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Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
New Jersey County Seeks New Jail Phone Contract, Increases Commission Rate by Derek Gilna New Jersey County Seeks New Jail Phone Contract, Increases Commission Rate by Derek Gilna Officials in Bergen County, New Jersey are seeking bids on a new jail phone contract that will include an increase in the …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Deaths, Lawsuits Plague San Diego County Jail by Gary Hunter Deaths, Lawsuits Plague San Diego County Jail by Gary Hunter Sixty prisoners died in San Diego County, California’s jail system over the past five years, but the facts surrounding those deaths sometimes remained a mystery as prisoners’ families waited for …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Chicago Systematically Denies Medical Care to Detainees; $1 Million Verdict by David Reutter Chicago Systematically Denies Medical Care to Detainees; $1 Million Verdict by David M. Reutter An Illinois federal jury awarded $1 million to a prisoner’s estate after finding the city of Chicago had a policy and practice of …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees by David Reutter Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees by David Reutter On September 8, 2014, a California federal district court awarded $7,826.60 in fees and costs to the attorneys and certified law students …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Supreme Court Holds Equitable Tolling Excuses Missed Federal Tort Claim Filing Deadlines by Derek Gilna Supreme Court Holds Equitable Tolling Excuses Missed Federal Tort Claim Filing Deadlines by Derek Gilna It’s not easy to sue the United States for damages. According to the Supreme Court, “The Federal Tort Claims Act …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
$400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect by Matthew Clarke $400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect by Matt Clarke On May 1, 2013, the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay a $400,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Juries
Supreme Court Holds Juror’s Alleged Lies During Voir Dire Not Grounds for New Trial by Derek Gilna Supreme Court Holds Juror’s Alleged Lies During Voir Dire Not Grounds for New Trial by Derek Gilna In a decision with serious implications for criminal defense attorneys as well as civil litigants, the …
32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by Alex Friedmann 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by Alex Friedmann On June 17, 2015, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, requesting an investigation …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
$6.2 Million Settlement Reached in D.C. Jail Strip Search, Overdetention Suit by Derek Gilna $6.2 Million Settlement Reached in D.C. Jail Strip Search, Overdetention Suit by Derek Gilna An eight-year-old lawsuit alleging illegal overdetention and strip searches of detainees at the District of Columbia Jail concluded with a $6.2 million …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
GEO Group’s Gulags Grasping for Green Approval by Panagioti Tsolkas GEO Group’s Gulags Grasping for Green Approval by Panagioti Tsolkas All the environmentally-conscious “green” certifications in the world can’t cover up the steady flow of atrocities associated with for-profit prisons, but that’s not going to stop them from trying. In …
Behind Bars and in Danger? by Dana Difilippo Behind Bars and in Danger? by Dana DiFilippo, Philadelphia Daily News If Mike Brady had died in a ditch somewhere, his brother would have understood. If he’d overdosed on a North Philly stoop? Sure, that would have been tragic – but unsurprising, …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Explosion at Florida Jail Kills Two Prisoners as Officials Negotiate Reforms for Unconstitutional Conditions by David Reutter Explosion at Florida Jail Kills Two Prisoners as Officials Negotiate Reforms for Unconstitutional Conditions by David Reutter As negotiations continued between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Escambia County, Florida officials over …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Premises Liability
Ohio DOC Pays $2,000 to Prisoner Burned on Exposed Steam Pipe by Ohio DOC Pays $2,000 to Prisoner Burned on Exposed Steam Pipe The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has agreed to pay prisoner Ivan Lacking $2,000 for injuries he received in a unit stairwell while on the way …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Editorials
From the Editor by Paul Wright From the Editor by Paul Wright Over the past 25 years of publishing PLN we have run numerous stories about the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City, generally dealing with guard brutality and medical neglect. Despite several major class-action suits and hundreds …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Adolescent Prisoners at Rikers Island No Longer Placed in Solitary by Adolescent Prisoners at Rikers Island No Longer Placed in Solitary On January 13, 2015, the New York City Board of Correction (BOC) voted unanimously to end solitary confinement for prisoners 21 years old and under in the city’s jail …
Brief • July 7, 2015
Tellez v. GEO Grp, TX, Amended Complaint, 2015 jg: CaseI4odor,bIg 5:15-cv-00465-RCL Document 6 Filed 07/27/15 Page 1 of 2 FILED -JUL27 [1 2015 If STERNCTOF TEXAS 0 V1o5 V IV 1 kJi. o,JAJO, SII /5-CI9 pJ/ 1I ormñ P L iSDocwexIf iWfa +Me,n&iJ, sh0ii All f/ IiimM-e ACCOLIAVI- aoxdia-i'J YouLf401Jf7r …
Brief • July 7, 2015
Filed under: Excessive Force
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Brief • July 6, 2015
Filed under: False Arrest
Baker v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-05932 Document #: 1 Filed: 07/06/15 Page 1 of 5 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION MARY BAKER, Plaintiff, vs. The CITY OF CHICAGO, Illinois, a municipal Corporation, and …
Temple v. State, Ex Parte granting new trial, TX, appeal wrongful conviction, 2015 No. 1008763-A IN THE 178TH DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS EX PARTE DAVID MARK TEMPLE FINDINGS OF FACT AND COUCLUSIONS OF LAW INTRODUCTION; The defendant was convicted by a jury of the murder of his wife, …
Swiridowsky-Muckle v. Siopes et al, MA, Settlement & Press Release, jail death alcohol poisoning, 2015 PRESS RELEASE Law Offices of Howard Friedman P.C. • 90 Canal Street • Boston, MA 02114 • (617) 742-4100 • Fax: (617) 303-3938 For Immediate Release: Date: July 8, 2015 Contact: Attorney Howard Friedman Phone: …
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