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From Prison to Home - Dimensions and Consequences of Prisoner Reentry, The Dimensions and Consequences of Prisoner Reentry, Urban Institute, 2001

Publication • February 24, 2016

Filed under: Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Release and Reentry

. In some cases, prison may actually improve these conditions, not make them worse. For example, prisoners often have greater access to medical care than persons with similar sociodemographic characteristics ...

PREAAuditorHandbookAugust 2017

Publication • August 15, 2017

Filed under: Prison Rape Elimination Act

PREAAuditorHandbookAugust 2017 PREA Auditor Handbook PREA Management Office Bureau of Justice Assistance Office of Justice Programs U.S. Department of Justice National PREA Resource Center Version 1.0 August 2017 Available online at https://www.prearesourcecenter.org/node/5341 Contents Section I. Background and Overview ........................................................................................ 1 Purpose of the PREA Auditor Handbook ............................................................... 1 About PREA …

Davidson v. Coughlin-920 F.Supp. 305 (ND NY 1996)

Case • 1996

), that "deliberate indifference to serious medical needs of prisoners" constitutes "unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain" proscribed by the Eighth Amendment. Id. at 104. Plaintiff in this case has failed ...

Paulick v. Mifflin-90 F.3d 205 (7th Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

appropriate to describe inaction: for example, a guard's failure to protect an inmate, see, e.g., Haley, supra, a prison official's failure to provide medical treatment to an inmate, see, e.g., Murphy v. Walker ...

Warren v. Keane-937 F.Supp. 301 (SD NY 1996)

Case • 1996

. See Defts. Rule 3(g) Stmt. P 9. [**4] n3 Plaintiffs do not challenge the adequacy of any medical treatment which they received. Pursuant to an established DOCS policy, inmates are permitted ...

O'Connor v. Jones-946 F.2d 1395 (8th Cir. 1991)

Case • 1991

-2693 [4] filed: October 17, 1991. [5] JAMES O'CONNOR, APPELLEE, v. JIM JONES, SUPERINTENDENT, MISSOURI TRAINING CENTER FOR MEN, DR. CHUNG, FCC MEDICAL, APPELLANTS, AVERY HUTCHESON ...

Reimonenq v. Foti-72 F.3d 472 (5th Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

was not required to work outside the prison, nor was it an economic necessity. His room and board, clothing and medical needs were provided whether he participated in the program or not. Further, one of the primary ...

McHenry v. Chadwick-896 F.2d 184 (6th Cir. 1990)

Case • 1990

: [46] *fn4 Although McHenry was examined by prison medical personnel, the defendants did not introduce any medical evidence concerning the extent of McHenry's injuries. [47] *fn5 The fact ...

Crowder v. True-845 F.Supp 1250 (ND IL 1994)

Case • 1994

"general" in the El Rukn street gang currently serving a life term in federal prison, alleges that he was denied proper medical care when he was placed in administrative detention at the Metropolitan ...

Rourke v. Thompson-11 F.3d 47 (5th Cir. 1993)

Case • 1993

, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, alleging that prison officials denied him adequate medical care and arbitrarily imposed various disciplinary sanctions against him in violation of his constitutional rights. He ...

Terrovona v. Brown-783 F. Supp. 1281 (WD WA 1991)

Case • 1991

that if an inmate had appeared to me to be in enormous pain or attempted to move during the search, I would stop the procedure and explain to the inmate how he could minimize [**18] any discomfort. If in my medical ...

Crowder v. Kelly-928 F. Supp. 2 (DC DC 1996)

Case • 1996

the inmates who smoke cigarettes [**5] while watching television." Smith Aff. P4). The effect of this lack of enforcement is particularly harsh on those prisoners with pre-existing medical conditions ...

Miller v. Field-35 F.3d 1088 (6th Cir. 1994)

Case • 1994

bathroom on the evening of November 3, 1985. Despite suffering the alleged beating and rape, Miller did not immediately report the incident to authorities and did not seek prompt medical attention. Instead ...

Young v. Weston-192 F.3d 870 (9th Cir. 1999)

Case • 1999

for a host of essential services, including library services, medical care, food, and security;*fn7 [35] - The conditions of confinement at the Special Commitment Center are not compatible ...

Rosenbloom v. Flygare-501 N.W.2d 597 (Minn. 1993)

Case • 1993

had sustained damages of $3,693.90 for medical expenses; $30,000 for embarrassment and emotional distress; and $15,000 for pain, disability, and disfigurement. Having found that Flygare's acts showed ...

Davis v. Moss-841 F.Supp 1193 (MD GA 1994)

Case • 1994

, intentional or malicious, depends on the basis of the claim. Compare Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 104, 97 S. Ct. 285, 291, 50 L. Ed. 2d 251 (1976) (wantonness in challenge to inadequate medical treatment ...

Payne v. Axelrod-871 F.Supp 1551 (ND NY 1995)

Case • 1995

medical care he received while there. This action was commenced in October 1990 against then Commissioner of Health David Axelrod, then DOCS Commissioner Thomas Coughlin, Great Meadow Superintendent ...

Strickland v. Rankin County Correctional Facility-105 F.3d 972 (5th Cir. 1997)

Case • 1997

Strickland, a Mississippi prisoner, appeals the dismissal of her claims for inadequate medical treatment and unconstitutional prison conditions. Her appeal involves two issues of first impression ...

Brown v. Palmateer-379 F.3d 1089 (9th Cir. 2004)

Case • 2004

such as to constitute a danger to the health and safety of the community." Weidner, 154 Or. App. at 19; see Or. Rev. Stat. § 144.125(3) (1991). The statutory standard is a "legal one, rather than a medical one." Weidner ...

DeVilla v. Schriber-245 F.3d 192 (2nd Cir. 2001)

Case • 2001

. [34] *fn6 We note, furthermore, that the jury's verdict on the § 2782(3) medical disclosure claim is straightforwardly not inconsistent with D'Villa's Eighth Amendment claim. Section 2782(3) applies ...