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Tainted Chinese Toothpaste Distributed in U.S. Prisons and Hospitals by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 1, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that toothpaste made in China was found to be contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG), a toxic chemical used in antifreeze and …
Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008
Bergen County Jail, New Jersey, Provides Laptops for Legal Research by New Jersey?s Bergen County Jail is entering the 21st century with a revolutionary plan by Sheriff Leo McGuire to provide prisoners with laptop computers to do legal research while in the jail. The 80 laptops?stripped down durable mini-PCs?were purchased …
Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008
BOP Prisoner Population Exceeds 200,000 by In September 2007, the federal bureau of Prisons (BOP) reaffirmed its hold on the title of being the nation?s largest prison system. A weekly population report showed BOP holding 200,052 prisoners for the first time. Since the start of the ?war on drugs,? the …
Iowa Prisons Fined $92,000 For Prisoner Workplace Accidents by Fines totaling $92,000 were levied in January 2007 by Iowa?s Occupational Safety and Health Bureau against the Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC). In March 2006, a Fort Madison prisoner severed a finger in a table saw in the Prison Industries workshop. …
Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008
$1,825,000 Settlement in Alabama Prisoner’s Death from Flesh-Eating Bacteria by $1,825,000 Settlement in Alabama Prisoner's Death from Flesh-Eating Bacteria The settlement in a prisoner's death from flesh-eating bacteria at Alabama's Mobile Metro Jail now totals $1,825,000. In September 2007, the City of Mobile agreed to pay $375,000 to settle its …
Dennis the Menace by Arpaio's lawyer can't explain away his fudged résumé Phoenix New Times By Amy Silverman Published: December 27, 2007 On October 19, the day after New Times' owners were arrested, the county attorney very publicly fired special prosecutor Dennis Wilenchik. That same day, Bill French very quietly …
Head on a Skewer by Paul Rubin Joe Arpaio was so obsessed with getting a hard-charging New Times writer prosecuted that he badgered Andy Thomas into making a fool of himself Phoenix New Times By Paul Rubin Published: March 20, 2008 On May 2, 2005, a prosecutor and an investigator …
New Times files a prelude to a lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio by Stephen Lemons County Attorney Andy Thomas and a discredited ex-special prosecutor on behalf of its readers and the Constitution Phoenix New Times By Stephen Lemons Published: February 21, 2008 New Times submitted a formal Notice of Claim …
AT&T Settlement Includes Fines, Reimbursement for Overcharging Recipients of Phone Calls From Washington Prisoners by Michael Rigby AT&T Settlement Includes Fines, Reimbursement for Overcharging Recipients of Phone Calls From Washington Prisoners by Michael Rigby Telephone service provider AT&T has agreed to reimburse the families and friends of Washington prisoners who …
Article • March 15, 2008 • from PLN March, 2008
Massachusetts Jail Releases Prisoners to Meet Court-Ordered Population Levels by A modified consent decree order entered by a Massachusetts federal district court has resulted in the release of at least 100 prisoners from the Worcester County House of Correction (WCHC). The order came in a class action lawsuit filed by …
City Of San Leandro, California Pays $395,000 To Family Of Detainee Who Died After 21 Taser Shocks by The two minor children of Jose Perez settled his wrongful death action with the City of San Leandro, California in May 2007 for $395,000. While the children?s mother was also included in …
Federal Prison Staff Are Law Enforcement Official For Purposes Of FTCA Claims by Daniel E. Manville by Dan Manville Federal prisoners are no longer able to sue pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for property that was negligently lost or destroyed by federal prison staff. In Ali v. …
Federal Judges Convene Three-Judge Panel to Consider “Prisoner Release Orders” to Remedy California’s Prison Overcrowding; Upheld on Appeal by Federal Judges Convene Three-Judge Panel to Consider "Prisoner Release Orders" to Remedy California's Prison Overcrowding; Upheld on Appeal On July 23, 2007, two United States District Court judges in the Northern …
Article • March 15, 2008 • from PLN March, 2008
Love, Sex and Violence KO Oregon Deputies, Jailers and Prison Guards by On August 16, 2007, in separate incidents, two Clackamas County, Oregon sheriff?s deputies were arrested on job-related criminal offenses. Deputy Bryan Lavigne, 36, used excessive force on a juvenile by strangling him during an arrest on July 15, …
Los Angeles County Pays $2.8 Million For Failure To Protect Accused Child Molester In Jail by An accused child molester who was savagely beaten by other prisoners after Los Angeles (LA) Men?s Central Jail officials negligently placed him in communal housing won a $2.8 million settlement from LA County. Jose …
Article • March 15, 2008 • from PLN March, 2008
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News in Brief: by Alabama: On December 1, 2007, Elizabeth Franklin, 54, a guard at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women fell 15 feet out of a guard tower and died. Brazil: On November 18, 2007, prisoners at the Maceio Detention Center in the state of Alagoas tried to escape. …
Privatized Medical Services Entangle Florida Sheriff in Litigation and Raises Costs by Proponents of privatization of prison services tout it as a way to not only save governmental entities money, but to remove them from legal entanglement. Officials in Florida?s Sarasota County Sheriff?s Office (SCSO) are not realizing those supposed …
Cheaper than Chimpanzees: Expanding the Use of Prisoners in Medical Experiments by Greg Dober by Gregory Dober "It is the duty of the doctor to remain the protector of the life and health of that person on whom clinical research is being carried out." Declaration of Helsinki In June 2006, …
Article • March 15, 2008 • from PLN March, 2008
From the Editor by Paul Wright This issue?s cover story reports the push to renew the use of prisoners as the test subjects for medical experiments and testing. If history repeats itself first as tragedy then as farce, we are still at the tragic stage. The United States has a …
Audit Reveals Problems with Maryland’s New Prisoner Health Care System by Michael Rigby Audit Reveals Problems with Maryland's New Prisoner Health Care System by Michael Rigby Maryland's new prisoner health care program remained understaffed in 2006, and the state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) has yet to …
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