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Arizona Protects Juvenile Rehabs, Destroys Reports of Abuse and Neglect
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Juveniles, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons
Arizona Protects Juvenile Rehabs, Destroys Reports of Abuse and Neglect by   A recent newspaper investigation revealed that Arizona's would-be oversight of residential treatment centers (RTCs) for at-risk children is as duplicitous and unjust as the state's prisons and jails. A February report from The Arizona Republic found that the …
Bureau of Justice Statistics Study on Reentry Released
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Release and Reentry
Bureau of Justice Statistics Study on Reentry Released by Derek Gilna In 2012, the last year for which statistics are available, "there were ...over two million people incarcerated in prisons and jails across the country," according to the Bureau of Justice (BJS) statistics on offender reentry published in 2015. The …
UN Committee Against Torture Issues Report on United States
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, War on Terror, Prison Rape Elimination Act, International, International Law, Prisoners-International, Terrorism, CIA
UN Committee Against Torture Issues Report on United States by Matthew Clarke The United Nations Committee Against Torture issued a combined report encompassing its third to fifth periodic reports on the United States at its 1276th and 1277th meetings held on November 20, 2014. The report lauded some improvements under …
National Park Service Lockups Improperly Managed
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Jail Specific
National Park Service Lockups Improperly Managed by Matthew Clarke A report by the Office of the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Department of Interior released in May 2014, found that the lockups at Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks were out-of-compliance with the Departmental Manual and National Park Service (NPS) …
Guards Falsifying Texas Jail Records Leads to Resignations and Demotions
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Jail Specific
Guards Falsifying Texas Jail Records Leads to Resignations and Demotions by Matthew Clarke An investigation into staff falsifying records of prisoner welfare checks at the Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas, has led to the resignation of four guards and the demotion of one jail lieutenant to sergeant. Another guard …
Female Montana Prison Nurse Receives 25 Years for Mixing Business With Pleasure
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: Sexual Harassment, Medical Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Sex Offender Treatment
Female Montana Prison Nurse Receives 25 Years for Mixing Business With Pleasure by Derek Gilna A former nurse at a Montana men’s prisons said  “I still claim my innocence” that she was guilty of having unauthorized sexual contact with male prisoners at a drug treatment facility at which she worked, …
Sexual Discrimination Suit Against Bureau of Prisons Settled
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation
Sexual Discrimination Suit Against Bureau of Prisons Settled by Christopher Zoukis A complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regarding sexual harassment, abuse and intimidation brought against the Bureau of Prisons has been settled. Lynda Kay Laurin, a Human Resource Specialist at Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood, Pennsylvania, filed her …
Discrimination Complaint Against Bureau of Prisons Settled
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Discrimination, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation
Discrimination Complaint Against Bureau of Prisons Settled by Christopher Zoukis A discrimination complaint filed by a Mexican-American female employee of the Bureau of Prisons was settled in August 2001. Maria Elena Carnera, a Mexican-American woman, was employed as a prison guard at Metropolitan Correctional Center New York when she filed …
Bureau of Prisons Pays $300,000 for Claim Relating to Beating of Prisoner
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliatory Transfers, Systemic Medical Neglect, Respiratory, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Transportation, Attorney Client, Freedom of Information Act, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, PLN Litigation
Bureau of Prisons Pays $300,000 for Claim Relating to Beating of Prisoner by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons agreed to settle claims relating to the severe beating of one inmate by another in February 1993. The plaintiff, Mark D. Lang, was beaten unconscious on the first day of an …
Bureau of Prisons Pays $40,000 to Settle Prisoner's Injury Claim
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Skeletal Injury, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (General), Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation
Bureau of Prisons Pays $40,000 to Settle Prisoner's Injury Claim by Christopher Zoukis Lai Chiem Saelee, a prisoner at Federal Correctional Institution Dublin, California, settled her claim for injuries caused by the negligence of the Bureau of Prisons in July 1999. Saelee sued under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 29 …
BOP Settles Sexual Orientation and Reprisal Discrimination Claims
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Gay/Lesbian, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation
BOP Settles Sexual Orientation and Reprisal Discrimination Claims by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled multiple claims of discrimination brought by an employee in July 2001. Kimberly Ann Chermock filed a discrimination claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation at …
BOP Settles Reverse Discrimination Suit for $2,250
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Gender Discrimination -- Men, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation
BOP Settles Reverse Discrimination Suit for $2,250 by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled a discrimination claim brought by Thomas R. Sniezek, a 48-year-old white male, in April 2003. Sniezek, a former associate warden at United States Penitentiary Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, brought an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint against …
BOP Settles Religious and Gender Discrimination Claim for $1,000
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Men, Religious Discrimination, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation
BOP Settles Religious and Gender Discrimination Claim for $1,000 by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claim of religious and gender discrimination for $1,000.00 in March 2003. The complaint, brought by senior prison guard Wallace L. Austin, alleged discrimination by the staff at …
BOP Settles Race and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $30,000
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation, Disabled Employees
BOP Settles Race and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $30,000 by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled a race and disability discrimination claim brought by an employee in October 2001 for $30,000.00. The employee, Moses Manual Linen, was a lieutenant at Federal Correctional Institution Marianna, Florida when he was allegedly …
BOP Settles Medical Malpractice Claim for $50,000
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Injury -- Misc., Malpractice, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation
BOP Settles Medical Malpractice Claim for $50,000 by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled a claim of medical malpractice brought by a prisoner in September 2003. Kenneth H. Wellman, a prisoner at Federal Correctional Institution Phoenix, Arizona, filed a lawsuit in federal court on November 13, 2001. According to …
BOP Settles Prisoner Injury Claim for $1,500
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Skeletal Injury, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (General), Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation
BOP Settles Prisoner Injury Claim for $1,500 by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled an injury lawsuit filed by prisoner Hazel Jackson on February 7, 2001. Jackson, a prisoner held at Federal Correctional Institution Dublin, California, alleged in her complaint that on June 22, 1997 she "fell into an …
BOP Settles Handicapped Discrimination Lawsuit for $65,000
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Seizures, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation, Disabled Employees
BOP Settles Handicapped Discrimination Lawsuit for $65,000 by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled a claim of discrimination on the basis of handicap brought by former employee Terry L. Ryckman in January 2001. Ryckman was employed by the Bureau as a prison guard at United States Penitentiary Florence, Colorado …
BOP Settles Discrimination Claim by "Non-Asian" for $12,000
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation
BOP Settles Discrimination Claim by "Non-Asian" for $12,000 by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled a discrimination complaint brought by Wendy Lynn Brown, a white female employee at Federal Correctional Institution Big Spring, Texas in July 2010. Brown's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint was filed on July 6, …
BOP Settles Claim of Race and Gender Discrimination
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Racial Discrimination, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation
BOP Settles Claim of Race and Gender Discrimination by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled a claim of racial and gender discrimination in September 2002. Lisa Pinkston Druey, a white female prison guard at Federal Correctional Institution Yazoo City, Mississippi, filed a claim of discrimination against the Bureau of …
BOP Loses Disability Discrimination Suit Filed by Prison Guard
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation, Disabled Employees
BOP Loses Disability Discrimination Suit Filed by Prison Guard by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons has been found to have discriminated against a prison guard on the basis of physical disability. Keith E. Beck, a GS-7 prison guard at Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island, California, filed a complaint with …
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