Class Certified in Discrimination Suit by Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Georgia Prisoners by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On December 29, 2021, a federal court in Georgia granted a group of deaf and hearing-impaired state prisoners class certification in their suit against state prison and parole officials, challenging the adequacy of …
Barrientos v. CoreCivic, GA, Memorandum of Law, Unfair Labor, 2022 Case 4:18-cv-00070-CDL Document 239-1 Filed 07/01/22 Page 1 of 21 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA COLUMBUS DIVISION WILHEN HILL BARRIENTOS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CORECIVIC, INC., Civil Action No. 4:18-cv-00070-CDL (REDACTED) Defendant. MEMORANDUM OF LAW …
Barrientos v. CoreCivic, GA, Memorandum of Law, Abuse of Detained Workers, 2022 Case 4:18-cv-00070-CDL Document 239-1 Filed 07/01/22 Page 1 of 21 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA COLUMBUS DIVISION WILHEN HILL BARRIENTOS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CORECIVIC, INC., Civil Action No. 4:18-cv-00070-CDL (REDACTED) Defendant. MEMORANDUM …
Barrientos v. CoreCivic, GA, Memorandum, Abuse of Detained Workers, 2022 Case 4:18-cv-00070-CDL Document 238-1 Filed 07/01/22 Page 1 of 48 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA COLUMBUS DIVISION WILHEN HILL BARRIENTOS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CORECIVIC, INC., Defendant. Civil Action No. 4:18-cv-00070-CDL (REDACTED) MEMORANDUM OF LAW …
Environmental Justice for Unaccompanied Migrant Children—Response to Request for Information (RFI): 2022 HHS Environmental Justice Strategy and Implementation Plan Draft Outline (Document No. 2022-07514) Earthjustice · American Friends Service Committee Florida · Hispanic Federation Respond Crisis Translation · Alianza Nacional de Campesinas · GreenLatinos Farmworker Association of Florida · National …
News in Brief by Alabama: A former Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) guard was indicted on April 22, 2022, for assaulting three prisoners and then filing a false report to cover it up, the Associated Press reported. The guard, Lorenzo Mills, 55, was charged with beating three male prisoners with a wooden baton at Draper Correctional …
Georgia Sheriff Victor Hill Facing Criminal Trial for Using Restraint Chair to Punish Jail Detainees by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Victor Hill, Sheriff of Georgia’s Clayton County, will face a jury trial on September 26, 2022, on seven federal charges of violating the civil rights of jail detainees …
$2.2 Million Settlement Over Transgender Georgia Prisoner’s Suicide Is Largest in State DOC History by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 7, 2021, the parents of a 25-year-old transwoman who committed suicide while imprisoned in the Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) dismissed their federal civil rights lawsuit against DOC …
Eleventh Circuit Says Georgia Prisoner Failed to Exhaust Remedies by Filing Late Grievance to Ask for Investigation that Was Already Underway by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Here’s a simple message to prisonersfrom the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit: Exhaust your remedies, no matter how redundant …
Githieya v. Global Tel Link Corp, GA, Amicus Brief, Prison Policy, 2022 Case 1:15-cv-00986-AT Document 344-1 Filed 04/14/22 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION BENSON GITHIEYA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 1:15-CV-00986-AT GLOBAL TEL LINK CORP., …
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Patrick Labat, GA, Order Approving Settlement, Lack of Mental Care, 2022 Case 1:19-cv-01634-WMR Document 343 Filed 04/04/22 Page 1 of 54 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PATRICK LABAT, in his …
News In Brief by Arizona: After two escaped prisoners were recaptured and returned to the Arizona State Prison in Florence on January 31, 2021, Phoenix station KNXV reported that at least part of the blame for their escape was assigned to short-staffing of guards at the state Department of Corrections …
Estate of Coty Silvers v. Hatcher, GA, Complaint, Wrongful Death- Failure to Protect, 2022 Case 5:22-cv-00126-MTT Document 1 Filed 03/24/22 Page 1 of 19 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION WANDA BARTLEY and RICKY LANE SILVERS, CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. Plaintiffs, v. LATRICE HATCHER, …
News in Brief by Alabama: In Mobile on January 21, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama announced that an 18-month federal prison sentence for bribery had been handed down by a federal court to Lakerdra Shanta Snowden, 31, a former guard at the Escambia County …
$40,251 Default Judgment for Detainee in Malicious Prosecution by Georgia Police Officer by On March 26, 2021, a federal district court in Georgia awarded a $40,251 default judgment in a lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution by a Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Officer. The damages were mainly due to the time spent in …
$638,250 Judgment Against Georgia Jail Guard Who Orchestrated Prisoner’s Beating by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On November 9, 2021, a federal judge ordered a former guard to pay $638,250 to a prisoner whose beating by fellow prisoners the guard orchestrated at the Newton County Jail in Covington, Georgia, in …
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Patrick Labat, GA, Fees, Lack of Mental Care, 2022 Case 1:19-cv-01634-WMR Document 337-10 Filed 03/01/22 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PATRICK LABAT, in his official capacity …
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Patrick Labat, Ga, Cost, Lack of Mental Care, 2022 Case 1:19-cv-01634-WMR Document 337-9 Filed 03/01/22 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) GEORGIA …
Federal Jury Awards $1.5 Million to Black, Transgender Woman Falsely Arrested for Trafficking Cocaine by Ju’Zema Goldring was awarded $1.5 million by a federal grand jury for false arrest. Goldring, who identifies as a Black, transgender woman, said that she was profiled and arrested by two Atlanta Police Department officers …
News in Brief by Alabama: According to Birmingham Real-Time News, a kidnapper was recaptured after being erroneously released from jail in Jefferson County, Alabama, on December 17, 2021. The prisoner, Matthew Burke, 35, was apprehended during a traffic stop after being released from the Jefferson County Jail on Dec. 11 …
