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Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs

Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015

Filed under: Medical Expenses, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Booking Fees

Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs by Michael Brodheim Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs by Michael Brodheim Overcrowding at Nevada’s Elko County jail is expected to ease with the scheduled completion of an addition to the facility, while the …

Nevada DOC’s “One Eye Policy” Challenged; Summary Judgment Reversed

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 …

Jones v. Zimmer, NV, Settlement, Retaliation for Organizing, 2015

Brief • May 7, 2015

Filed under: Retaliatory Segregation, Work Strikes, First Amendment

Jones v. Zimmer, NV, Settlement, Retaliation for Organizing, 2015 Case No. 2:12-cv-01578-JAD-NJK 1 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE 2 CHRISTOPHER A. JONES v. SGT. ZIMMER, ET AL. 3 USDC Case No. Case No. 2:12-cv-01578-JAD-NJK 4 This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement") is entered into between 5 Christopher A. Jones, the pro …

Perez v. State of Nevada, NV, Complaint, 2015

Brief • April 7, 2015

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Shootings, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Perez v. State of Nevada, NV, Complaint, 2015

Quintero v. Palmer, NV, 4th Amended Complaint, NDOC mail policy, 2015

Brief • March 17, 2015

Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations, Due Process

Quintero v. Palmer, NV, 4th Amended Complaint, NDOC mail policy, 2015 Case 3:13-cv-00008-MMD-VPC Document 105 Filed 03/17/15 Page 1 of 38 Case 3:13-cv-00008-MMD-VPC Document 105 Filed 03/17/15 Page 2 of 38 Case 3:13-cv-00008-MMD-VPC Document 105 Filed 03/17/15 Page 3 of 38 Case 3:13-cv-00008-MMD-VPC Document 105 Filed 03/17/15 Page 4 of …

Kosher Meals Lawsuit Against Nevada DOC Dismissed

Article • March 5, 2015 • from PLN March, 2015

Filed under: Religious Diet

Kosher Meals Lawsuit Against Nevada DOC Dismissed by Matthew Clarke Kosher Meals Lawsuit Against Nevada DOC Dismissed by Matt Clarke On August 12, 2012, a Nevada federal district court approved a notice of proposed settlement in a class-action civil rights suit brought by a Jewish prisoner over the announced intent …

Exchange of Court Opinions between Attorney and Prisoner Merits First Amendment Injunction

Article • January 12, 2015

Filed under: Legal Materials, Paralegals, Due Process, Censorship

Exchange of Court Opinions between Attorney and Prisoner Merits First Amendment Injunction by Exchange of Court Opinions between Attorney and Prisoner Merits First Amendment Injunction A Nevada federal district court granted a preliminary injunction to a prisoner and his attorney friend to enforce their First Amendment right to exchange correspondence. …

Debtors’ Prisons Prevail in Las Vegas, Thanks to Prosecutors and Casino Markers Law

Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014

Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Money/Property, State Legislation

Debtors’ Prisons Prevail in Las Vegas, Thanks to Prosecutors and Casino Markers Law by Derek Gilna Debtors’ Prisons Prevail in Las Vegas, Thanks to Prosecutors and Casino Markers Law by Derek Gilna Anyone who has ever been threatened with jail or actually locked up for passing a bad check or …

Nevada Juveniles Not Prisoners for Prisoner Battery Statute

Article • October 5, 2014

Filed under: Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons, Assaults on Staff

Nevada Juveniles Not Prisoners for Prisoner Battery Statute by Nevada Juveniles Not Prisoners for Prisoner Battery Statute   The Nevada Supreme Court held that a juvenile detained for delinquency in a state facility is not a prisoner for purposes of Nevada's felony battery-by-a-prisoner statute.   "Javier C., was adjudicated delinquent …

$50,000 Settlement in Nevada Prisoner’s Medical Neglect Death

Article • October 3, 2014

Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$50,000 Settlement in Nevada Prisoner’s Medical Neglect Death by $50,000 Settlement in Nevada Prisoner’s Medical Neglect Death   The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) paid $50,000 to settle a civil rights action that alleged its “negligence and reckless disregard to the health” of a prisoner caused his death.   The …

Kirk v. Foster, NV, Report and Recommendation of Judge, Pretrial Detainment Conditions, 2014

Brief • September 24, 2014

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Cold, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints

Kirk v. Foster, NV, Report and Recommendation of Judge, Pretrial Detainment Conditions, 2014 ::'• --· -· 'J Case 3:13-cv-00296-RCJ-WGC Document 51 Filed 09/29/14 Page 1 of 23 1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 6 DEREK KIRK, 7 Plaintiff, •8 9 3:13-cv-00296-RCJ-WGC v. REPORT & …

Ninth Circuit Vacates FRCP 4(m) Dismissal Without Notice

Article • August 13, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014

Filed under: Medication, Drug Overdose, Civil Procedure, Service, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Ninth Circuit Vacates FRCP 4(m) Dismissal Without Notice by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Vacates FRCP 4(m) Dismissal Without Notice by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on October 30, 2013 that a district court’s failure to provide notice before dismissing a complaint for non-service and denying leave …

Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC

Article • August 8, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014

Filed under: Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Consent Decrees, Publications/Books, PLN Litigation, Censorship, First Amendment

Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC by Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC Prison Legal News continues its efforts to defend its First Amendment right to communicate with prisoners in the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC). In 1999 the NDOC banned all copies of PLN, claiming the publication …

NV DOC - Breast Pumping Program, Ad. Reg. 657, 2014

Publication • July 17, 2014

Filed under: Mothers in Prison

NV DOC - Breast Pumping Program, Ad. Reg. 657, 2014 NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 657 BREAST PUMPING PROGRAM Supersedes: Effective Date: NEW AUTHORITY: NRS 209.131 RESPONSIBILITY The Director of Nursing (DON) at Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center (FMWCC) will be responsible for the oversight of the administration of …

Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC

Article • July 11, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014

Filed under: Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, PLN Litigation, Censorship, First Amendment

Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC by Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC Prison Legal News continues its efforts to defend its First Amendment right to communicate with prisoners in the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC). In 1999 the NDOC banned all copies of PLN, claiming the publication …

Evans v. Inmate Calling Services, NV, Appellant Reply Brief, Atty Call Monitoring, 2014

Brief • July 10, 2014

Filed under: Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring

Evans v. Inmate Calling Services, NV, Appellant Reply Brief, Atty Call Monitoring, 2014 Case: 13-17361 07/10/2014 ID: 9164537 DktEntry: 61-2 Page: 1 of 50 No. 13-17361 ______________________ UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ______________________ DONALD YORK EVANS and JOHN WITHEROW Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. INMATE CALLING SOLUTIONS, et al., …

Ninth Circuit: Delay in Providing Dental Care May Constitute Deliberate Indifference

Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014

Filed under: Dental Care, Failure to Treat

Ninth Circuit: Delay in Providing Dental Care May Constitute Deliberate Indifference by In an unpublished ruling, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed in part a district court’s grant of summary judgment to prison officials who, a prisoner alleged, were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. In 2008, …

Evans v. Inmate Calling Services, NV, Appellant Opening Brief, Atty Call Monitoring, 2014

Brief • March 26, 2014

Filed under: Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring

Evans v. Inmate Calling Services, NV, Appellant Opening Brief, Atty Call Monitoring, 2014 Case: 13-17361 03/26/2014 ID: 9033089 DktEntry: 13 Page: 1 of 68 No. 13-17361 ______________________ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ______________________ DONALD YORK EVANS and JOHN WITHEROW Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. INMATE CALLING SOLUTIONS, …

NV DOC - Use of Restraints on Pregnant Inmates, Ad. Reg. 455, 2014

Publication • March 18, 2014

Filed under: OB/GYN, Restraints, Mothers in Prison

NV DOC - Use of Restraints on Pregnant Inmates, Ad. Reg. 455, 2014 NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 455 USE OF HANDCUFFS AND RESTRAINTS ON PREGNANT INMATES Supersedes: NEW Effective Date: AUTHORITY NRS 209.131; NRS 209.376 RESPONSIBILITY 1. The respective Warden/Division Head is responsible for the overall operation of …

FCC Rate Caps on Prison Phone Calls to Impact Nevada DOC’s Budget

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

FCC Rate Caps on Prison Phone Calls to Impact Nevada DOC’s Budget by David Ganim The rate caps recently imposed on interstate (long distance) prison phone calls by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) signal much-needed financial relief for prisoners and their families; however, they will also leave an estimated $650,000 …