Beck v. Hurwitz et al, NC , Complaint, Medical Condition, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA Civil No: 1:19-cv-488 ANGELA M. BECK, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) HUGH J. HURWITZ, Acting ) Director of the Federal Bureau of ) …
Smith v. City of Greensboro, NC, Complaint, Excessive Deadly Force, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO DIVISION Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-386 MARY SMITH and GEORGE SMITH, Individually, and MARY SMITH, as Administrator of the ESTATE OF MARCUS DEON SMITH, deceased, ) …
Buffkin v. Hooks, NC, Order, Hep C Treatment in Prison, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA LLOYD BUFFKIN, KIM CALDWELL, and ROBERT PARHAM, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ERIK HOOKS, ABHAY AGARWAL, KENNETH LASSITER, PAULA SMITH, and NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, …
North Carolina Prison Guard Sues Over Religious Discrimination by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin As PLN has reported numerous times, before the Supreme Court’s ruling in Holt v. Hobbs, 135 S.Ct. 853 (2015) [PLN, Aug. 2015, p.50], Muslim prisoners were routinely denied their right to grow a beard as required …
New Sheriff Ends Juvenile Solitary Confinement at North Carolina Jail by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Elected in May 2018 and sworn in seven months later, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Sheriff Garry McFadden has already made good on campaign promises to restore in-person visits at the local jail …
Kent v. Duncan, NC, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2018 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION 1:18 CV 322 IRENE WARREN KENT, Administratrix of the Estate of Michele Quantele Smiley, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) VAN DUNCAN, in his official capacity …
CCS Seeks to Hide Internal Review in Jail Detainee’s Death; $180,000 Settlement by David Reutter, R. Bailey by David Reutter and R. Bailey Correct Care Solutions, a for-profit company that provides medical services at correctional facilities, contested the release of documents concerning the death of Dino Vann Nixon at the …
Meredith v. Stein, NC, Order, Sex-Offender Restrictions, 2018 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION No. 5:17-CV-528-BO JONATHAN R. MEREDITH ) ) :plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JOSHUA STEIN, Attorney General of the State of ) North Carolina, in his official capacity; BOB ) SCHURMEIER, …
Humanism to be Recognized as Approved Faith in North Carolina Prisons by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss On March 28, 2018, a federal district court entered a summary judgment order that held Humanism was in fact a faith group that must be recognized by the North Carolina Department of Public …
Jury Awards North Carolina Prisoner $15,000 for Staff Sexual Assault by A federal jury awarded $15,000 to a North Carolina prisoner who claimed a prison employee sexually abused him and “seduced” him to sell drugs and other contraband. Prisoner Timothy R. King’s civil rights complaint alleged that between September 2010 …
North Carolina Fined $190,000 for Mismanagement of Prescription Medication by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On July 11, 2018, Robert Higdon, Jr., the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced that a $190,000 settlement had been reached with the state’s prison system over its failure to properly …
NC Escape Attempt that Left Four Dead Leads to Reforms, Increased Punishment by Four employees at North Carolina’s Pasquotank Correctional Institution were killed during an ill-conceived escape attempt last year. The four prisoners involved in the incident, who were caught before they left the prison grounds, have been charged with …
Federal Judge Voids Contract Between Death Row Exoneree and Attorney by David Reutter by David Reutter A North Carolina federal district court has voided a contract between death row exoneree Henry McCollum and his lawyer. The court’s unusual move was based on evidence that due to his low IQ, McCollum …
North Carolina Prison Guard Beaten, Stabbed; Sources Say His Past Brutality Made Him a Target by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Brent Soucier was hired as a prison guard by the then-North Carolina Department of Correction in 1997. Only four months earlier, he had been fired from his job as …
HRDC Receives $25,000 Judgment in North Carolina Jail Censorship Case by Steve Horn by Steve Horn The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization of Prison Legal News, obtained a civil judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in a lawsuit filed against …
Fourth Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Denial of Rastafarian Services by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On December 5, 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part the dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit challenging the denial of Rastafarian group religious services at a North Carolina state prison. Torrey …
Wrongfully Convicted North Carolina Man Receives $4 Million by A North Carolina man who served 37 years for a double homicide he did not commit has received a $4 million settlement from the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) in a federal lawsuit. Joseph Sledge, Jr. became a suspect in the …
North Carolina Prisoner Exonerated for Rape Collects $9.5 Million Settlement by A North Carolina man who served over 25 years in prison before being exonerated for the rape of an elderly woman has received a $9.5 million settlement. Timothy Scott Bridges was 23 years old when he was arrested by …
State Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Gaining Traction by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On the federal level, hopes for criminal justice reform have fallen victim to partisan bickering in Congress and a lack of substantive interest from the White House. Fortunately, state officials are not waiting around, and state-level reform …
Buffkin v. Hooks, NC, Complaint, Hep C Treatment in Prison, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 1:18-cv-502 LLOYD BUFFKIN, KIM CALDWELL, and ROBERT PARHAM, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs, v. ERIK HOOKS, individually and in his …
