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Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
Miami’s Sex Offender Bridge Encampment Continues to Grow by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Population: 52. That’s how many sex offenders have been forced to live under the Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami, Florida as of March 2009. In late 2007, the population was only 19. [See: PLN, June …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
Postal Service Panics Over Sex Offender Participant in Christmas Program by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 18, 2008, just a week before Christmas, the U.S. Postal Service abruptly suspended its decades-old Operation Santa Claus, a holiday program in which volunteers sift through children’s letters addressed to Santa, “adopt” …
Causal Link Established by Prison Officials’ Failure to Protect Prisoner from Specific Threats by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that two Florida prison officials could be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failure to act upon a prisoner’s request for protection when he specified the nature …
Former California DOC Worker Kept Confidential Prison Gang Files at Home by A former typist for the California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) was convicted of having confidential prison gang files in her Sacramento home. The files also included the names and social security numbers of 5,500 state employees. …
California Jury Awards Deaf Prisoner $5,000 for Failure to Provide Interpreter; $193,582 in Fees Awarded by Court by A state court jury has awarded $5,000 to a deaf prisoner against the County of Los Angeles for failing to provide him with a sign language interpreter while he was in jail. …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
California: Waiver of Private Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege an Unreasonable Condition of Parole by The California Court of Appeal (2nd District) agreed with a superior court that it was unreasonable for a parole officer to insist that a parolee must, as a condition of parole, waive his confidential privacy privilege with his …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
Pennsylvania County Sex Offender Residency Ordinance Voided by by David M. Reutter On March 20, 2009, a Pennsylvania federal district court held that an Allegheny County ordinance which restricted where sex offenders could live was in conflict with state law, and thus was invalid. The plaintiffs in this case were …
Article • July 15, 2009
New York Prison Officials Liable for Wheelchair Accident by A New York Court of Claims held that prison officials are 100% liable for injuries suffered by a prisoner who fell from his wheelchair on a sloped ramp. Prisoner Darrin Carathers, who is wheelchair-bound, was being transported to St. Agnes Hospital …
Paraplegic Louisiana Prisoner Requires Transportation in Vehicle with Wheelchair Lift and Restraints Under ADA by To settle a prisoner’s federal civil complaint filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDOC) has entered into a consent judgment. …
Sexually Harassed Florida Prison Nurse’s Injunctive Relief Claim Moot by A Florida federal district court has denied summary judgment on monetary damages but granted it for injunctive and declatory relief, on motion brought by the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) in a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination and hostile work environment. …
Los Angeles County Sheriff Recommends $40,000 Settlement for Wheelchair Access Claim by The County Attorney for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department recommended that a claim filed by Daniel Lopez pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a wheelchair bound paraplegic, for injuries sustained while attempting to be pulled up …
Lesbian Guard Awarded $200,000 for Unlawful Discrimination, Retaliation by A New York appellate court has upheld an award of damages for a lesbian guard who was subjected to unlawful discrimination and retaliation. Alicia Humig, the only female guard on her cell block at the Wende Correctional Facilitiy, filed a complaint …
Neal et al v. Michigan DOC, MI, Plan of Allocation - Settlement, sexually hostile prison guard sexual misconduct, 2009 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WASHTENAW NEAL, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 96-6986-CZ Hon. Timothy P. Connors vs. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants. …
Neal et al v. Michigan DOC, MI, Notice of Settlement, sexually hostile prison guard sexual misconduct, 2009 NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION TO: ALL WOMEN PRISONERS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (MDOC) PAST AND PRESENT, WHO DURING THEIR INCARCERATION WERE SUBJECTED TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, SEXUAL …
Neal et al v. Michigan DOC, MI, Settlement, sexually hostile prison guard sexual misconduct, 2009 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WASHTENAW TRACY NEAL, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 96-6986-CZ Hon. Timothy P. Connors v MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et aI., Defendants. ---------------------------------~/ NICOLE ANDERSON, …
The Tragedy of Victimless Crimes in the United States by Democratic Underground Time for Change's Journal The Tragedy of Victimless Crimes in the United States Posted by Time for change in General Discussion Tue Jun 09th 2009, 01:15 AM Whenever the offence inspires less horror than the punishment, the rigor …
"Little Guantanamo": Exposing the CMU by Daniel McGowan by Daniel McGowan, Spring 2009 Daniel McGowan is an environmental and social justice activist from NYC charged in federal court on counts of arson and conspiracy and given the "terrorism enhancement" for his involvement in two environmentally motivated actions in Oregon in …
Colorado Prisoners’ Access to Courts, ADA Claims Allowed to Proceed by U.S. District Judge John L. Kane, Jr. has allowed a group of Colorado prisoners to pursue access to court and ADA claims against the Colorado Department of Corrections. Steven Marquiz, Steven Clouse and several other Colorado prisoners sued the …
Michigan Sex Offender Freezes to Death on Street As Housing Crisis Continues by Jimmy Franks Michigan Sex Offender Freezes to Death on Street As Housing Crisis Continues by Jimmy Franks On January 26, 2009, Thomas Pauli, 52, was found dead on the cold streets of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Pauli, a …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Racial Impact Statements: An Effort to Eliminate Legal Racism by Gary Hunter Racial Impact Statements: An Effort to Eliminate Legal Racism by Gary Hunter Barack Obama’s election to the White House has many citizens convinced our country is closing its racial divide. Perhaps we are. But the disproportionate number of …
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