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Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: Escapes, Food
Innovative Use of Peanut Butter by Alabama Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When prisoners tire of the same fare they are given to eat, day after day, they become creative to make it more palatable. A dozen pre-trial detainees at the Walker County Jail (WCJ) in Alabama, …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Challenge to Three-drug Execution Protocol Revived by Eleventh Circuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 1, 2017, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals revived civil rights claims brought by four Alabama death row prisoners. Their lawsuits challenged the state’s current three-drug execution protocol, arguing that the use …
Louisiana Prison Officials Sued for Trying to Block Investigation into Abuse of Disabled Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Alleging a “culture of cover-up and excessive force,” the MacArthur Justice Center and the Advocacy Center of Louisiana (ACL) filed a class-action lawsuit in February 2018 against officials at …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Prisons and Jails Impose More Restrictions on Mail, Visits to Curtail Contraband by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Citing a need to stop the smuggling of drugs and other contraband, some prisons and jails have placed new and stringent restrictions on both prisoner mail and visitation. Beginning in April 2017, …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: Jail Specific
Ashes to Ashes: In Illinois, the Erasure of Incarcerated People Continues After Death by Sybil Drew by Sybil Drew, Truthout The mausoleum at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro, Illinois holds a secret: Hidden away in the top shelf are more than a dozen containers of unclaimed ashes. They hold …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: Totality of Conditions
As Wyoming State Penitentiary Falls Apart, Officials Rush Repairs by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Built just 17 years ago, but on unstable ground, Wyoming’s maximum-security penitentiary in Rawlins suffers from a sinking foundation, cracking walls and ceilings, and flooding from both a failing roof and broken, badly-installed pipes. In …
What’s Hidden Behind the Walls of America’s Prisons by Heather Ann Thompson by Heather Ann Thompson Few Americans fully appreciate just how many of their fellow citizens are ensnared in the criminal justice system. Some may have heard that there are about 2.3 million people behind bars, but that figure tells …
Prison Administrators and Criminology Students Study Radical New Approach: Treat Prisoners Like Human Beings by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Attorney Donald Specter has spent his career working to bring change to the American carceral system. He began as a volunteer at the Prison Law Office – a Berkeley, California-based …
The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition Women's Report Part 2 - An Unsupported Population, 2018 An Unsupported Population: The Treatment of Women in Texas’ Criminal Justice System APRIL 2018 The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition advances solutions that transform the adult and youth justice systems to support families and foster safe communities. …
Penal Reform International, Thailand Institute of Justice: Global Prison Trends, 2018 GLOBAL PRISON TRENDS 2018 SPECIAL FOCUS Pull-out section The rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders in the era of sustainable development Global Prison Trends 2018 This document is co-published and produced with financial assistance from the Thailand Institute of Justice …
Parchinski v. Lackawanna County, et al., PA, complaint, sexual assault at prison, 2018 Case 3:18-cv-00700-RDM-KM Document 1 Filed 03/30/18 Page 1 of 17 Case 3:18-cv-00700-RDM-KM Document 1 Filed 03/30/18 Page 2 of 17 Case 3:18-cv-00700-RDM-KM Document 1 Filed 03/30/18 Page 3 of 17 Case 3:18-cv-00700-RDM-KM Document 1 Filed 03/30/18 Page …
Brief • March 29, 2018
Williams v. Murphy, CT, ruling, aid of judgment, 2018 Case 3:13-cv-01154-MPS Document 280 Filed 03/29/18 Page 1 of 45 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT RASHAD WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, No. 3:13-cv-01154 (MPS) v. PETER MURPHY, ET AL., Defendants. RULING ON MOTIONS FOR AID OF JUDGMENT AND RELEASE OF FUNDS I. …
Williams v. Murphy, CT, Ruling, 2018 Case 3:13-cv-01154-MPS Document 280 Filed 03/29/18 Page 1 of 45 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT RASHAD WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, No. 3:13-cv-01154 (MPS) v. PETER MURPHY, ET AL., Defendants. RULING ON MOTIONS FOR AID OF JUDGMENT AND RELEASE OF FUNDS I. Introduction In 2016, …
Johnson v. CoreCivic complaint, wrongful death, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-01051-STA-egb Document 1 Filed 03/26/18 Page 1 of 9 PageID 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE JACKSON DIVISION CAROLYN JOHNSON, as survivor and next of kin of EARL WAYNE JOHNSON, deceased, Plaintiff, vs. CORECIVIC, INC., …
Devost v. Popp, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2018 ,. . \ 'l~ lli / • I I SETTLEMENT AGREl!~MENT AN.DRELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement" or "Release") is made by and among Plaintiff Melvin Devost Sr. ("Devost" or "Plaintiff") and Defendants, Correctional Sgt. Timothy Specht, Correctional Sgt. Robe1t …
Brown et al. v. State of New Jersey Department of Corrections, NJ, Complaint, Inmate Sexual Abuse, 2018 MER L 000503-18 03/13/2018 4:58:56 AM Pg 1 of 1 Trans ID: LCV2018443244 MERCER COUNTY COURTHOUSE CIVIL CASE MANAGMENT OFFICE 175 SOUTH BROAD ST P O BOX 8068 TRENTON NJ 08650-0068 TRACK ASSIGNMENT …
The Campaign to Close the Workhouse and Promote a New Vision for St. Louis, 2018 -EXECUTIVE SUMMARY- The City of St. Louis condemns hundreds of mostly poor and Black people to suffer in unspeakably hellish and inhumane conditions at the “Workhouse,” officially known as the Medium Security Institution. Over 95% …
Hunt v. Seeba, et al., PA, amended complaint, excessive force against prisoner, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00116-YK-SES Document 8 Filed 03/16/18 Page 1 of 29 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA James Hunt, : : Plaintiff : : : v. : : Jason Seeba, Lieutenant, USP …
Hubbard v. Butler, IL, Merit Review, Failure to Protect, 2018 Case 3:17-cv-00672-SMY-RJD Document 10 Filed 03/15/18 Page 1 of 8 Page ID #69 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS MICHAEL HUBBARD. Plaintiff, vs. KIMBERLY BUTLER, UNKNOWN CORRECTIONAL OFFICER, UNKNOWN SERGEANT, and UNKNOWN LIEUTENANT ) …
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