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Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Two Former Oklahoma Prison Guards Get Deferred Sentences in Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke Two Former Oklahoma Prison Guards Get Deferred Sentences in Prisoner’s Death by Matt Clarke Two former guards at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary (OSP) received deferred sentences in connection with the death of an OSP prisoner who …
Ninth Circuit: Plata Doesn’t Bar Individual Injunctive Relief Claims; $26,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Plata Doesn’t Bar Individual Injunctive Relief Claims; $26,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Ap­peals has held that an individual California prisoner’s medical care injunctive relief claims are not barred by …
Supreme Court Reinstates Challenge to North Carolina Post-Release GPS Sex Offender Monitoring by Derek Gilna Supreme Court Reinstates Challenge to North Carolina Post-Release GPS Sex Offender Monitoring by Derek Gilna In a March 30, 2015 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed a North Carolina law that requires certain sex offenders …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Maryland DOC’s Ban on Media Interviews with Prisoners Upheld by Maryland DOC’s Ban on Media Interviews with Prisoners Upheld Maryland Circuit Court found apetition filed by a group of prisoners who were denied interviews by a local newspaper was moot, but questioned the propriety of using victims’ rights as a …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
New York: $360,000 Award for Guard’s Statutory Rape of Prisoner by Matthew Clarke New York: $360,000 Award for Guard’s Statutory Rape of Prisoner by Matt Clarke The New York Court of Claims has awarded a former prisoner $360,000 in a lawsuit in which she claimed a prison guard repeatedly had …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
$110,000 Settlement in Suit over Nebraska Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke $110,000 Settlement in Suit over Nebraska Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matt Clarke Lincoln County, the City of North Platte and Great Plains Regional Medical Center agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the sister of a Nebraska jail …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech by Derek Gilna Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania state lawmakers and former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett both claimed they had good intentions when they enacted legislation that restricted prisoners’ free speech …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths by Derek Gilna California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths by Derek Gilna The State of California is taking steps to minimize the number of cases of coccidioidomycosis, a fungal infection commonly known as “valley fever,” at …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Strip Searches
Sixth Circuit: Group Strip Searches and Delousing at Ohio Jail State Claim by David Reutter Sixth Circuit: Group Strip Searches and Delousing at Ohio Jail State Claim by David Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a proposed class-action complaint filed on behalf of pretrial detainees at …
Article • June 3, 2015
Pennsylvania Jail Guard Who Assaulted Prisoner Gets Home Confinement, Probation by Michael Brodheim Pennsylvania Jail Guard Who Assaulted Prisoner Gets Home Confinement, Probation by Michael Brodheim federal judge in Pittsburgh said it was the first time in her six years on the federal bench that she had agreed to a …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Fourth Circuit Finds No Sex Reassignment Surgery Evaluation States Claim; $13,000 Settlement by Fourth Circuit Finds No Sex Reassignment Surgery Evaluation States Claim; $13,000 Settlement he Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held on January 28, 2013 that refusal to evaluate a transgender prisoner for sex reassignment surgery states a valid …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Prisoner has Right to Free Kosher Meals by Matthew Clarke Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Prisoner has Right to Free Kosher Meals by Matt Clarke On December 21, 2012, in a lawsuit that still remains pending, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Jewish prisoner …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Automatic Oregon Death Row Confinement Pending Resentencing Enjoined by Mark Wilson Automatic Oregon Death Row Confinement Pending Resentencing Enjoined by Mark Wilson On October 10, 2014, an Oregon federal judge enjoined prison officials from automatically segregating death sentenced prisoners who have had their sentences vacated and are awaiting resentencing. Oregon …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Washington Prisoner’s Wife Prevails on PRA Claim for Investigative Report Redactions by Mark Wilson Washington Prisoner’s Wife Prevails on PRA Claim for Investigative Report Redactions by Mark Wilson On September 16, 2014, the Washington Court of Appeals held that information redacted from a prison investigative report should have been disclosed …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Vision, Surgery
Nevada DOC’s “One Eye Policy” Challenged; Summary Judgment Reversed by Lonnie Burton Nevada DOC’s “One Eye Policy” Challenged; Summary Judgment Reversed by Lonnie Burton In an October 24, 2014 corrected ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed a Nevada prison policy that denies prisoners with one good eye medical …
$71,000 Settlement in Iowa Prisoner’s Sexual Harassment Claim by David Reutter $71,000 Settlement in Iowa Prisoner’s Sexual Harassment Claim by David M. Reutter A former Iowa prisoner received a $71,000 settlement after being sexually harassed at her prison job in a case that established prisoners have civil rights protections with …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct
Judicial Misconduct Results in Mild Sanctions by Matthew Clarke Judicial Misconduct Results in Mild Sanctions by Matt Clarke In November 2011, the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct (TCJC) temporarily suspended Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams after a 2004 video of Adams viciously beating his then-16-year-old daughter, Hillary, went viral. …
Dismissal of State-Created Danger Claim Reversed by David Reutter Dismissal of State-Created Danger Claim Reversed by David M. Reutter The Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s order dismissing a civil rights action that alleged the disclosure of a confidential informant’s status established a state-created danger in violation …
Nebraska Court Awards Prisoner $267,000 in Failure to Protect Suit by David Reutter Nebraska Court Awards Prisoner $267,000 in Failure to Protect Suit by David M. Reutter Following a bench trial, a Nebraska state court found prison officials were aware of threats to prisoner James M. Saylor but failed to …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Sewage, Clean Water Act
$266,653 Judgment in Lawsuit Challenging Alabama Prison’s Improper Sewage Discharge by David Reutter $266,653 Judgment in Lawsuit Challenging Alabama Prison’s Improper Sewage Discharge by David Reutter Following a settlement agreement between Black Warrior Riverkeeper (Riverkeeper) and Alabama Utility Services (AUS), a judgment was entered in a lawsuit that alleged the …
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