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Case • 2008
action in this case involves a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff brings his claim on behalf of the estate of Charles Platcher who was incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. Plaintiff alleges ...
the media began referring to it as “Ritmo” – short for “Raymondville’s Gitmo,” in reference to the infamous U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Conditions did ...
Article • December 5, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Suicides
that media attention focuses more on successful suicides than on attempts that are prevented by jailers. “It’s never how many people you have pulled off a wire or a rope or a towel, how many people ...
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
for the prison study due to the explicit hierarchical structure of the prison system, and such individuals are unconcerned about the human costs of their actions,” psychologists Thomas Carnahan and Sam ...
Article • July 15, 2013 • from PLN July, 2013
with death penalty lawyers in the United States, has used freedom of information laws, the local news media and the powers of persuasion to compel the drug's manufacturer to cut off the supply. "Who's easier ...
Brief • May 24, 2010
one law enforcement investigation, several lawsuits and multiple media accounts have raised serious questions about the propriety and legality of PHS’ treatment of Vermont inmates. To defend itself ...
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
at Kansas’ Topeka Correctional Facility (TCF), it was not until one prisoner had an abortion after being raped by a vocational instructor that the mainstream media took notice. Between 2005 and 2008 ...
Article • September 15, 1996 • from PLN September, 1996
Filed under: News, News in Brief
ill AIDS prisoners. Prison officials told the media that judges, not the prison system, were responsible for the release of terminally ill prisoners. AZ: In June 1996, Maricopa county sheriff Joe ...
, such as failing to stand during counting or participating in collective action to improve conditions of detention. Consequently, child prisoners, the majority of whom are from low income families, are forced to pay ...
Brief • October 29, 2014
-0444 VAP (OPx) CLASS ACTION PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST TO ENTER DEFENDANTS’ PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPERT INSPECTIONS 27 28 Plaintiffs’ Request for Inspection CASE NO. EDCV12-0444 VAP (OP) 1 2 ...
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: housing, Conditions of
is broad and lumps together people who have been convicted of wildly different actions. Under New Mexico law, the term can describe a 19-year-old who had consensual sex with a 15-year-old as well as a person ...
In-the-News Article • January 1, 2012
and psychological attention for victims, no cross-gender searches of female inmates by male staff and disciplinary actions for staff or inmate perpetrators. In addition, it called for improved reporting procedures ...
In-the-News Article • January 1, 2012
;mdash; where the spectacle of protest fails to capture the waning attention of the public, not to mention the mainstream media already gorging themselves on coverage of November's impending ...
In-the-News Article • September 30, 2020
was how perpetually cold the jail was. Pike County Commissioner’s Chair Matt Osterberg told the Courier he planned to invite all media to schedule a visitation at the jail. The facility is going ...
In-the-News Article • September 12, 2016
facing a lawsuit. The Human Rights Defense Center, a 501(c)(3) that advocates human rights for U.S. prisoners, is currently litigating a class action lawsuit against Numi, another release debit card ...
Publication
allegations were investigated against Mr. Smith, but there was not enough evidence to take any action. Mr. Smith was finally fired after one of the inmate complainants wore a l'wire 1' during one ...
Publication • July 13, 2018
actions and decisions involving both Securus and the ICS industry. We further call on Chairman Pai to disclose any financial relationships he has with Securus or any other ICS providers, or companies ...
Publication • March 10, 2022
Filed under: Private Prisons
as a result of the aforementioned January Executive Order. Detention Facility.4 These facilities all have a long-documented history of substandard conditions and abuse.5 These actions are being taken ...
of this largely unseen process in the hope that policymakers, advocates, and the media will take action to end it. As part of our investigation, we had research teams on the ground for weeks, speaking ...
In-the-News Article • March 1, 2024
detailed how JPay's prepaid debit cards took advantage of justice- involved people (3) as they were released from carceral facilities. (4) As the CFPB's first enforcement action under Director Rohit ...
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