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Juvenile Sexual Assault Victims of Dr. William Ayres: The Forgotten Victims by Victoria Balfour In 1983, a troubled 14-year-old boy named Richard S. ran away from his group home in San Mateo, California. Richard – who never knew his father and whose mother died when he was a small child …
Allegheny County Reaches $2.09 Million Settlement for Prisoner’s Death by A $2.09 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit stemming from the death of a prisoner who was denied medical care at Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Jail. Derek E. Black, 28, was involved in an April 16, 2012 altercation with another …
Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016
The Fight for Comprehensive Prison Phone Reform Continues by Carrie Wilkinson As previously reported in PLN, the prison telecom industry has been successful so far in delaying implementation of the rate caps ordered by the FCC in October 2015. [See: PLN, May 2016, p.36; Dec. 2015, p.40]. And while the …
Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016
North Carolina Prisoners and Former Employees Describe “Boom-Boom Room” by Inside the Lumberton Correctional Institution, a medium-security prison near Fayetteville, North Carolina, there is said to be an isolated office known as the “boom-boom room.” There, according to prisoners and former staff members alike, unlucky prisoners were taken by guards …
Navy Nurse Refuses to Force-feed Guantanamo Prisoners by Derek Gilna An unnamed Navy nurse at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba that houses alleged terrorist detainees, who was facing expulsion from the Navy for his refusal to participate in force-feeding prisoners, has been allowed to return to his …
Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016
Sexual Assault Victim Awarded $1.5 Million in Lawsuit against Illinois Prison Guard by Christopher Zoukis A longtime Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) guard was ordered to pay $1.5 million to a female prisoner he had raped, though he did not face criminal charges for the assault. Timothy Ware, 40, a …
Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016
Appeal Doesn’t Stay ODOC’s “Second Look” Release Plan Obligation by Mark Wilson The en banc Oregon Supreme Court held on October 22, 2015 that appealing a trial court order conditionally releasing a juvenile murderer who had served half his minimum sentence did not relieve prison officials of their statutory obligation …
Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016
Obama Issues Another 214 Commutations for Federal Prisoners by Derek Gilna President Obama announced 214 commutations on August 3, 2016, spurring hope that the pace will increase as he nears the end of his term in office. This latest batch, the largest number of commutations issued in a single day …
Jail Prisoner’s Death Results in $1 Million Judgment against Texas County by Matthew Clarke On October 22, 2015, a federal jury awarded $1 million to the survivors and estate of a prisoner who died in a Texas jail, finding jail employees were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs. Terry Lynn …
Mentally Ill Oregon Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Suit Settles for $7.4 Million by Mark Wilson The family of a mentally ill Oregon prisoner who died due to complications from an untreated broken neck received $7.4 million to settle their claims. In 2012, the Lane County Jail (LCJ) in Eugene, Oregon entered …
From the Editor by Paul Wright A lot has been written about mass incarceration and the role drug laws have played in boosting the nation’s prison and jail population. While it is intuitive to expect prisoners to be accused or convicted of criminal offenses, the reality is that tens of …
Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016
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News in Brief by Alabama: U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr. called Chris Miles, the former assistant police chief for the town of Tallassee, Alabama, a “maverick” when Miles was sentenced on March 25, 2016 for beating a suspect during an interrogation, making false statements to the FBI and selling …
In-the-News Article • September 2, 2016
Tasers issued to guards at Rikers Island, NY jail - PLN mentioned Sept. 2, 2016 Articles that mention PLN CityLab New York City Will Arm Prison Guards With Tasers The move comes after safety complaints from the correctional officers’ union, despite decreases in officer assaults. GEORGE JOSEPH    Sep 2, …
Brief • September 2, 2016
Grenier v. Semple, CT, Amended Complaint, Radon Gas Exposure, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-01465-AVC Document 15 Filed 09/02/16 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT LEE GRENIER; TAVORUS FLUKER; ANTHONY ROGERS; THOMAS MARRA; LAWRENCE TOWNSEND; TERRENCE EASTON; LAMONT SAMUEL; IAN COOKE; and J. MICHAEL FARREN, on behalf of …
Martinez v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2016 CLAIM AGAINST THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Please submit the completed form to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 70 W . Hedding St., th East Wing, 10 Floor, San Jose, CA 95110 .MAND-DELIVER.~r ) b - 280 …
Brief • September 2, 2016
Minero v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death (Auto Accident), 2016 1 Paul R, Kiesel, State Bar No, l 19854 Email: kiese!(ji)kiesel, lmv 2 Steven D, Archer, State Bar No, 63834 Email: archer(dlkiesel.law 3 I). Bryan (Jarcia: State Bar No. 216904 Email: garcia(d},.kiesel. la,v SEP O2 2016 Sherri …
Product • September 1, 2016
The Habeas Citebook:Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-2nd Edition Newly Updated Second Edition Now Available! Paperback, 275 pages. Written by Brandon Sample and Alissa Hull; edited by Susan Schwartzkopf  Prison Legal News Publishing (2016). ISBN 978-0-9819385-4-7 The Habeas Citebook is a nifty and concise self-help guide for prisoners seeking habeas relief based on …
Brief • September 1, 2016
Cox v. Baxley, VA, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION COX, DEWAYNE JACKSON (a/k/a Dwayne Cox), Plaintiff v. BENJAMIN BAXLEY; JUSTIN MILES; JOSHUA PINKERMAN; AND BRADLEY QUINN; Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Community Legal Aid Society v. Couple, DE, Agreement and Order, Mental Illness and Solitary Confinement, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-00688-GMS Document 40 Filed 09/01/16 Page 1 of 17 PageID #: 290 Case 1:15-cv-00688-GMS Document 38 Filed 08/31/16 Page 1of31 PagelD #: 258 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF …
Lieutenant Gable v. Howard County MD Sheriff's Office, MD, Decision and Order, Employment Discrimination, 2016 HOW ARD COUNTY OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS DECISION AND ORDER * IN THE MATTER OF: * * Lieutenant Charles M. Gable 5304 Tims Cou1t Ellicott City, MD 21043 Complainant * * * Howard County MD …
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