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Publication • September 1, 2018
Inside the Prison Labor Strike, The Kite, 2018 Working  W Working ki to t Extend E t d Democracy D to t All   V Volume V l Volume 1, N 1 Number b 3 3 September  S S t b 2018 September 2018 INSIDE THE PRISON …
Publication • September 1, 2018
Inside the Prison Labor Strike, The KITE, 2018 Working  W Working ki to t Extend E t d Democracy D to t All   V Volume V l Volume 1, N 1 Number b 3 3 September  S S t b 2018 September 2018 INSIDE THE PRISON …
Hill Barrientos et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc., GA, Motion to Dismiss Denied, Class-action Claims Under Trafficking Victims Protection Act, 2018 Case 4:18-cv-00070-CDL Document 38 Filed 08/17/18 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA COLUMBUS DIVISION WILHEN HILL BARRIENTOS, MARGARITO VELAZQUEZ-GALICIA, and …
McKibben v. McMahon, CA, Settlement, LGBT Wrongful Treatment, 2018 Case 5:14-cv-02171-JGB-SP Document 78 Filed 08/15/18 Page 1 of 26 Page ID #:714 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DAN MCKIBBEN, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No.14-2171-JGB-SP [Hon. Jesus G. Bernal] vs. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT JOHN MCMAHON, et al., Defendants. Plaintiffs1 …
Federal Class-action Accuses CoreCivic of Exploiting Immigrant Detainee Labor by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal class-action suit filed on April 17, 2018 in the Middle District of Georgia accuses private prison behemoth CoreCivic – formerly Corrections Corporation of America – of exploiting immigrant detainees who perform work in …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Canadian Non-profit Seeks Plant-based Focus, No Animal Slaughter at Prison Farms by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A Canadian non-profit organization, Evolve Our Prison Farms (EOPF), has come out in opposition to the Canadian government’s plan, announced in early 2018, to reinstitute prison farms that will include the slaughter of …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Arkansas and Oklahoma Rehab Programs Sued for Using Court-ordered Defendants for Forced Labor by David Reutter by David Reutter A federal lawsuit filed in October 2017 accuses an Arkansas-based drug rehab center of “human trafficking and forced labor” for abusing a court-ordered pre-trial diversion program. The rehab center reportedly compelled …
Article • July 17, 2018
Lawsuits allege failings in Pennsylvania elevator shaft deaths of officer, prisoner by Kevin Bliss Several parties are being sued for their “individual and collective failures” over an elevator linked to the deaths of corrections officer Kristopher Moules and prisoner Timothy D. Gilliam Jr. Both men plunged 59 feet after an …
Ware v. Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH, prisoner injured by pepper ball, ruling, 2018 [Cite as Ware v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2018-Ohio-3152.] KIMANI WARE Case No. 2017-00545JD Plaintiff Magistrate Gary Peterson v. DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION Defendant {¶1} Plaintiff, an …
Nelson v. Curran, IL, Complaint, Workers Compensation, 2018 FILED 7/16/2018 7:00 PM ERIN CARTWRIGHT WEINSTEIN Clerk of the Circuit Court WINTER IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCurfke County, Illinois LAKE COUNTY, WAUKEGAN ILLINOIS MICHAEL NELSON, Plaintiff, v. No. 18L557 SHERIFF MARK C. CURRAN, AND THE COUNTY OF …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Settlement Ends Forced Religious Classes in Tennessee Prison Industry Program by An employee for TRICOR, Tennessee’s prison industry program, received $80,994 to settle a lawsuit alleging he was forced to teach religious-based classes as part of his duties. The suit alleged First Amendment violations. Prior to taking a job as …
Article • July 2, 2018
Nevada DOC Cuts Prison Sagebrush Program After Federal Funds Withheld by Dale Chappell   by Dale Chappell The Nevada Department of Corrections has cut the Sagebrush in Prisons program, citing overtime costs and lack of staff oversight, after the federal government withheld funding for the program. This means the 300,000 sagebrush …
On Sale Now: Prison Labor by Sytonia Reid by Sytonia Reid, Green American Magazine Every day, incarcerated and detained people in both US government and private prisons perform labor during their sentences, with few exceptions. Many provide services for the prison itself, such as cooking, laundry, and maintenance tasks, while …
Article • June 16, 2018
Florida Prisoners 'Laydown' in Non-Violent Protests by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In early 2018, Florida prisoners began a "laydown," a non-violent protest about prison conditions and unpaid "slave labor." The laydowns are to last as long as necessary to get the point across. Supported by the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee ("IWOC"), the …
Menchaca v. Michigan DOC, MI, Amended Complaint, LGBT Discrimination, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-10874-TGB-EAS ECF No. 13 filed 06/08/18 PageID.111 Page 1 of 33 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION Case No. 18-cv-10874 Hon. Terrence G. Berg Mag. Elizabeth A Stafford ASHLEY MENCHACA, Plaintiff, vs. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF …
Article • June 7, 2018
California Law Allows Transfer to Jail in Another County, But Prisoner Must First Exhaust Administrative Remedies, Court of Appeal Holds by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case of first impression, the California Court of Appeal held that State law does allow a prisoner to request a transfer to …
Article • June 7, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Lawsuits Filed Against GEO Group for Wage Violations at Detention Facilities by Christopher Zoukis, Matthew Clarke by Christopher Zoukis and Matt Clarke Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit in superior court against The GEO Group in September 2017, alleging the private prison contractor had violated the state’s …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Filed under: Prison Labor
Prison Labor: Positive Programming or Modern-day Slavery? by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Prisoners in most jurisdictions in the United States are required to work, often for little or no pay. Yet this is neither illegal nor unconstitutional. Pretrial detainees who have not been convicted of a crime cannot be …
Doe v. Kane County, IL, Settlement (Jane Doe I), Failure to Protect, 2018 GENERAL RELEASE AND SE1TLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS In consideration of the payment of the sum of Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00), the undersigned, JANE DOE I and her hmband, JOHN DOE I (hereinafter referred to as …
Doe v. Kane County, IL, Settlement (Jane Doe II), Failure to Protect, 2018 GENERAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAJMS In consideration of the payment of the sum of Seven Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,200,000.00), the undersigned, JANE DOE II and her husband, JOHN DOE II (hereinafter referred to …
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