North Carolina Prison Guard Beaten, Stabbed; Sources Say His Past Brutality Made Him a Target by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Brent Soucier was hired as a prison guard by the then-North Carolina Department of Correction in 1997. Only four months earlier, he had been fired from his job as …
HRDC Receives $25,000 Judgment in North Carolina Jail Censorship Case by Steve Horn by Steve Horn The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization of Prison Legal News, obtained a civil judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in a lawsuit filed against …
Fourth Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Denial of Rastafarian Services by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On December 5, 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part the dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit challenging the denial of Rastafarian group religious services at a North Carolina state prison. Torrey …
Wrongfully Convicted North Carolina Man Receives $4 Million by A North Carolina man who served 37 years for a double homicide he did not commit has received a $4 million settlement from the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) in a federal lawsuit. Joseph Sledge, Jr. became a suspect in the …
North Carolina Prisoner Exonerated for Rape Collects $9.5 Million Settlement by A North Carolina man who served over 25 years in prison before being exonerated for the rape of an elderly woman has received a $9.5 million settlement. Timothy Scott Bridges was 23 years old when he was arrested by …
State Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Gaining Traction by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On the federal level, hopes for criminal justice reform have fallen victim to partisan bickering in Congress and a lack of substantive interest from the White House. Fortunately, state officials are not waiting around, and state-level reform …
Buffkin v. Hooks, NC, Complaint, Hep C Treatment in Prison, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 1:18-cv-502 LLOYD BUFFKIN, KIM CALDWELL, and ROBERT PARHAM, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs, v. ERIK HOOKS, individually and in his …
Numerous Deaths, Sealed Settlements in North Carolina Jails by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After two North Carolina prisoners died in county jails, lawsuits filed by their families resulted in settlements. Under state law, the details of those agreements should have been public record; in fact, in the absence …
HRDC Files Censorship Suit Against Sheriff in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina by On April 24, 2018, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), PLN’s parent non-profit organization, filed suit in federal court against Mecklenburg County Sheriff Irwin Carmichael and other employees of the sheriff’s office, alleging unlawful censorship of HRDC’s publications …
North Carolina Banned Books List - 2018 North Carolina Department of Public Safety Disapproved Publications Report (Bulletin Board Posting) Report Date: 01/23/2018 480 matche s found. Publication Name Publication • Review Date A BROKEN GIRLS JOURNEY 3 BOOK 08/09/2017 A CHILD OF A CRACltHBAD II BOOK 12/22/2017 A GAME OF …
North Carolina Woman Attempts Bail Bond Scheme from Inside Jail by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On December 1, 2017, police in Gastonia, North Carolina filed charges against Crystal Dawn Massey, who was already incarcerated at the Gaston County jail, for her role in a fake bail bond scam she …
HRDC v. Carmichael, NC, Complaint, jail censorship 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:18-cv-218 IRWIN CARMICHAEL, Sheriff of Mecklenburg County; TELISA E. WHITE; AUJIENA HICKS; DAVID HILL; JEFF EASON; and DOES 1-10; all in …
Rash of North Carolina Jail Deaths Due to Lack of Supervision and Medical Care by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Todd L. Caveness, 40, had a long history of bipolar disorder, anxiety attacks and paranoia when he was booked into North Carolina’s Wilson County Jail on attempted murder charges …
Corruption Among Prison Guards in North Carolina Spurred by Low Pay by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A “dirty staff gang” of corrupt employees in North Carolina’s prison system is circumventing security measures by smuggling contraband that creates dangers not only for prisoners and staff members, but also for …
U.S. v. Bowman, NC, Opinion, Traffic Stop, 2018 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 16-4848 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. BRIAN BOWMAN, Defendant – Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Martin …
Chaverra v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DC, Complaint, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00289 Document 1 Filed 02/08/18 Page 1 of 18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Gilberto Rodriguez CHAVERRA, as the Administrator of the Estate of Jeancarlo Alfonso Jimenez Joseph, A-204-603-723 2920 Maidenhair Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27610 ) …
North Carolina Brothers Settle Lawsuit Over 31 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 11, 2017, two North Carolina brothers who had been wrongfully convicted and spent 31 years in prison before being exonerated of a rape-murder by DNA evidence moved to dismiss their lawsuit …
North Carolina Reforms Solitary Confinement Policies Following Vera Report by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The non-profit Vera Institute of Justice, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, published a report in December 2016 that detailed excessive use of solitary confinement in North …
Nixon v. Forsyth County, et al., N.C., jail neglect, wrongful death settlement, 2017 FORSYTH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING DATE: SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: DECEMBER 14, 2017 15 RESOLUTION APPROVING SETTLEMENT OF THE CASE OF DIANE EMMERT NIXON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DINO VANN NIXON VS. …
Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Deaf Prisoner’s Civil Rights Claim by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Thomas Heyer, who is completely deaf, was initially convicted of possessing child pornography, then violated his supervised release and was imprisoned for eighteen months in 2007. Before he was released from federal prison, prosecutors …
