Jewish Michigan Prisoners Win Injunction for Religious Sabbath and Holiday Meals by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 30, 2020, a Michigan federal district court found the state Department of Corrections (MDOC) “places a substantial burden” on Jewish prisoners’ “religious beliefs by mandating a vegan diet for inmates …
Coronavirus Shuts Down Ramen Soup Plant; Prisoners in Michigan Limited on Purchase Amounts by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In any Michigan prison right now, trading a package of ramen soup for just about anything else might be a deal nobody will make. That’s because the COVID-19 pandemic caused by …
Michigan Prisoner’s Malicious Prosecution Claim Survives Summary Judgment by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 28, 2020, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the parties’ conflicting self-serving statements precluded the grant of summary judgement for defendants in a lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution. Before the court was …
$135,000 Settles Sexual Orientation Discrimination Suit by Former Michigan Prison Guard by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 10, 2019, a former Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC) prison guard, who is Hispanic and openly gay, settled a lawsuit over her discriminatory treatment at a DOC prison for $135,000. Twelve …
Michigan Prisoner’s Whistleblowing on GED Test Cheating Survives Summary Judgment by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court found on January 6, 2020 that allegations by a prisoner tutor that prison officials retaliated against him for blowing the whistle on GED test cheating were sufficient to …
McCann v. Fuller, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2020 Case 1:19-cv-01032-PLM-PJG ECF No. 51 filed 06/24/20 PageID.800 Page 1 of 24 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN RAYMOND E. McCANN II, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) BRYAN FULLER; Special Representative for ) …
Coronavirus Kills Michigan Prisoner Days Before His Release After Serving 44 Years by Chad Marks by Chad Marks William Garrison was 16 years old when he was arrested and eventually convicted of first-degree murder. He would spend the next 44 years of his life behind bars. On April 13, 2020, …
Federal Court Slams Michigan Jail for Bungling COVID-19 Pandemic, Demands Names of Vulnerable Prisoners for Release by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On April 17, 2020, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Oakland County Jail …
USA v. Reddy, MI, Order, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 2:13-cr-20358-MFL-LJM ECF No. 185 filed 05/11/20 PageID.2249 Page 1 of 21 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, Case No. 13-cr-20358 Hon. Matthew F. Leitman v. SUBHA S. REDDY, Defendant. __________________________________________________________________/ ORDER GRANTING …
Russell v. Wayne County, MI, Petition, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-11094-MAG-EAS ECF No. 1 filed 05/04/20 PageID.1 Page 1 of 71 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN CHARLES RUSSELL, CHRISTOPHER HUBBARD, HARRY WHITE, CARL SMELLEY, CALDERONE PEARSON, SHANE CARLINE, and COURTNEY WHITE, individually and on behalf of all …
Michigan Permits Prisoners to Seek Financial Assistance for College by Bill Barton by Bill Barton In October 2019, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a 2020 budget that allowed prisoners to seek college financial aid through a state program that had long been out-of-bounds to prisoners. The Tuition Incentive …
Abrams v. Chapman, MI, Complaint for Class Certification, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-11053-MAG-RSW ECF No. 1 filed 04/29/20 PageID.1 Page 1 of 56 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION ELLIOTT ABRAMS, CRAIG SEEGMILLER, VINCENT GLASS, ROBERT REEVES, JERMAINE, CAMPBELL, and LAMONT HEARD, individually, and …
Executive Order 2020-62, MI, COVID-19 Protocols, 2020 ¢6i • . Tl/DO '•% ~ '•e _.••' S TAT E O F M IC HIGAN GRETC HEN W H IT M ER OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR GARLIN G ILC H RIST II GOVERN OR L ANSI NG LT. GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE ORDER No. …
Cameron v. Bouchard, MI, TRO Preliminary Injunction, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-10949-LVP-MJH ECF No. 12 filed 04/17/20 PageID.626 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JAMAAL CAMERON, RICHARD BRIGGS, RAJ LEE, MICHAEL CAMERON, and MATTHEW SAUNDERS, individually and on behalf of all others …
Fund to Pay Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners in Michigan Is Broke Once Again by David Reutter by David M. Reutter With the 2016 passage if its Wrongful Imprisonment Act, Michigan became one of 33 states with legislation creating a fund to compensate wrongfully convicted people, paying them $50,000 per year of …
1.25 Million Corizon Settlement in Mentally Ill Michigan Prisoner’s Dehydration Death by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections and its medical vendor, Corizon Health, agreed in October 2019 to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit involving the death of a mentally ill prisoner who …
Michigan v. Smith, MI, Felony Complaint, Prosecutors Public Integrity Crimes, 2020 /"'\ DISTRICT: CIRCUIT: MSP# 010-0000169-19 STATE OF MICHIGAN 418 JUDICIAL DISTRICT 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COMPLAINT District Court ORI: Ml500045J 22380 Starks Drive, Clinton Township, Ml 48036 Circuit Court ORI: Ml500015J 40 N. Main, Mount Clemens, Ml 48043 586-469-9300 586-469-5208 …
Michigan Finding Success With More Humane Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Michigan’s new approach to dealing with mentally ill prisoners is not only more humane, it is proving to be more effective at reducing recidivism. When Heidi Washington took over as director …
Burley v. Miller, MI, Settlement, Inhumane Conditions, 2020 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION EDWARD BURLEY,. Case No. 17-cv-0966 Plaintiff, Mag. Judge Ray Kent V. PATRICK MILLER, et al., Defendants. Kimberly L. Scott (P69706) James L. Woolard (P77493) Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC 101 N. …
