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Federal Jury Awards $45,001 to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted By Guards
Article • August 23, 2016
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings
Federal Jury Awards $45,001 to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted By Guards by Michael Rigby On October 22, 2004, a federal jury awarded a Maryland state prisoner $45,001 in damages after concluding that Institution (WCI) guards violated his civil rights by beating him while he was handcuffed. The jury found guards Gary …
Maryland Prison Sees Three Prisoners Murdered in Five Months
Article • August 23, 2016
Filed under: Prison/Jail Murders
Maryland Prison Sees Three Prisoners Murdered in Five Months by Officials at Maryland's highest-security prison, in Cumberland, Maryland have seen an inexplicable spike in prisoner homicides in recent months. Three prisoners at the North Branch Correctional Institution (NBCI), have been murdered by fellow prisoners in just five months. In April, …
Maryland Ban on Prisoner's Book Rescinded
Article • August 23, 2016
Filed under: Publications/Books, Censorship, First Amendment
Maryland Ban on Prisoner's Book Rescinded by Brandon Sample The Maryland Department of Corrections (MDOC) has rescinded its ban on "The Marshall Plan: The Life and Times of a Baltimore Black Panther," a book written by Marshall "Eddie" Conway, a Maryland prisoner. Acting MDOC warden Wayne Webb banned Conway's book …
Last Act in Office - Maryland Governor Commutes Four Death Row Prisoners
Article • August 9, 2016
Filed under: Prison Reform, Pardons/Clemency, Death Row
Last Act in Office - Maryland Governor Commutes Four Death Row Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis In a highly controversial decision, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley (D) commutes the sentences of four death-row prisoners to spend the rest of their lives in prison without the possibility of parole. An opponent of the …
Maryland Court of Appeals: Police Must Have Warrant for "Stingray" Phone Tracking
Article • August 8, 2016
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Telephone Monitoring, FBI
Maryland Court of Appeals: Police Must Have Warrant for "Stingray" Phone Tracking by Derek Gilna According to criminal defense attorneys in Baltimore, Maryland, at least 200 individuals are now sitting in prison based upon illegally-obtained cell phone records obtained from the use of "stingray" tracking devices.  The suitcase-sized eavesdropping device …
$6.4 Million Settlement in Death of Baltimore Man in Police Custody
Article • July 28, 2016
Filed under: Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Accidents, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)
$6.4 Million Settlement in Death of Baltimore Man in Police Custody by The City of Baltimore reached a settlement of $6.4 million in the high-profile death of Freddie Gray, 25, in April 2015.  The September 2, 2015, agreement “spares us all having the scab of April this year picked over …
U.S. Supreme Court: Prisoners Must Exhaust “Available” Administrative Remedies
Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Administrative Exhaustion, Grievances, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
U.S. Supreme Court: Prisoners Must Exhaust “Available” Administrative Remedies by Derek Gilna Shaidon Blake, a Maryland prisoner, claimed that he was punched in the face and had his head slammed into a wall by guard James Madigan while handcuffed during a move to a segregation cell – an assault that …
Duvall v. Hogan, MD, Opinion Granting Settlement Agreement, Baltimore City Detention Center, 2016
Brief • June 28, 2016
Filed under: Medical Records, Hygiene Supplies, Exposure to Heat, Americans with Disabilities Act
Duvall v. Hogan, MD, Opinion Granting Settlement Agreement, Baltimore City Detention Center, 2016 Case 1:94-cv-02541-ELH Document 575 Filed 06/28/16 Page 1 of 32 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND JEROME DUVALL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. ELH-94-2541 MARTIN O’MALLEY, Governor of Maryland, et …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Howard County Detention Center, Jessup, MD, ICE, 2012
Publication • June 2, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Howard County Detention Center, Jessup, MD, ICE, 2012 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore Field Office Howard County Detention …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Howard County Detention Center, Jessup, MD, ICE, 2014
Publication • June 2, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Howard County Detention Center, Jessup, MD, ICE, 2014 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations ERO Baltimore Howard County Detention Center …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Frederick County Adult Detention Center, Frederick, MD, ICE, 2007
Publication • June 2, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration
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ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Frederick County Detention Center, Frederick, MD, ICE, 2013
Publication • June 2, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Frederick County Detention Center, Frederick, MD, ICE, 2013 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore Field Office Frederick County Detention …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Worcester County Jail, Snow Hill, MD, ICE, 2012
Publication • June 2, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration
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INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Dorchester Detention Center, Cambridge, MD, 2004
Publication • May 27, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration
INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Dorchester Detention Center, Cambridge, MD, 2004 Detention Standards Implementation Initiative ABA Commission on Immigration Facility Name: Dorchester Detention Center (DDC); Cambridge, MD Date of Tour: July 13, 2004 Tour Participants: (Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.) ICE Standard Detainee Services Standard 16 – Telephone Access Detainee …
INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Dorchester Detention Center, Cambridge, MD, 2006
Publication • May 27, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration
INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Dorchester Detention Center, Cambridge, MD, 2006 MEMORANDUM To: John P. Torres, Director, Office of Detention and Removal, Immigration and Customs Enforcement From: American Bar Association Delegation to Dorchester Detention Center1 Copies to: (b)(6) American Bar Association Commission on Immigration Re: Report on Observational Tour …
INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - St. Mary's County Detention Center, Leonardtown, MD, 2003
Publication • May 27, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration
INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - St. Mary's County Detention Center, Leonardtown, MD, 2003 MEMORANDUM TO: Anthony Tangeman, Director, Office of Detention and Removal, Department of Homeland Security FROM: American Bar Association Delegation to St. Mary’s County Detention Center DATE: September 17, 2003 RE: Report on Observations during a General …
Deaf Prisoners Win Important Settlements in Kentucky and Maryland
Article • April 1, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016
Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act
Deaf Prisoners Win Important Settlements in Kentucky and Maryland by Derek Gilna Deaf and hard of hearing prisoners have been doubly punished in many prisons and jails, their disability often not only limiting their access to programs, services and communication with the outside world, but also putting them at risk …
Cheltenham MD Investigation Findings, DOJ CRIPA 04-09, 2004
Publication • February 9, 2016
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, DOJ CRIPA Actions
Cheltenham MD Investigation Findings, DOJ CRIPA 04-09, 2004 u. S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Office of rhe AssisIanr ArIomey General Washing lOll, DC. 20035 April 9, The Honorable Robert L. Ehrlich, Governor of Maryland 100 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Re: 2004 Jr. Investigation of the Cheltenham Youth …
Baltimore Settles Lawsuit over Confiscation of Cell Phone Recording of Arrest
Article • January 13, 2016
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Videotaping, First Amendment, Police
Baltimore Settles Lawsuit over Confiscation of Cell Phone Recording of Arrest by Derek Gilna The City of Baltimore has settled a lawsuit filed by a citizen at Pimlico Racetrack who filmed an arrest at the track and whose cell phone camera was confiscated by police. Christopher Sharp was told by …
Duvall et al v. Hogan et al, MD, Settlement Agreement, inadequate health care, 2015
Brief • November 16, 2015
Filed under: Failure to Treat, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Duvall et al v. Hogan et al, MD, Settlement Agreement, inadequate health care, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND JEROME DUVALL, et al., * Plaintiffs, * v. * Civil Case No. 1:94-CV-02541-ELH LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, et al., * * Defendants. * * * * …
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