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Texas Parolee Challenges His Designation as Sex Offender by On September 3, 2002, Texas parolee Miller Branch, Jr., filed an amended civil rights complaint in federal district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging his designation as a "sex offender" by parole officials and the requirement that he register …
Wisconsin Federal Court Discusses Censorship of “Gang Material” in Prisons by In ruling that prison officials, in part, violated a prisoner’s First Amendment free speech rights by disciplining him for having gang-related literature, a Wisconsin federal district court provided an engrossing discussion on the factors that would make such literature …
Summary Judgment Denied in Virginia Strip Cell Suit by A Virginia Federal District Court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment in a prisoner’s lawsuit alleging use of excessive force and cruel and unusual conditions. Ray L. Holley, a prisoner at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia, on September 29, 2007, …
Washington State Settles Prisoner's Personal Injury Claim for $20,000 by On January 8, 2007, the State of Washington settled for $20,000 a personal injury claim brought by a state prisoner. Michael Humburgs, a Washington State state prisoner, was incarcerated at the Larch Mountain Corrections Center when he injured his ankle. …
Article • May 15, 2010
Deportation Order Not Determinative of SSOSA Sentence in Washington State by The State of Washington Court of Appeals has held that a trial court abused its discretion when it refused to consider a special sex offender sentencing alternative (SSOSA) based on its mistaken belief that it lacked authority to impose …
NY City Settles ADA/RA Suit for $400,000 by On August 2, 2007, the City of New York agreed to settle a suit brought by a handicapped man who was injured while being transported to Rikers Island. According to Devin Sayers’ complaint, guards did not secure his wheelchair to the floor …
Washington DOC Pays $5,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Claim by On November 8, 2006, the Washington DOC agreed to pay ex-employee, Darlene Elliott, the sum of $5,000 to avoid litigation in a discrimination claim. Ms. Elliot, a DOC employee from 2000 to 2004, developed a debilitating disease, which required DOC …
Pierce County, Washington Pays $8,460 Settlement for ADA Violation by Washington State’s Pierce County paid $8,460 to settle a county employee’s grievance for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Pierce County guard Kelly R. Berg was diagnosed with chronic common migraine and obstructed sleep apnea. Her treating physician, …
Washington State Agrees to Pay DOC Employee $275,000 to Settle Gender Discrimination Claim by The State of Washington has agreed to pay $275,000 to a female Department of Corrections (DOC) employee who experienced harassment because of her gender, and retaliation as a result of an EEOC complaint about the matter. …
Washington State Settles DOC Disability Accommodation Suit for $30,000 by On January 24, 2008, the State of Washington settled a suit over lack of disability accommodation at the Department of Corrections (DOC) for $30,000. Carolea Mathison, a DOC guard with astigmatism, was assigned to the information desk. The DOC was …
U.S. v. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL, Memo of Agreement, Language Services, 2010 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN TIlE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NUMBER 171-18-17 A. SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION This matter was initiated by a complaint filed under Title …
Missoula County Jail Agrees to Settle Excessive Force Suit for $490,000 by Missoula County, Montana has agreed to pay $490,000 to a mentally ill woman who was shot six times by guards with a pepperball gun. Sunny Bartell was arrested on July 1, 2006 for disorderly conduct after police were …
Texas Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Retaliation Suit; Second Dismissal Affirmed After Remand by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A Texas Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit alleging that he suffered retaliation for litigation activities. However, after the case was again dismissed following remand, …
Less Than Equal: State officials, including prejudiced human-rights commissioners, block Prisoner complaints by Lance Tapley This story has a bias. It’s in favor of human rights for all people. So if you think it’s proper for prison guards to call African-American prisoners “niggers” and gay prisoners “fags,” then this story …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
Washington Sex Offender Relieved of Obligation to Register by On September 9, 2008, following more than ten years of compliance with Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative (SSOSA) restrictions and guidelines, a Washington state trial court relieved Brian A. McMillan of his duty to register as a sex offender. The State …
Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Failure to Protect Suit by Brandon Sample The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Colorado prisoner who requested but was denied protection from prison gang members. Scott L. Howard, a self-described “openly homosexual” …
Mattan v. Obama, DC, Reply to Motion for Recusal, Guantanamo Bay, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MOHAMMED ABDULLAH TAHA MATTAN (ABDAL RAZAK ALI) Petitioners, No: 09- 745 (RCL) vs. BARACK OBAMA, et al, Respondents. PETITIONER ABDAL RAZAK ALI’S REPLY TO MOTION FOR RECUSAL Now comes the Petitioner, …
Ineffective Attempts to Protect Texas Prisoner Were Sufficient by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s denial of summary judgment to prison officials who had failed to safeguard a Texas state prisoner, saying their ineffective attempts to protect him were sufficient. Gregory Moore was incarcerated at the …
Army Prisoners Isolated, Denied Right to Legal Counsel by Dahr Jamail The military’s treatment of Army prisoners is “part of a broader pattern the military has of just throwing people in jail and not letting them talk to their attorneys, not let visitors come, and this is outrageous. In the …
Washington State Makes Work Release Available to Disabled Prisoners; Monetary Payments to Class Members by The Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that results in not only a policy change but monetary payments …
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