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Brief • February 9, 2018
Graves v. Penzone, AZ, Ptf. Reply in Support of Motion to Re-Open Discovery, Jail Conditions and Care, 2018 Case 2:77-cv-00479-NVW Document 2447 Filed 02/09/18 Page 1 of 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gabriel B. Eber (admitted pro hac vice) Eric Balaban (admitted pro hac vice) ACLU National Prison …
Sufficient Facts for Discrimination Hearing by David Reutter by David Reutter A Colorado federal district court held that deaf prisoners and prisoners in contact with deaf persons alleged sufficient facts to survive dismissal of the Americans with Disabilities Act claim. The court said the prison’s archaic, faulty communication system for …
Dallas Teens Have Sex in Jail by Edward Lyon by Edward B. Lyon Juvenile males detained in the Medlock Youth Treatment Center began outcrying to therapists in April 2017 about sexual activities there. The lead outcrier reported multiple acts, including oral sex, spanning November-April 2017, including at least five 13-17 …
Article • February 8, 2018
$750,000 Settlement After Opioid Withdrawal Death in Kentucky Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Opioid addiction has reached epidemic proportions. Handling withdrawal from those drugs is something that many jails are unprepared to handle. Kentucky’s Mason County Detention Center (MCDC) was so unprepared that it allowed Jenny Fulton, …
Wilborn v. Ealey, IL, Opinion, Excessive Force, Failure to Treat, 2018 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 16-2106 JOSEPH WILBORN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DAVID EALEY, et al., Defendants-Appellees. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois No. 13-cv-70 …
Davis v. Mason, IN, Opinion, Guard Excessive Force, 2018 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 16-2707 TERRY DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DAVID MASON and BLAKE THRASHER, Defendants-Appellees. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. No. …
Brief • February 5, 2018
Pennsylvania v. Vandivner, PA, Opinion, Conviction Relief Act, 2018 [J-39-2016] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. JAMES W. VANDIVNER, Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : No. 696 CAP …
Brief • February 1, 2018
Vega v. US, WA, Opinion, Prisoner Civil Rights, 2018 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JUAN D. VEGA, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; PIONEER HUMAN SERVICES, DBA Pioneer Fellowship House Residential Reentry Center, AKA Pioneer Industries Inc., a WA Corporation; HEATHER MCINTYRE, in …
Bread for the World Institute - Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger, 2018 BRIEFING PAPER NUMBER 35, FEBRUARY 2018 Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger by Marlysa D. Gamblin Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on hunger and poverty, as well as strategies to end it. …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Ninth Circuit Blocks Deportation of ICE Detainee Who Received $125,000 for County Jail Rape by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In August 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the deportation of Audemio Orozco-Ramirez, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2013, …
Report Critical of BOP’s Solitary Confinement Policy for Mentally Ill Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In July 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a report highly critical of the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) policy of confining mentally ill prisoners in Restrictive …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Total Cost of Pretrial Detention Estimated at up to $140 Billion Annually by According to a report by the Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) released in January 2017, U.S. taxpayers “spend approximately $38 million per day to jail people who are awaiting trial (63% of the total jail population, or more …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Prison Policy Initiative Report Addresses Jail Populations by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The non-profit, Massachusetts-based Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) published a report on May 31, 2017 that argued local jails, which hold “one of every three people behind bars” in the United States, have for too long been ignored …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Louisiana Prisons Present Immense Environmental Dangers by Daniel Horowitz by Daniel Horowitz For many people it will come as no surprise that Louisiana has an extensive prison system. Considered the world’s prison capital, the state imprisons more adults per capita than any other state in the U.S. With 132 detention …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
CoreCivic Prison in Tennessee Plagued with Problems by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Less than two years after opening the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in January 2016, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) imposed a $43,750 fine against the prison’s private operator, Nashville-based CoreCivic. Formerly known as Corrections …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) over­paid food service giant Aramark $57,193 for food provided to nonexistent prisoners, investigators found. The overpayment was uncovered by the state Office of the Inspector General (OIG). According to a …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Clock is Ticking on Understaffing in Florida’s Prison System by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Increases in use-of-force incidents, violence and disturbances in Florida prisons have been blamed on understaffing, a problem ticking like a time bomb in the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC). Guards employed by the FDOC, …
Brief • January 31, 2018
Ybave v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement'') is entered into, on, by, and among ANTONIO YBA VE, individually (the "Plaintiff'); and the STATE OF ARIZONA ("the State") on behalf of the Arizona Department of Corrections ("ADC") and …
Brief • January 31, 2018
Ball v. LeBlanc, LA, Order and Opinion, Death Row Conditions, 2018 Case: 17-30052 Document: 00514330178 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/31/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 17-30052 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 31, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk ELZIE BALL; …
Brief • January 31, 2018
Lisle v. Prentice, IL, Merit Review, Failure to Protect, 2018 l:17-cv-01327-JBM # 12 Page 1 of 5 E-FILED Wednesday, 31 January, 2018 12:06:25 PM Clerk,U.S.DistrictCourt, ILCO UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS STEVEN D. LISLE, JR., Plaintiff, v. SUSAN PRENTICE, et al., Defeadants. ) ) ) …
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