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The Changing Racial Composition of Three State Prison Systems, Justice Center Analysis, 2015

Publication • February 8, 2016

Filed under: Statistics/Trends

The Changing Racial Composition of Three State Prison Systems, Justice Center Analysis, 2015 March 2015 In Brief: Examining the Changing Racial Composition of Three States’ Prison Populations T he National Research Council’s 2014 report, The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring the Causes and Consequences, highlighted how the …

Ashe et al v. CT OCC, CT, Wrongful Conviction Claims Awarded, 2016

Brief • January 15, 2016

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction

Ashe et al v. CT OCC, CT, Wrongful Conviction Claims Awarded, 2016

Prison Re-Entry Chief Sacked Due To Outstanding Criminal Cases

Article • January 7, 2016

Prison Re-Entry Chief Sacked Due To Outstanding Criminal Cases by Christopher Zoukis Sundiata Keitazulu, appointed to head New Haven, Connecticut's prisoner reentry program, resigned from that $50,000 a year post on February 26, 2014, after being advised he was going to be fired due to two open criminal cases. Keitazulu …

Conn. Guard Gets 90 Days, Probation for Sex with Prisoner

Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct

Conn. Guard Gets 90 Days, Probation for Sex with Prisoner by Conn. Guard Gets 90 Days, Probation for Sex with Prisoner On September 1, 2015, Jeff Bromley, 47, a guard at the Janet S. York Correctional Institution in Niantic, Connecticut, pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 90 days in …

Connecticut Prisoner Obtains Settlement in Civil Rights Case

Article • December 31, 2015 • from PLN January, 2016

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Connecticut Prisoner Obtains Settlement in Civil Rights Case by Derek Gilna Connecticut Prisoner Obtains Settlement in Civil Rights Case by Derek Gilna Jerome Riddick, who has acknowledged he has a variety of mental disabilities, suffered for many years in the State of Connecticut’s prison system; at one point he was …

Woman Not Prevailing Party; Not Entitled to Award Despite Temporary Restraining Order

Article • November 13, 2015

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Equal Access to Justice Act

Woman Not Prevailing Party; Not Entitled to Award Despite Temporary Restraining Order by Woman Not Prevailing Party; Not Entitled to Award Despite Temporary Restraining Order The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Court has reversed a lower court's holding that a plaintiff was entitled to attorneys' fees as …

Connecticut Supreme Court Invokes Supervisory Authority Reversing Conviction

Article • October 23, 2015

Filed under: Appeals, Trials

Connecticut Supreme Court Invokes Supervisory Authority Reversing Conviction by Connecticut Supreme Court Invokes Supervisory Authority Reversing Conviction Calling the harm resultant of requiring a prisoner to wear a prison jumpsuit at jury trial an “unambiguous and indefensive” constitutional violation, the Supreme Court of Connecticut applied its supervisory authority in affirming, …

PETA Backs Buddhist Prisoner’s Fish-Free Campaign in Connecticut

Article • October 16, 2015

Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Food, RLUIPA

PETA Backs Buddhist Prisoner’s Fish-Free Campaign in Connecticut by Mark Wilson PETA Backs Buddhist Prisoner’s Fish-Free Campaign in Connecticut by Mark Wilson “Clearly fish is meat,” said Jeff Kerr, an attorney for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). “They have thoughts. They have interests. They have a central …

Two States Approach Stun Gun Law Differently

Article • October 14, 2015

Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, State Legislation, Police Department Manuals

Two States Approach Stun Gun Law Differently by Two States Approach Stun Gun Law Differently On June 9 and 10, 2014, Connecticut and Vermont passed laws regulating taser use by police; but, different catalysts led focus to different aspects of regulation. In Connecticut, where 22-yer-old Jose Maldonado died after being …

News In Brief

Article • September 24, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015

Filed under: News in Brief

News In Brief by Alabama: On April 9, 2013, Kenneth Wayne Patton was arrested on a domestic violence charge. When he arrived at the Etowah County Jail, he informed guards that he used to be employed at the St. Clair Correctional Facility and should be put in protective custody. Despite …

Terebesi v. Solomon, CT, Motion for Judgment, Acceptance of Offer, Botched SWAT Raid, 2015

Brief • September 22, 2015

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Police Searches, Stun Guns/Tasers, Grenades, Excessive Force (Police)

Terebesi v. Solomon, CT, Motion for Judgment, Acceptance of Offer, Botched SWAT Raid, 2015 Case 3:09-cv-01436-JBA Document 328 Filed 09/22/15 Page 1 of 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT X RONALD TEREBESI, Plaintiff, V. Civil No. 3:09cv1436 (JBA) CHIEF JOHN F. SOLOMON, et al Defendants. : X MOTION …

Jury Awards $12,000 to Connecticut Prisoner for Unsanitary Mattress

Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015

Filed under: Bedding

Jury Awards $12,000 to Connecticut Prisoner for Unsanitary Mattress by David Reutter Jury Awards $12,000 to Connecticut Prisoner for Unsanitary Mattress by David M. Reutter A Connecticut federal jury awarded $12,000 in damages to a prisoner who was forced to sleep on an unhygienic mattress that was missing much of …

Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in New Trial in Connecticut Murder Case

Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014

Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Attorney Misconduct, Prosecutors, Wrongful Conviction

Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in New Trial in Connecticut Murder Case by Christopher Zoukis Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in New Trial in Connecticut Murder Case by Christopher Zoukis In a rare public rebuke of a prosecutor found to have engaged in a “deliberate pattern of misconduct,” the Connecticut Appellate Court vacated a …

Cooke v. Coleman, CT, Settlement Agreement, Denial of Mental Health and Medical Care, 2014

Brief • October 28, 2014

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Cooke v. Coleman, CT, Settlement Agreement, Denial of Mental Health and Medical Care, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT CIVIL ~0. 3:12CY00307(SRU)(WIG) IAN COOKE v. DEFENDANT· RELEASE OF LiABILITY AS' TO ALL STATE DEFEND'ANTS KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS that IAN COOKE aka IAN T. COOKE, fo:r and …

Connecticut Abolishes Death Penalty for Future Capital Crimes

Article • October 3, 2014

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, State Legislation

Connecticut Abolishes Death Penalty for Future Capital Crimes by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 25, 2012, Connecticut Governor Daniel P. Malloy signed into law legislation that eliminates the death penalty for future crimes and replaces it with life without parole – part of a trend to abolish capital …

Terebesi v. Solomon, CT, USCA 2nd Circuit Interlocutory Appeal, Mandate and Opinion, Botched SWAT Raid, 2014

Brief • September 11, 2014

Filed under: Police Searches, Stun Guns/Tasers, Grenades, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police)

Terebesi v. Solomon, CT, USCA 2nd Circuit Interlocutory Appeal, Mandate and Opinion, Botched SWAT Raid, 2014 MANDATE Case: Case 12-3867 3:09-cv-01436-JBA Document: 327 Document Page: 266 1 OF Filed 09/11/2014 09/11/14 Page 1317649 1 of 1 1 UNITED STATES COURT APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT ______________________________________________ At a Stated Term …

Connecticut Department of Public Health - Radon Testing at GCI, Department of Correction, 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Toxic Fumes/Chemicals

Connecticut Department of Public Health - Radon Testing at GCI, Department of Correction, 2014 Garner Correction Institution Deputy Warden Denise Dilworth Connecticut Department of Correction TO: FROM: DATE: RE: " Roll Call Deputy Warden Denise Dilworth May 2~ 2014 Draft Design for Garner ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Director of Facilities Management and …

Connecticut Town Raises Stink Over Sewage Discharged by State Prison

Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014

Filed under: Sewage

Connecticut Town Raises Stink Over Sewage Discharged by State Prison by Connecticut Town Raises Stink Over Sewage Discharged by State Prison   The town of Cheshire, Connecticut has decided that if it has to take more crap from the Connecticut Department of Correction (CDOC), then it wants help to pay …

Braham v. Lantz, CT, Settlement Agreement, inmate fired from job in retaliation for filing grievances, 2014

Brief • April 24, 2014

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Prison Labor

Braham v. Lantz, CT, Settlement Agreement, inmate fired from job in retaliation for filing grievances, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT MICHAEL BRAHAM, Plaintiff, : CIVIL ACTION NO. VS. : 3:08CVI564(DEW) THERESA LANTZ, ET AL. Defendants. RELEASE OF LIABILITY AS TO DEFENDANTS KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS that …

Bell v. Luna, CT, Verdict, Inadequate Matress, 2014

Brief • January 31, 2014

Filed under: Bedding

Bell v. Luna, CT, Verdict, Inadequate Matress, 2014 Case 3:10-cv-00008-MPS Document 121 Filed 01/31/14 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT , ' HAROLD R. BELL Plaintiff, NO.3:10-cv-00008-MPS v. \ NORBERTO LUNA Defendant. VERDICT FORM I. 42 U.S.C. § 1983 A. Liability Has Harold Bell proven …