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Livas v. Myers, LA, Petition, COVID-19 Release, 2020

Brief • April 6, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19

Livas v. Myers, LA, Petition, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00422 Document 1 Filed 04/06/20 Page 1 of 30 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA BRANDON LIVAS, RICHARD BUSWELL, DEWAYNE CORBETT, JOHNNY SMITH, CARLOS LORENZO MARTIN, and GAINES ANDREWS, on behalf of themselves and those similarly …

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Ruling, COVID-19 Release, 2020

Brief • April 2, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Ruling, COVID-19 Release, 2020 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JOSEPH LEWIS, JR., ET AL. CIVIL DOCKET VERSUS 15-318-SDD-RLB BURL CAIN, ET AL. RULING This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion to Re-open Discovery Regarding COVID-19, 1 Motion for Expedited Consideration …

Former Captain at Louisiana Private Prison Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate Ban on Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020

Filed under: Private Prisons, Guard Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Former Captain at Louisiana Private Prison Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate Ban on Cruel and Unusual Punishment by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Roderick Douglas, 38, of Monroe, Louisiana, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy with five other guards at Richwood Correctional …

More States Restore Felony Voting Rights

Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020

Filed under: Voting, State Legislation

More States Restore Felony Voting Rights by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In 2019, Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey, and Nevada enacted legislation to restore voting rights to felons who have been released from prison but are still under such supervision, the latest of 24 states to make similar …

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Exhibit, COVID-19 Release, 2020

Brief • March 31, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Exhibit, COVID-19 Release, 2020 3/31/2020 Gmail - Lewis v. Cain: Urgent ClientDocument Concerns in light of COVID-19 - Immediate Response Case 3:15-cv-00318-SDD-RLB 582-4 03/31/20 Page 1Requested of 15 Jeffrey Dubner <jeffrey.dubner@gmail.com> Lewis v. Cain: Urgent Client Concerns in light of COVID-19 - Immediate Response Requested Jeffrey …

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Supplemental Declaration of Dr. Puisis, COVID-19 Release, 2020

Brief • March 31, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Supplemental Declaration of Dr. Puisis, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 3:15-cv-00318-SDD-RLB Document 582-2 03/31/20 Page 1 of 8 SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF DR. MICHAEL PUISIS CONCERNING THE RISK OF THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN THE LOUISIANA STATE PRISON (LSP) AT ANGOLA 1. Dr. Michael Puisis is an internist …

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Supplemental Declaration of Jeffrey Dubner, COVID-19 Release, 2020

Brief • March 31, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Supplemental Declaration of Jeffrey Dubner, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 3:15-cv-00318-SDD-RLB Document 582-3 03/31/20 Page 1 of 3 SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF JEFFREY DUBNER I, Jeffrey Dubner, state and declare as follows: 1. My name is Jeffrey Dubner, and I am over 18 years of age. 2. I …

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Emergency Motion, COVID-19, 2020

Brief • March 31, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Emergency Motion, COVID-19, 2020 Case 3:15-cv-00318-SDD-RLB Document 582 03/31/20 Page 1 of 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JOSEPH LEWIS, JR., et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. BURL CAIN, Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, in …

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Memo in Support of Emergency Motion, COVID-19, 2020

Brief • March 31, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Memo in Support of Emergency Motion, COVID-19, 2020 Case 3:15-cv-00318-SDD-RLB Document 582-1 03/31/20 Page 1 of 18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JOSEPH LEWIS, JR., et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. BURL CAIN, Warden of the …

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Proposed Order, COVID-19 Release, 2020

Brief • March 31, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19

Lewis v. Cain, LA, Proposed Order, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 3:15-cv-00318-SDD-RLB Document 582-5 03/31/20 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JOSEPH LEWIS, JR., et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:15-cv-00318 v. JUDGE SDD BURL CAIN, …

Carter v. Sheriff Andy Brown, LA, Sixth Amended Complaint, Lack of Medical Care, 2020

Brief • March 6, 2020

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect

Carter v. Sheriff Andy Brown, LA, Sixth Amended Complaint, Lack of Medical Care, 2020 Case 3:18-cv-00068-TAD-KLH Document 120 Filed 03/06/20 Page 1 of 19 PageID #: 2339 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION LANE CARTER CIVIL ACTION: 18-0068, SECTION P VERSUS SHERRIFF ANDY BROWN, IN HIS …

Report Published on Louisiana’s Extensive Use Of Solitary Confinement

Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020

Filed under: Statistics/Trends

Report Published on Louisiana’s Extensive Use Of Solitary Confinement by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer joint report published in June 2019by Solitary Watch, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, and the Jesuit Social Research Institute/Loyola University New Orleans discusses the use of solitary confinement by the Louisiana prison system. …

$200,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Louisiana Jail Guard Sexually Abusing Juvenile

Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020

Filed under: Sexual Harassment, Settlements, Juveniles, Failure to Protect (Juveniles)

$200,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Louisiana Jail Guard Sexually Abusing Juvenile by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A $200,000 settlement was reached to resolve a civil rights action alleging a guard at Louisiana’s St. Bernard Parish Jail subjected a 15-year-old detainee to repeated sexual abuse. The complaint stated …

Louisiana Sheriff Re-Elected Despite Prisoner Death Toll

Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Louisiana Sheriff Re-Elected Despite Prisoner Death Toll by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins  Jail conditions are seldom equated to accommodations at a five-star hotel. Even so, there are lockups where the environment threatens a clear and ever-present danger to prisoners and staff alike. Such is the case at East Baton …

Fifth Circuit Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity to Prison Officials

Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020

Filed under: Qualified Immunity

Fifth Circuit Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity to Prison Officials by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  On September 9, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Louisiana district court’s denial of qualified immunity to three of four defendants in a prisoner’s civil rights suit. State prisoner Clarence Jason …

Louisiana District Attorney Allows Probation Buyouts

Article • December 9, 2019

Filed under: Parole Board Misconduct, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release

Louisiana District Attorney Allows Probation Buyouts by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  John DeRosier became Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana’s District Attorney in a 2005 special election. He is a Democrat who opposed the state’s 2018 bill requiring unanimous guilty verdicts by criminal juries and supports continuing juvenile life-without-parole sentences and other …

Imani v. City of Baton Rouge, LA, Complaint, Protesting, 2019

Brief • November 14, 2019

Filed under: Protests

Imani v. City of Baton Rouge, LA, Complaint, Protesting, 2019 Case 3:17-cv-00439-JWD-EWD Document 189-1 11/14/19 Page 1 of 85 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ____________________________________ ) BLAIR IMANI, AKEEM MUHAMMAD, ) RAAE POLLARD, SAMANTHA NICHOLS, ) TAMMY CHENEY, ALEXUS CHENEY, ) VICTOR ONUOHA, KAREN SAVAGE, ) CHERRI …

Appellate Court Holds Louisiana Prisoner’s Medical Malpractice Claim May Proceed

Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019

Filed under: Malpractice

Appellate Court Holds Louisiana Prisoner’s Medical Malpractice Claim May Proceed by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Louisiana’s First Circuit Court of Appeal held on May 23, 2019 that a prisoner who filed grievances and a lawsuit concerning his medical treatment “exercised reasonable diligence to the best of his …

Louisiana Enters into Subscription Model Contract for HCV Treatment

Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019

Filed under: Medical, Hepatitis

Louisiana Enters into Subscription Model Contract for HCV Treatment by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter n June 2019, Louisiana officials entered into a contract that will allow prisoners and Medicaid patients to receive advanced medications to treat hepatitis C (HCV). The five-year contract with Asegua Therapies, a subsidiary …

Louisiana Prison Industry Program Puts Profits Before Prisoners

Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019

Filed under: Prison Labor

Louisiana Prison Industry Program Puts Profits Before Prisoners by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Louisiana Department of Corrections’ (LDOC) prison industry program, Prison Enterprises (PE), was audited in May 2019. The resulting report found that the program still had some of the same issues with sustainability and inadequate training …