsuit Challenging Conditions in Illinois Juvenile Facilities by Matthew Clarke Consent Decree and Remedial Plan End Lawsuit Challenging Conditions in Illinois Juvenile Facilities by Matt Clarke On September 12, 2012, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) helped juvenile offenders held in secure facilities operated …
Tenth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Juvenile Restraint Chair Punishment by Mark Wilson Tenth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Juvenile Restraint Chair Punishment by Mark Wilson On November 8, 2013, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of qualified immunity in a case that involved the shackling of …
Federal Court Orders Colorado to Provide Outdoor Recreation to Supermax Prisoner by Matthew Clarke Federal Court Orders Colorado to Provide Outdoor Recreation to Supermax Prisoner by Matt Clarke A federal court in Colorado has heldthat a mentally ill prisoner who spent over 12 years in administrative segregation must be afforded …
Crandall v. Godinez, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2015 1:14-cv-01401-JEH # 15 Page 1 of 26 E-FILED Monday, 05 January, 2015 10:31:04 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION ESTATE OF JOSHUA M. CRANDALL, by MARC T. CRANDALL, …
Saylor v. Nebraska, NE, Memorandum and Order, re Motion for Summary Judgment, Prisoner Sexual Assault, 2014 4:12-cv-03115-JFB-TDT Doc # 178 Filed: 12/22/14 Page 1 of 28 - Page ID # 2090 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA JAMES SAYLOR, Plaintiff, 4:12CV3115 v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER …
Brief • December 15, 2014
Lippert v. Godinez, IL, Final Report of the Court Appointed Expert, IDOC medical mental health care audit, 2014 Final Report of the Court Appointed Expert Lippert v. Godinez December 2014 Prepared by the Medical Investigation Team Ron Shansky, MD Karen Saylor, MD Larry Hewitt, RN Karl Meyer, DDS Contents Introduction...........................................................................................................................3 …
Jones v. LaPorte County Sheriff's Dept, IN, Amended Complaint, Disabilities Discrimination, 2014 USDC IN/ND case 3:13-cv-01330-JD document 21 filed 12/12/14 page 1 of 12 United States District Court Northern District of Indiana South Bend Division MICHAEL A. JONES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) -vs) ) LaPORTE COUNTY SHERIFF’s ) DEPARTMENT; …
Agreement to Limit Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons Applauded by Agreement to Limit Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons Applauded Civil rights groups and New York State officials are hailing as “historic” an agreement to enact sweeping reforms in the way the state’s prison system uses solitary …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Reenergized D.C. Corrections Information Council Targets Jail and Prison Conditions by Derek Gilna Reenergized D.C. Corrections Information Council Targets Jail and Prison Conditions by Derek Gilna The number of suicides at the District of Columbia Jail was cited as the top concern of an independent agency whose mission is to …
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